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Major Simon WILLARD

Male 1605 - 1676  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Simon WILLARD  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Prefix Major 
    Christening 7 Apr 1605  Horsmonden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Apr 1676  Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Cause: Epidemic cold 
    Notes 
    • Excerpt from genealogy.com: Connecticut, 1600-1800s Local Families and Histories, History of Wethersfield - He and wife came, May 1634, to Boston Mass., in company with his sister Margery and her husband Capt. Doler Davis, and soon became known as a prosperous merchant in Cambridge. In the fall of 1635, he with Rev. Peter Bulkeley, DD, led the movement which resulted in the settlement of Concord. He was Concord's first dep. to the Gen. Ct., 1636, and was re-elected every subsequent yr. until 1654, with three exceptions. He was, for 22 yrs. a memb. of Curt of Assistants, 1654 to death; figured prominently with Rev. John Eliot in settlement with the Inds.; in 1653 was elected Sgrt. Maj. of the Middlesex Co. Troops and played an important part in King Philip's War; rem. to Lancaster, 1659; Groton, 1671-2 where he held many town offices. He d. 24 apr 1676, in Charlestown, Mass.

      Excerpt from "WILLARD-HOSMER": To America in 1634. Lived at Cambridge, Middlesec Co., Mass. 1634, Concord 1635, Lancaster 1660, Groton 1672, Salem 1676. Major WILLARD's military career is detailed in Soldiers in King Philip's War, by George M. Bodge (Leominster, MA: 1896), pages 120-126. Simon was Clerk of Writs at Concord, MA for 19 years, and also served as Surveyor of Arms. It was whle he lived at Concord that he was promoted to major in 1653. When past age 70 he led 47 men thirty miles to route the Indians from an attack on Brookfield, MA. Married first in England; second about 1643, Concord, MA to Elizabeth Dunster (d. about 1643) ,daughter of Henry Dunster (bur. Sep 16, 1646, Bury, Lancaster) and Isabel Kaye; and third about 1645 Mary Dunster (b. Dec 15, 1630, Bury, Lancaster; d. Dec 28, 1715, Sudbury,MA) cousin of Elizabeth and daughter of Robert Dunster and mary Gerrett. Simon had no children by Elizabeth and his ten youngest were by his third marriage. As the widow of Maj. Willard, Mary married second, on Jul 19, 1680, Dea. Joseph NOYES. Simon's first marriage was recorded at marden, Kent as: Simon Willard & Mary Sharpe were married the 13 day (Oct. 1638).
    Person ID I61576  Main Tree
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2022 

    Father Richard WILLARD,   b. Horsmonden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1617 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margery ?,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1608, Horsmonden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1601  Westgate, Margate, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F04668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary SHARPE,   c. 16 Oct 1614, Horsmonden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1642 and 1643, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth WILLARD   d. infancy Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. Josiah WILLARD,   b. 1635, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1674, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Birth]
     3. Elizabeth WILLARD,   b. 08 Apr 1635, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1690, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     4. Dorothy WILLARD,   b. 1638   d. 1638, Infancy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     5. Rev Samuel WILLARD,   b. 31 Jan 1639/40, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1707, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
     6. Sarah WILLARD,   b. 27 Jun 1642, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1677/8 (Age 35 years)  [Birth]
     7. Abovehope WILLARD,   b. 30 Oct 1646, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1663, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachuetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F04664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2016 

    Family 2 Elizabeth DUNSTER,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1649 
    Children 
     1. Simon WILLARD,   b. 23 Nov 1649, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1731 (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     2. Mary WILLARD,   b. 07 Sep 1653  [Natural]
    +3. Henry WILLARD,   b. 04 Jun 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1701, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Birth]
     4. John WILLARD,   b. 14 Feb 1656/7, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1726 (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
     5. Daniel WILLARD,   b. 29 Dec 1658, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1708 (Age 49 years)  [Birth]
     6. Joseph WILLARD,   b. 04 Jun 1660/1   d. Bef Jun 1721 (Age < 59 years)  [Birth]
     7. Benjamin WILLARD,   b. 1665   d. 16 Jun 1732, Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
     8. Hannah WILLARD,   b. 06 Oct 1668  [Birth]
     9. Jonathan WILLARD,   b. 14 Dec 1669   d. 1706 (Age 36 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F02069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2016 

    Family 3 Mary DUNSTER,   c. 15 Dec 1630, Bury, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1715 (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Family ID F4665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 7 Apr 1605 - Horsmonden, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Epidemic cold - 24 Apr 1676 - Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S01987] Connecticut, 1600s-1800s Local Families and Histories.

    2. [S03687] "Willard-Hosmer" From the files of Stephen M. Lawson, http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/willard.htm#JWillard.

    3. [S2981] Joseph Willard and Charles Wilkes Walker, WILLARD Genealogy - Sequel to Willard Memoir.

    4. [S3137] Joseph Willard, WILLARD Memoir or Life and Times of Major Simon WILLARD.


  

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