Deacon Simon Stone, III

Simon served in King Philip's War, credited for service under Captain Syll/Sill, 24 June 1676, and for service in King William's War. A few years later, Simon Stone moved to Groton, Massachusetts, a town in which his father and Matthias Farnsworth were original proprietors.[1]

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Deacon Simon Stone was born on 8 Sep 1656 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay toSimon Stone and Mary (Whipple) Stone. He is the brother of John Stone, Matthew Stone, Nathaniel Stone, Ebenezer Stone, Mary (Stone) Starr, Nathaniel Stone, Elizabeth (Stone) Stearns, David Stone, Infant Stone, Susanna (Stone) Goddard and Jonathan Stone. He married Sarah (Farnsworth) Stone about 1684 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony. He is the father of Simon Stone, Sarah (Stone) Farr, Abigail (Stone) Holden, Mary (Stone) Whitney, Susanna (Stone) Chamberlin, Isaac Stone, Hannah Stone, Joseph Stone, Benjamin Stone and Lydia Stone. Simon died on 9 Dec 1741 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.

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Biography

Simon Stone, son of Simon Stone and Mary Whipple, was born 8 Sep 1656 at the Stone homestead at Mount Auburn in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.[1]

Simon served in King Philip's War, credited for service under Captain Syll/Sill, 24 June 1676, and for service in King William's War. A few years later, Simon Stone moved to Groton, Massachusetts, a town in which his father and Matthias Farnsworth were original proprietors.[1]

He married Sarah Farnsworth, daughter of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary Farr Farnsworth, about 1685, probably in Groton and the couple had ten children born in Groton:[1]

Simon, b. 1 Aug 1686; Sarah, b. 1688, m. Stephen Farr 1708, 4+ ch.; Abigail, b. 1690, m. Nathaniel Holden 1718/9, 7 ch.; Mary, b. 1692, m. Abraham Whitney c 1714, 6 ch.; Susanna, b. 23 Oct 1694, m. Jacob Chamberlain c 1718, 8 ch.; Isaac, b. 4 May 1697, d. 30 Sep 1723 unm.; Hannah, b. 1699, d. 27 Sep 1723 unm,; Joseph, b. 8 Mar 1701/2; Benjamin, b. 12 Aug 1706; Lydia, b. c 1708, d. 30 Sep 1723 unm. Simon was elected a deacon in the Groton church on 22 Apr 1715, was a prosperous farmer and in 1706, was representative to the Massachusetts General Court.[1] He was elected to many local and state offices: constable, surveyor of highways, and frequent turns as selectman.

During his lifetime, he distributed his estate among his children, so he left no will. Deacon Simon Stone died in Groton, Massachusetts 19 Dec 1741 at 85 years of age.[2] He was buried in the Old Burying Ground in Groton, and his headstone reads: Here Lies Buried | Body of Deacn | Simon Stone | Who Departed | This Life | Decembr ye 19th | A. D. 1741 | Age 85 Years | 3M & 11 D.[1]

Research Note

Removed Sarah Nutting as wife. Simon married Sarah Farnsworth, daughter of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary Farr. Sarah Nutting married, first, Matthias Farnsworth, son of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary Farr. After Matthias' death in 1698, she married John Stone.[3] The two women, Sarah Farnsworth and Sarah (Nutting) Farnsworth, have frequently been confused.

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bartlett, Joseph Gardner. Simon Stone genealogy: ancestry and descendants of Deacon Simon Stone Watertown, Mass., 1320-1926. (Boston: Stone Family Association, 1926) at HathiTrust.org, pages 52-56, 59-62. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850. Groton Deaths, Volume 2, page 272. The death record of Deacon Simon. ↑ Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Volume 1. Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. 1926. p 166 See also:

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Dea. Simon Stone of Watertown MA and Some of his Descendants, David Brown, Volume 53, 1899, page 345-348. History, Charter and By-laws of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of .. By Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois, General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). Illinois, page 273. U.S., Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Simon Stone, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Stone, Simon c. 1685; Groton, page 715. Chute, William E., 1894. Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America. Salem, Mass. page xlii Find A Grave: Memorial #43447161 Acknowledgements

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Simon Stone

Birth: Sep. 8, 1656 Watertown Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Death: Dec. 19, 1741 Groton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Eldest s/o Simon & Mary (Whipple) Stone

He was a Deacon.

First husband of Dorcas Jones, married 12 Jun 1679 in Cambridge, MA

Second Husband of Sarah Farnsworth, married 1684/1685 in Of Groton, Middlesex, MA

They have 11 children.

Parents:

 Simon Stone (1631 - 1708)

 Mary Whipple Stone (1633 - 1720)

Spouse:

 Sarah Farnsworth Stone (1663 - 1731)

Children:

 Isaac Stone (____ - 1723)*

 Abigail Stone Holdin (1691 - 1757)*

 Hannah Stone (1699 - 1723)*

 Lydia Stone (1708 - 1723)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Old Burying Ground Groton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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2 AGE 85

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2 AGE 83

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