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Symonds, William

Male Abt 1547 - 1635  (~ 88 years)


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  • Name Symonds, William  
    Born Abt 1547  of Taunton,Somerset,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried 8 Jan 1634/1635  Exeter,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: William is shown to be a son of Thomas Symonds of Taunton in Frederick Thomas Colby, ed, THE VISITATION OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON IN THE YEAR 1620, Publications of the Harleian Society, Visitation Series, vol. 6 (London, 1872), 280 (FHL #942 B4h). He is also identified as a brother in the will of Richard Symonds of Coxden, Devon, 14 Jan 1608, proved 26 Oct 1611, P.C.C., 79 Wood (FHL #092047). Richard is identified in the will of his father, Thomas Symonds of Taunton, 13 Oct 1572, proved 10 Jan 1572/3, P.C.C., 1 Peter (FHL #091951). Sir Symonds D'Ewes (1602-1650), grandnephew of William Symonds, wrote in his autobiography that William was a son of Thomas of Taunton and that he was the elder brother of Richard Symonds his grandfather, whose will is cited above. D'Ewes placed the birth of his grandfather about 1550. He is also called "my eldest brother" in the will of Thomas Symonds of London, 30 Nov 1619, proved 6 Sep 1620, P.C.C., 89 Soame (FHL #092081).
      MAR: Par reg of St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton (FHL #1526734 item 5).
      BUR: W. U. Reynell-Upham and H. Tapley-Soper, eds, THE REGISTERS OF BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN THE CITY OF EXETER, vol. 1, Parish register of Cathedral Church (Exeter, 1910), 62 (FHL #476912). Also see the will of William Symonds of Exeter, 20 Feb 1633/4, proved 20 Feb 1634/5, P.C.C., Sadler, 16 (FHL #092131).
      OCC: Gentleman

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      BEPS: IGI
    Person ID I6865  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2004 

    Father Symonds, Thomas,   b. Abt 1524, of Taunton,Somerset,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 22 Oct 1572, Taunton,Somerset,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Mother Femell, Agnes,   b. Abt 1528, of Taunton,Somerset,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1584  (Age 56 years) 
    Married Abt 1546 
    Family ID F3005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mohun or Moone, Alice,   b. Abt 1551, of Bothenhampton,Dorset,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 26 Jul 1628, Exeter,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1571  Taunton,Somerset,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Symonds, William,   d. Bef 20 Feb 1634
    +2. Symonds, Ann or Agnes,   b. Abt 1575, of Exeter,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (wp) 22 Feb 1649/50, Sterthill,Dorset,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Symonds, Marcella,   b. Abt 1575, of Exeter,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (wp) 10 Dec 1657, Salcombe,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Symonds, Rebecca,   b. Abt 1577, of Exeter,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (wp) 24 Nov 1662, Exeter,Devon,Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F2997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart