• Born: 20 Mar 1704, Boston MA
• Marriage (1): Elizabeth Symmes on 14 May 1726 in Boston MA
• Died: 1780, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark. (this may be the mark of William Simes)

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark.

• Apprenticed: William Cowell, about 1717, in Boston MA. Andrew Tyler or Benjamin Burt have also been suggested. ⁹

• Advertised: The Weekly News-Letter, on 20 Jun 1728, in Boston MA. "Goldsmith near the Draw Bridge, Boston," offering for sale "the library of the late Rev. Robert Stanton of Salem." ³

• Master: Thomas Barton Simpkins, about 1742-1749, in Boston MA. ¹

• Flynt & Fales: 1743, in Boston MA. Served as Sergeant of Artillery. ³

• Appointed: Constable, in 1743, in Boston MA. Declined to serve and paid fine. ³

• Advertised: Boston Evening-Post, on 27 Jan 1746, in Boston MA. "William Simpkins, goldsmith, loss of a piece of silver three inches broad, 1/4 inch thick and weighing about fourteen ounces." ³

• Master: Daniel Rogers, about 1748, in Boston MA. ¹

• Example: Creamer, circa 1750-1760, in Cleveland Museum of Fine Art. H: 4 1/4"

• Example: Footed salt, circa 1750, in Winterthur Library. H: 1 5/8"
  d: 2 5/8"
  Engraved "B over I * S". An identical salt by Samuel Burt is in the same collection.

• Flynt & Fales: 1757, in Boston MA. Served as Ensign of Artillery. ³

• Example: Porringer, circa 1760, in Boston MA. L: 7 3/4"
  wt: 7 oz
  Engraved "C over J * P."

• Example: Salver, circa 1760, in Private Collection. D" 8"
  wt: 13 oz, 4 dwt
  Engraved on front with the crest of Richard Lechmere

• Partnership: Samuel Minott, circa 1770, in Boston MA. As MINOTT & SIMPKINS. ³

• Example: Tankard also marked by Samuel Minott, before 4 Nov 1770, in Private Collection. H: 8 3/4"
  wt: 28 oz, 10 dwt
  Engraved The Gift of / Mrs. Sarah Adams: (Relict / of mr. Edward Adams late of / Milton.) to the first Church in / Braintree..

William married Elizabeth Symmes on 14 May 1726 in Boston MA. (Elizabeth Symmes was born on 20 Mar 1707 in Boston MA.)