Abraham III Simmons 
Abraham III was born in 1710. Abraham III's father was Abraham, Jr. Simmons and his mother was Elizabeth ?. His paternal grandfather was Abraham Simmons. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Richard, William, Martha, Eleanor and Sarah. He died at the age of 72 in 1782 in Anne Arundel Co., MD.General Notes
REFN: 1846
Abraham Simmons the third, born 1710, son of Abraham Jr., and Elizabeth
was married in 1735 to Abagail West. Upon the Organization of The
Maryland Council of Safety in 1775 he enrolled a Company of Militia and
tendered their service to the Council. On July 5, 1776, the Council in
session commissioned him as Captain and his company of 9 officers, 39
privates and having 30 guns was attached to the South River Battalion
under Col. Weems of Anne Arundel County. On August 5, the Council
directed their treasurer to pay Capt. Abraham Simmons 7 pound 7 s. and
4d. for a first alarm. He served through the War until the summer of
1780 when he was furloughed on account of physical condition and on Sept.
26th, 1780 was relieved from active duty and made Inspector at the Pig
Point, Anne Arundel County Warehouse. He died 1782 and his widow Abagail
survived him until 1785.
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