Theophilus Simonton II (1705 - 1750)

Born 1705 in Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland

Died 1750 at about age 45 in Conostoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Theophilus was born in 1705. He is the son of Theophilus Simonton and Mary Smith. He passed away in 1750. ^[1]

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Born ABT 1708. Tyrone, North Ireland.

Died 1750 Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Buried On the private cemetery of the Simontons.

Note: #N2.

Notes

Note N2For the purpose of this Family History there are assumptions made that are.

based on circumstational information gathered from other researchers,.

documents and books, however there is no specific information the we have found.

or that has been offered by others to establish the name of Theophilus II's.

wife or that John was his son or if Mary was his daughter. 1

We do believe that Theophilus Simonton was a child of Theophilus Simonton.

and Mary Smith his wife. In Archbald Smith's Will of 1929, in Lewes Delaware.

Archbald referred to his sister Mary and her "six" children as well as naming.

Theophilus Simonton as Mary's husband. In the Archives of Pennsylvania, there.

was found a will packet with the name of Theophilus Simonton dated 1750. This.

will packet was and is empty. At that time according to professional Genealogist.

a will packet is never prepared until after the will is filed after a person.

dies, therefore this must have been a Theophilus other that the older person as.

Theophilus Simonton I wrote his will in 1754 which was 4 years later. 1

It is furthur believed that the "grandchild" named John in the Will of.

Theophilus Simonton I was a son of Theophilus II and it is furthur supported by.

the fact that in descendents of John, The name Theophilus and Adam was.

used for at least 5 or 6 generations later. Adam was a name indicated to be.

a brother of Mary, the wife of Theophilus I and probably one reason it was carried by.

all of the other five children as well in naming of their children. There was an Adam Simonton in Ulster Ireland in 1666 so Adam is also a family name in the Simonton Family. Because of.

the proximity of the Frame family when the original Simonton family lived in.

Lewes Delaware, it is possible that the wife of Theophilus II was a Frame, and.

thus the use of the Frame names as Grandchildren in the original Will of.

Theophilus I and these were really his nephews and not his grand children. We also believe that a sister of Theophilus I married Robert Frame in Delaware and they had at least two children named Nathan and Smith as they both showed to inherit land in Delaware in 1640.This.

is additionally explained in the section on Ann Simonton who married a Frame. 1

The Brothers and sisters of Theophilus II, being Robert, William, Ann, Mary,.

and Magdalene are all very well documented as to their children and activities.

in Rowan Co NC and in consideration of the probable dates of birth, that are.

reasonable, we have arrived at a theory that "John" who was one of the.

Grandchildren named in the Will of Theophilus, came to North Carolina with.

Mary the widow and Son, William after the death of Theophilus in 1754. It is then further.

assumed that this John married and had a family in Rowan Co while living with.

the Uncles and Aunts. We furthur believe that there were at least two sons and.

probably some daughters. We can then conclude that the names of these sons were.

Adam and John and on the daughters we have no documentationl. 1

John's son, Adam established his family near the South Yadkin and Hunting Creek area.

about 20 miles north of the area where the other Simontons had established.

their residence in 1750. He lived near where the family of his wife had located.

earlier. This was the Cooper family and land transactions also show these.

facts. John the other Son of John very likely went to the land in South Carolina where Robert his.

great uncle had received land south of the Catawba River on Allison Creek. This.

is in the area where the Strong and Gaston families were also early settlers.

which relates to who John married. Even though John did not carry the names of.

Theophilus and Adam in his family, he did carry the name Robert John and.

William which are also prominant in the Simonton Family. 1

Since there has been no definite information developed by the end of 2003 as to.

whose children they were, the various connections shown are not proven and when.

proof can be found, it is hoped it will find its way into this History.

RIN MH:N4.

PRIN MH:I245.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Aug 1, 2012

• Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others.