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Drury Sims 1755–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1755

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Father: Lt. War

Mother: Esther Murray

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Children(s):

Drury Sims was born in 1755 in Virginia, the child of Lt Col Charles Sims Sr Revolutionary War And Esther Murray. Drury Sims passed away in 1839 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Drury Sims was born in 1755 in Virginia, the child of Lt Col Charles Sims Sr Revolutionary War And Esther Murray.
  • Drury Sims passed away in 1839 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. War
1717–1805
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia
LW
Esther Murray
1742–1762
Birth Location: Virginia
EM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Drury Sims's Ancestors

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Drury Sims
1755–1839
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Lt. Col. Charles Sims Sr Revolutionary War
1717–1805
Surry, Virginia
Esther Murray
1742–1762
Virginia
Grandparents
Adam (Sims Symes) Sr
1689–1734
Lawnes Parish, Surry County, Colony Virginia, Virginia, USA
Mary Isham
1689–1744
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Symes
1672–1726
Elizabeth Sherwood
1668–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Symes
1643–1687
Dorothy Everard
1657–1724

Drury Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1755
Abt. 1755
Birth of Drury Sims in Virginia
Virginia
1839
1839
Age 84
Death of Drury Sims in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1755
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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