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is a town located in the northeast section of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census. The town was named after an early settler.
The area was settled around the middle of the 18th Century and was part of Rensselaerwyck.
The town was created in 1791 from the Town of Stephentown. The size of this town was diminished by the formation of other towns in the county, including the Towns of Berlin and Lansingburgh (see Troy) in 1806, and Grafton and Nassau in 1807.
Reportedly the town was named after an individual named Peter Simmons, an early settler.