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Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims 1776 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1776

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Miamisburg, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Father: William Sims

Mother: Anna Pemberton

Spouse(s): Zachariah Fitzgerald

Children(s): Layton DNA)

The story of Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims began in 1776 in Virginia. Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims married Zachariah Jarrell Fitzgerald, and had children including Layton Latany York Fitzgerald (tentative placement based on DNA). Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims passed away in 1864 in Miamisburg, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims began in 1776 in Virginia.
  • Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims married Zachariah Jarrell Fitzgerald, and had children including Layton Latany York Fitzgerald (tentative placement based on DNA).
  • Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims passed away in 1864 in Miamisburg, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sims
1740 – 1811
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Anna Pemberton
1743 – 1824
Birth Location: Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Zachariah Fitzgerald
1773 – 1860
Birth Location: Greene County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Layton DNA)
1808 – 1892
Birth Location: Virginia
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Frances Sims's Ancestors

Self
Frances Sims
1776 – 1864
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Thompson Sims
1740 – 1811
Orange, Virginia, United States
Anna (Nancy) Pemberton
1743 – 1824
Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
William (Thompson) Sims
1718 – 1777
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Ruth (W) Sims
1723 – 1769
Bertha, Todd, Minnesota, USA
William Pemberton
1720 – 1785
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Pemberton
1695 – 1778
Rachel Boulware
1699 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Boulware
1680 – 1726
Mary Boyce
1680 – 1752

Frances Sims's Descendants

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Frances (Ann "Fanny") Sims (1 Jan 1776 – 1864) m. Zachariah (Jarrell) Fitzgerald (abt 1773 – aft 1860)
  1. 1. Layton (Latany York Fitzgerald (tentative placement based on) DNA) (7 November 1808 – 25 September 1892) m. Elizabeth Woodward (1809 – 13 September 1883)
    1. 1. Layton ("Roth") Fitzgerald (abt 1833 – )
      1. 1. George (W) Fitzgerald (7 Mar 1853 – 13 Mar 1928) m. Mary (Ann) Dunn (25 Nov 1852 – 14 Mar 1944)
        1. 1. Minnie (Bell) Fitzgerald (24 Dec 1879 – 15 Aug 1966) m. John (C) BECKHAM (14 MAR 1872 – 01 JAN 1939)

Frances Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1 Jan 1776
Birth of Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims in Virginia
Virginia
1864
1864
Age 88
Death of Frances Ann "Fanny" Sims in Miamisburg, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Miamisburg, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1776
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Miamisburg, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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