This is an update on the great-grandparents of "Wall Street" John Simmons, the tavern keeper in New York City during the last half of the 18th century.
The records fit with Edward Cheesman and Elizabeth Pearson and paint a potentially bleak future for their son, Edward.
An Elizabeth Cheesman [husband Edward] was buried in Hampshire 21 October 1672. This would have been about the time of her son's birth. Complications from childbirth?
The Hampshire Records Office has a microfiche copy of the inventory and other probate information of an Edward Cheesman of Gosport, shipwright, who died in 1674 on board the HMS Adventure. My guess would be he fellor was fatally injured in some other kind of accident while working on the ship.
If Elizabeth and Edward are indeed the Cheesman couple who had a son Edward born in 1672, then they left a son orphaned by his 2nd birthday.
Young Edward grew up and went on to marry Catherine Penford in 1696. They had at least four children christened in Portchester, Hampshire:
Isaac - 4 July 1698
Edward - 7 November 1699
Robert - 7 December 1701
Catherine - 13 November 1703 [Wall Street John's mother]
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