James
Simonds
aka Symonds
Born in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of James Simonds
and Anna (Lawrence) Simonds
Brother of
Susanna Simonds, Anna Simonds, Mary Simonds, John Simonds, Elizabeth (Simonds) Chapman, Zebedee Simonds, Rebekah Simonds, Ruth Lawrence Simonds, Jacob Simonds and Abigail Simonds
Husband of
Sarah (Knowlton) Simonds
— married
17 Feb 1766 in Templeton,Worcester,Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Ezra Simonds, Hannah Simonds, Molla Simonds, Zebah Simonds, James Simonds, Sarah Simonds, James Simonds, Samuel Simonds and Ephraim Simonds
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Aug 2011
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Biography
Sources
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXD-PJB : 4 December 2014), James Symonds in entry for James Symonds, 29 Jul 1766; citing TEMPLETON,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873748 IT 4.
- Ward, Andrew H. History of the town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1717 to 1829, With Other Matter Relating Thereto Not Before Published, Including an Extensive Family Registry. Boston, MA: Samuel G. Drake, 1847, p349.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Matthew Simonds
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-FT191165, FTDNA kit #310372
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~1.56%
John Seaton :
23andMe
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Kluane (Simonds) Spake :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Ron Green :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Janet Green :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Pete Robbins :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F368442 [compare], FTDNA kit #368442
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~0.78%
Nikki Robbins :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Lindsay Bunce :
23andMe, GEDmatch M290804 [compare]
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This is the same family.
This is the marriage record between James Symonds of Templeton and Sarah Knowlton of Shrewsbury
It would appear that the family changed the spelling of their last name from Symonds to Simonds sometime during James' lifetime.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXD-5GW?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LZ5X-9PJ ->Zebah Symonds https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7RC-1TR?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LZ5X-9PJ -> Zeba Simonds