SIMSON, WILLIAM [SSNE 3496]

Surname

SIMSON

First name

WILLIAM

Title/rank

LIEUTENANT

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

William Simson served as an ensign with Robert Leslie's [SSNE 2932] infantry regiment in 1631. He was reformed ensign with John Skytte's [SSNE 6280] British regiment in 1635 and a lieutenant with Robert Stuart's [SSNE 529]regiment in 1638. He had previously possibly served in Captain Alexander Hanna's [SSNE 2615] company of Colonel James Ramsay's [SSNE 3315] regiment in 1631

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1631/27; 1635/26,29,30; 1638/23,26; 1639/13; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), Supplement, p.221.

Service record

SWEDEN, ROBERT LESLIE

Arrived 1631-01-01, as FOURIER

Departed 1634-12-31, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, JOHN SKYTTE'S INFANTRY REGIMENT

Arrived 1635-01-01, as REF. ENSIGN

Departed 1637-12-31, as REF. ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, ROBERT STUART

Arrived 1638-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1639-12-31, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY