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John Sims 1797 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: , Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: October 1868

Death Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Francis Simms

Mother: Anna Sims

Spouse(s): Mary Wall

Children(s): Henderson Sims

The story of John Sims began in 1797 in , Albemarle, Virginia, USA. John Sims married Mary Polly Ann Wall, and had children including Henderson Robert Sims. John Sims passed away in 1868 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sims began in 1797 in , Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
  • John Sims married Mary Polly Ann Wall, and had children including Henderson Robert Sims.
  • John Sims passed away in 1868 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Simms
1773 – 1833
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
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Anna Sims
1776 – 1838
Birth Location: St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wall
1794 – 1868
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Henderson Sims
1818 – 1892
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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John Sims's Ancestors

Self
John Sims
1797 – 1868
Birth Place: , Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Simms
1773 – 1833
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Anna (Taylor) Sims
1776 – 1838
St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
John Sims
1752 – 1797
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Mary Dedman
1763 – 1797
Albermarle, Virginia, USA
James (Thomas) POLSON
1740 – 1823
Albermarle, Virginia,
Judith Coleman
1753 – 1820
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. (5X)
1731 – 1797
ANESTER Stapp
1728 – 1759
Thomas POLSON
1720 – 1823
Thomas Polston
1725 – 1761
James Coleman
1732 – 1796
Sarah Leake
1732 – 1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Simms
1704 – 1758
Agnes Coward
1713 – 1758
Susanna BALDRIDGE
1694 – 1765
John G-GM)
1686 – 1744
Samuel I
1706 – 1748
Judith Leake
1698 – 1758

John Sims's Descendants

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John Sims (1797 – October 1868) m. Mary (Polly Ann) Wall (1794 – 1868)
  1. 1. Henderson (Robert) Sims (31 Jan 1818 – 19 Sep 1892)
    1. 1. William (Thompson) Sims (18 March 1849 – 8 September 1897) m. Mahala (Jane) Rigney (25 February 1854 – 13 December 1938)
      1. 1. Clara Oaks (10 August 1891 – 20 July 1928) m. Arthur Oaks (10 July 1885 – 6 March 1963)
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Oaks (1919 – ) m. James nickells (26 Sep 1922 – 6 Jan 1993)

John Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of John Sims in , Albemarle, Virginia, USA
, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1868
October 1868
Age 71
Death of John Sims in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: , Albemarle, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1868
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
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