Huntington, Simon

1583 - 1633  (49 years)

• Name	Huntington, Simon
  Birth	7 Aug 1583	England
  Christening	7 Aug 1583	St Andrew's Church, London, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1633	Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  Find A Grave	54149939
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46680728/simon-huntington: accessed February 27, 2025), memorial page for Simon Huntington Sr. (1583–1633), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46680728; Buried or Lost at Sea; Maintained by KRR (contributor 47390202).
  LifeSketch	PLEASE "DO NOT" CHANGE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION!!! "William (Simon's son with a different woman) and his descendants have been heretofore classed as descendants of Simon, and there is no reason for a change in this respect". This is a quote from The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #15 Simon Huntington & Margaret Barrett are my 10th Great Grandparents & I've been working on the genealogy of this very large family since 1993. If you feel something is wrong and have further proof, please contact me! There was a 1st marriage for Simon Huntington in which his son William was born. Unfortunately, there is no name for his 1st wife. Source: The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915 Page #11 & #15 (Huntington Genealogy 1915 Huntington Family Association Hartford Connecticut 1 Simon Huntington Simon Huntington was PROBABLY married once before his marriage with Margaret Baret, June 21, 1627, thought of this it is IMPOSSIBLE TO SPEAK WITH CERTAINTY. 1.1 William Huntington With respect to the parentage of William the evidence is meagre. William “MIGHT WELL” have been a son of Simon by a first wife, who died before his marriage to Margaret Baret.) This distinguished American family dates its origin from the Puritan, Simon Huntington, Sr. b. 8/7/1583 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. He was probably married once before his marriage with Margaret Barrett, producing his son William, born 1622 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. William also came to America, at a later date, and settled in Amesbury, Mass where he died 12/5/1689. Simon Huntington, Sr. who with his wife Margaret and children, b. in Norwich, Norfolk, England, immigrated to New England in 1633. Simon d. of smallpox in 1633, and was buried at sea, though some accounts state he was brought ashore and buried at the mouth of the Connecticut River. He m. 5/11/1623, in St. Andrews Norwich, Norfolk, England, Margaret Barrett, daughter of Christopher Barrett, mayor of Norwich, England. Issue I. Christopher, b. 7/25/1624 in Norwich, England; m. 10/7/1652 in Windsor, CT, Ruth Rockwell. II. Thomas, b. ca 1626 in Norwich, England; m. (firstly) a daughter of William Swain (no name given); m. (secondly)1655 in Branford, CT, Hannah Crane III. Ann, b. 9/6/1627 in Norwich, England IV. Simon (Jr), b. 5/6/1629 in Norwich, England; m. Oct 1653 in Saybrook, CT Sarah Clarke V. Henry, b.12/16/1631 in Norwich, England; d. 6/8/1632 in Norwich, England The widow and her children settled first at Roxbury, Massachusetts, where she m. in 1635 (secondly) Thomas Stoughton, a man of prominence and several times a Deputy to the General Court of Dorchester, Massachusetts, who d. 25th March, 1661. We have no record of any children, by her second marriage. Source: The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915 Page #11-#12
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  Death	11 May 1633	Norwich, Atlantic Ocean, England
  	Cause: smallpox
  	A Puritan. Reverend John Elliot, Roxbury Church, Massachusetts Colony, noted that Simon died on the passage from England to America from smallpox.
  Burial	11 May 1633
  	Buried at Sea
  Person ID	I777	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Barrett, Margaret,   b. 29 Sep 1595, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 25 Mar 1661, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1623	Saint Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, England
  Children	1. Huntington, Thomas,   b. 1623, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 1685, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States (Age 62 years)   2. Huntington, Christopher Sr,   b. 25 Jul 1624, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 1691, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 66 years)   3. Huntington, William,   b. 1627, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 1689, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 62 years)   4. Huntington, Anne,   b. 6 Sep 1627, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 1649, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (Age 21 years)   5. Huntington, Deacon Deacon Simon,   b. 6 May 1629, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 28 Jun 1706, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 77 years)   6. Huntington, Henry,   b. 1631, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 6 Aug 1632, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Aug 1583 - England Marriage - 11 May 1623 - Saint Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, England Death - Cause: smallpox - 11 May 1633 - Norwich, Atlantic Ocean, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Huntington Family, Simon Huntington (I) of the progenitor of Whitman Morton Huntington, of West Boylston, Massachusetts, was born in England, sailed for New England in 1633 with his wife and children, but was taken ill and died of small-pox on the voyage thither. His widow, Margaret (Barrett) Huntington, settled with her children first at Roxbury, Massachusetts, where she married (second), 1635-36 Thomas Stoughton, of Dorchestor. They removed to Windsor, Connecticut and settled there. Margaret was probably born in Norwich, England. Practically nothing is known of Simon Huntington. Even his name was a mystery to the early genealogists of the family. The children of Simon and Margaret Huntington were; William, settled down Salsbury about 1640; Thomas, settled in Connecticut; Christopher married Ruth Rockwell (See Rockwell family of Leominster); Simon, see forward; Ann, mentioned in a letter printed in the genealogy, written by Peter Baret to his sister Margaret (Baret) Huntington. (II) Simon Huntington, Jr. son of Simon Huntington (I) , was born in England about 1630 and came to America on the ill-fated voyage with his mother in 1633. He settled in Norwich and was a member of Mr. Fitch's church there. He was a deacon of the church until 1696, when his son succeeded him. He was a member of the general assembly in 1674, had a grant of land in 1686, townsman in 1690 and 1696. In 1694 he was on a committee to search out and report the deficiencies in the public records. He served on the committee to seat the meeting house in 1697, a delicate and difficult service, as the relative rank of all the church members was fixed thus. The early settlers were not at all democratic in their ideas. In 1700 he was on a committee to give deeds and fix titles of land in dispute or with defective title. He married, October 1653, Sarah Clark, daughter of Joseph Clark, of Windsor, Connecticut. She died in 1721, aged eighty-eight years. He died at Norwich, June 28 1706, aged sevety-seven years. Their children were: Sarah, born at Saybrook, August 1654, married Dr. Solomon Tracy; Mary, born at Saybrook, August 1657, married - Forbes, of Preston; Simon, born at Saybrook, February 1659, succeeded his father as deacon; Joseph, born at Norwich, September 1661, settled at Windham, Connecticut; Elizabeth, born at Norwich, February 1664; Samuel, see forward, Elizabeth, born at Norwich, October 6, 1666, married Joseph Backus; Nathaniel, born at Norwich, July 10, 1672, died young; Daniel, born at Norwich, March 13, 1675-76.

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Huntington, Simon". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I777&tree=banksray (accessed April 19, 2026).