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• Name: James SIMMONS
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1777 in Troy, Maine ^b
• Death: Abt Feb 1834 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania ^d
• Burial: Ball Cemetery, Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Libbeas SIMMONS Death: Troy, Maine
Mother:

• Mary DOUGLAS Birth: Abt 1757 in Middleborough, Massachusetts Death: Troy, Maine

Family:
Marriage:

• Hannah BUZZARD .^m1
  
• Hannah BUZZARD Birth: Abt 1783 in Maine Death: After 1870

Children:

1. James SIMMONS Birth: Abt 1804 in Massachusetts
2. Letty SIMMONS Birth: 1 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
3. Lucy SIMMONS Birth: Abt 1810 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1852 in Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
4. Mary SIMMONS Birth: 3 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
5. Lauria SIMMONS Birth: 4 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
6. David SIMMONS Birth: Abt 1820 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
7. Jeremiah SIMMONS Birth: Abt 1821 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
8. Hannah Mahala SIMMONS Birth: 4 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Findagrave 45562526 Simmons]

age 26-45 in 1820 [Ref: 1820 PA Mercer Delaware 03]

age 40-50 in 1830 [Ref: 1830 PA Mercer Delaware 07],

place:

prob Troy, Maine [Ref: DouglasJL DOUGLAS p44],

parents:

[Ref: DouglasJL DOUGLAS p44]

Sources for death Information

date:

1833 [Ref: Findagrave 45562526 Simmons]

will dated 8 Jan 1834, pro 24 Mar 1834 [Ref: MercerCoPA Wills 2-12],

place:

[Ref: Findagrave 45562526 Simmons, MercerCoPA Wills 2-12]

Sources for burial Information

place:

[Ref: Findagrave 45562526 Simmons]

Sources with Information about marriage to Hannah BUZZARD

names:

[Ref: DouglasJL DOUGLAS p44],

child:

[Ref: MercerCoPA Wills 2-12]

Research Notes:
Corporal in Captain John Elliots Rifle Corps Battalion, 3rd Reg, of Westmorland Co [Ref: Findagrave 45562526 Simmons]

1820: living in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, PA. Entry 001110-32010; one male age 16-18, one male 16-26, one male age 26-45; three females under age 10, two females age 10-16, and one female age 26-45. [Ref: 1820 PA Mercer Delaware 03]

1830: living in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, PA. entry 0200001000000-10112010000 two males age 5-10, one male age 40-50 (James), one female age under 5, one female age 10-15, one female age 15-20, two females age 20-30, one females age 40-50 (Hannah) [Ref: 1830 PA Mercer Delaware 07]

wife Hannah listed as head of household in 1840 census [Ref: 1840 PA Mercer Delaware 03]

Will, recorded in Book 2 page 12, Mercer Co Pennsylvania
In the name of God, Amen. I James Simmons of the State of Pennsylvania County of Mercer and Township of Delaware being sick and weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding (Praised be God for it) and considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and to the end I may be the better prepared to leave this world. Whenever it shall please God to call me hence, do therefor make and declare this my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say,
I give and bequeath unto my son James and my daughter Letty and Lucinda Mary and Eliza one dollar each, to be paid out of my estrate in twelve years from the date underneath, but my other children being under age, named as follows Larnia, David, Jeremiah, and Hannah Mahala, for the purpose of keeping these last four children together and that they may be provided with a home until they are all of age, if they should live so long. For this purpose I will and bequeath (after all my lawful debts are paid) unto my beloved wife Hannah Simmons all my real and personal estate, goods and chattels, for the maintenance of herself and the children that is under age until they come to lawful age. But if my wife should marry my real estate shall fall to my sons David and Jeremiah but if my wife should remain a widow in that case she can remain on the land until the day of her death at which time it falls to the last boys mentioned to be divided share and share alike.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the eighth day of January 1834. James Simmons.
Signed sealed published and declared by the above James Simmons to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Amos Ball. Alex Mitchell. Pearson Arnold.
Mercer County SS. This 24th day of March 1834 personally appeared before me Samuel Holstein Register for the Probate of wills etc for said county Amos Ball and Pearson Arnold subscribing witnesses to the written instrument of writing who after being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they were present and saw James Simmons sign the within instrument of writing and heard him acknowledge the same to be his last will and testament and that at the time of his so doing the said James Simmons was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and belief. Samuel Holstein, Register.
Registed(?) March 24th 1834. [Ref: MercerCoPA Wills 2-12]



Pedigree of James SIMMONS
 /-----Libbeas SIMMONS
James SIMMONS
|                  /-----John DOUGLAS
|         /-----John DOUGLAS
|        |         \-----Eunice RATLIFFE
 \-----Mary DOUGLAS
          \-----Mary BRALEY



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