Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Capt. William Symmes
Bef 1627 - 1691 (> 64 years)1. Capt. William Symmes was born before 10 Jan 1627; was christened on 10 Jan 1627 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England; died on 22 Sep 1691 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets
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 PresidentWilliam married Mercy Chickering about 1675. Mercy (daughter of Francis Chickering and Anne Fiske) was born in Apr 1648 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 9 Apr 1648 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 12 Mar 1721 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Symmes was born about 1678 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets; died on 14 Feb 1758 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 2
2. Mary Symmes (1.William1) was born about 1678 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets; died on 14 Feb 1758 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Mary married John Torrey on 26 Dec 1700 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. John (son of William Torrey and Deborah) was born on 23 Jun 1673 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1730 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Ann Torrey was born on 28 May 1715 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 1751 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 3
3. Ann Torrey (2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 28 May 1715 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 1751 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Notes:
Ann Torrey and her husband James Humphrey were half second cousins, being both descended from William Torrey (d. 1690) but by different wives of his.
Ann married Maj. James Humphrey on 5 Dec 1734 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. James (son of James Humphrey and Margaret Torrey) was born on 22 Jun 1711 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 2 May 1798 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. James Humphrey was born on 12 Apr 1737 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 20 Aug 1811 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 4
4. James Humphrey (3.Ann3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Apr 1737 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 20 Aug 1811 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Notes:
Said to have fought in the Revolution.
James married Betty Prat on 21 Dec 1758 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Betty (daughter of Samuel Pratt and Betty Bicknell) was born on 15 Apr 1738 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 24 Oct 1831 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Mary Humphrey was born on 21 Nov 1761 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jan 1839 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 5
5. Mary Humphrey (4.James4, 3.Ann3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 21 Nov 1761 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jan 1839 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Notes:
The published records of Weymouth state that she died "in a fit."
The James Humphrey given on Find a Grave as her father, who died in 1778 and was married to a woman named Thankfull, was not her father.Mary married David Blanchard on 11 Jul 1782 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. David (son of David Blanchard and Mary Walker) was born on 10 Dec 1759 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jul 1824 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. David Blanchard was born on 20 Dec 1790 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 17 Aug 1876 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 6
6. David Blanchard (5.Mary5, 4.James4, 3.Ann3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Dec 1790 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 17 Aug 1876 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 1791, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
- Alternate death: 7 Aug 1875
Notes:
Served in the War of 1812, 2nd Massachusetts Militia, Lieut. Col. Samuel Webb, Jr. commanding, 1st Brigade, Jonathan Cleverly commanding.
David married Sarah "Sally" Simmons on 20 Nov 1814 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Allen Simmons and Silence) was born on 12 Dec 1794 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. David Bates Blanchard was born on 9 Jul 1831 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 2 Oct 1906 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 7
7. David Bates Blanchard (6.David6, 5.Mary5, 4.James4, 3.Ann3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Jul 1831 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 2 Oct 1906 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Martha Jane Hammett. Martha (daughter of Jeremiah B. Hammett and Esther Macomber) was born on 22 Apr 1851 in Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts; died in 1940 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Daisy Maria Blanchard was born on 22 Nov 1879 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 8 Apr 1926 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 8
8. Daisy Maria Blanchard (7.David7, 6.David6, 5.Mary5, 4.James4, 3.Ann3, 2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Nov 1879 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 8 Apr 1926 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Daisy married Thomas Vinson Nash on 23 Jan 1909 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Thomas Jefferson Nash and Alice Abia Hollis) was born on 1 Oct 1878 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 5 Oct 1932 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Constance Elizabeth Nash was born on 14 Sep 1913 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 11 Nov 2005 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried in Spring Brook Cemetery, Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.