Individual Details

Simon Crosby

(1608 - 16 July 1639)

The history of the family of Simon Crosby in England is reported to be traced back to 1440. The area where he lived in England was close to where the Puritan minister Ezekiel Rogers was preaching and it is thought that Simon became involved with the Puritan movement. He was first in Cambridge following his migration and was constable there 26 October 1638. He also was elected selectman. He bought a homestead from William Spencer located at the corner of the current Brattle Street and Brattle Square.
The family was well educated for the time. His oldest son Thomas attended Harvard College.

Events

Birth1608Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Marriage21 April 1634Holme in Spalding Moore, Yorkshire, England - Anne Brigham
ImmigrationApril 1635on the yard ship Susan and Ellen from London., Boston, Massachusetts Bay
Death16 July 1639Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Families

SpouseAnne Brigham (1606 - 1675)
ChildThomas Crosby (1635 - 1702)
ChildSimon Crosby Jr. (1637 - 1725)
ChildJoseph Crosbie (1639 - 1695)
FatherThomas Crosby (1575 - 1661)
MotherJane Sotheron (1581 - 1662)
SiblingAnthony Crosby (1602 - 1632)
SiblingThomas Crosby (1604 - 1658)
SiblingWilliam Crosby (1606 - 1636)

Notes

Immigration

Simon immigrated with his wife and son who was just eight weeks old at the start of the trip. The passenger list for the Susan and Ellen lists the family this way: Husbandman Symon Crosby 26, Uxor Ann Crosby 25. (Thomas Crosby, 8 weeks) 1 child.