Individual Details
Simon Crosby
(1608 - 16 Jul 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.
In April 1635, the family embarked on a journey to New England. Evidence suggests that their move was motivated by religious (rather than taxation) concerns. They joined a company of followers of Reverend Thomas Shephard who were leaving their roots in Essex, Yorkshire and Northumberland to establish a new home in America. They set sail on the "Susan and Ellen" from London on April 18, 1635 and concluded the ten-week trans-Atlantic journey ended in Boston in July 1635.
The group settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts which had been established three years earlier by followers of Reverend Thomas Hooker who were now moving on to Connecticut. Having ample means, apparently through the generosity of his father, Simon purchased a homestead from William Spencer.
He was admitted a freeman in 1635/1636 and was a selectman of the town. His estate is what was known later as the Brattle place, having passed into hands of Rev William Brattle, and on one of this lots was erected famous old Brattle house.
Simon held a number of public offices including selectman, constable and surveyor of highways.
Simon died in Cambridge in September 1639, aged about 30 years and leaving a considerable estate. It is believed that Reverend Shephard probably conducted the funeral services.
Anne continued to raise her children in Cambridge for another six years and then married Reverend William Tompson, a widower, and moved to Braintree, Massachusetts where Tompson was minister. The couple had one child of their own, Anne Tompson b. 1648.
In Reverend Tompson's later years, he was "afflicted with melancholia" and did not work for seven years prior to his death in 1666. His disability left his widow in difficult financial circumstances.
The family was well educated for the time. His oldest son Thomas attended Harvard College.
In April 1635, the family embarked on a journey to New England. Evidence suggests that their move was motivated by religious (rather than taxation) concerns. They joined a company of followers of Reverend Thomas Shephard who were leaving their roots in Essex, Yorkshire and Northumberland to establish a new home in America. They set sail on the "Susan and Ellen" from London on April 18, 1635 and concluded the ten-week trans-Atlantic journey ended in Boston in July 1635.
The group settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts which had been established three years earlier by followers of Reverend Thomas Hooker who were now moving on to Connecticut. Having ample means, apparently through the generosity of his father, Simon purchased a homestead from William Spencer.
He was admitted a freeman in 1635/1636 and was a selectman of the town. His estate is what was known later as the Brattle place, having passed into hands of Rev William Brattle, and on one of this lots was erected famous old Brattle house.
Simon held a number of public offices including selectman, constable and surveyor of highways.
Simon died in Cambridge in September 1639, aged about 30 years and leaving a considerable estate. It is believed that Reverend Shephard probably conducted the funeral services.
Anne continued to raise her children in Cambridge for another six years and then married Reverend William Tompson, a widower, and moved to Braintree, Massachusetts where Tompson was minister. The couple had one child of their own, Anne Tompson b. 1648.
In Reverend Tompson's later years, he was "afflicted with melancholia" and did not work for seven years prior to his death in 1666. His disability left his widow in difficult financial circumstances.
Events
| Birth | 1608 | Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 21 Apr 1634 | Holme upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England - Anne Brigham | |||
| Immigration | Apr 1635 | Boston, Massachusetts Bay |  | ||
| Death | 16 Jul 1639 | Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Brigham (1606 - 1675) |
| Child | Thomas Crosby (1635 - 1702) |
| Child | Simon Crosby (1637 - 1724) |
| Child | Joseph Crosbie (1639 - 1695) |
| Father | Thomas Crosby (1575 - 1661) |
| Mother | Jane Sotheron (1581 - 1662) |
| Sibling | Anthony Crosby (1602 - 1632) |
| Sibling | Thomas Crosby (1604 - 1658) |
| Sibling | William Crosby (1606 - 1636) |