763; Ebenezer, b. 14 Feb. 1765; Persis, b. 25 Jan. 1767; Jonas, b. 18 May 1770; Lydia, b. 2 Jan. 1773, all at Lex.
8. Jacob, s. of Jonathan (6), by w. Elizabeth, had Jacob, b. 28 Oct. 1762; Elizabeth, b. 6 Mar. 1766; Jesse, b. 14 July 1767; Jonathan, b. 20 June 1769; Betsey, b. 26 Feb. 1772; Anna, b. 28 June 1774; Nathan, b. 1 Dec. 1775, d. 22 Ap. 1776.
Jacob the f. resided at Lex., and d. 18 June 1776, a. 38; his w. Elizabeth d. 24 Sept. 1830, a. 89.
9. Jacob, s. of Jacob (8), m. Hannah Simonds 26 Aug. 1790, and had Jacob, b. 24 Ap. 1791; Charles, b. 5 May 1793, d. 24 Sept. 1801; Hannah, b. 25 Ap. 1795, in. Charles Tufts, founder of Tufts College; John, b. 30 Ap. 1797, d. 26 Sept. 1801; George, b. 2 Dec. 1799, d. 22 Sept. 1801; Charles, b. 5 May 1802; John, b. 19 Aug. 1804; Harriet, b. 5 Nov. 1806; Mary Ann, b. 2 Feb. 1812; all at Lex.
10. Jesse, s. of Jacob (8), m. Rebecca Tidd of Acton 21 Nov. 1793, and had at Lex., Rebecca, b. 14 Feb. 1795; Jesse, b. 4 June 1797; and perh
rit the estate.
He d. 6 Aug. 1696.
His son Thomas, mariner, of Boston, described himself in a deed, dated 8 Nov. 1699, as son of Joseph Sill, formerly of Cambridge, late of Lyme, Conn., deceased.
The son Thomas was probably a shipmaster, residing in Boston, and the Capt.
Sill who died in May 1709.
Elijah, who grad.
H. C. 1748, and was ordained at Fairfield, Conn., 17 Oct. 1751, may have been of this family.
Five others of the name graduated at the same College, previous to 1839.
Simonds, Joseph (otherwise written Simons, Symons, and Symonds), m. Mary, dau. of John Tidd, 7 Mar. 1680-81, and had Rebecca, b. 11 June 1682; Mary, b. 15 Dec. 1684; Joshua, b. 23 Jan. 1686-7, d. at Lex. 3 Nov. 1768, a. nearly 82, and his w. Hannah d. 11 Nov. 1789, a. 93; Joseph, b. 8 June 1689; Daniel, b. about 1692, d. at Lex. 3 Ap. 1776, a. 83; and his w. d. 2 Ap. 1776, a. 81; Jonathan, d. 22 Dec. 1748; Abigail; Elizabeth, bap. 13 Nov. 1698.
Simpkins, Nicholas (otherwise written Sympkins), la
re 1766; Nathan, bap. 23 Feb. 1728-9, d. s. p. 27 Sept. 1766; Jason, bap. 28 June 1730.
Jason the f. res.
in Menot., and d. 26 Dec. 1762; going from a neighbor's near Menotomy Pond, it is supposed he missed his way, and got into the Pond where he was drowned.
(Boston News Letter.) His w. Hannah, who was several years his senior, d. 12 Dec. 1756, a. 63.
12. Samuel, s. of Samuel (4), m. Jane, dau. of Nicholas Fessenden, 10 Jan. 1711-12; she d. and he m. wid.
Lydia Cutter (formerly wid. Simonds) 24 Dec. 1761.
His chil.
were Samuel, b. 19 Sept. 1712; Martha, b. 27 Dec. 1714, m. William Bowers; Margaret, b. 25 Dec. 1718, d. unm.
13 Feb. 1791.
Samuel the f. res.
in Lex., and was bur. 13 Feb. 1776, a. 88; his w. Lydia was bur. 18 April 1790, a. 95.
13. John, s. of Samuel (4), by w. Bethia, had John, b. 12 July and d. 27 Nov. 1726; John, b. 8 Nov. 1728, d. 1749; Thaddeus, b. 8 Mar. 1731-2, d. before 15 Ap. 1755; James, b. 27 Sept. 1733, m. Lydia Phillips 15 Ap. 1762; Ebenezer,