Peter Symonds (c. 1528–1586/87) was a wealthy English merchant and benefactor, most notable for founding a number of almshouses for charitable endeavors in Southeast England.
He married a woman named Anne by 1576 and moved to the parish of All Hallows, Lombard Street, at about this time.
[1] By his death, sometime between 24 April 1586 and 29 July 1587, he had accumulated a large amount of land in the South East of England.
In his will, he left land and property in Chadwell and West Ham in Essex, and a farm at East Shalford in Surrey, to his wife.
[4] In addition, he left annual payments for a number of charitable purposes, including the poor of All Saint, Lombard Street and Chadwell in Essex.