SYMMES Part 2 of 2
Generations marked (1) (2) etc. -- the oldest are (1) –just applies to this page. Most lists I’ve seen only count the male line. In order to do direct decent, this list uses both male and female.
(6) Rev TIMOTHY SYMMES 1714 – 1756 (my 5th great grandfather)
Spouses & Children
Mary Cleves -SYMMES 1717 – 1781
(1760 m Anna Tuthill 1741-1781)
Children: (8) Maria Symmes – (8) Anna Tuthill Symmes – (8) Joseph Symmes)
(7) William SYMMES 1746 – 1748 2 yo Child
(7) William Symmes 1746 – 1825 (1759 m Anna Gee )
(7) Anna Tuthill Symmes 1775 – 1864 (my 4th great grand aunt) (1795 m. William Henry Harrison-President of the United States)
Lydia Eunice Cogswell –POTTER 1732 – 1788 (2nd husband Richard Potter. Children Lydia Potter – Jonathan Potter)
(7) Capt Ebenezer Symmes 1754-1830 (m Abigail Doe. Child: Sarah Sally Symmes)
TIMELINE
Marriage to Mary Cleves 1741 17 Sep — Age: 27 Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
FIND A GRAVE NOTES
Birth: 1715 Death: 1756 Family links: Parents: Timothy Symmes (1683 - 1765) Spouse: Mary Cleves Symmes (1746 - 1746) Children: John Cleves Symmes (1742 - 1814)* Timothy Symmes (1744 - 1797)* Timothy Symmes (1744 - 1797)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Created by: P Fazzini Record added: Oct 06, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42759247
Source Information
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Historical Notes (7) John Cleves Symmes 1742-1814 (my 4th great grand uncle)
John Cleves Symmes (July 21st, 1742–February 26, 1814[1]) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison. He was the son of the Rev. Timothy Symmes (1715–1756) and Mary Cleves (died c. 1746) of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. John was born in Riverhead, New York on July 21, 1742.
Symmes was educated as a lawyer and married Anna Tuthill (1741–1776) at Mattituck, New York on October 30, 1760. They had two children; Maria (born April 23, 1765) and Mary (born August 30, 1767) at Mattituck before moving to New Jersey sometime around 1770. Another daughter Anna Tuthill Symmes was born in 1775 at Flatbrookville, Walpack Township, Sussex County, New Jersey before his wife died in 1776.
Symmes supported the revolution, becoming chairman of the Sussex County, New Jersey Committee of Safety in 1774. When the Revolutionary war began in earnest, he served as Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of the Sussex County militia from 1777 to 1780. The unit was called into service with the Continental Army on several actions.
Symmes served on the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1777 and 1778. Then, in 1778, Governor William Livingston appointed him to the State Council (now the New Jersey Senate). He was a frequent visitor to the Governor both in Elizabethtown and in Parsippany. In 1779, John married Livingston's daughter, Susannah. Besides being the governor's daughter, she was John Jay's sister-in-law.
Symmes represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress (1785–1786), then, in 1788, moved to the west, settling in what later became North Bend, Ohio. He served as a judge of the Territorial Court from 1788 until Ohio became a state in 1803. He also pursued an active career as a land developer and seller. He died on February 26, 1814 at Cincinnati, Ohio, and is buried at North Bend.
Land development
Symmes bought 311,682 acres from the Congress in 1788. President George Washington signed the patent on October 30, 1794 conveying to Symmes 248,250 acres (1,005 km²) plus a surveying township of 23,040 acres (93 km²), in trust, for an academy. This land was known as the Symmes Purchase, and was the cause of considerable controversy in his lifetime and after. The purchase price was $225,000, and was paid in notes issued by the Congress to raise money during the war. There is no doubt that a considerable part of this amount came from Symmes in the first place as he lent most of his own money to the revolution.
There were other investors who served as partners in the transaction. There is also no doubt that some of these notes were purchased from other holders, probably at a discount. This was before the rampant speculation in these notes that happened a few years later, but is still questionable.
There were also disputes about the actual boundaries of the purchase and the quality of surveying and validity of titles. In the last years of his life, he spent a great deal of time in court, defending himself from claims.
Symmes' nephew and namesake John Cleves Symmes, Jr. fought in the War of 1812 and is best known for his Hollow Earth Theory.
(5) TIMOTHY SYMMES 1683 – 1765 (my 6th great grandfather)
Spouse & Children
Elizabeth Rose Collamore -ROSE 1679 – 1758
(6) Hannah Symmes 1712 – 1712 Died in Childhood
(6) Anthony Symmes 1716 – 0
Timeline
Marriage to Elizabeth Collamore -ROSE-1710 31 Jul — Age: 27
SOURCE INFORMATION
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
(4) Capt William Symmes 1627-1691 (my 7th great grandfather)
(3) Rev Zechariah or Zachariah Symmes 1599-1670 (my 8th great grantfather)
There is extensive information on Zachariah, William & William Symmes which includes historical information on the times. I can’t record it all – I can’t even get the patience together to read it all.
Death Jan. 28, 1670
Spouse & Children
Sarah Baker 1604 – 1673
(4) Mary Symmes 1625 – 1651
(4) William Symmes (Capt) 1627 – 1691 (see above)
(4) Elizabeth Symmes 1630 – 0
(4) Huldah Symmes 1631 – 0
(4) Hannah Symmes 1632 – 0
(4) Rebecca Symmes 1633 – 1681
(4) Ruth Symmes 1635 – 0
(4) Zechariah (Rev) Symmes 1637 – 1707
(4) Timothy Symmes 1640 – 1641 1 yo Died in Childhood
(4) Deborah Symmes 1642 – 1716
There is possibly another spouse Mehitable Palmer -DALTON-SYMMES 1628 – 1695 but the information is iffy.
Timeline
Birth 1599 5 Apr Canterbury, Kent, England
Entered CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1617 25 Apr — Age: 18
Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, Apr. 25, 1617. Doubtless s. of William (1577). B. at Canterbury, Apr. 5, 1599. Matric. 1617; B.A. 1620-1; M.A. 1624. Lecturer at St Antholin's, London, 1621-5, resigned owing to persecution in the Bishops' Courts. R. of Dunstable, 1
Graduation 1620 — Age: 21 Emmanuel College, Cambridge University
Residence 1621 -1625 — Age: 22 London, Middlesex, England
Marriage to Sarah Baker 1622 13 Aug — Age: 23 Saint Savior, Southwark, Surrey England
Departure 1634 1 Aug — Age: 35 Canterbury, Kent or Dunstable England Aboard the Griffin
Arrival 1634 18 Sep — Age: 35 Boston aboard THE GRIFFIN
England Aug 1, 1634 arriving in September 18, 1634, at Boston with about one hundred passengers and cattle for the plantations. Symmes Zachariah Rev. (From Canterbury, Kent or Dunstable, bound for Charlestown. Ref: Savage Gen Dict. 36 pg 1 & 77)
Ordination 1634 22 Dec — Age: 35 Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Residence 1641 — Age: 42 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death 1670 28 Jan — Age: 70
Passenger List for the Griffin 1634 ________________________________________ GRIFFIN: This ship arrived at Boston September (18), with about one hundred passengers and cattle for the plantations. ……..Rev. ZACHARIAH SYMMES of Canterbury, county Kent (settled in) Charlestown Mrs. Sarah Symmes William Symmes Mary Symmes Elizabeth Symmes Huldah Symmes Hannah Symmes Rebecca Symmes
(2) Rev William Symmes 1570-1627 (my 9th great grandfather)
Timeline
Ordination 1588 — Age: 18
(1) William Symmes 1500-1525 (my 10th great grandfather)
Born: 1500 Canterbury, England This is the only information that I haveon him.
` It is the end of the line on my records.
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