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Benjamin L. Sims 1771–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 9 Mar 1835

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: Zachariah Sims

Mother: Mary Briggs

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In 1771, Benjamin L. Sims entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, born to Zachariah Sims And Mary Briggs. Benjamin L. Sims passed away in 1835 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Benjamin L. Sims entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, born to Zachariah Sims And Mary Briggs.
  • Benjamin L. Sims passed away in 1835 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Sims's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sims
1771–1835
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Zachariah Sims
1739–1790
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Mary Briggs
1740–1791
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (Howell) Briggs
1709–1774
Sussex, Virginia, USA
Frances (Betsy) Quarles
1710–1744
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Briggs
1662–1739
Elizabeth Lucas
1662–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Briggs
1635–1686
Mary Flood
1635–1681
Grace BECKWITH
1645–1720
William Lucas
1653–1718

Benjamin Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Benjamin L. Sims in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1835
9 Mar 1835
Age 64
Death of Benjamin L. Sims in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

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