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| | resting_place = St. Peter's Church, Frampton Cotterell | | resting_place = St. Peter's Church, Frampton Cotterell | ||
| | nationality = English | | nationality = English | ||
| | education = ], Oxford (BA, 1591); ] | | education = ], Oxford (BA, 1591); ] | ||
| | spouse = Amy Horner | | spouse = Amy Horner | ||
| | children = 3 sons, 8 daughters | | children = 3 sons, 8 daughters | ||
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| In 1595, Symes married Amy Horner, daughter of ] MP (1547–1612), a ] for Somerset. Amy Horner's mother, Amy (Popham) Horner (1553–1604) was the daughter of Sir ]. Sir John Popham (1532–1607), served as ] and presided over the trials of ] and ] Sir Thomas Horner was the son of John Horner, Gent and Muriel (Malte) Horner. Muriel Malte, was the daughter of ], tailor to ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=HARINGTON (HERYNTON), John II (by 1517-82), of Stepney, Mdx.; Kelston, Som. and Cheshunt, Herts. {{!}} History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/harington-(herynton)-john-ii-1517-82 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref> | In 1595, Symes married Amy Horner, daughter of ] MP (1547–1612), a ] for Somerset. Amy Horner's mother, Amy (Popham) Horner (1553–1604) was the daughter of Sir ]. Sir John Popham (1532–1607), served as ] and presided over the trials of ] and ] Sir Thomas Horner was the son of John Horner, Gent and Muriel (Malte) Horner. Muriel Malte, was the daughter of ], tailor to ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=HARINGTON (HERYNTON), John II (by 1517-82), of Stepney, Mdx.; Kelston, Som. and Cheshunt, Herts. {{!}} History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/harington-(herynton)-john-ii-1517-82 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref> | ||
| John and Amy had three sons and eight daughters. Their son ] of Winterbourne (1617–22 January 1669), inherited the family estate and expanded the family's mercantile and colonial endeavors. Thomas married Amy Bridges (1621–1662), sister of ] of Keynsham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wells {{!}} History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/constituencies/wells |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref> Their arms are: ''Azure, three escallops in pale or (Symes), impaling, Argent, on a cross sable a leopard's face or (Bridges)''. Thomas Symes had at least two sons, William (1646–1726) and James (1645-1685) who immigrated to the Colony of Virginia and became planters in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brockman |first=William Everett |url=https://books.google.com/books |
John and Amy had three sons and eight daughters. Their son ] of Winterbourne (1617–22 January 1669), inherited the family estate and expanded the family's mercantile and colonial endeavors. Thomas married Amy Bridges (1621–1662), sister of ] of Keynsham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wells {{!}} History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/constituencies/wells |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref> Their arms are: ''Azure, three escallops in pale or (Symes), impaling, Argent, on a cross sable a leopard's face or (Bridges)''. Thomas Symes had at least two sons, William (1646–1726) and James (1645-1685) who immigrated to the Colony of Virginia and became planters in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brockman |first=William Everett |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9vyYRwAACAAJ |title=Orange County Virginia Families: Volume III |date=1959 |publisher=W.E. Brockman |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| == Political and civic career == | == Political and civic career == | ||
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| * Member of Parliament for Somerset (1624): Elected during the reign of James I, Symes served in Parliament, contributing to committees addressing social issues such as drunkenness and legal abuses, including the misuse of supersedeas. | * Member of Parliament for Somerset (1624): Elected during the reign of James I, Symes served in Parliament, contributing to committees addressing social issues such as drunkenness and legal abuses, including the misuse of supersedeas. | ||
| * Sheriff of Somerset (1626–1627): As sheriff, Symes was responsible for tax collection, executing court orders, and organizing local militias. | * Sheriff of Somerset (1626–1627): As sheriff, Symes was responsible for tax collection, executing court orders, and organizing local militias. | ||
| * Commissioner for Knighthood Compositions (1630–1632): Symes administered fines on wealthy landowners who failed to present themselves for knighthood during the reign of Charles I.<ref>{{Cite book | |
* Commissioner for Knighthood Compositions (1630–1632): Symes administered fines on wealthy landowners who failed to present themselves for knighthood during the reign of Charles I.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Great Britain. Public Record Office |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924007439213 |title=Syllabus (in English) of the documents relating to England and other kingdoms contained in the collection known as "Rymer's Foedera." |last2=Hardy |first2=Thomas Duffus |last3=Rymer |first3=Thomas |date=1869 |publisher=London, Longmans, Green |others=Cornell University Library}}</ref> | ||
| Symes protested against ] in 1636, but was on the king's side in the Civil War which ultimately led to his appointment as Lord Lieutenant a year later.<ref>{{Cite book | |
Symes protested against ] in 1636, but was on the king's side in the Civil War which ultimately led to his appointment as Lord Lieutenant a year later.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Vivian-Neal |first1=Arthur Westall |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LrH_yAEACAAJ |title=The Sheriffs of Somerset from the Eleventh to the Twentieth Century |last2=Rawlins |first2=Sophia Wyndham |date=1968 |publisher=Hammett |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| * ] (1637–1642) | * ] (1637–1642) | ||
| * Commissioner of Assessment and Array (1641–1642): Symes was involved in organizing local military levies and taxation to support the Crown. | * Commissioner of Assessment and Array (1641–1642): Symes was involved in organizing local military levies and taxation to support the Crown. | ||
| Additionally, Symes held various specialized commissions<ref>{{Cite book |last=Toulmin |first=Joshua |url=https://books.google.com/books |
Additionally, Symes held various specialized commissions<ref>{{Cite book |last=Toulmin |first=Joshua |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tlsJAAAAIAAJ |title=The History of Taunton, in the County of Somerset |date=1822 |publisher=J. Poole |language=en}}</ref>: | ||
| * Commissioner of Sewers (1610, 1616, 1625): Oversaw drainage and flood prevention. | * Commissioner of Sewers (1610, 1616, 1625): Oversaw drainage and flood prevention. | ||
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| Esq.John Symes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1624–1624 | |
| Monarch | James I |
| Constituency | Somerset |
| High Sheriff of Somerset | |
| In office 1626–1627 | |
| Monarch | Charles I |
| Lord Lieutenant of Somerset | |
| In office 1637–1642 | |
| Monarch | Charles I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1573-03-04)4 March 1573 Somerset, England |
| Died | 29 October 1661(1661-10-29) (aged 88) Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England |
| Resting place | St. Peter's Church, Frampton Cotterell |
| Spouse | Amy Horner |
| Children | 3 sons, 8 daughters |
| Parent(s) | William Symes and Elizabeth Hill |
| Residence(s) | Poundsford, Pitminster, Somerset |
| Education | Exeter College, Oxford (BA, 1591); Lincoln's Inn |
| Known for | Landowner, Member of Parliament (1624), Sheriff of Somerset |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
John Symes, Esq. (4 March 1573 – 29 October 1661), was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Somerset, High Sheriff, and Justice of the Peace in 17th Century England. Symes was a Royalist during the English Civil War, and appointed to numerous commissions during the reign of Charles I.
Early life and education
John Symes was born on 4 March 1573 in Somerset, England, to William Symes (1544–1597), a successful merchant and landowner, and Elizabeth Hill, daughter of Robert Hill of Taunton. The Symes family achieved recognition in 1591 when William Symes, his father, was granted arms by James I: "Azure, three escallops in pale or". It is unclear whether John or his father were knighted.
John was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1588 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1591. He furthered his studies at Lincoln's Inn.
Marriage and family
In 1595, Symes married Amy Horner, daughter of Sir Thomas Horner MP (1547–1612), a knight of the shire for Somerset. Amy Horner's mother, Amy (Popham) Horner (1553–1604) was the daughter of Sir John Popham. Sir John Popham (1532–1607), served as Lord Chief Justice of England and presided over the trials of Sir Walter Raleigh and Guy Fawkes. Sir Thomas Horner was the son of John Horner, Gent and Muriel (Malte) Horner. Muriel Malte, was the daughter of John Malte, tailor to King Henry VIII.
John and Amy had three sons and eight daughters. Their son Thomas Symes Esq. of Winterbourne (1617–22 January 1669), inherited the family estate and expanded the family's mercantile and colonial endeavors. Thomas married Amy Bridges (1621–1662), sister of Sir Thomas Bridges of Keynsham. Their arms are: Azure, three escallops in pale or (Symes), impaling, Argent, on a cross sable a leopard's face or (Bridges). Thomas Symes had at least two sons, William (1646–1726) and James (1645-1685) who immigrated to the Colony of Virginia and became planters in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
Political and civic career
Symes was a central figure in Somerset's governance, serving as:
- Justice of the Peace for Somerset (1608–1626, 1627–1645): Symes presided over local courts, maintained law and order, and oversaw administrative duties such as poor relief and road maintenance. In 1614, he and Robert Hopton were the only justices to oppose Sir Robert Phelips in an election.
- Member of Parliament for Somerset (1624): Elected during the reign of James I, Symes served in Parliament, contributing to committees addressing social issues such as drunkenness and legal abuses, including the misuse of supersedeas.
- Sheriff of Somerset (1626–1627): As sheriff, Symes was responsible for tax collection, executing court orders, and organizing local militias.
- Commissioner for Knighthood Compositions (1630–1632): Symes administered fines on wealthy landowners who failed to present themselves for knighthood during the reign of Charles I.
Symes protested against ship-money in 1636, but was on the king's side in the Civil War which ultimately led to his appointment as Lord Lieutenant a year later.
- Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset (1637–1642)
- Commissioner of Assessment and Array (1641–1642): Symes was involved in organizing local military levies and taxation to support the Crown.
Additionally, Symes held various specialized commissions:
- Commissioner of Sewers (1610, 1616, 1625): Oversaw drainage and flood prevention.
- Commissioner of Disafforestation, Roche Forest (1627): Supervised the conversion of forest land for agricultural and private use.
- Commissioner for Enclosure, Sedgemoor (1628): Managed disputes and legalities surrounding the enclosure of common lands.
- Oyer and Terminer Commissioner (1629–1643): Addressed serious legal cases on the Western Circuit, including crimes such as treason and robbery.
Symes supported King Charles I during the English Civil War. In 1643, he was appointed Commissioner for Rebels' Estates, managing the confiscated properties of Parliamentarian supporters. This loyalty to the Crown came at a cost, as Symes faced financial penalties and was forced to take refuge in Gloucestershire during the Cromwellian period.
Later life and death
Following the English Civil War and the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Symes regained his estates but, due to declining health, spent his final years in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire. He died on 29 October 1661 at the age of 88 and was buried at St. Peter's Church in Frampton Cotterell. His epitaph lauds him as a man of "wisdom, justice, integrity, and sobriety", virtues he displayed throughout his life.
Descendants and surname evolution
By the late 17th century, the spelling of the family name transitioned from "Symes" to "Sims" in Virginia’s colonial records. The change reflects the phonetic recording practices of clerks and the simplification of English surnames during that period. One descendant is Frances Sims (b. 1754), the daughter of Thomas Sims (b. 1726) and Mary Nalle (b. 1734). Thomas Sims was the son of William Sims (b. 1678), who carried forward the family's transition from Symes to Sims. Frances Sims married Joshua Morriss (b. 1752), a surveyor and officer in the American Revolutionary War. Joshua was the son of English-born tobacco merchant, William Morriss (b. 1722) and Elizabeth Stapp (b. 1729). Mary Nalle, Frances's mother, was the daughter of John Nalle (b. 1703) and sister of Amey Nalle (b. 1743), who married William Morriss (b. 1739), son of tobacco planter, Thomas Morriss. a cousin of Joshua's father, William Morriss (b. 1722). Thomas and William Morriss were collocated on the same plantation in Culpeper County (formerly Orange), which was purchased from George Hume.
The Stapps also had connections to the Sims lineage through Elizabeth's sister, Anister Stapp, who married William Sims, a descendant of James Symes (1645–1685).
References
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- "Monumental Heraldry in Dorset | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- "HARINGTON (HERYNTON), John II (by 1517-82), of Stepney, Mdx.; Kelston, Som. and Cheshunt, Herts. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- "Wells | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- Brockman, William Everett (1959). Orange County Virginia Families: Volume III. W.E. Brockman.
- "Quarter sessions records for the county of Somerset. Volume III: Commonwealth, 1646-1660". Somerset Record Society. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- "HOPTON, Robert (c.1575-1638), of Ditcheat, Som. and Llanthony Abbey, Mon. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- Great Britain. Public Record Office; Hardy, Thomas Duffus; Rymer, Thomas (1869). Syllabus (in English) of the documents relating to England and other kingdoms contained in the collection known as "Rymer's Foedera.". Cornell University Library. London, Longmans, Green.
- Vivian-Neal, Arthur Westall; Rawlins, Sophia Wyndham (1968). The Sheriffs of Somerset from the Eleventh to the Twentieth Century. Hammett.
- Toulmin, Joshua (1822). The History of Taunton, in the County of Somerset. J. Poole.
- "St Peter's, Frampton Cotterell". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Frampton Cotterell - 1136248 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- Brockman, William Everett (1949). Orange County (Va.) families and their marriages; a supplement to and including Virginia wills and abstracts; a genealogy of colonial Virginia families with a thousand marriage bonds to 1800. Allen County Public Library. Minneapolis, Burgess Pub. Co.
- "Adam Symes and His Descendants, by Jane Sims Davison Morris | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-26.