William Simonds II (1725 - 1817)

Born 15 Jan 1725 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Son of William Simonds and Elisabeth (Pushee) Simonds

Husband of Susannah (Gardner) Simonds — married about 1751 (to 12 Dec 1812) in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1817 at age 92 in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Captain William Simonds II performed Patriotic Service in Vermont Republic in the American Revolution.

William Simonds II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A104008.

William Simonds/Simmons was born on 17 January 1725, and baptized 17 January 1725, in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of William Simonds (1700-bef.1757) and Elisabeth (Pushee) Simonds (abt.1704-1791).^[1][2][3]

William Simonds and his wife Susanna were members of the The Old Rockingham Meeting House on October 27, 1773. He was one of 18 original members in this church. The actual church was erected 1787 and was the First Church in Rockingham Vermont. The Church existed from 1773-1840.^[4]

William Simonds was a member of the Committee of Safety of Rockingham, Vermont in 1776. In 1781, he served as Captain in Colonel Bradley's Regiment, Vermont Troops.^[5][6]

William died (age 94) on 2 June 1817 in Rockingham, Vermont, United States.^[7] William is buried at the Rockingham Meeting House Cemetery in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont.^[8]

DNA Anonymous Simonds and Matthew Simonds match on 104 out of 111 Y-DNA markers at Family Tree DNA (kits 75542 & 310372) confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA William Simonds (1611-1672) of Woburn, Massachusetts. Anonymous Simonds and Matthew Simonds are 9th cousins 1x removed.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13776/71/24557176
2. ↑ Cutter, William Richard; Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Pub: 1908 NY; Volume 3; Page 1184 https://archive.org/details/historichomespla03cutt/page/1184/mode/2up?view=theater
3. ↑ Baptism: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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   William Simonds baptism on 17 Jan 1724 (born 15 Jan 1724) in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. * Image
4. ↑ Lyman S. Hayes, The Old Rockingham Meeting house Erected 1787 and the First Church in Rockingham Vermont (Bellows Falls, VT, 1915)102 pages
5. ↑ Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 147 : 1919
6. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 5 Mar 2022), "Record of William Simmons", Ancestor # A104008.
7. ↑ Death: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 27686; Record number: 159;
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 March 2022)
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   William Simonds death 2 Jun 1817 (age 94) in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. Image * Image
8. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175662181/william-simonds : accessed 05 March 2022), memorial page for CPT William Simonds (27 Dec 1724–2 Jun 1817), Find A Grave: Memorial #175662181, citing Rockingham Meeting House Cemetery, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Bob (contributor 47517775).