SIMMONS, Moses

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• Name	SIMMONS, Moses
  Birth	1 Jan 1604	Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  Christening	25 Feb 1608	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Sep 1691	Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Burial	15 Sep 1691	Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  WAC	28 Oct 1898	SLAKE
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  Person ID	I20762	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
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  Family	Sarah ,   b. 15 Oct 1622, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesd. 27 Oct 1675, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1637	Leiden, Holland, Nethersland
  Family ID	F11077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Moses Simmons had a wife named Sarah, but there was also a different Sarah Chandler who married Solomon Leonard. The two couples were contemporaries and had children at the same time as each other. It is two separate couples. Very confusing, since Find A Grave has the two women as twins who died exactly the same date. Contributed By: Rosemary Hill · 22 August 2014 · We find the history of Moses Simmons since his arrival in America to be well connected by the different local histories, court records, and vital statistics, kept by the different towns and churches in New England. Barry's history says "Moses Simmons (formerly written Moyses Symonson) came to Plymouth in the ship "Fortune" in 1621, and is usually recorded as one of the Pilgrims, being among the earliest settlers of Plymouth,'' Formerly spelled and written "Moyses Symonson" came to Plymouth in the ''Fortune," landing on November ninth, 1621, and is usually reckoned as one of the Pilgrims, being among the earliest settlers of Plymouth, and was a child of one whom was in communion with the Dutch of Lyden, and being admitted into Church fellowship at Plymouth, New England, and his children also admitted to baptism as well as our own. (Winslow's History 1646.) We find in the history of New England (1633 to 1672) frequent mention of Moses Simmons, showing that he was very prominent and active in civic affairs in Plymouth and Duxbury. In the division of land made in 1623, he, with Phillip De La Noyes, (now Delano), received each an acre ''beyond the first brooke, to the woods westward'' and in 1628, March 26, he amid Edward Bompass sold each one acre of ground to Robert Hicks "Laying on time north side of town'' probably being time acre granted him in 1623. In the division of cattle made May the 22nd 1627, the first lot consisting of "four black heifers'' that came in the ship ''Jacob,'' and two she goats, fell to Francis Cooke and his company, among whom was MOSES SIMMONS. He was unmarried in 1627, as he then only received a single man's share. He was in Duxbury before 1637, and in that year was one of time jury of twelve to set forth highways about Plymouth, "Ducksburrow," and the Eele River. ln 1638-9 he received a grant of forty acres. Moses Simmons was married, (probably in Duxbury) about 1632 to Sarah (most of the early writers think she was Sarah Chandler, daughter of Roger Chandler, but no definite record obtainable.) We find this family name sometimes spelled "Symons," sometimes ''Symonds,'' and sometimes ''Simonds" but mostly the original way of "SIMMONS,'' and the family itself is numerous, respectable and of quite ancient date. Proof of the relationship of Moses (2) and Aaron (2) to Moses of the Fortune will be found in the deeds of Moses, Sr., of Duckbury:We also find that Moses, who married Sarah, was the Moses who came on the "Fortune" as he would certainly be the only one to have first property rights at Bridgewater, and it is known that the first Moses early sold his rights there; the following is an excerpt of deed record kept at Plymouth, and copy at the State house, Boston: "I Moses Simmons of Duxburrow, in New Plymouth Colonic, with the consent of my wife Sarah, for valuable consideration have bargained sold to Nicholas Byram of Weymouth, my whole right of land in Bridgewater town." Moses Simmons, who married Sarah, also signs himself as Moses Simmons sr., in acknowledging his gift of deed to his son, John Simmons, who married Mercy Pabody Feb. 27th, 1669. On 3 June 1673 Richard Sutton of Roxbury brought suit against "Moses Symonds," Sarah his wife, and Elizabeth their daughter, saying that Elizabeth had promised to marry him, but her parents prevented it. The court refused the engagement but ordered "Symonds" to pay Sutton *3 . Pope included in the sketch of the immigrant an abstract of the will of his son Moses, who predeceased his father. MARRIAGE: By about 1635 Sarah Chandler(and certainly by 13 December 1660. CHILDREN: i REBECCA, b. say 1635 (called "eldest daughter" by father); m. by 1655 as his first wife John Soule (estimated b. of eldest child Sarah), son of GEORGE SOULE. iiMOSES, b. say 1639; m. by 1664 Patience Barstow, daughter of William Barstow (by 27 July 1664 William Barstow had given "a small tract" of land "unto my son Moses Simons" [PCR 4:68-69]). iiiMARY, b. say 1641; m. by about 1660 Joseph Alden, son of JOHN ALDEN [MD 31:60]. ivJOHN, b. say 1644; m. Duxbury 16 November 1669 Mercy Pabodie. vSARAH, b. say 1649; m. by 1669 James Nash (eldest child b. Weymouth 21 April 1669). viELIZABETH, b. say 1651; m. after 1673 [PCR 5:116] and before 1689 Richard Dwelly (father's will). viiAARON, b. say 1653; m. Scituate 24 December 1677 Mary Woodworth, daughter of WALTER WOODWORTH. ASSOCIATIONS: In the land division of 1623 Moses Simonson was paired with PHILIP DELANO in a grant of land, suggesting that they may have come together from Leiden. We find the history of Moses Simmons since his arrival in America to be well connected by the different local histories, court records, and vital statistics, kept by the different towns and churches in New England. Barry's history says "Moses Simmons (formerly written Moyses Symonson) came to Plymouth in the ship "Fortune" in 1621, and is usually recorded as one of the Pilgrims, being among the earliest settlers of Plymouth,'' Formerly spelled and written "Moyses Symonson" came to Plymouth in the ''Fortune," landing on November ninth, 1621, and is usually reckoned as one of the Pilgrims, being among the earliest settlers of Plymouth, and was a child of one whom was in communion with the Dutch of Lyden, and being admitted into Church fellowship at Plymouth, New England, and his children also admitted to baptism as well as our own. (Winslow's History 1646.) We find in the history of New England (1633 to 1672) frequent mention of Moses Simmons, showing that he was very prominent and active in civic affairs in Plymouth and Duxbury. In the division of land made in 1623, he, with Phillip De La Noyes, (now Delano), received each an acre ''beyond the first brooke, to the woods westward'' and in 1628, March 26, he amid Edward Bompass sold each one acre of ground to Robert Hicks "Laying on time north side of town'' probably being time acre granted him in 1623. In the division of cattle made May the 22nd 1627, the first lot consisting of "four black heifers'' that came in the ship ''Jacob,'' and two she goats, fell to Francis Cooke and his company, among whom was MOSES SIMMONS. He was unmarried in 1627, as he then only received a single man's share. He was in Duxbury before 1637, and in that year was one of time jury of twelve to set forth highways about Plymouth, "Ducksburrow," and the Eele River. ln 1638-9 he received a grant of forty acres. Moses Simmons was married, (probably in Duxbury) about 1632 to Sarah (most of the early writers think she was Sarah Chandler, daughter of Roger Chandler, but no definite record obtainable.) We find this family name sometimes spelled "Symons," sometimes ''Symonds,'' and sometimes ''Simonds" but mostly the original way of "SIMMONS,'' and the family itself is numerous, respectable and of quite ancient date. Proof of the relationship of Moses (2) and Aaron (2) to Moses of the Fortune will be found in the deeds of Moses, Sr., of Duckbury:We also find that Moses, who married Sarah, was the Moses who came on the "Fortune" as he would certainly be the only one to have first property rights at Bridgewater, and it is known that the first Moses early sold his rights there; the following is an excerpt of deed record kept at Plymouth, and copy at the State house, Boston: "I Moses Simmons of Duxburrow, in New Plymouth Colonic, with the consent of my wife Sarah, for valuable consideration have bargained sold to Nicholas Byram of Weymouth, my whole right of land in Bridgewater town." Moses Simmons, who married Sarah, also signs himself as Moses Simmons sr., in acknowledging his gift of deed to his son, John Simmons, who married Mercy Pabody Feb. 27th, 1669. On 3 June 1673 Richard Sutton of Roxbury brought suit against "Moses Symonds," Sarah his wife, and Elizabeth their daughter, saying that Elizabeth had promised to marry him, but her parents prevented it. The court refused the engagement but ordered "Symonds" to pay Sutton *3 . Pope included in the sketch of the immigrant an abstract of the will of his son Moses, who predeceased his father. MARRIAGE: By about 1635 Sarah Chandler(and certainly by 13 December 1660. CHILDREN: i REBECCA, b. say 1635 (called "eldest daughter" by father); m. by 1655 as his first wife John Soule (estimated b. of eldest child Sarah), son of GEORGE SOULE. iiMOSES, b. say 1639; m. by 1664 Patience Barstow, daughter of William Barstow (by 27 July 1664 William Barstow had given "a small tract" of land "unto my son Moses Simons" [PCR 4:68-69]). iiiMARY, b. say 1641; m. by about 1660 Joseph Alden, son of JOHN ALDEN [MD 31:60]. ivJOHN, b. say 1644; m. Duxbury 16 November 1669 Mercy Pabodie. vSARAH, b. say 1649; m. by 1669 James Nash (eldest child b. Weymouth 21 April 1669). viELIZABETH, b. say 1651; m. after 1673 [PCR 5:116] and before 1689 Richard Dwelly (father's will). viiAARON, b. say 1653; m. Scituate 24 December 1677 Mary Woodworth, daughter of WALTER WOODWORTH. ASSOCIATIONS: In the land division of 1623 Moses Simonson was paired with PHILIP DELANO in a grant of land, suggesting that they may have come together from Leiden.