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Rebecca Simmons 1635–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1678

Death Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: Moses Simmons

Mother: Sarah None

Spouse(s): John Soule

Children(s): Sarah Soule, James Soule, Rachael Soule, John Jr.

In 1635, Rebecca Simmons entered the world in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, born to Moses Simmons And Sarah. Rebecca Simmons married John Soule, and had children including James Soule, John Soule Jr, Rachael Soule, Sarah Soule. Rebecca Simmons passed away in 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1635, Rebecca Simmons entered the world in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, born to Moses Simmons And Sarah.
  • Rebecca Simmons married John Soule, and had children including James Soule, John Soule Jr, Rachael Soule, Sarah Soule.
  • Rebecca Simmons passed away in 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Simmons
1619–1689
Birth Location: Maine, USA
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Sarah None
–1691
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

John Soule
1632–1707
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Sarah Soule
1660–1690
Birth Location: DUXBURY, PLYMOUTH, MA
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James Soule
1659–1744
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Rachael Soule
1662–1727
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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John Jr.
1675–1743
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Rebecca Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Simmons
1635–1678
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Moses Simmons
1619–1689
Maine, USA
Sarah
–1691
Grandparents
Moses Simmons
1570–
Lydia (Ann) Holland
1574–
Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Simmons's Descendants

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Rebecca Simmons (1635–1678) m. John Soule (1632–14 NOV 1707)
  1. 1. Sarah Soule 1660–1690 m. Adam Wright 1645–1724
    1. 1. Esther Wright 1681–1706 m. Daniel Pratt 1680–1739
      1. 1. Joshua Pratt 1701–1725
      2. 2. Sarah Pratt 1703–1739 m. Joshua Dunham 1701–1744
        1. 1. Sarah Dunham 1725–1770 m. Thomas Southworth 1728–1769
        2. 2. Bathshua Donham 1732–1733
        3. 3. Elisha Donham 1744–1745
        4. 4. Elizabeth Donham 1733–1734
        5. 5. James Donham 1723–1724
        6. 6. Joshua Donham 1727–1728
        7. 7. Joshua Donham 1736–1737
        8. 8. Levi Donham 1743–1744
        9. 9. Lucy Donham 1738–1739
        10. 10. Mercy Donham 1729–1730
    2. 2. Isaac Wright 1686–1766 m. Mary Cole 1697–1759
      1. 1. Isaac (Wright) Jr. 1736–1796 m. Faith Chandler 1740–1821
        1. 1. Billya (Billey) Wright 1764–1812 m. Patience Ellis 1766–1813
        2. 2. Caleb Wright 1762–1860 m. Hannah Tyler 1766–1853
        3. 3. Chandler Wright 1769–1824 m. Susanna Ellis 1774–
        4. 4. Isaac Wright 1766–1767 m. Selah Ellis 1770–
        5. 5. Nathaniel Wright 1760–1761
        6. 6. Winslow Wright 1785–1763 m. Jean (M) Melville 1788–1866 m. Sarah Dunlap 1792–
        7. 7. Zebeda Wright 1764–1763
      2. 2. Joseph Wright 1721–1804 m. Sarah Brewster 1727–1812
        1. 1. Deborah Wright 1749–1779 m. Nathaniel Churchill 1746–1784
        2. 2. Joseph Wright 1756–1777
        3. 3. Joshua Wright 1758–1833
        4. 4. Mary Wright 1754–1835 m. Sylvanus Sampson 1744–1799
        5. 5. Susannah Wright 1751–1833 m. Abner Rickard 1744–1827
        6. 6. Thomas Wright 1760–1761
      3. 3. Mary Wright 1726–1804 m. Ebenezer Thompson 1726–1813
        1. 1. Ebenezer Thompson 1753–1754
        2. 2. Eunice Thompson 1765–1766
        3. 3. Josiah Thompson 1751–1752
        4. 4. Mary Thompson 1757–1758
        5. 5. Susanna Thompson 1749–1750
      4. 4. Rachel Wright 1732–1760
      5. 5. Susanna Wright 1719–1737
    3. 3. John Wright 1681–1774 m. Mary Lucas 1684–1759
      1. 1. Adam Wright 1724–1776 m. Sarah Standish 1736–1777 m. Ruth Sampson 1733–1771
        1. 1. Benjamin Wright 1774–1775
        2. 2. Esther Wright 1754–1755
        3. 3. John Wright 1766–1821 m. Abigail Bryant 1773–1827
        4. 4. Levi Wright 1756–1840 m. Betsey West 1754–1797
        5. 5. Lydiah Wright 1758–1759
      2. 2. Benjamin Wright 1716–1792
      3. 3. Esther Wright 1710–1743 m. John Hunt 1709–1788
        1. 1. John Hunt 1734–1735
        2. 2. Judah Hunt 1737–1826 m. Betty Oldham 1743–
        3. 3. Mary Hunt 1741–1810
      4. 4. John Wright 1711–1744 m. Mary Coomer 1712–1800
        1. 1. Urania Wright 1741–1742
        2. 2. William Wright 1738–1739
      5. 5. Repentance Wright 1713–1800
      6. 6. Sarah Wright 1719–1809
    4. 4. Mary Wright 1683–1780 m. Jeremiah Gifford 1681–1770
      1. 1. Adam Gifford 1725–1763 m. Ann (Anna) Fish 1725–1815
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gifford 1760–1761
        2. 2. Peace Gifford 1750–1751
        3. 3. Silas Gifford 1747–1748
        4. 4. William Gifford 1758–1759
      2. 2. Benjamin Gifford 1717–1718
      3. 3. David Gifford 1728–1791 m. Deborah Hart 1728–1791
        1. 1. Archipus Gifford 1751–1752
        2. 2. Sarah Gifford 1749–1750
      4. 4. Elizabeth Gifford 1712–1764
      5. 5. Gideon Gifford 1705–1759
      6. 6. Isaac Gifford 1717–1718
      7. 7. John Gifford 1708–1709
      8. 8. Jonathan Gifford 1704–1705
      9. 9. Joseph Gifford 1712–1713
      10. 10. Margaret Gifford 1722–1773 m. John Potter 1723–1773
        1. 1. Hepzibah Potter 1751–1752
        2. 2. John Potter 1760–1761
        3. 3. Mary Potter 1748–1749
        4. 4. Peace Potter 1746–1747
        5. 5. Thomas Potter 1742–1743
      11. 11. Peleg Gifford 1719–1766 m. Alice Cornell 1721–1766
        1. 1. Abiel Gifford 1741–1742
        2. 2. Caleb Gifford 1764–1765
        3. 3. Elihu Gifford 1747–1748
        4. 4. Peleg Gifford 1760–1761
        5. 5. Rachel Gifford 1744–1745
        6. 6. Ruth Gifford 1751–1752
      12. 12. Sarah Gifford 1710–1790 m. John Parks 1733–1805
      13. 13. William Gifford 1714–1715
    5. 5. Rachel Wright 1689–1779 m. Ebenezer Barlow 1692–1754
      1. 1. Mary Barlow 1730–1805 m. Josiah Hammond 1729–1816
      2. 2. Moses Barlow 1722–1723
      3. 3. Sarah Barlow 1727–1810 m. Zacheus Mead 1725–1825
        1. 1. Anne Mead 1758–1798 m. Gideon Barstow 1760–
        2. 2. Ebenezer Mead 1760–1841 m. Priscilla Norton 1760–1810
        3. 3. Rachel Mead 1762–1840 m. Zattu Pickens 1766–
        4. 4. Samuel Mead 1764–1818 m. Susanna Clapp 1767–1838
      4. 4. Seth Barlow 1725–1726
    6. 6. Sarah Wright 1693–1726 m. Seth Fuller 1692–1767
      1. 1. Archippus Fuller 1721–1811 m. Mary Pratt 1723–1753 m. Maria Rider 1724–1798
        1. 1. Consider Fuller 1754– m. Ruth Elms 1758–
        2. 2. Mariah Fuller 1762–1830 m. Samuel Averill 1787–
        3. 3. Polly Fuller 1764–1866
        4. 4. Samuel Fuller 1764–1765 m. Sarah Freeman 1776–
        5. 5. Seth Fuller 1760–1761 m. Olive Dutton 1761–
  2. 2. James Soule 1659–1744 m. Lydia Tomson 1659–
    1. 1. Martha Soule 1696–1772 m. Joseph Faunce 1693–1761
  3. 3. Rachael Soule 1662–1727 m. John Cobb 1662–1727
    1. 1. Rachel Cobb 1702–1769 m. Moses Standish 1701–1769
      1. 1. Sarah Standish 1736–1777 m. Ephraim Tinkham 1733–1769 m. Adam Wright 1724–1776
        1. 1. Abigail Tinkham 1758–1759
        2. 2. Ephraim Tinkham 1765–1766
        3. 3. Joshua Tinkham 1762–1763
        4. 4. Samuel Tinkham 1769–1761 m. Mary Pixley 1777–1848
        5. 5. Sarah Tinkham 1763–1764
        6. 6. Susanna Tinkham 1767–1768
      2. 2. Rachael Standish 1726–1809 m. Amos Fuller 1718–1790
        1. 1. Philemon Fuller 1763–1838 m. Mercy Chipman 1766–1847
      3. 3. Moses Standish 1733–1779 m. Mary Eddy 1740–1796
        1. 1. Jonathan Standish 1775–1837 m. Irene Shaw 1772–1822
  4. 4. John (Soule) Jr. 1675–1743 m. Martha Tinkham 1678–1758
    1. 1. Mary Soule 1709–1794 m. Obadiah Sampson 1701–1766
      1. 1. Ezekiel Sampson 1744–1811 m. Sarah Faunce 1742–1807
        1. 1. Hannah Sampson 1781–1762
        2. 2. Sarah Sampson 1777–1837 m. Darius Fuller 1757–1845
        3. 3. Seth Sampson 1778–1856 m. Eunice Hopkinson 1786–1833
    2. 2. Sarah Soule 1703–1743 m. Jonathan Snow 1703–1783

Rebecca Simmons's Timeline

3 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Rebecca Simmons in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
1678
1678
Age 43
Burial of Rebecca Simmons
None
1678
1678
Age 43
Death of Rebecca Simmons in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 12:42), entry for Rebecca Simmons(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTQZ-8S7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 (Ancestry.com. New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3; The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volumes 1-6. Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2011.).
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Rebecca Simmons Soule, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 60851471, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1678

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 12:42), entry for Rebecca Simmons(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTQZ-8S7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Duxbury, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 12:42), entry for Rebecca Simmons(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTQZ-8S7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 12:42), entry for Rebecca Simmons(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTQZ-8S7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Anne B. Harding, Ed, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 3, George Soule ((Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1980).), p.7.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Rebecca Simmons Soule, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 60851471, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1635 AND 1639
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1635 AND 1639
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial America
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 12:42), entry for Rebecca Simmons(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTQZ-8S7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1675 AND 1678

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 12:42), entry for Rebecca Simmons(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTQZ-8S7

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1675 AND 1678
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 12:42), entry for Rebecca Simmons(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTQZ-8S7
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