Brief Life History of Matthias
When Matthias Simcock was born in 1742, in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Simcock, was 31 and his mother, Mary Harvey, was 20. He married Anne Whitson on 20 June 1764, in Buckingham Monthly Meeting, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 20 June 1784, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 42.
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- Mathias Simcock, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Matthias Simcock in entry for Hephzibah Simcock, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Matthias Simcock, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
Name Meaning
English (mainly northwest): from the Middle English personal name Simcock ‘young Simon’, a compound of Sim(m) or Sime (see Sim ) + the diminutive suffix -cock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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