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Looking for ancestors and siblings of the below Simmonds; John is my gggg grandfather.
Bob Reeves
rdrii@yahoo.com
Descendants of JOHN SIMMONDS
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 SIMMONDS was born October 14, 1750 in Whitly, Yorkshire, England, and died 1840 in Clifton, NS. He married SUSANNAH CAMPBELL January 20, 1785 in Truro, NS, daughter of JOHN CAMPBELL and MARY SCOTT. She was born in Truro, NS ?.
JOHN SIMMONDS the pioneer of the line of Simmonds in America, with which this genealogy deals was born at Whitly, Yorkshire, England Oct 14, 1750 and. died at Clifton., N.S. 1640; buried in the Beaver Brook Cemetery beside his wife. As a youth he served his apprenticeship as a cabinet maker at Beverley, Yorkshire England and afterwards emigrated to Nova Scotia in 1781, sailing from Deptford a suburb of London, on the Good Ship 'Recovery', the ship's owner being Samuel Champion and in charge of Captain Jackson.. They landed at Halifax and John Simmonds made his way to Clifton at the mouth of the Shubenacadie in Truro Township where he built the first frame house in that settlement. Here he settled, married, pursued his trade, reared his family and died in 1840 at the age of 90.
Burial: 1840, Beaver Brook Cemetery, Clifton, NS
Children of JOHN SIMMONDS and SUSANNAH CAMPBELL are:
2.i. JOHN WILLIAM CAMPBELL2 SIMMONDS, b. November 18, 1785, Clifton, N.S.; d. August 1869, Portapique, N.S..
ii. NANCY CAMPBELL SIMMONDS, b. March 19, 1787, Clifton, NS; d. May 31, 1861, or possibly 1867 in Clifton, NS.
iii. ELIZABETH SCOTT SIMMONDS, b. June 16, 1791, Clifton, NS; m. DAVID MESSENGER, January 20, 1825, Clifton, NS.
iv. JAMES SCOTT SIMMONDS, b. January 10, 1794, Clifton, NS; d. November 02, 1817, Clifton; m. MERCY ANN FREEMAN, October 10, 1816, Truro, N.S..
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN WILLIAM CAMPBELL2 SIMMONDS (JOHN1) was born November 18, 1785 in Clifton, N.S., and died August 1869 in Portapique, N.S.. He married LILLIE MURRAY October 27, 1814 in Portapique, NS, daughter of GEORGE MURRAY and ELIZABETH VANCE. She was born May 23, 1794 in Portapique, NS, and died January 06, 1882 in Portapique, NS.
Notes for JOHN WILLIAM CAMPBELL SIMMONDS:
William Campbell Simmonds b. Nov. 18, 1785 at Clifton, N.S. 6. Aug., 1785 at Clifton, N.S.; died Aug. 1869 at Portapique, N.S. Eldest child of John and Susan Campbell Simmonds. Married Lillie Murray, Oct. 27, 1814 and settled on a. farm a few miles out of the beautiful village of Portapique, the road leading to the Cumberland Pike. In 1816, he purchases this farm of 200 acres from John Chisholm "for the sum of 80 pounds currency money of Nova Scotia." Here he built for himself and family a comfortable house, doing most of the work himself since he was a skilled carpenter and joiner. Here his children were born and reared. It is recorded that "he was a man of prominence in his community highly esteemed and held numerous local offices of trust and responsibility. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church"
Children of JOHN SIMMONDS and LILLIE MURRAY are:
3.i. MATILDA3 SIMMONDS, b. June 24, 1816, Portapique, NS; d. January 1894, Montrose, NS of pneumonia.
ii. GEORGE MURRAY SIMMONDS, b. August 24, 1818, Portapique, NS; d. November 09, 1852, Stewiacke, NS; m. MARY ANN DUNN, September 15, 1840; b. July 17, 1819, Economy NS; d. March 26, 1899, Dorchester, MA.
iii. HARRIET SUSAN SIMMONDS, b. December 18, 1821, Portapique, NS; m. WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN; b. Economy, NS?.
iv. JAMES SIMMONDS, b. August 02, 1823, Portapique, NS; d. very young.
4.v. DAVID MURRAY SIMMONDS, b. August 31, 1826, Portapique, N.S.; d. March 09, 1873, Boston MA.
vi. JANE ALBION SIMMONDS, b. January 03, 1828, Portapique, NS; d. Abt. 1900, Portapique, NS; m. JAMES CAMPBELL HILL, January 03, 1859, Portapique, NS; b. March 08, 1823; d. 1899.
vii. JOHN HARVEY SIMMONDS, b. August 14, 1830, Portapique, NS; d. January 12, 1913, Londonderry, NS; m. CAROLINE FULTON, April 30, 1856; b. Bass River, NS.
5.viii. WILLIAM MURRAY SIMMONDS, b. February 07, 1832, Portapique; d. 1870, probate 11 May 1870.
Generation No. 3
3. MATILDA3 SIMMONDS (JOHN WILLIAM CAMPBELL2, JOHN1) was born June 24, 1816 in Portapique, NS, and died January 1894 in Montrose, NS of pneumonia. She married HENRY GRAY. He was born October 11, 1814 in Portapique, NS ?, and died January 1894 in Montrose, NS of pneumonia.
Children of MATILDA SIMMONDS and HENRY GRAY are:
i. MARSHALL A4 GRAY, d. Aft. 1871, Montrose NS ?.
ii. DAVID GRAY, d. 1868, lost @ sea, ship never heard from again.
4. DAVID MURRAY3 SIMMONDS (JOHN WILLIAM CAMPBELL2, JOHN1) was born August 31, 1826 in Portapique, N.S., and died March 09, 1873 in Boston MA. He married LYDIA AUGUSTA DUDLEY 1852, daughter of DAVID DUDLEY and SARAH PALMER. She was born Abt. 1830 in Augusta, Maine, and died November 20, 1883 in W. Stoughton MA.
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