William Simonton (1716 - 1811)

Born 1716 in Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (McKee) Simonton — married about 1760 in Rowan, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1811 at about age 95 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Simonton performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

William was born about 1716 in County Tyrone, Ireland. He is the son of Theophilus Simonton and Mary Smith.^[1]

His parents moved from Northern Ireland to Lewes Delaware, around 1725. They lived there near Mary's brother, Archibald who had moved to Delaware in 1713. Theophilous worked with Archibald until Archibald passed away in 1729.

Theophilus and Mary moved to Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for the remainder of Theophilus' life. He died in 1854 and was buried on his land. (see Will of Theophilous Simonton)

Except for William, his siblings married in Pennsylvania and then went to Rowan County, North Carolina around 1750-1754 and settled on land that was available through Granville Land Grants. The cost was much less than in Pennsylvania. After Theophilus Simonton died, Mary and William, and the "grandchildren" moved to Rowan County, North Carolina.

William was very successful in North Carolina, as was his brother Robert. He was a planter and had considerable property. Both he and brother Robert were Patriots in the Revolutionary War. William was a processioner (surveyor) and juror.

William died on August 22, 1811 in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Theophilous Simonton, #FG, #Will, #C1790, #C1800, #C1810
2. ↑ #FG

• North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1760-1800. Ancestry.com. Wills, 1757-1959; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Rowan County); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998. Ancestry.com
• Iredell County Wills: Simonton, William, Sr. (1809, probated Aug 1811):Book I, page 277, Link
• Joshua McKaughan. "Barcelonia" Neckerchiefs, Teaware and China Plates: Kinship, Status and the Division of Fourth Creek Church. Journal of Backcountry Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, pages 12 - 14.>
• North Carolina State Archives. MARS database. NC Land Grants.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 18, 2018), "Record of William Simonton", Ancestor # A036928.Service Description: PROCESSIONER & JUROR.
• LINN, ABSTRACTS OF MINUTES OF COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS, ROWAN CO, NC, 1775-1789, VOL 3, PP 22, 23, 44, 47, 52, 55, 56, 71, 78, 90
• North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998. Ancestry.com, State Library of N.C. North Carolina
• Digital Collections. Iredell County Cemetery Survey Records. Old Fourth Creek Cemetery. page 15, Link
• Find A Grave: Memorial #65908950 Retrieved Aug 31, 2017., Old Fourth Creek Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina, tombstone photo
• 1790 Census, Iredell County, North Carolina, page 402, 4, 3. 4, 0, 15 Link
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-5KV : accessed 8 November 2018), William Simonton, Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 675, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL9-7K8 : accessed 8 November 2018), William Simonton, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 188, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 337,913. There are two William Simontons listed next to each other, the older is this one.
• See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.