At this years rea reunion, june 10th, 2012, the book committee lee rea, betsy blankenship, virginia bjorlin will make an announcement regarding the progress of the family history book. Researching your family s history can be a fun,rewarding,and occa. Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more. Genealogy of the simmons family of maine and massachusetts frederick johnson simmons read. The first record of ralph shows him and a james simmons in the land grant records of amite county, mississippi. Learn the meaning and origin of the last name simmons, plus find genealogy and family trees for the simmons surname. Discover the meaning of the simmons name on ancestry. The following list has been gathered from a variety of sources. The simmons family first appears in the records of devonshire where they were recorded as an ancient devonshire family before the year 1100.
This is a family website powered by myheritage, used by simmons family website. Some years back family members updated and reprinted the bala chitto simmons family genealogy, a book which was originally written by hansford l. The most simmons families were found in the usa in 1880. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A compilation of simmons descendants of pendleton county. My simmons family line is traced back to the mid 1700s to rensselaer county, new. Simmons legends the simmons family of newfoundland. This was about 21% of all the recorded simmons s in the uk. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Simmons genealogy history according to the family history resource centre. Im having technical issues with the web pages, but i.
Road books of marion county, dated june 1812, mentions ralph simmons. Free genealogy family history photo search by surname dead fred. The book, history of the simmons family, from moses simmons, 1st. Samuel and ann lived in an area called lower island cove. Samuel simmons and his wife ann lived in an area called lower island cove. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Im not duplicating what is already common knowledge. Family tradition and a regional history book claim that one of our female.
A collaboration between plimoth plantation and the new england historic genealogical society. The current version of this simmons family tree features 672 individuals from 297 families. The family history was traced in colin simmons 2009 book the simmons family of newfoundland. Simmons genealogy is british, or rather cornish, originating among the people of cornwall in southwestern england.
Simmons the centennial history of oregon, 18111912 source. A photo of the bowman family in front of their grocery store. Simmons family history for most people, just about every aspect of their life has been influenced in some way by their ancestors. The notable simmons family is shown in the ancient manuscripts and cartularies as tracing their ancestry to anglo saxon origin. Family tree maker home pages for users starting with sim. Family legend is that ralph simmons came to mississippi with a brother the brother went one way and he went another.
The simmons family histories pages have a red color theme and contain major family lines of. Simmons family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more linkpendium. Arber, pages 155, 156 and 159, we believe that moyses symonson was a son of william simonzoon symonson who lived near the church at leyden. Unpuzzling your past by emily croom,betterway books,2003. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Charles and elma simmons briefly ran a grocery store in new york city. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and are from our. The simmons family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Linking history, archives, family, and a love of books simmons. And according to the book colonial families of pennysylvania author.
Simmons family photos your free family history album. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This is the birth date of samuel simmons who married ann. My father remembers hearing that elma hated living in the city so much that she threatened divorce if they did not go home to dutchess county. The simmons genealogy received its latest, longoverdue update on 31 december 2014. Genealogy and history documents, william shurtleff compiled by. The name simon was originally a given name with two origins. We want to point out and emphasize that while we are a simmons family genealogy.
The persons with starred names were surviving pensioners in 1840, george rymer, the oldest, being 90 years of age, and edward morton, the youngest, 75 years. The history of the name simmons the simmons home page. From what we read in the story of the pilgrim fathers by e. In 1840 there were 425 simmons families living in new york. This was about 20% of all the recorded simmonss in the usa.
Several years previous to the sailing of the mayflower for america, brewster went to lyden, holland, where the reform church was organized by the english refugees. This is the story of richard and ann tyler simmons, who had 10 children and moved to pike county from south carolina around 1810. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. They had several sons including william simmons, who became the forefather of all the simmons on the island. Moyses symonson ship fortune, 1621, to and including the eleventh generation in some lines. Dec 21, 2016 stepbystep tips for creating a family history genealogy photo book digital photos 101. History of the simmons family, from moses simmons, 1st.
In 1891 there were 2,483 simmons families living in london. Stepbystep tips for creating a family history genealogy. February 21, 1831, will of james simmons proved in dutchess county, ny. Family history centers edit edit source family history centers provide oneonone assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. My simmons family line is traced back to the mid 1700s to rensselaer county, new york where my research has encountered a brick wall. Henry simmons history of idaho, the gem of the mountains source. The descendants of peter simmons, brunswick county, virginia. In addition, many centers have free howto genealogy classes. Im building on my simmons degree and archivist training with a certification in genealogy so that i can better help clients with family history. For the moment, only the gedcom file has been updated. A basic guide to tracing your family history by ralph j. For current information about a center near you, go to the family history center map. New york had the highest population of simmons families in 1840. Final proofs will soon be on their way to the publisher and so here, to whet your appetite for the book, are some excerpts from the.
The simmons family in dutchess county and ontario the simmons family settled in dutchess county before the american revolution. Moses simmons moyses symonson the father of the family in america, came to plymouth in the ship fortune from lyden, holland, in 1621, landing on the ninth day of november of that year. London had the highest population of simmons families in 1891. Find the simmons family tree at onegreatfamily simmons in new. One origin is biblical, from the hebrew shimon, meaning hearken. History of the simmons family paul langes genealogy. This is what we know so far about the history of the name simmons. The simmons family from newfoundland can be traced back to 1751.
The simmons home page the history of the name simmons. Rea family history book update the reas of mecklenburg. Simmons, bennett, eddy, gibson, griswold, jesiek, tanner, young and other families. The line then went via their son william to their grandsons james and john, both born in mosquito nearby in the early 1800s. Moyses symonson ship fortune, 1621, to and including the eleventh generation in some lines, and very nearly complete to the third and fourth generations from moses 1st. Simmons family trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna, and more. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Simmons surname meaning and family history thoughtco.
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