Individual Details

Simon Crosby

(1609 - Sep 1639)

Born about 1609 (aged 26 in 1635), son of Thomas & Jane (Sotheron) Crosby of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire. Husbandman from Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire. Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Susan & Ellen" & settled in Cambridge MA. Died at Cambridge, __ Sep 1639.
Married at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, 21 Apr 1634, Ann Brigham. She married (2) by 1645, Rev. WILLIAM THOMPSON . She died at Braintree 11 Oct 1675 (as "Mistress Ann Thompson).
Simon's parents, Thomas & Jane (Sotheron) Crosby, came to New England about 1638 & settled initially in Cambridge. Anthony Crosby, son of Simon's brother Wiilaim, also came to New England & resided in Rowley.

Events

Birth1609Yorkshire, England
Marriage21 Apr 1634Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England - Anne Brigham
Emigration18 Apr 1635London, Middlesex, England
DeathSep 1639Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseAnne Brigham (1606 - 1675)
ChildSimon Crosby (1637 - 1725)
FatherThomas Crosby ( - )
MotherJane Sotheron ( - )

Notes

Emigration

In April 1635, the Simon & Anne and their children 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.