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SIMON MILLS (b. 16 Sep 1637, d. 08 Jun 1683)

SIMON MILLS (son of SIMON MILLS and SARAH BISSELL) was born 16 Sep 1637 in WINDSOR, CT., and died 08 Jun 1683 in SIMSBURY, CT.. He married MARY BUELL on 23 Feb 1658/59 in HARTFORD, CT, daughter of WILLIAM BUELL and MARY POST.

Notes for SIMON MILLS:
Biography: Simon's parents died when he was very young, about 1637-1638. It is believed that he was cared for by his uncle Simon. This uncle Simon Mills was an early settler, baker, and trader. It is believed that Simon grew up near the southern shoreline of the Farmington River wwhere his uncle had land granted by a plantation in 1640. On the 10 of May 1653, when Simon was about 16 he purchased a house lot, with meadow adjoining (Loomis 1:64a) or his uncle purchased it for him. Records show that his uncle kept an account with John Pynchon, a merchant of Springfield, Mass for at least 14 years after the purchase of this land so it is presummed that this land was used just for grazing cattle because it was some distance for the Mill Brook district. This land has been identified as property on Broad Street (between Rowland Lane on the east, and Broad Street on the west and between the present "Windsor House" at the corner of Broad and Center Streets at the northern end, and the Windsor Library at the southern end of Windsor centere Green) (Stiles2:500). After Simon married Mary Buell they made there residence on this land and that it was where their first seven children were born, three of whom died young. On 23 Mar 1660, Simon was chosen "Fence Viewer" by the Town of Windsor (Windsor Town Acts, 1;47b) and he was named as security in the purchase of two stears and a cow by Edward King of Thomas Ford. Simon became a supporting member of the First church in Windsor organized in 1630 and built in Windsor on the site marked by Founders Monument in 1960. Simon purchased a short seat, holding 3 persons. Mary's father was the carpenter who built the church. After 1670, Simon, having been given a grant of land in the new plantation, at that time called Massaco (later called Simsbury), took his family, wife Mary and children Mary, Hannah, John and sarah, over the Talcott Mountains to a new home in the undeveloped plantation. When the town was burned in 1675 by King Philip's Indians, they returned temporarily to Windsor.

More About SIMON MILLS and MARY BUELL:
Marriage: 23 Feb 1658/59, HARTFORD, CT.

Children of SIMON MILLS and MARY BUELL are:

+MARY BUELL MILLS, b. 08 Dec 1662, WINDSOR, CT., d. 04 Apr 1730, SIMSBURY, CT..