Wilson Genealogy  

25 August 2006

home page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

view WILSON family tree

view WILSON family summary

view WILSON ancestor chart

 

view spouse's records

 

 

 

 

Dr G.M.W.Mann.      Baytrees

Burnhams Rd,    Lt.Bookham

Surrey, U.K.           KT23 3AU

geoff.mann@btinternet.com

 

 

 

 

 

8 Susannah WILSON 1727-1784

 

 

1m William SIMONS 1751   2m William SPEAKMAN 1772

 

 

 

 

 

Susannah was baptised at Tendring in 1727, daughter of Francis WILSON, a farmer.  She married another farmer, William SIMONS at nearby Gt.Bromley when she was 24 and after six children were born, they moved some way south to Hatfield Peveril, where her last daughter was baptised at Terling.

 

William died at an early age (about 40) and Susannah remarried another farmer, widower William SPEAKMAN of Terling in 1772 but had no more children.

 

Her marriage settlement made sure that properties she owned in Weeley and Gt.Okeley remained hers to bequeath to her SIMONS children.  She made her will in 1776 and died 8 years later at Writtle in 1784

 

 

 

 

EVENTS

 

 

           age

   DATE   SW WS

 

EVENT

 6Oct1727     

    c1730  3

     1751 24 22

    c1753 26 24

    c1755 28 26

    c1757 30 28

    c1759 32 30

    c1761 34 32

?   c1762 35 33

?   c1763 36 34

     1765 38 36

16May1764 37 35

???  1770 43 41

22May1772 45  

26Mar1776 49  

  Jan1784 57  

12Jul1784     

Susannah baptised at Tendring, dau of Francis & Susannah WILSON

Susannah’s mother died and her father remarried

Susannah WILSON m William SIMONS at Gt.Bromley

son William born

dau Elizabeth born

dau Polly born

dau Ann Martha born

dau Catherine born

son Samuel born

family moved to Hatfield Peveril

Susannah's father died

dau Sally baptised at Terling; William was a farmer of Hatfield Peveril

husband William died

Susannah married William SPAKEMAN widower of Terling at Hatfield Peveril

Susannah made her will, property in Weeleigh & Gt.Okely to be sold and divided between her SIMONS children

Susannah died at Writtle

Susannah's will proved by husband Wm SPEAKMAN and brothers Carrington & William WILSON

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

 

 

b=born  m=married  d=died

C=Christened      B=Buried

BIRTH

 

Susannah married William SIMONS at Gt.Bomley in 1751 and died in 1784 so a birth date around 1720/30 is expected.  Susannah's father can be identified as Francis WILSON of Gt Clacton from his 1765 will (see Francis WILSON-9) as it mentions his daughter Susannah, wife of William SIMONS.  There is a suitable baptism fulfilling all these conditions at Tendring, 8 miles from Clacton:

 

C 6Oct1727 Susan  d Francis  & Susannah WILSON  at Tendring

 

MARRIAGE

 

Anne Martha SIMONS-7 was born about 1760, daughter of William & Susannah SIMONS.  The will of Hugh SIMONS of Elmstead proves that Hugh was William's father, suggesting William's origin was in or near Elmstead.  Moreover, Susannah's will (see below) shows she had property in this region of Essex. There is a suitable marriage for William SIMONS & Susannah in the parish of Gt.Bromley adjacent to Elmsted.

 

m 1751 William SIMONS & Susanna WILSON  at Gt.Bromley

 

[this record is from Boyd's index; the original register has not yet been examined]

 

Susannah's will showed that she remarried William SPEAKMAN of Terling and there is a suitable marriage at nearby Hatfield Peveril:

 

m 22May1772 William SPAKEMAN wdr of Terling & Susannah SIMONS wid by licence  [signed Susan]

 

DESCENDANTS

 

Susannah's will written in 1776 identifies her sons William & Samuel and her under-age daughters Elizabeth, Polley (wife of Thomas LUCKING), Ann‑Martha, Catherine, Sally.  It is not clear whether William & Samuel are also under age, ie born after 1755. The 1774 will of Hugh SIMONS, William's father mentions first his grandson William and then his under aged grandchildren Elizabeth, Polly, Ann, Catherine, Sarah, Samuel.

 

Only one baptism of these children has been found, at Terling:

 

C 16May1764 Sally d Wm & Susanna SIMONS farmer of Hatfield

 

the older children were probably baptised in the Elmstead/Gt.Bromley area; tentative dates being: William 1753, Elizabeth 1755, Polley 1757, Ann Martha 1759, Catherine 1761, Sally 1764.  The birth date for Samuel is uncertain though he is younger than William

 

Polly and Elizabeth were married at Terling:

 

m 12Sep1774 Thos LUCKING of Terling & Polly SYMONS spr of Terling

 

C  3Oct1776 John  natural son Elizabeth SYMONS

m 27Oct1776 John WHITE otp & Eliz SIMONS otp by licence

 

 

DEATH

 

Susannah remarried William SPEAKMAN in 1772 at Hatfield Peveril.  William SIMONS probably died around 1770 at Hatfield Peveril but the burial records for this parish at SoG go up to 1721 only and the register itself has not been examined.

 

Susannah's will was proved on 12Jul1784 and it was noted that she died six months since at Writtle - ie Jan1784; the Writtle registers have not been examined for her burial

Will of Susannah:

 

Susannah SPEAKMAN wife of William SPEAKMAN of Terling yeoman.  By virtue of marriage settlement of 19May1772; execs to sell lands called "Sayers and Holts" 18 acres in Gt Okeley, held of that manor in occupation of John FENN; also to sell 12 acres in Weeleigh held of that manor in occupation of John CHILD; also to sell other lands in manors of Gt Okeley and Weeleigh; to give my son William SIMONS 1st offer of these; money from these sales to be divided between my sons William and Samuel SIMONS and my daughters Elizabeth SIMONS, Polley wife of Thomas LUCKING, Ann-Martha SIMONS, Catherine SIMONS, and Sally SIMONS, children by my 1st husband William SIMONS deceased, payment to be made at ages of 21.  All ready money and personal estate to son Samuel and daughters Elizabeth, Polley, Ann-Martha, Catherine, Sally, when 21; son William to have no personal estate.  Executors: my husband William SPEAKMAN and my two brothers Carrington WILSON of St Osith, yeoman, and William WILSON of Tendring, yeoman.

 

Witnessed by Jno SCOTT, Jno SCOTT jnr, Carter SCOTT.  Proved 12Jul1784 by Wm SPEAKMAN, Carrington & William WILSON.  signed

26Mar1776.  Testatrix died in Writtle about 6 months since

 

 

 

return to top