Capt. William Symmes

Bef 1627 - 1691  (> 64 years)

• Name	William Symmes  [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	Bef 10 Jan 1627  [2, 3]
  Baptism	10 Jan 1627	Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	of Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets   [4]
  Death	22 Sep 1691	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets   [3, 5, 6]
  Siblings	1 sibling
  + 1. Capt. William Symmes ,   b. Bef 10 Jan 1627   d. 22 Sep 1691, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets  (Age > 64 years) ▻ Mercy Chickering ,  m. Abt 1675 + 2. Mary Symmes ,   b. 9 Apr 1628, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England d. 18 Jul 1710, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years) ▻ Capt. Thomas Savage ,  m. 15 Sep 1652
  Person ID	I34062	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DGH
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Rev. Zachariah Symmes,   b. 5 Apr 1599, Canterbury, Kent, England d. 4 Feb 1671, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Baker,   b. Bef 22 Apr 1604   d. Bef 28 Dec 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets (Age < 72 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1622	St. Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England   [2, 7]
  Family ID	F9597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy Chickering,   b. Apr 1648, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 12 Mar 1721, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1675  [1, 2, 3, 8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Symmes,   b. Abt 1678, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets d. 14 Feb 1758, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age ~ 80 years)
  Family ID	F20050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  He and his second wife Mercy/Mary Chickering were ancestors of Anna Tuthill Symmes, wife of President William Henry Harrison, and of their grandson, President Benjamin Harrison. William Symmes (1627-1691) = Mercy Chickering (1648-1721) Timothy Symmes (1683-1765) = Elizabeth Collamore (1679-1758) Rev. Timothy Symmes (1714-1756) = Mary Cleves (d. 1746) John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814) = Anna Tuthill (1741-1776) Anna Tuthill Symmes (1775-1864) = William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), 9th US president John Scott Harrison (1804-1878) = Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (1810-1850) Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), 23rd US President

  
  

• Sources

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