'Symonds1'
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Families covered: Symonds of Clay (Cley), Symonds of Great Yarmouth, Symonds of Hindolveston, Symonds of Stody, Symonds of Suffeild (Suffield or Southfield)
| Visitation identifies the arms of the following family as "Azure, three trefoils slipped or". It is possible that the following John was a generation or 2 before the John who heads the section below. | |||||||||||||||
| John Symonds of Suffeild | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Richard Symonds of Suffeild | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Symonds of Suffeild | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Adam Symonds of Clay, Norfolk had issue | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Symonds of Clay | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Symonds of Clay | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Gyles Symonds 'of Hindolveston' of Clay (Cley) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Lee (dau of Sir Anthony Lee of Burston) | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, 'Symonds of Guestwick') though that shows an only child for Giles & Katherine, Ralph who is shown by the earlier visitation , which ends with his generation, as dsp. Visitation (11664) identifies the arms of the undermnetioned Joseph as "Azure, three trefoils fixed to a twig lying bendwise or, a crescent for difference". | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Ralph Symonds of Cley (b c1535, d before 15.10.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Cobbs (bur 19.01.1618, dau of Geoff Cobbs) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Symonds of Hindolveston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Toothby (d before 21.11.1679, dau of Richard Toothby of Lincolnshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Joseph Symonds of Gestwick, Norfolk (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Money (dau of John Money of Wymondham) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Anne Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ansell | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - Giles (b c1624, a 1664), Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lawrence Tanfeild of Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Lettice Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ambrose Evans of Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Ursula Symonds probably the Ursula who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Symonds of Studdey @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - Lee (dsp), William (dsp), Anthony (dsp), Nicholas, Isack, Joyce (d young), Anne (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Joane Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Christian Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cuthbert Leverton of Norfolk | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Rose Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Bolter | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Jenesonn | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Elizabeth Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Payne | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Mary Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Philip Winter of Bernyngham | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Martha Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Bretton of Felmyngham | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Rafe of London, Rose, Agnes, Anne, Cecily | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Thomas Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| B. | William Symonds | ||||||||||||||
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| Visitation reports that the Symonds's family arms are identified differently in 2 different visitations: "in the first Visitation" as "Per fesse argent and sable, a pale and six trefoils counterchanged", in the 1612 Visitation as "Sable, a dolphin naiant embowed proper, finned or, devouring a fish also proper". That indicates that the connection with the above family, if any (other than through marriage), was not known at the time of the Visitations. | |||||||||||||||
| John Symonds of Suffeild, Norfolk | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Adam Symonds of Suffeild | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert or John Symonds of Suffeild | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Calthorpe of Norfolk | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John or Robert Symonds of Suffeild | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Mondford (dau of Francis Mondford (Mowneford) of Feltwell) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Francis Symonds of Southfield (Suffeild or Suffield) (bur 27.09.1626) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Bedingfield (d before 30.04.1631, dau of Thomas (not Philip) Bedingfield of Bedingfeild) | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, 'Symonds of Stodey') and identifies this family's arms as "Sable, a dolphin naiant embowed proper, finned or, devouring a fish (proper)". | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Francis Symonds of Southfield (bpt 1584, bur 04.08.1659) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Underwood (bur 18.05.1640, dau of James Underwood of Cromer) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Symonds of Southfield (bur 27.08.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anna Blodwell (bur 03.07.1693, dau of William Blodwell of Swanington) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Symonds, last of Suffield Hall (a 1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Bridges (dau of Rev. Walter Bridges of Enfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Mary Symonds (bpt 1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Snelling | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - John (bpt 1670), Thomas (bpt 1672), Francis (bpt 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Anne Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bevell Skelton | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Elizabeth Symonds (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Brigge | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue (dspp) Thomas, Bozoune, Barbara, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Nathaneil Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Symonds (a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hills | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Edward Symonds of Suffield and/or Studdey, Norfolk (d before 10.06.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, 'Symonds of Stodey') which shows only Edward & William as the children of John & Mary. It identifies the arms of Symonds of Stody as "Sable, a dolphin naiant embowed argent (finned or) devouring a fish (proper), a crescent for difference". | |||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Symonds (dau of Gyles Symonds of Clay and/or Hindolveston) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Symonds of Stody (a 1613, dsp before 11.02.1646) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Framingham (d before 04.07.1661, dau of Robert Framingham) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Symonds of Stody (a 1613, dsp before 06.11.1689) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Kirby (d before 31.05.1690, dau of John Kirby of High Easton) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | John Symonds (a 1613) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Katherine Symonds (a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Clarke of Great Raynham (cleric) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Mary Symonds (a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Lambe of Morston | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Mary Lambe | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Yeales | |||||||||||||||
| c. | William Symonds (b after 1613?) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Bridget Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bond of Walsingham | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Anne Symonds (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| f. | Margaret Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Dawson of Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Dyonise Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Myles Baspoole of Barton | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Anne Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Nabbes of Hildoverston | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | James Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Anne Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Bullock | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margaret Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Howgan of Rowton | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Anne Symonds (2nd) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Underwood of Yarmouth | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Agnes Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Roper of Ermingham | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Smith (dau of Robert Smith or Smyth) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, 'Symonds of Great Yarmouth') which identifies the arms as "Sable, a dolphin naiant embowed argent, finned or, devouring a fish proper, a crescent for difference". | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Richard Symonds of Suffeild (d before 28.04.1606) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Playford (d before 30.05.1625, dau of John Playford) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Symonds of Suffeild (youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Durrant (dau of John Durrant of Scoruston) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Symonds of Yarmouth (b c1598, d before 14.11.1657) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1627) Mary Stevenson (dau of Robert Stevenson) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Symonds of Great Yarmouth | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sheppard (b c1628, d 04.12.1707, dau of Daniel Sheppard of Saxmundham) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Jonathan Symonds of Ormesby (b c1651, d 29.10.176, cleric) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Cotton (b c1671, d 25.03.1717, dau of William Cotton of Cotton (Cheshire)) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - Robert, Cotton, Philip, Elizabeth, Alice | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | James Symonds (d before 1696) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Wiffens (dau of Samuel Wiggins) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - James, John, Thomas, Nathaniel, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | William Symonds (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Wright | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | John Symonds (b c1665, d 14.09.1699) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Nathaniel Symonds of Yarmouth (b 1668-9, d 13.08.1708, cleric) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Harper (b c1673, d 24.02.1736, dau of Rev. John Harper of Yarmouth) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - Nathaniel, James, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Agnes | ||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Mary Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Morse of Great Yarmouth | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Anne Morse | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Nathnaiel Symonds of Great Yarmouth (dsp before 02.11.1720) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | John Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Sheppard (b c1594, d 1691, dau of Dan Sheppard) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert Symonds had issue | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Richard Symonds of Suffield (d before 25.06.1666) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Nathaniel Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1669) Sarah Phillips | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Nathaniel Symonds (d before 17.10.1705) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | John Symonds (dsp after 21.09.1686) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann (d before 22.11.1682) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Jane Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Lilly | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bradwell | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Durrant | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Dinoise Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Wolsey | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Katherine Symonds | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Lawrence | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - Thomas, Nicholas, Henry, John | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue (dsp) - John, Thomas, James | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - John, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, 'Symonds', fo. 105) with input/support as reported above
(2) For lower section : Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, 'Symonds', fo. 116b) with input/support as reported above
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