William SIMONS

c.1611 - 1672

• Name	William SIMONS
  	During the first two generations the surname was spelled SIMONS in Middlesex County Court Records. Family historians writing during the 19th century, altered the original spelling of the name to SIMONDS. Extracts of Woburn vital records published by Edward F. Johnson during 1890 and 1891 continued this process of standardization, in lieu of authenticity.
  Birth	c.1611	England   [1]
  	On 29 December 1658, William gave testimony in a Middlesex County Court case involving the "coney Road". At the time of his deposition he stated that he was "Aged about 47".
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Before 1641
  	The date and circumstances of William's emigration from England are unknown.
  resided	Before Apr 1641	Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2]
  	William and his first wife Sarah were apparently residents of Concord before 1641, as Sarah was buried there in April of that year.
  OFFH	1666 & 1669	Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [3]
  	William was one of four Woburn men appointed in 1666 as a fence viewer and hog-reeve. In 1668, William was appointed as surveyor for Woburn.
  Freemanship	11 May 1670	Massachusetts Bay Colony   [4]
  Death	5 Jun 1672	Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [5]
  	The preface to the inventory of his estate notes that "Williams Simons late of the Towne of Woburne deceased the 5th of June 1672".
  death2 (conflicting)	7 Jun 1672	Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [6]
  	The extract of his death record at Woburn notes that he died on the 7th of June.
  inventory	12 Jun 1672	Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [5]
  	An inventory and appraisal of William's estate was made on 12 June 1672 by Michel Bacon, Sr, John Wyman, Frances Kindall and Robert Perce. Inserted between the assets portion and the liablities portion of William's inventory is the very curious statement presented here: William Simons hath left a wife and she is weakly and crasey and aged and five sones and seven daughters the eldest sone is 22 the second sone is 21 the 3d is 19 the fourth is 18 yeares olde, the fifth is fourteene yeares old the eldest daughter is 27 the second daughter is 26 the third daughter is 24 the fourth daughter is 12 the fifithe daughter is 10 the sixth daughter is 8 the seventh daughter is 10 years of age which is a grandchild that he food as his owne child and to doe for it as to the rest.
  Prop	1 Apr 1673	Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [7]
  	On 1 April 1673, Caleb Simons and John Heywood petitioned the Middlesex County Court of Probate for a division of the William's estate. Later that same day the estate was divided between the widow, sons Caleb, Joshua, Benjamin and James Simons, and William ----- and John Barker.
  Person ID	I3720	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah (UNKNOWN)   d. 1641
  Family ID	F449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Judith PHIPPEN,   b. c.1618/9, England d. 3 Jan 1689/90, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 168 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1643/4	Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [8]
  	The couple was married 18 March 1643/4 in Woburn.
  Children	1. Sarah SIMONS,   b. 28 Jul 1644, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   2. Judith SIMONS,   b. 3 Mar 1645/6, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 10 Apr 1704, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 58 years)   3. Mary SIMONS,   b. 9 Dec 1647, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 29 Aug 1728, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 80 years)   4. Caleb SIMONS,   b. 16 Aug 1649, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   5. William SIMONS,   b. 15 Apr 1651, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. Between 12 Jun 1672 and 4 Dec 1672, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 21 years)   6. Joseph SIMONS,   b. 18 Oct 1652, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   7. Benjamin SIMONS,   b. 18 Mar 1653/4, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   8. Tabitha SIMONS,   b. 20 Aug 1655, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 20 Aug 1655, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 0 years)   9. Joshua SIMONS   d. 16 Jul 1657, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   10. James SIMONS,   b. 1 Nov 1658, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   11. Bethiah SIMONS,   b. 9 May 1659, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   12. Huldah SIMONS,   b. 20 Nov 1660, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   13. (unknown) SIMONS,   b. c.1664
  Family ID	F427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1592] NEHGS, online (http://www.newenglandancestors.org). Court Files of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1649 - 1675, William Simons information (1658). downloaded 10 November 2007. [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 3 (Recorded at Boston) [S1638] Edward F. Johnson, Johnson, Genealogical Sketch of William Simonds, ((no place: privately printed, 1889)), p. 10., CS71 .S546 1800z Non-circulating. [S1590] Lucius R. Paige; indexed by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Paige, List of Freemen of Massachusetts, 1630 - 1691, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1978)), p. 27., ISBN 0-8063-0806-0. [S1634] Lillian G. Kimball Stewart, compiler, Lillian G. Kimball Stewart Collection, FHL US/CAN microfilms 877514 & 877515., ((Salt Lake City, UT: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)). pp. 726 - 728 (William Simons (sr) inventory) [S1592] NEHGS, online (http://www.newenglandancestors.org). Vital Records of Woburn, MA. downloaded 10 November 2007. [S1592] NEHGS, online (http://www.newenglandancestors.org). Court Files of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1649 - 1675, William Simons(sr) estate information. downloaded 10 November 2007. [S214] Edward F. Johnson, compiler, Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, From 1640 to 1873, Part III -- Marriages, ((Boston: Winship, Daniels & Co., 1891)). p. 127.