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Sir William Simmons 1612–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1612

Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 16 Aug 1667

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Sir Symonds

Mother: Alice Cooke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boghurst, Judith Hayward

Children(s): Elizabeth Simmons, John Simmons, Samuel Simmons

The story of Sir William Simmons began in 1612 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. Sir William Simmons married Elizabeth Week Boghurst, Judith Phippen Hayward, and had children including Elizabeth Simmons, John Simmons, Samuel Simmons. Sir William Simmons passed away in 1667 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Simmons began in 1612 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.
  • Sir William Simmons married Elizabeth Week Boghurst, Judith Phippen Hayward, and had children including Elizabeth Simmons, John Simmons, Samuel Simmons.
  • Sir William Simmons passed away in 1667 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Children(s)

Sir Simmons's Ancestors

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Sir Simmons
1612–1667
Birth Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Parents
Sir William Symonds
1571–1635
St Lawrence, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Alice Cooke
1573–1649
Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Symonds
1547–1634
Taunton, Somerset, England
Alice Moone
1552–1628
Bampton, Devon, England
John Cooke
1551–1625
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Alice Darell
1550–1594
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1498–1561
Agnes Femell
1520–1584
Sir Sr
1525–1580
Lady Hyde
1523–1603
George Cooke
1520–1591
Jane Reede
1525–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Symonds
1480–1550
Sarah Worthington
1484–1565
Richard Mohun
1495–1547
Joan Howman
1491–1547
Sir Hyde
1500–1545
Lady Emount
1510–1577
Henry Cook
1495–1574
Elizabeth Sowgate
1505–1538
John Reede
1495–1573
Mary Norwells
1495–1553

Sir Simmons's Descendants

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Sir (William) Simmons (November 1612–16 Aug 1667) m. Elizabeth ((Week?)) Boghurst (1613–26 July 1679) m. Judith (Phippen) Hayward (1611–3 Jan 1689)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Simmons 1635–1683 m. Abraham Whittaker 1626–1701
    1. 1. William Whittaker 1658–1723 m. Sarah Emerson 1665–1702
      1. 1. William Whittaker 1685–1762 m. Mehitable Harriman 1686–1752
        1. 1. Jonathan Whittaker 1714–1771 m. Love Simons 1717–1750
        2. 2. Joseph Whitaker 1716–1774
        3. 3. Mehetable Whittaker 1718–
        4. 4. Ruth Whitaker 1720–1798
        5. 5. David Whitaker 1712–1752
        6. 6. Sarah Whittaker 1710–1779
      2. 2. Sarah Whittaker 1687–1716 m. Stephen Johnson 1679–1769
        1. 1. Stephen (Johnson) Jr 1713–1798 m. Susanna Lufkin 1722–1762
        2. 2. Ruth Johnson 1711–1800
        3. 3. Sarah ((m. Cross)) Johnson 1709–1787
        4. 4. Samuel Johnson 1716–1801 m. Susanna ((m. Davis, Black)) Johnson 1709–1756
      3. 3. Elizabeth Whittaker 1697–
      4. 4. Susannah Whittaker 1706–1785
      5. 5. Priscilla Whittaker 1695–1741
      6. 6. Daniel Whittaker 1699–
      7. 7. Steven Whittaker 1695–
      8. 8. Mary Whittaker 1689–
      9. 9. Ruth Whittaker 1691–
      10. 10. Thomas Whittaker 1701–
      11. 11. Hannah Whittaker 1693–
    2. 2. Abraham Whittaker 1656–
    3. 3. Jacob Whittaker 1665–1742
    4. 4. Isaac Whittaker 1661–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Whittaker 1669–
    6. 6. Hannah Whittaker 1674–1679
    7. 7. Hannah Whittaker 1664–1664
    8. 8. Hannah Whittaker 1668–1668
    9. 9. Henry Whittaker 1672–
    10. 10. John Whittaker 1679–
  2. 2. John Simmons 1640–1708
  3. 3. Samuel Simmons 1638–1711

Sir Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1612
November 1612
Birth of Sir William Simmons in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
1667
16 Aug 1667
Age 55
Death of Sir William Simmons in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1612
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1667
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Billerica, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 264

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