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General James "John" Simmons Symonds 1610–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1671

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Father: Edmund Symonds

Mother: Alice Draper

Spouse(s): Susan Blodgett

Children(s): Robert Simmons

General James "John" Simmons Symonds was born in 1610 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Edmund Symonds And Alice Anne Draper. General James "John" Simmons Symonds married Susan Blodgett, and had children including Robert Simmons. General James "John" Simmons Symonds passed away in 1671 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • General James "John" Simmons Symonds was born in 1610 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Edmund Symonds And Alice Anne Draper.
  • General James "John" Simmons Symonds married Susan Blodgett, and had children including Robert Simmons.
  • General James "John" Simmons Symonds passed away in 1671 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Symonds
1590–1653
Birth Location: North Walsham, Norfolk, England
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Alice Draper
1596–1651
Birth Location: London, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Susan Blodgett
1611–1675
Birth Location: Stow Market, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Robert Simmons
1644–1678
Birth Location: Virginia
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General Symonds's Ancestors

Self
General Symonds
1610–1671
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edmund Symonds
1590–1653
North Walsham, Norfolk, England
Alice (Anne) Draper
1596–1651
London, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Symonds
1560–1627
Great Yeldham, Essex, England
Elizabeth Plumb
1560–1610
Great Yeldham, Essex, England
John Draper
1573–1619
London, London, England
Elizabeth (Dorothy) Longworth
1566–1610
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Symonds
1534–1574
Ann BENBOW
1538–1597
Thomas Longworth
1538–1590
Agnes Carlton
1542–1616
2nd-Great-Grandparents

General Symonds's Descendants

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General (James "John" Simmons) Symonds (1610–19 Sep 1671) m. Susan Blodgett (1611–1675)
  1. 1. Robert Simmons 1644–1678 m. Sarah Godfrey 1650–1705
    1. 1. Thomas Simmons 1679–1725 m. Sarah Simmons 1672–1751
      1. 1. Edward (Nettle) Simmons 1660–1735 m. Mary (Rabling) Haile 1660–1725
        1. 1. Susan (Tomasin Simmons -) Renfroe 1680–1748 m. John (William) Renfrow 1676–1748
    2. 2. John Simmons 1671–1718

General Symonds's Timeline

2 Records

1610
1610
Birth of General James "John" Simmons Symonds in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1671
19 Sep 1671
Age 61
Death of General James "John" Simmons Symonds in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1671
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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