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About William Symes, Sr.
5. WILLIAM SIMES, b. c. 1646 64 at Somerset,65 Eng. He m. (when?) (where?) Mary.66 He is apparently the "William Symes, living 1675" 67 mentioned in the History of Antigua, p. 111. Petty (pp. 2 3) says
Biography
From http://users.rcn.com/lsimms21/tsdescent.html
William Sims Sr. was from the Island of Antigua, and was the son of Thomas and Amy Bridges. William and several of his siblings had moved to Antigua 68 from Poundi[s]ford, Somerset, England, and are identified in the church and probate records of both Antigua and Somerset.69 In the 1670's and 1680's William and his brothers George and Richard went into the American Colonies. Richard returned home to England where an estate had been set up for him, but George and William settled in southeastern Virginia in the area of the Isle of Wight [County],70 and Nansemond County71 area. William moved north from there, and received a land grant in New Kent County72 where he settled with his family. William died there in 1726.
Family
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Symes-2
William married twice. His first wife, Mary, was the Mother of his older four sons. She died early in 1687 in New Kent County. [4] We believe he married soon thereafter to a lady named Francis who is mentioned in the Saint Peter's Parish Register after the death of William. [5] Francis gave birth to William's three younger sons.
Disambiguation
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There are multiple William Syms / Symes.
From The genealogy of the Sims family of Virginia, pg 56-58: [3]
William Symes married Elizabeth, a daughter of Robert Hill of Yard, in Somersetshire, by his first wife Alice Clark. Elizabeth may have been Williams' second wife.
Children of William Symes:
- 1st son John Symes of Poundsford
- 2nd son Robert
- 3rd son William
- daughter Jane
- daughter Alice
- daughter Elizabeth
- daughter Mary
Note that William's will shows that at his death in 1597, he had two other sons, Henry and James, who were of course dead in 1623
From his will, 'Wm Symes of Poundsford, will dated June 4 1597, proved Jul 27 1597, by Eliz. Symes the relict.
From The genealogy of the Sims family of Virginia, pg 64: [4]
The order of the children of Thomas and Amy Symes:
- Thomas of Barwick, birth not given, will proved Jan 14 1682
- John, birth not given, dead 1637
- Edward, baptised 1645 at Doytnton, Gloucester, alive in 1712
- Rev Charles, born abt 1469, graduated Magdalin College Oxford, Mar 1656 at age 17
- George of Antigua, abt 1651
- Henry of Antigua, baptized Nov 16 1653 at Doynton
- William
- Richard, b abt 1656, died May 27 1728, age 72
From The genealogy of the Sims family of Virginia, pg 70: [5]
William Symes, Sr, 'dyed' in New Kent, Feb 17 1725-6, according to an entry in St. Peter's Parish Register in the State Library in Richmond; and we have found that he must have been the father
- of a daughter 'Ann',
- a son William and
- a son Thomas,
just as had William Symes, seventh son of Thomas Symes of Bawick, Somersetshire
Based on the above, the William that died Feb 1725/26 in New Kent was not the son of Thomas of Somerset, England
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William Symes, Sr.'s Timeline
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1646
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Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
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December 7, 1663
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Somerset, England
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1667
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St. Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Somerset, England
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1674
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Somerset, England
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James City, Virginia, United States
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James City County, Virginia, United States
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New Kent County, Virginia, United States
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