Hello to all, I just joined this mailing list with the hope that someone may have some knowledge of my SIMMONS ancestor. From what I have been told, this family originally was from England and was sent to Ireland as a part a military action to control Ireland. I don't know how many generations were born in Ireland, but I do know for sure that my g-g-g-grandfather, Jacob SIMMONS was born in Wexford, South Ireland around 1805 and died in 1891. He married Elizabeth KINSLEY (1811-1897) and they had, to my knowledge, 3 children: 1. (Capt.) William John SIMMONS (my ancestor) b. est. 1842-1848 in Wexford, Ireland and d. in Ontario, Canada in 1920. m. Catherine GUILD b. in Kinross, Scotland, 1841; d. in 1918 Ontario, Canada. 2. Jane SIMMONS b. 1846 ; d. 1861 3. Rebecca SIMMONS b. 1852, m. John GUILD (brother to Catherine Guild), d. 1935 In addition, I have the parents of Jacob SIMMONS as John SIMMONS and Jane or Jenny GORDONIER, but do not have verification on this. Would love to hear from anyone who might have information on my SIMMONS ancestors in Ireland and their spouses(?). One final note of information: I was told that there were a couple SIMMONS men that were killed when an Anglican or Protestant Church in Wexford was burned down by a Catholic revolt. (I believe the town of Wexford was predominantly Catholic?) I don't have a date for this but believe it must have been well before the 1800's. Is anyone familiar with this history? I would appreciate any input or help in these areas. Sincerely, Kathy (Simmons) Andrejko from Hamden, Connecticut USA (BluesFolly@aol.com)