Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families
Simmons, Jonathan Sr.
1768 - 1845 (77 years)-
Name Simmons, Jonathan Suffix Sr. Birth 31 Jan 1768 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts [1, 2] - Sometimes written Deighton.
Gender Male Military Service 22 Mar 1804 Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA Appointed Captain in Major William Pitts' battalion of militia in Ontario County, New York by George Clinton, Governor of New York. (See document below) Relocation Abt 1832 Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA [3] When Jonathan Sr. and wife Ruth moved to Westfield in 1832 he bought a house and 50 acres of land in lot 23 for $450 from his son Jonathan Jr and wife Abigail Residence Abt 1800 - 1832 Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA Land 26 Jan 1838 Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA [4, 5] A complex transaction in which Jonathan and Ruth sold parts of lots 23 and 26 in Westfield for $1500 to their son Erastus. Erastus then returned the land to his parents with the promise to take care of them in their old age. If he kept his promise, he could use the land, but if he failed to keep his promise he would lose the land. Residence 1832 - 1845 Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA [6, 7, 8] Moved to Westfield in 1832 and remained there for the rest of his life. Death 19 May 1845 Leroy, Medina, Ohio [9] - The name Leroy was changed to Westfield Center in 1971.
Burial Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA [9] - Row 13
Person ID I146 Martin-Bloom Last Modified 24 Jan 2021
Father Simmons, Constant Jr., b. 5 Feb 1742, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 27 Jun 1831, Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA (Age 89 years) Mother Soper, Silence, b. 26 Jan 1749, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 24 Aug 1835, Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA (Age 86 years) Marriage 20 Jul 1765 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts [10] Family ID F63 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Gooding, Ruth, b. 20 Feb 1769, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 20 Mar 1859, Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio (Age 90 years) Marriage 5 Nov 1790 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts [9, 11, 12] Type: Intention Children 1. Simmons, Ruth, b. 24 Mar 1792, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 12 Apr 1875, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years) 2. Simmons, Lucy, b. 24 Jan 1794, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 7 May 1858, Goodings Grove, Will, Illinois (Age 64 years) + 3. Simmons, Jonathan Jr., b. 3 Mar 1796, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 23 Apr 1863, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA (Age 67 years) 4. Simmons, Isaiah, b. 23 Oct 1799, New York d. 23 May 1867 (Age 67 years) 5. Simmons, Simpson, b. 24 Mar 1802 d. 10 Sep 1803 (Age 1 year) 6. Simmons, Sally, b. 20 Aug 1803 d. 20 Feb 1887 (Age 83 years) 7. Simmons, Simpson, b. 10 Oct 1805, Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA d. 25 Apr 1881 (Age 75 years) + 8. Simmons, Harriet, b. 20 Dec 1807 d. 1 Nov 1877 (Age 69 years) + 9. Simmons, Elmina, b. 16 Oct 1810 d. 13 Sep 1873 (Age 62 years) + 10. Simmons, Erastus, b. 16 Sep 1814, Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA d. 12 Feb 1892, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years) Documents Simmons Family Bible
Transcription by Ruth Simmons Stebbins. The Bible was purchased by Jonathan Simmons Sr. and repaired by Eliza Daniels Simmons, wife of Erastus. It was published in 1829 and probably purchased after 1832, when Jonathan Sr. moved to Ohio. Thus, at least some of the records were not made contemporaneously with the events. The oldest persons recorded, Constant and Silence Simmons, lived in Bristol, New York at the same time as their grandchildren.Histories The Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina Co.,Ohio by Ruth Simmons Stebbins
Part 1 outlines the relocation of several Simmons family members to Ohio and their lives there. It also includes some information on the founding of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co., in which members of the Simmons family played roles. Part 2 was originally a separate document, but it is appended here because it provides more information on the extended Simmons family in addition to details on Erastus Simmons descendants and family life.
Ruth Stebbins sent part 1 to her cousin, Lottie Tanner Martin and Patricia Vanhoose donated part 2 to the Medina County Public Library.
Download a PDF (50 KB) of this history.
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Family ID F55 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Nov 2019
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Photos Simmons' Tin Trunk
This is the tin trunk described by Ruth Simmons Stebbins (see the Simmons Family of Westfield, Medina County, Ohio under histories). Originally the property of Jonathan Simmons Sr., it is now in the possession of descendants of Jonathan's son Erastus. It contains many documents including Jonathan Simmons' appointment as Captain in the New York State Militia in 1804, and deeds to land in Bristol, Ontario, New York and in Medina County, Ohio.
Documents Simmons Families, 1840 US Census Westfield, Medina, Ohio
On this page are Jonathan Sr., Jonathan Jr., and Simpson [Simson] Simmons, Luther King (m. Ruth Simmons Allen), and Isaac Jones (m. Sally Simmons). On the previous page is Ebenezer Bissell (m. Harriet Simmons) and 2 pages later is S. H. Pomroy (m. Elmina Simmons).Simmons Birth Records, Children of Constant and Silence
Copy of birth records from Dighton, Massachusetts for Simpson, Jonathan Sr., Hannah, Isaiah, Sally, Lucy, Lydia, Enoch, Esther, Cynthia and Achsah Simmons deposited in the Medina District Library, Medina, Ohio by P. Vanhoose.Simmons, Jonathan -- Certificate of Appointment as Captain in the New York State Militia.
(Document from the Simmons' tin trunk.)Deed -- Jonathan Simmons Jr and wife Abigail Simmons to Jonathan Simmons.
When Jonathan Sr. moved to Westfield in 1932 he bought 50 acres of land in lot 23 for $450 from Jonathan Jr. and Abigail. Microfilm of record of land sale, Medina County, Ohio, Book F pp 392-393. (Medina County District Library)Deed -- from Jonathan and Ruth Simmons to Erastus Simmons.
Jonathan and Ruth sold parts of lots 23 and 26 to Erastus Simmons for $1500. In the next document Erastus deeded the land back to Jonathan and Ruth along with the promise to care for them for the rest of their lives. If he kept his promise the land was his to use, but if he failed to keep his promise he would forfeit the land. Signed 26 Jan 1838 and recorded by Medina County 26 Jun 1839 in Book Q pp 88 - 89. (Document from the Simmons' tin trunk.)Deed (p. 1) -- from Erastus Simmons to Jonathan and Ruth Simmons
The second step of the arrangement in which Erastus agreed to care for his parents for the rest of their lives. This page is the transfer of land from Erastus to Jonathan and Ruth at no cost. Signed 26 Jan 1838 and recorded Medina County 27 Jun 1839 in Book Q pp. 89 - 90. (Document from the Simmons' tin trunk.)Deed (p. 2) -- from Erastus Simmons to Jonathan and Ruth Simmons
On this page Erastus agreed to care for his parents for the rest of their lives. Signed 26 Jan 1838 and recorded Medina County 27 Jun 1839 in Book Q pp. 89 - 90. (Document from the Simmons' tin trunk.)
Headstones Simmons, Jonathan
Gravestone
Plot: Row 13
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Sources - [S7] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, part 2, p. 2.
- [S9] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Mayflower ancestors of the Simmons, (unpublished, 1958).
- [S164] Deed, Recorded Book F pp 392-393, Medina County, Ohio (microfilm at Medina County District Library).
- [S164] Deed, Recorded Medina County, Ohio 26 Jun 1839, Book Q, pp 88 - 89.
- [S164] Deed, Recorded Medina County, Ohio 27 Jun 1839, Book Q, pp 89 - 90.
- [S137] William Henry Perrin, J. H. Battle, Weston Arthur Goodspeed, History of Medina County and Ohio, (Baskin and Battey, Chicago, 1881), p. 899.
- [S7] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, part 1, p.2; part 2, p. 1.
- [S134] National Archives and Records Administration, 1840 US Census, (ancestry.com), Westfield, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 244; Page: 412; Image: 1076; Family History Library Film: 0020171.
- [S24] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Stebbins Papers, SimmonsHandwrittenNotes.pdf.
- [S315] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Dighton Marriages, Vol. 1 p90 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14013/90/253547083 .
July ye 20 1765 Constant Simmons Junr and Silance Soper of Dighton entered their Intentions of marrige. - [S315] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Dighton Marriage Intentions, Vol. 2A, p. 1a https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14014/1a/253548029.
November ye 5 1790 Jonathan Simmons & Ruth Gooding both of Dighton Entreed their Intention of Marriage - [S14] by Melvin E. Jones, Jones Hathaway Richards Gooding, (self published, 1934), p. 221.
- [S7] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio, part 2, p. 2.