Person:Moses Simmons (2)

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Moses Simmons
male
Alt Name
Moses Simonson
Child of family
Moses Simmons and Lydia Holland (1)
Spouse of family
Moses Simmons and Sarah Chandler (1)
Birth
abt 1601
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Death S1
bef 10 Sep 1691
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Ancestral File Number
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!w.p. 17 Jun 1689; Original name Symonson changed to Simmons; Moses came to Ameria in Ship Fortuen in 1621



The Fortune (1621)
The Fortune, the second ship to arrive at Plymouth, was sent by the Merchant Adventurers, the same group that financed the Mayflower. It arrived unexpectedly and without significant supplies, thus further stressing the colony. Upon return to England, the Fortune was carrying £500 of cargo to pay off the Pilgrims' debt, but it was captured by the French en route.
Sailed: 9 Aug 1621 from London, England under Master Thomas Barton
Arrived: 9 Nov 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, shortly after the first Thanksgiving
Next Vessel: The Anne and the Little James (1623)

Passengers:
35; 17 families left descendants (Full List)
John Adams - William Bassett - Jonathan Brewster - Clement Briggs - Edward Bumpas - Robert Cushman (and son) - Stephen Deane - Phillip Delano - Ford family - Robert Hicks - William Hilton - Thomas Morton - William Palmer (and son)- Thomas Prence - Moses Simmons - John Winslow - William Wright

Resources: Primary Sources: Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation - Mourt's Relation
Wikipedia: Arrival of the Fortune

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