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Catherine Simons Simmons 1787 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: St. Phillips & St. Michaels Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: Oct 1850

Death Location: Laurens Dist., SC

Father: Benjamin Simons

Mother: Peggy McDowell

Spouse(s): James Simmons

Children(s): Catherine Simmons, John Simmons, Peggy Murray

In 1787, Catherine Simons Simmons entered the world in St. Phillips & St. Michaels Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Simons and Peggy McDowell. Catherine Simons Simmons married James Simmons, and had children including Catherine O. Simmons, John James Simmons, Peggy Simmons Murray. Catherine Simons Simmons passed away in 1850 in Laurens Dist., SC.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Catherine Simons Simmons entered the world in St. Phillips & St. Michaels Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Simons and Peggy McDowell.
  • Catherine Simons Simmons married James Simmons, and had children including Catherine O. Simmons, John James Simmons, Peggy Simmons Murray.
  • Catherine Simons Simmons passed away in 1850 in Laurens Dist., SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Simons
Birth Location: Edisto River, Colleton county, South Carolina
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Peggy McDowell
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Simmons
1784 – 1870
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Catherine Simmons
1790 – 1860
Birth Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
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John Simmons
1800 –
Birth Location: –
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Peggy Murray
1805 –
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Simmons
1787 – 1850
Birth Place: St. Phillips & St. Michaels Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Simons
Edisto River, Colleton county, South Carolina
Peggy McDowell
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Simmons's Descendants

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Catherine (Simons) Simmons (1787 – Oct 1850) m. James Simmons (1784 – May 1870)
  1. 1. Catherine (O.) Simmons (June 1790 – Abt. 1860) m. Richard Lawton (1790 – Aft. 1880)
    1. 1. George (William) Lawton (1811 – 1900) m. Patience (Robinson Lawton) Cook (March 1807 – 28 September 1882) m. Ann (H) Lawton (abt 1813 – )
      1. 1. Calvin (Leonard) Lawton (29 November 1839 – 4 August 1901) m. Laura Bing (1838 – Dec 1884) m. Tyler (Durbin) Terry (19 May 1920 – 29 August 2001)
        1. 1. Samuel (Willie) Lawton (17 February 1854 – 1946) m. Nancy (Lovett) Lawton (Jan 1847 – 27 March 1940)
        2. 2. Rosa Lawton (14 June 1857 – 3 November 1898)
        3. 3. Julia (Estella Lawton) Stevenson (24 March 1862 – 30 October 1938)
        4. 4. Cathi Lawton (abt 1865 – 25 Dec 1922)
        5. 5. Patience (Mae) Lawton (14 September 1868 – )
        6. 6. Theodosia (Josie) Jenkins (11 April 1870 – 24 October 1937)
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Lawton (Feb 1871 – )
        8. 8. Laura (Lawton) Gadson (20 June 1872 – 1937)
        9. 9. Martha Lawton (abt 1874 – )
        10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Lawton (24 Jul 1875 – )
        11. 11. Sarah (Emily) Gordon (12 January 1879 – 17 February 1954)
        12. 12. Hortense (Louise) Lawton (29 September 1878 – 4 December 1959)
        13. 13. Leonora (Estelle) Lawton (2 August 1882 – 23 September 1944)
        14. 14. Justine Edwards (20 March 1892 – 20 April 1918)
        15. 15. Alice (Virginia) Bing (2 October 1899 – 22 August 1922)
      2. 2. George (William) Lawton (17 June 1847 – 17 April 1887)
      3. 3. Catherine (Ann) Lawton (March 1842 – )
      4. 4. Margian ((Mary Ann)) Lawton (1846 – 22 December 1932)
      5. 5. Patience (Millie) Lawton (abt 1847 – Abt. 1887)
      6. 6. George (William) Lawton (17 Jun 1847 – 17 Apr 1887)
      7. 7. Elzia Cook
    2. 2. Laura (Elizabeth) Weston (30 March 1831 – 4 December 1914)
    3. 3. Isabella Lawton (1837 – )
    4. 4. Elizth Lawton (1838 – )
    5. 5. Joshua Lawton (abt 1838 – )
    6. 6. Richard Lawton (29 Nov 1840 – unknown)
    7. 7. Sarah Lawton (1842 – )
    8. 8. Catharine ("Katie") Lawton (abt 1843 – )
    9. 9. Mary Lawton (1845 – )
    10. 10. Margaret Lawton (1849 – )
    11. 11. Catharine Lawton (May 1849 – )
    12. 12. Peggy Lawton (Abt. 1844 – )
  2. 2. John (James) Simmons (1800 – )
  3. 3. Peggy (Simmons) Murray (1805 – )

Catherine Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Catherine Simons Simmons in St. Phillips & St. Michaels Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
St. Phillips & St. Michaels Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1850
Oct 1850
Age 63
Death of Catherine Simons Simmons in Laurens Dist., SC
Laurens Dist., SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: St. Phillips & St. Michaels Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1850
    Event Place: Laurens Dist., SC
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
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