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William France (Symonds) Simmonds 1612–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1612

Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 7 June 1672

Death Location: Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Dep Symonds

Mother: Dorothy (Lady)

Spouse(s): Judith Phippen

Children(s): Benjamin Simonds, Mary None, Joseph Simonds, William Simonds, Huldah Simonds, Sarah Simonds, Mary Simonds, Caleb Simonds, Judith Simonds, Tabitha Simonds, Joshua Simonds, Samuel Simonds

The story of William France (Symonds) Simmonds began in 1612 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. William France (Symonds) Simmonds married Judith H Phippen, and had children including Benjamin Simonds, Caleb Simonds, Huldah Simonds, Joseph Simonds, Joshua Simonds, Judith Simonds, Mary, Mary Simonds, Samuel Simonds, Sarah Simonds, Tabitha Simonds, William Simonds. William France (Symonds) Simmonds passed away in 1672 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William France (Symonds) Simmonds began in 1612 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
  • William France (Symonds) Simmonds married Judith H Phippen, and had children including Benjamin Simonds, Caleb Simonds, Huldah Simonds, Joseph Simonds, Joshua Simonds, Judith Simonds, Mary, Mary Simonds, Samuel Simonds, Sarah Simonds, Tabitha Simonds, William Simonds.
  • William France (Symonds) Simmonds passed away in 1672 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dep Symonds
1595–1645
Birth Location: Great Yeldham, Essex, England
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Dorothy (Lady)
1596–1636
Birth Location: Toppesfield, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Judith Phippen
1612–1689
Birth Location: Wincester, Hampshire, England
JP

Children(s)

Benjamin Simonds
1654–1726
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
BS
Mary None
1654–1695
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joseph Simonds
1652–1733
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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William Simonds
1651–1672
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Huldah Simonds
1660–1746
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
HS
Sarah Simonds
1644–1692
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Simonds
1647–1728
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MS
Caleb Simonds
1649–1712
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Judith Simonds
1646–1704
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Tabitha Simonds
1655–1655
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joshua Simonds
1657–1657
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Simonds
1638–1722
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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William Simmonds's Ancestors

Self
William Simmonds
1612–1672
Birth Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England
Parents
Dep Gov. Samuel Symonds
1595–1645
Great Yeldham, Essex, England
Dorothy (Harlakenden) (Lady)
1596–1636
Toppesfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard SYMONDS
1560–1627
Great Yeldham, Essex, England
Thomas (Harlakenden Sr) (Rev)
1568–1648
Kenardington, Kent, England
Dorothy Cheney
1570–1620
Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Simmonds's Descendants

1.
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William (France (Symonds)) Simmonds (20 November 1612–7 June 1672) m. Judith (H) Phippen (Nov 1612–3 January 1689)
  1. 1. Benjamin Simonds 1654–1726 m. Rebecca Heywood 1660–1713
    1. 1. Benjamin Simonds\Symonds 1681–1749 m. Abigail Wood 1691–1739
      1. 1. Benjamin (SYMONDS\Simonds) Jr 1724–1783 m. Susanna Simonds 1725–1816
        1. 1. Benjamin SIMONDS 1754–1827 m. Ruth (Lawrence) SIMONDS\Symonds 1757–1827
        2. 2. Benjamin SIMONDS 1751–1753
        3. 3. Zebedee SIMONDS 1756–1778
        4. 4. Nathan SIMONDS 1757–1827 m. Bathsheba Hayward 1754–1835
        5. 5. Abigail SIMONDS 1766–1803
        6. 6. William SIMONDS 1761–1776
  2. 2. Mary 1654–1695
  3. 3. Joseph Simonds 1652–1733
  4. 4. William Simonds 1651–1672
  5. 5. Huldah Simonds 1660–1746
  6. 6. Sarah Simonds 1644–1692
  7. 7. Mary Simonds 1647–1728
  8. 8. Caleb Simonds 1649–1712
  9. 9. Judith Simonds 1646–1704
  10. 10. Tabitha Simonds 1655–1655
  11. 11. Joshua Simonds 1657–1657
  12. 12. Samuel Simonds 1638–1722

William Simmonds's Timeline

7 Records

1612
20 November 1612
Birth of William France (Symonds) Simmonds in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, Hampshire, England
1630
1630
Age 18
William France (Symonds) Simmonds was married
None
1631
22 Jun 1631
Age 19
William France (Symonds) Simmonds was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England
1643
18 January 1643
Age 31
William France (Symonds) Simmonds was married in Woburn, MA
Woburn, MA
1644
1644
Age 32
William France (Symonds) Simmonds was married
None
1670
1670
Age 58
William France (Symonds) Simmonds resided here in Freeman 11 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 11 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1672
7 June 1672
Age 60
Death of William France (Symonds) Simmonds in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1612
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1630

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 January 1643
    Event Place: Woburn, MA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1644

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Billerica, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Billerica, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1636; Page Number: 281

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Freeman 11 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1672
    Event Place: Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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