Simon Stone (abt. 1507 - 1557)

Born about 1507 in Great Bromley, Tendring, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Unknown) Stone — married about 1533 in Great Bromley, Essex, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1557 at about age 50 in Great Bromley, Tendring, Essex, England

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Biography

Simon Stone was born in England.

This profile is part of the Stone Name Study.

1507 Birth and Parents

Simon Stone, son of David Stone, was born in Great Bromley, Essex, about 1507 and died there in 1557, aged about 50 years.^[1]

Simon Stone, son of David, was born in Great Bromley, county Essex, about 1507 and was evidently named for his grandfather.^[1]

Inheritance

He was probably given by his uncle Walter Stone the estate called "Churchgate" or "Hunts" which Walter aqcquired by purchase in 1520. This estate called "Hunts" is mentioned in the will of Simon Stone.^[1]

1535 Marriage

Married Agnes _____ (b. c1513) c 1533 in Great Bromley

Simon Stone married about 1533 Agnes, who survived him. Her maiden name is unknown.^[2]

He wife Agnes is named in his will.^[2]

1540 Move to Kirby-le-Soken

"He evidently accompanied his father David Stone in the latter's removal about 1540 from Great Bromley to Kirby-le-Soken; as after the death of ?David Stone about 1543, "Symonde Stone" succeeded him at Kirby le Soken in the subsidy of 13 Oct 32 Henry VIII (1544), being assessed 16d on goods (personal property) there."^[1]

1541 Return to Great Bromley

"But the next year Simon Stone disappears from Kirby-le-Soken, and appears in Great Bromley, where he was assessed on three subsidies and continued to reside about twelve years until his death in 1557."^[3]

1552 Churchwarden

"Simon Stone and his second cousin Robert Stone were churchwardens of Great Bromley in 6 Edward VI (1552), as in that capacity they made and signed the inventory of church goods of the parish taken that year."^[4]

1557 Death

"The office of churchwarden was always a mark of local distinction; and his holding of this position, his assessments on subsidies (to which only the wealthier minority of householders were liable) and the property disclosed by his will, all indicate that Simon Stone was a yeoman of substantial estate and esteemed position in the community where he lived. He died in 1557, at the age of about fifty years.^[3]

Simon Stone left a will dated 28 July 1558. He died on 28 July 1577 at Great Bromley, Essex, England. He was buried at the churchyard at Moch Bromeley, Essex.

Context

"Simon' Stone's life was passed during the reigns of Henry VIIII (1509-1547), Edward VI (1547-1553), and Mary (1553-1558). In his youth the great religious Reformation had its birth under Martin Luther in Germany, and he lived amid its steady growth among the masses of England."^[3]

Issue

Simon Stone and his wife Agnes had three children in England:

1. John Stone, b. c 1535 in Great Bromley^[5]
2. David Stone, b. c 1540 in Great Bromley, ancestor of the Stones of America ^[5]
3. Richard Stone, b. c 1545; was a yeoman in Great Bromley.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} J. Gardner Bartlett. Gregory Stone Genealogy: Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass. (1320-1917). Boston: The Stone Family Association, 1918. Page 32.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Bartlett, page 34
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Bartlett, page 33
4. ↑ Essex Archaeological Society's Transactions, New Series, vol 1. Cited by Bartlett, page 33
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Bartlett, page 36.

See also:

• The Stone Family, a Historical Journey
• Our Royal and Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors Simon Stone #30237