General Notes

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4  TEXT Date of Import: Feb 13, 2001


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Simon Stacy, a resident on Ipswich, must have reached New England with his family as ear ly as 1637, for on March 2,1637/38, too early for vessels to have arrived that year, as "Good man Stace," he was assigned the use of the home lot adjoining that of William Warner.  On Aug ust 30, 1638, he received a grant of six acres of planting ground between John Whipple and He nry Archer.  In 1639/40, he had the right to pasture one cow on the town's common land and i n 1641, was called a "commoner", having a proportionate right to the town's individual lands.
     Some records indicate that Simon Stacy was born in 1597.  This would indicate he was abo ut 40 years of age when arriving in America in 1637 with six children: Thomas, Elizabeth, Sar ah, Susanna, Ann and Simon all born in Bocking, England.  The youngest daughter, Mary, was bo rn in Ipswich, Ma in 1639.  At the point it is uncertain as to the parents of Simon Stacy.
     Simon had married Elizabeth Clerke, November 6, 1620, at Theyden Mount, Essexshire, Engl and.  Elizabeth was from Theydon Granon, Essexshire, England. The record of marriage was fro m Chester's "London Marriages" and was worded as follows:
          "Simon Stacy of Bocking, Essex County,
           Clothier, and Elizabeth Clerke of Theydon
           Granon, said county, spinster, daughter of
           Stephen Clerke of same, Yeoman, married at
           Theydon Mount, Essex County, November 6, 1620."
     There are few details on the live of Simon because there is no will, nor an exact dat e of death.  Simon died about 1644, for on Febuary 27, 1644/45, William Adam Sr. (whose son W illiam Jr. had married Simon's daughter Elizabeth) was granted twelve acres of land "near t o the land of the Widdow Stacye."  Simon died young, at about 47 years of age and seven year s after arriving in America.
     Simon must have been successful in business for after twenty years the possessions of hi s wife Elizabeth showed many comforts and even luxuries.  Simon's widow survived him by 25 ye ars.  Late in 1669, Elizabeth Stacy became very ill, perhaps suddenly so as she dictated a wi ll in the presence of three of her children "a day or two before she dyed."  The will faile d of her signature, so the three children took an oath as to what their mother's stated wishe s had been.

(From the book, "Col. William Stacy; Revolutionary War Hero, Cordwainer, Minuteman, Prisone r of War, Pioneer",  by Leo L. Lemonds,DVM