Deacon
Simon
Stone
Sr.
Born before in Much Bromley (now Great Bromley), Essex, England
Ancestors 
Son of David Stone
and Ursula (Unknown) Stone
Brother of
David Stone Jr. [half], Elizabeth Stone [half], John Stone [half], Frances (Stone) Upshore [half], Matthew Stone [half], Agnes (Stone) Rawlins [half], Ursula (Stone) Church, Mary (Stone) Tawler and Gregory Stone
Husband of
Joane (Clarke) Stone
— married
5 Aug 1616 (to before 1654) in Great Bromley, Essex, England
Husband of
Sarah (Baker) Stone
— married
before 10 Jan 1655 in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
David Stone, Frances (Stone) Horne, Mary Stone, Anna Stone, Simon Stone, Mary (Stone) Stearns, John Stone and Elizabeth Stone
Died
after age 79
in Watertown, Middlesex Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Origin
Simon Stone was baptized on 9 February 1585/6, at Much Bromley (now Great Bromley), Essex, England, son of David Stone.[1] He was the eighth of eleven children of David Stone and the first child of his second wife, Ursula Unknown.[2]
The Stones had lived in the area of Much Bromley for three centuries. They worked as farmers and husbandmen, paying rent to the manorial lords.[2]
Younger Years
About 1622, when still a young man, Simon removed to Boxsted, county Essex, which was about six miles from his home at Great Bromley. His youngest brother, Gregory, had gone to nearby Nayland, county Suffolk some five years earlier, where the Parish Register recorded the births of Gregory's children.[3] Simon and Gregory joined the great Puritan migration from Suffolk and Essex to New England. Simon sailed in 1635, and brother Gregory probably sailed around the same time, but his ship has not been identified.[2]
Immigration
"Symon" Stone, husbandman, aged 50 and his wife, Joan aged 38, with children: Francis Stone aged 16, Ann Stone aged 11, Symon Stone aged 4, Marie Stone aged 3, and Jo[hn] Stone aged 5 weeks enrolled at London on 15 April 1635 as passengers aboard the Increase,[1][4] Capt. Robert Lea, master.[2] Simon and his family settled in Watertown (which included Weston, Waltham, and Belmont); this area was initially settled mainly by families from counties Suffolk and Essex in England.[2] Simon attained freemanship at Watertown on 25 May 1636.[1]
Brother Gregory later removed to nearby Cambridge.[2] Although their homes were within different town boundaries, they were only a mile apart.[5]
Marriages and Children
Simon married twice.
- He married in England, to Joane Clark,[2] daughter of William Clark.[6]
- He married about 1655 in New England, as his 2nd, and as her 2nd, to Sarah (Baker) Lumkin, the widow of Richard Lumkin, of Ipswich (p 50). They had no children.[2]
Children of Simon and Joan:[1]
- David Stone bpt 10 June 1617 Great Bromley.[7]
- Frances Stone bpt 20 Jan 1619 Great Bromley; mar 1) by about 1645 to Henry Green, 2) by 1649 to John Horne
- Mary Stone bpt 1 Oct 1620[7], d by 1632
- Ann Stone b c. 1624, not named in father's will, no further record
- Simon Stone b c. 1631; mar by about 1656 to Mary Whipple, daughter of John Whipple
- Mary Stone b c. 1632; poss mar c. 1661 to Nathaniel Stearns
- John Stone b c. March 1635 (5 wks when enrolled); mar Sarah Bass, daughter of Samuel Bass
- Elizabeth Stone b 5 Apr 1639 Watertown, no further record
Note: Lewis Jones mentioned wife Ann Jones in his 7 Jan 1678[/9?] will. There was a Mary Jones who died at Watertown on 25 June 1691. Bond thought she was identical to the daughter Mary (Stone), but Anderson reminds us there is no evidence of this.[1]
Property and Positions
Simon and his family settled at Watertown, Massachusetts. Between 1636 and 1642, Simon was granted several parcels of property at Watertown, each of multiple acres.[1] He also purchased parcels from John Swaine and Richard Browne.[1] The homestead of Deacon Simon Stone of 38 to 50 acres (depending on the inventory) was on the south side of Mt. Auburn Cemetery (later within Cambridge), and probably it embraced a part formerly called Stone's Woods.[2]
Simon was chosen as a Deacon of the Watertown church in 1644, which he continued for many years. Simon, Thomas Hastings, and Ephraim Child were chosen by the town to be in charge of seating in the church.
Simon was chosen as Watertown selectman in 1636, 1640, 1641, 1649, 1650, and 1654.[1]
Last Will & Testament
Simon's will which was dated 7 September 1665 and was proved on 3 October 1665. He mentioned his sons, Simon and John, his brother Haywood, daughter Frances, wife of Thomas Green; daughter Mary; her children Joanna and Nathaniel Green; his brother Gregory (Deacon Gregory Stone, of Cambridge), his kinsman John and Daniel Warner (Warren?) and Thomas Wells, He does not mention his daughter Ann, who sailed with him.[8] Simon gave to this two sons, Simon and John, "my whole estate" to be divided equally between them.[1] They were to pay the daughters Francis and Mary £10 apiece. Inventory on 2 October 1665 totaled £126 19s, including £40 in real estate.[1]
Wife Sarah also left a will, written on 25 March 1663 and proved on 6 October 1663.[1] In it she remembered her "kinsman," John Warner, David Warner, and Thomas Wells, who she made her executors.[1] Inventory was taken on 20 August 1663 and totaled £577 16s. 2d.[1]
Death and Legacy
Simon died on 22 September 1665 at Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was buried at the Old Burying Place at Watertown.[2]
Some well known descendants include Henry David Thoreau, Robert Hutchings Goddard, Susan B. Anthony, US President Calvin Coolidge, Brigham Young, and Elias Howe, Jr.[citation needed]
Research Notes
Four servants who made the voyage with the Stone family were Isaac Worden, 18; Nathaniel Wood, 12; Elizabeth Streaton, 19; and Marie Toller, 16.[citation needed]
"Census": 1637 Chaplin to troops under Capt. Mason[citation needed]
11 OCT 1634 teacher and H. pastor of the Boston church[citation needed]
According to Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of NE - Simon was perhaps a brother of Rev. Samuel Stone.
Ezra S. Stearns, in Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, states that Simon was the son of Timothy Stone and brother of Gregory and Samuel.[9]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Simon Stone" Featured name Great Migration 1634-1635, (Vol VI, R-S, Page 553) (Online database accessed 12 January 2016. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Bartlett, J. Gardner, Simon Stone Genealogy (Pages 41) Boston, MA: Stone Family Association, 1926, HathiTrust.org accessed 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Stone Family Association, "Simon Stone: of Watertown." January 12, 2016, accessed 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Hotten, John Camden: "The original lists of persons of quality; emigrants; ... " p.66
- ↑ Brown, David H., "Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass. and some of his Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Vol 53, Page 345) Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database accessed 15 January 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
- ↑ Stone, W. F., "Almanac Memoranda of the Stone Family of Watertown & Co." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Vol 10 (1856), Page(s): 229) Online database accessed 12 January 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New England Historical Genealogical Register spring 2019 p. 189subscribers$
- ↑ Bond, Henry, Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown ... (Pages 584-85, 950-51) Boston: Little, Brown, & Co., 1855, Archive.org accessed 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Stearns, Ezra S., "Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire. (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) at GoogleBooks. Volume 2, page 804.
See also:
- Stone, William F., Ancient Wills in Middlesex, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1849) Vol. 3, Page 182-3.
- http://www.geni.com/people/Deacon-Simon-Stone/6000000001807459183
Acknowledgments
- Appreciation to the Stone Family Association for their extensive research and for publishing on the internet.
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“Between 1636 and 1648, three Inventories of Watertown Estates were entered in the town records, which have been termed the First Inventory, Second Inventory and Third Inventory in the Watertown Records as printed; but it is obvious that in . chronological order these inventories should be changed, the earliest (in 1636) being the so-called Third Inventory, the next (in 1689) being the so-called Second Inventory, and the last (about IMS) being the so-called First Inventory. In these Inventories the lands of Simon Stone are thus described: First Inventory (1636) (So-called Third inventory in Prinel Record,, vol. 1; p. 115.) Simon Stone 1. An Homestall of Thirty eight Acres by estimation, bounded the South wth Charles River, the North wth his owne land, the East wth Roger Willington, & the West wth Charles Chadwick & Samuel Hosier, in his Possession. 2. Six Acres of Meddow by estimation, bounded the South wth the River, & the North wth his owne land, in his Possession. 8. Two Acres & halfe of Meddow by estimation, bounded the South wth the river, the North & West wth his owne & John Firmin, in his Possession. 4. Three Acres of Marsh by .estimation, bounded the South wth the river, the East wth Abram Browne, the North wth his owne, the West wth William Bridges, in his Possession. 5, Seven Acres of upland by estimation, bounded the East wth Abram Browne, the West wth William Bridges, the North wth Roger Willington, ,& the South wth Bank Lane, in his Poaession.
Second Inventory (1639) (Vol. I, p. 73) Simon Stone, Deacon 1. Twelve Acres of upland by estimation, adioyning to his ho-mestall, bounded wth his owne land, granted to him. 2. Two Acres & halfe of Meddow by estimation, bounded wth his owne land & the river, granted to him. · 3. Fourteen Acres of Plowland in the farther Plaine by estimation, bounded the East wth John Hayward, the West wth Isaac Mixer, the South wth the highway, & the North wth Common land, granted to him. 4. Seventy Acres of upland by estimation, being a great Divident in the aecond Division & the seventh lott, granted to him. 5. Fourteen Acres of remote Meddow by estimation & the third lott, granted to him. 6. Six Acres of upland at the Townplott by estimation, bounded the North wth the highway, the south wth Thomas Fleg, the East with Joseph Bemis & the West wth Nicholas Busby, granted to him.
Third Inventory (1643) (So-called First inventory in Printed Records, vol. I, p. 19.) Simon Stone, Deacon An Homestall of fifty Acres, bounded the South wth Charles River, the North wth Richard Holden & Will.m Gutterig, the East wth Roger Willington & Thomas Bright, & the West wth Charles Chaddwick & Samuel Hosier; twenty Acres bought of Edward How, eight of John Swaine, ten of Robert Feke, and twelve acres granted to him. Six Acres of Meddow bounded the South wth the River Charles., the North wth his owne, the -East wth William Bridges, & the West wth Samuel Hosier; bought of Robert Feke. Five Acres of ;Meddow bounded the South wth the River Charles, the North·& West wth John Firmin, & the East wth Samuel Freeman; bought two Acres & halfe of John Swaine, & the rest granted. A Farme of One Hundred fifty eight Acres Upland in the 2d Division; granted to him. Thre Acres of Marsh, bounded the South wth ye River, the East wth Abram Browne, the North wth his owne, & the West wth William Bridges; bought of Richard Browne. Seven Acres of Planting Ground, bounded the East wth Abram Browne, the West wth William Bridges, the North wth Roger Willington, & the South wth Bank Lane; bought of Richard B'rowne, · The \Watertown Records show that he was chosen a selectman in 1636, 1640, 1641, 1650, 1651, and 1655, and previous to 1649 he was elected a deacon in the Watertown Church, which office he held until his death. He also served on numerous committees for town affairs.
Will September 7, 1665. I Symon Stone doe give unto my 2 sunns Symon and John my whole Estate which I am now posesed with all in whatsoever is mine unto an Equall devision betwene them, onely I apoynt them to give or pay unto my 2 daughtor francis and Marey tenn pounds apece within 12 menthes after my desese and alsoe to pay all my dettes and discarge my Buryall, and my mind is that John shoold have the land I boote of brother hayward belong to him, and 2 silver bowles the leser to Symon and the greatest to John, and my mind is that my daughter francesis 10 pounds shoold be paid five pounds to Johana grcne hir daughter and Nathanil hir sonn 50s. apeece and the other five to her children she have by hir husband home, this writeing Intends nothing of aney former lands and conveyances to them but onely the present things which I did Reserve to my selfe. The marke + of Symon Stone. Octob. 3, 1665: Entred lib. 2, Page 316 by Thos. Danforth, R. [Endorsed] Simon stones Will 1665, Recorded. (Middlesex County Probate Records, Original Will, Old Series, No, 21730.) This writeing was Exhibited on oath As the last will of the said Simon Stone by his Bro. Gregory Stone and Steeven Day, & Simon Stone & Jno. Stone, sonnes of the sd Simon stone deced, were granted power of adm'stracon on that estate left by him. Octob: 3, 1665: Tho. Danforth, R.. (Middlesex County Probate Records, vol. 2, p. 316.)
October the 21, 1665, an invantary of the esteate of Simon Stone of Waturtoune desesed: his wearing aparell one cloak and sute 1-10--0 2 Payur briches and drauers 0-7--0 ould bootes and shooes 0-2--0 2 sutes of aparell a clooak stockins and shooes 2-8-0 one fetherbed with all the furnituer 7-0--0 2· Payur of shetes 1-0--0 a parsell of ould linin 0-2-6 2 peses of wolin clooath 0-15--0 a pese of grogarin 0-5--0 blanckit cloath 0-3-6 Scarfes and gloues 0-6-6 2 Payur stockina, pese sasnit 0-5-6 Pleate and munny 5-9--0
Hanchearchefs 0-17--0 3 touels l aprun and neccloath 0-7--0 small peses linin, caps and box 1-1--0 a chest and 2 bookes 0-7--0 sadell and pillyon 0-10-0 halff bushell and sam tooles 0-7--0 whelles and a realle 0-5--0 Cobburna tongs and warming pan 0-12--0 2 sackes 0-2--0 peutur dishes spoones and lattin pan 0-8-0 strau bed and poudrng tub 0-12--0 2 chayers 1 cushen 0-3--0 1 musket 0-8-0 in lands 40-0--0 bands, peloocoat. glooues, stone jugg 0-5-9 a fethurbed and furnituer 7-0-0 a leuiry [livery) cubburd l-2--0 a teabell a forme 3 stooles 3 chayurs 1-9--0 coburnes, fiur pan and tonges 0-6--0 a silluer boule 2-10--0 a tabell and forme 0-12--0 Coburns and othur eyrons 0-8-0 mortur and pessell 0-5-6 a bybell and 2 boockes 0-12--0 a broad ax and othur tooles 0-13-0 huch and boxes 0-5-0 vessells in the sillur 1-7--0 othur lumbur 0-7--0 eyron weare 1-10-0 a flock bed 1-14--0 2 cittells 1-15-0 peutur 2-0-0 2 hats 0-10--0 goune and petycoote 2-10-0 1 muf and a glas 0-5-6 In sheets 3-11-0 Board clothes 0-13-0 Teabell napkins 0-15-0 Pilloo ceases 0-7-0 Apruns and bandes 0-4-0 A trunke 2 hutches and a settell 0-9-0 A teabell and smoothing eyron 0-6-0 In coarne 0-15-0 Debates due to the steate [estate] 26-14-3 The whole sum cast up amounts to 126p. 19shillin. The prysurs of this estate eare as foolweth. Gregory Stone, Charles Chadwick, Ric. Beeres. Sundry thinges forgotten And now coming to minde 0-18-0 [Endorsed] Simon Ston Invent, Recorded with ye p’bate Octobr 3, 1665, by Tho: Danforth, lib. 2 page 320 (Midlesex County Probate Records Original Inventory, Old Series, File 21730.)