Simon (Orn) Orne (1680 - 1722)

Born 11 Jan 1680 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

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Died 1722 at about age 41 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

• Simon was son of Symon and Rebecca (Ray-Ballard)) Orne. He was born 11 January 1679/80, in Salem, Massachusetts.^{[1] [2]} Refs #1 & 2 do not support DMY of birth (need source to support DMY birth).
• Simon lived in Rhode Island ^[1]
• He inherited land from his father^[3].
• Before 1708 - He "took in" Mary Bowdish and helped raise the 3 daughters by her disgraced husband, Nathaniel Bowdish. (Prior to this, abt 1701, Mary's husband, Nathaniel had been convicted of "buggery (with a dog) and severely punished. Following his public whipping, her husband disappeared without a trace.)

- Simon and Mary were never married. A line about the colony said "... their union was accepted by society"^[1][2]. Their neighbor's acceptance of this arrangement was doubtless influenced by the extreme circumstances of her husband's estrangement.^[4] Simon had three daughters w Mary.

• 15 May 1711 • Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, after he removed to Newport, Rhode Island Simon sold the property he inherited from his father to Josiah Orne, cordwainer, of Salem.
• 22 Feb 1722 Simon executed a deed, giving all of his property to his three daughters - "My house land I give to my three daughters Hope, Marcy, and Patience, them and their heirs."^[4]
• by 28 Sep 1722 Simon died.Hope Orr-Orne summary & refs No clue why the death. Must have been depressed?
• 22 Feb 1722 - An inquest in Providence, Rhode Island concluded that Simon committed suicide: "savage cut across own throat". Reportedly Simon left a "suicide note".

- Children of Simon and Mary:

- Hope .b. 1708-10 m. 1730 John Walling^[1]

- Mercy m. bef 1733 Sam Phillips^[1]

- Patience m. bef 1733 James Irwin^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Vol. 4, Page 922 - "The Settlers of the Beekman Patent", V.1-7 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The American Genealogist. Vol 71, pg.71. New Haven, Conn ; via AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. Simon Orne and his "Companion" Mary
3. ↑ "The Essex Antiquarian", Vol. 8, page 36 -- The Essex Antiquarian. Salem, MA: The Essex Antiquarian, 13 vols. 1897-1909. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Jr. William B. Saxby, "John Walling of Glocester, Rhode Island, and His Wife, Hope Orne," The American Genealogist Volume 71, number 2 (April 1996): pages 65-75.