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Martha Simmons 1776–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: Oct 1809

Death Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Simmons

Mother: Elizabeth Manchester

Spouse(s): David Sanford

Children(s): Philip Sanford, John Sanford, Thomas Sanford, Priscilla Sanford, Ruth Sanford, George Sanford, Susan Sanford

The story of Martha Simmons began in 1776 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Martha Simmons married David Sanford, and had children including George Sanford, John Sanford, Philip Sanford, Priscilla Sanford, Ruth Sanford, Susan Sanford, Thomas Sanford. Martha Simmons passed away in 1809 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Simmons began in 1776 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Martha Simmons married David Sanford, and had children including George Sanford, John Sanford, Philip Sanford, Priscilla Sanford, Ruth Sanford, Susan Sanford, Thomas Sanford.
  • Martha Simmons passed away in 1809 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Simmons
1740–
Birth Location: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
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Elizabeth Manchester
1741–1804
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

David Sanford
1773–1855
Birth Location: Westport, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Philip Sanford
1802–
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, MA
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John Sanford
1796–1869
Birth Location: Westport
JS
Thomas Sanford
1798–1884
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Priscilla Sanford
1799–1878
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Ruth Sanford
1801–
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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George Sanford
1804–1897
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Susan Sanford
1806–
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
SS

Martha Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Martha Simmons
1776–1809
Birth Place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Thomas Simmons
1740–
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
Elizabeth Manchester
1741–1804
Grandparents
Peleg Simmons
1716–1807
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Mary Simmons
1717–1799
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Thomas Manchester
1690–1788
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Elizabeth Jennings
1705–1789
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
William SIMMONS
1672–1765
Abigail Church
1680–1720
Gabriel Jennings
1660–1712
Sarah Blaids
1655–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John SIMMONS
1646–1715
Mercy Pabodie
1649–1728
Joseph Church
1638–1711
Mary Tucker
1641–1710

Martha Simmons's Descendants

1.
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Martha Simmons (1776–Oct 1809) m. David Sanford (16 SEP 1773–2 Nov 1855)
  1. 1. Philip Sanford 1802– m. Ruth (Weaver) Poole 1812–1860
    1. 1. David (E "Milk") Sanford 1837–1928 m. Emily (Matilda) Tripp 1838–1905
      1. 1. Carrie (Emily Matilda) Sanford 1868–1944 m. Andrew (Jackson) Mosher 1868–1955
        1. 1. Lester (Elwood) Mosher 1889–1938 m. A. (Evelyn) Tripp 1890–1978
        2. 2. Carrie (Louise) Mosher 1891–1986 m. Warren (Clinton) Lawton 1890–1984
        3. 3. "Dinny" (Louis Sanford) Mosher 1899–1985 m. Elsie (Marilla) Sibley 1902–1983
        4. 4. Herbert (Augustus) Mosher 1897–1906
      2. 2. David (Elmer) Sanford 1861–1944
      3. 3. Everett (Lincoln) Sanford 1863–1944 m. Mary (Ella) Lawton 1865–1943
        1. 1. Walter (Franklin) Sanford 1882–1964 m. Minerva (Anna) Borden 1882–1968
        2. 2. Harold (Elliott) Sanford 1888–1940 m. Amy (J) Kirby 1888–1963
        3. 3. Florence (Bertha) Sanford 1891–1972 m. James (Garfield) Geddis 1888–1935
      4. 4. Herbert (Alexander) Sanford 1865–1933 m. Annie (Alice) Gifford 1861–1918
        1. 1. Cora (Vivian) Sanford 1899– m. Harold (Barker) Bradley 1897–
      5. 5. Chester (Philip) Sanford 1859–1930 m. Lucy (F) Sanford 1862–1926
        1. 1. Chester (Melvin) Sanford 1883–1965 m. Alice (Belle) Jones 1889–1964
        2. 2. Elsie (A) Sanford 1885– m. Elbert (R) Brownell 1877–
        3. 3. Chloe (May) Sanford 1887–1979 m. Peter (Christian) Madsen 1888–
        4. 4. Lillian (Lucy) Sanford 1895–1994 m. Clifford (Harrison) Kirby 1893–1922
        5. 5. Clarence (Freeman) Sanford 1898–1976
        6. 6. Rhoda (M) Sanford 1900–1980 m. Raymond (Carlton) Belden 1889–1956
        7. 7. Annie (Louise) Sanford 1880–1967 m. Allison (Elwood) Lawton 1878–1968
        8. 8. Edith (R) Sanford 1902–1993 m. Carlton (Davol) Macomber 1898–1972
      6. 6. Franklin (Pierce) Sanford 1857–1920 m. Clara (B.) Shaw 1863–1924
        1. 1. Mabel (Louise) Sanford 1887–1963 m. Clifford (Nye) Ricketson 1888–1967
        2. 2. Edward (Mortimer) Sanford 1887–1963 m. Mary (Ellen) Fury 1891–1969
        3. 3. Clara (E) Sanford 1885–1960
      7. 7. Mary (Etta Louisa) Sanford 1869–1966 m. Henry (Perry) Wing 1870–1937
        1. 1. Margurite (A) Wing 1891–1922 m. John (Hart) Davis 1889–1953
        2. 2. Beatrice (L) Wing 1893–1927 m. Omar (Dodson) Brightman 1889–1952
        3. 3. David (Perry) Wing 1904–1960 m. Susan Wheelock 1895–1998
        4. 4. Susan (Matilda) Wing 1895–1998 m. Andrew (Leroy) Wheelock 1899–
        5. 5. Gladys (Mae) Wing 1897–1942 m. Wilfrid (R.) Carr 1871–1918
      8. 8. Charles (Frederick) Sanford 1874–1956 m. Abbie (C) Sanford 1878–1970
        1. 1. Carlton (Lawton) Sanford 1897–1970 m. Alice (Elvira) Lawton 1901–1998
        2. 2. Wesley (Brownell) Sanford 1905–1912
        3. 3. Ralph (Edwin) Sanford 1907–1998 m. Emma (Frances) Hall 1912–1989
        4. 4. Percy (Davis) Sanford 1900–1900
    2. 2. John (W) Sanford 1831–1865 m. Catherine (P) Tripp 1844–1905
      1. 1. John (Ellsworth) Sanford 1864–1880
      2. 2. Edwin (Manley) Sanford 1865–1920 m. Emma (L.) Reed 1869–1909
      3. 3. Emma (Frances) Sanford 1865–1941
        1. 1. Edwin (Francis) Cornell 1884–1972 m. Flora Heath 1884–1962
    3. 3. Alexander (H.) Sanford 1834–1840
    4. 4. Uriah (Gifford) Sanford 1839–1931 m. Annie (C) Chace 1853–1910
      1. 1. Cora (H) Sanford 1876–1897
      2. 2. Grace Sanford 1882–1919 m. Ephraim (J.) Lake 1876–1947
        1. 1. Alexander Lake 1917–2005 m. Marjorie (F.) Lake 1922–2019
      3. 3. Alexander Sanford 1875–
    5. 5. Arphaxad (S.) Sanford 1832–
    6. 6. Alexander (II) Sanford 1845–1864
    7. 7. Henrietta (B.) Sanford 1848–1886 m. Philip Sanford 1849–
      1. 1. Philip Sanford 1871– m. Katherine Noden 1871–
        1. 1. Philip (Noden) Sanford 1899–1969 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Robinson 1901–1986
        2. 2. Chester (Westley) Sanford 1901–1975
        3. 3. Katherine (E.) Sanford 1903–
        4. 4. Etta (Matilda) Sanford 1905–
  2. 2. John Sanford 1796–1869 m. Mary Petty 1791–1883
    1. 1. Ann (M.) Sanford 1826–1884 m. John Lawton 1832–1872
      1. 1. John (S) Lawton 1867–1944 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pettey 1869–1941
        1. 1. Warren (Clinton) Lawton 1890–1984 m. Carrie (Louise) Mosher 1891–1986
        2. 2. Arthur (Linden) Lawton 1889–1957 m. Ruth (Abigail) Brayton 1896–1976
        3. 3. Hazel (Winward) Lawton 1891–1947 m. Sidney (B) Sanford 1891–1958
        4. 4. Florence (Eleanor Augusta) Lawton 1893–1960 m. Edwin (Seabury) Broadbent 1883–1938
        5. 5. Shirley (Lavina) Lawton 1895–1983 m. Walter (Palmer) Broadbent 1886–1946
    2. 2. Thomas Sanford 1822–1892 m. Susannah Pettey 1819–1875
      1. 1. Mary (Adeline) Sanford 1843–1918 m. George (S) Lawton 1839–1915
        1. 1. George (Sanford Lawton) Jr 1871–1954 m. Minnie (Elivira) Borden 1872–1944
        2. 2. Annie (Delilah) Lawton 1865–1938 m. Isaac (Macomber) Lawton 1855–1931
      2. 2. Susan (E.) Sanford 1845–1894 m. George (F) Pierce 1846–1930
        1. 1. Estella (C) Grace 1888–1920
        2. 2. Albert (Franklin) Pierce 1874–1954
        3. 3. Jesse (Fred) Pierce 1868–1958
        4. 4. Susan (Marie) Pierce 1884–1968
  3. 3. Thomas Sanford 1798–1884
  4. 4. Priscilla Sanford 1799–1878 m. Stephen Tripp 1797–1883
    1. 1. John (A) Tripp 1831–1891 m. Amy (Sophronia) Tripp 1837–1922
      1. 1. James (Harvey) Tripp 1862–1935 m. Phila (Delphia) Tripp 1865–1942
        1. 1. Maude (Lewis) Tripp 1895–1951
        2. 2. Addie (Bell) Tripp 1891–1983 m. Andrew (Whalon) Sherman 1889–1959
      2. 2. Sarah (E.) Tripp 1866–1930 m. Joshua (H.) Cornell 1860–1925
        1. 1. Mildred (May) Cornell 1895–1954
      3. 3. John (Stephen) Tripp 1883–1964 m. Ida (Francis) Kirby 1883–1956
        1. 1. Kenneth (Malcom) Tripp 1903–1938
        2. 2. Audrey (Louise) Tripp 1914–2010
        3. 3. Harvey (Jerome) Tripp 1916–
      4. 4. Harriet (Maria) Tripp 1860–1945 m. Charles (C) Cornell 1856–1943
        1. 1. Ada (Ethel) Shanks 1884–1925
        2. 2. Ivah Stowell 1890–1971
        3. 3. Louise (Eugenia) Cornell 1882–1975 m. Walter (Clifton) Fisher 1881–1959
        4. 4. Lottie (Priscilla) Estes 1879–1963
      5. 5. Mary (L) Tripp 1870–1944 m. Bernard Tripp 1870–1894
        1. 1. Ralph (Bernard) Tripp 1891–1978
    2. 2. Barjona (D.) Tripp 1836–1922 m. Susan (J.) Tripp 1838–1915
      1. 1. Clara (Linwood) Tripp 1863–1951 m. William (Logan Rodman) Doane 1862–1932
        1. 1. Logan (Rodman Doane) Sr 1886–1973 m. Helen (M) Wood 1889–1967
    3. 3. Alonzo (Borden) Tripp 1834–1910 m. Drusilla (Maria) Weeks 1837–1905
      1. 1. George (Stephen) Tripp 1863–1941 m. Carrie (Evelyn) Davis 1862–1946
        1. 1. Elizabeth (H.) Tripp 1886–1961 m. Fred (Sweet) Wordell 1886–1972
      2. 2. Ida (Jane) Tripp 1858–1916 m. Andrew (Tilden) Cory 1858–1919
    4. 4. Almanza Tripp 1841–1878 m. Caroline (Elizabeth) Stevens 1849–1921
      1. 1. Melissa (A.) Teachman 1869–1954
      2. 2. Caroline (Priscilla) Braman 1873–1943
      3. 3. Stephen Tripp 1875–1948 m. Esther (Viena) Tripp 1876–1953
        1. 1. Abigail (Sherman) McBride 1897–1952
        2. 2. Harriet Tripp 1910–1974
  5. 5. Ruth Sanford 1801–
  6. 6. George Sanford 1804–1897 m. Lucy (Ann) Chase –1837
    1. 1. Ray (Green) Sanford 1828–1905 m. Clarissa (L) Mosher 1829–1911
      1. 1. Charles (Ernest) Sanford 1869–1938 m. Cora (Frances) Savage 1873–1954
        1. 1. Clayton (Girard) Sanford 1898–1976 m. Helen (E.) Powell 1899–2000
      2. 2. Lucy (J) Sanford 1861–1954 m. Samuel (J) Smith 1859–1931
        1. 1. William Smith 1899–1900
        2. 2. Lucy (Sanford) Smith 1896–1984 m. Russell (Packard) Kneen 1892–1954
        3. 3. David (R) Smith 1901–1968 m. Florence (A) Bryden 1907–1991
      3. 3. Annettie (J) Sanford 1855–1927
      4. 4. Lillian Sanford 1867–1903
      5. 5. Oscar (H) Sanford 1853–1878
    2. 2. Roann (R.) Sanford 1830–1901 m. Joseph Freelove 1827–1898
    3. 3. Philip (H.) Sanford 1826–1904 m. Sarah Wordell 1832–1917
      1. 1. Adrianna (R) Sanford 1854–1940 m. Charles (H) Marble 1849–1923
        1. 1. Sarah (P) Wilcox 1881–1959
        2. 2. Alice Marble 1884–1885
        3. 3. Charles (Herman W) Marble 1889–1893
        4. 4. Inez (G) Marble 1876–1876
        5. 5. Anna (M) Gilchrist 1877–1963
        6. 6. Warren Marble 1879–1879
        7. 7. Norman (Winfred) Marble 1893–1974
      2. 2. Hannah (N) Sanford 1868–1906
      3. 3. Clarence (D) Sanford 1853–1911
      4. 4. George (A) Sanford 1874–1950 m. Laura (G) Bradford 1876–1953
        1. 1. Wendell (Bradford) Sanford 1906–1997 m. Elizabeth Tripp 1903–1980
      5. 5. Edwin (D) Sanford 1863–1864
  7. 7. Susan Sanford 1806–

Martha Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Martha Simmons in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1809
Oct 1809
Age 33
Death of Martha Simmons in Westport, Massachusetts
Westport, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1809
    Event Place: Westport, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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