Major Simon Willard

1605 - 1676  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Simon Willard
  Christening	7 Apr 1605	Horsemonden, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1634 (~ 28 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4]
  He came to New England with his wife, Mary, and his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.
  Moved to	1635 (~ 29 years)	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Residence	1660 (~ 54 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Offices Held	3 Feb 1667 (~ 61 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  He was elected a Selectman.
  Residence	1672 (~ 66 years)	Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Deed	16 Jul 1674 (~ 69 years)	Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  He deeded land to his son, Henry Willard and Henry's wife, Mary.
  Residence	1676 (~ 70 years)	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Death	24 Apr 1676	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 7]
  Burial	27 Apr 1676	Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 8]
  Siblings	1 sister
  1. Margery Willard,   b. 6 Nov 1602, Kent, England + 2. Major Simon Willard,   c. 7 Apr 1605, Horsemonden, Kent, England d. 24 Apr 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 71 years) ▻ Mary Sharpe,  m. 13 Oct 1628 ;   Elizabeth Dunster,  m. Abt 1643 ;   Mary Dunster,  m. 1652
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Richard Willard and second wife )
  1. George Willard,   c. 4 Dec 1614, Horsemonden, Kent, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Willard,   b. England d. Feb 1616, Horsemonden, Kent, England   (Father)  Margery Humphrie,   c. 25 May 1572, Horsemonden, Kent, England bur. 12 Dec 1608, Horsemonden, Kent, England  (Age ~ 36 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I665	Roy Line
  Last Modified	15 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Richard Willard,   b. England d. Feb 1616, Horsemonden, Kent, England
  Mother	Margery Humphrie,   c. 25 May 1572, Horsemonden, Kent, England bur. 12 Dec 1608, Horsemonden, Kent, England (Age ~ 36 years)
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mary Sharpe,   b. 16 Oct 1614, Horsemonden, Kent, England
  Marriage	13 Oct 1628	Marden, Kent, England   [1, 2, 4, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 6 months - She : 14 years.
  Children	2 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Mary Willard,   b. Abt 1631, England d. 1656 to 1661, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 25 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Elizabeth Willard,   b. Abt 1632, England d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Josiah Willard,   b. Abt 1635, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Jul 1674, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 39 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Elizabeth Willard,   b. Abt 1636, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Aug 1690, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Dorothy Willard,   b. Abt 1638, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Rev. Samuel Willard,   b. 31 Jan 1639/40, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Sep 1707, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Sarah Willard,   b. 24 Jul 1642, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Jan 1677/78, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Elizabeth Dunster,   c. 26 Apr 1619, Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England d. 1651/52, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1643  [1, 2, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 37 years and 8 months - She : ~ 23 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F2074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Mary Dunster,   c. 5 Dec 1630, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England d. 28 Dec 1715, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 85 years)  Other Partners: Deacon Joseph Noyes  m. 14 Jul 1680
  Marriage	1652	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 9]
  Lawson (1998) gives their marriage date as 19 July, clearly a transcription error [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 46 years and 8 months - She : ~ 21 years.
  Children	8 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Abovehope Willard,   b. 30 Oct 1646, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Dec 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 17 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Deacon Simon Willard,   b. 23 Nov 1649, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Jun 1731, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Mary Willard,   b. 7 Sep 1653, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1685 (Age 31 years) ▻ Cyprian Stevens  m. 22 Jan 1671/72     4. Henry Willard,   b. 4 Jun 1655, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1701, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. John Willard,   b. 12 Feb 1656/57, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Aug 1726, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Daniel Willard,   b. 26 Dec 1658, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Aug 1708, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 49 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Joseph Willard,   b. 4 Jan 1660/61, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Jun 1721, London, England (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Hope Willard,   b. 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Oct 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Captain Benjamin Willard,   b. 1665, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 Jun 1732, Grafton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 67 years)   10. Hannah Willard,   b. 6 Oct 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Jonathan Willard,   b. 14 Dec 1669, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1706, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 36 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Elizabeth Willard,   b. Abt 1671, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   13. Dorothy Willard,   b. Abt 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Major Simon Willard(1605 – 1676) 2Richard Willard( – 1616) 3Margery Humphrie(1572 – 1608)

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 7 Apr 1605 - Horsemonden, Kent, England Marriage - 13 Oct 1628 - Marden, Kent, England Immigration - 1634 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 1635 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 1652 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1660 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 3 Feb 1667 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1672 - Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Deed - 16 Jul 1674 - Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1676 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 24 Apr 1676 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 27 Apr 1676 - Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1047] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Willard-Hosmer , (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/willard.html. Printout dated 22 March 1998). [S1048] Potter, Charles Edward. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, Mass. and Their Descendants in Part to the Present Generation, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1887). [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877). [S616] Mahler, Leslie. "New Information on Massachusetts Bay Colonists from Kent, England" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 80, January 2005). [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S617] Green, Samuel A. "Material for the History of Groton, a Copy of an Ancient Deed" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VII, 1853). [S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879). [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S622] Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Genealogical Research in England - Dunster" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume LXXX, 1926).