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John Sims or Symes 1540–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Lacock, Wiltshire, , England

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: England

Father: John Symes

Mother: Lady Petty-Hill

Spouse(s): Mary Clark

Children(s): John Sims, Willm Symes, Alexander Sims, Elizabeth Sims, Daniell Sims, Robert Sims, Thomas Sims, John Sims, John SIMS, Agnes Sims, Daniel Sims, Robert SIMS, John Somes, Benjamin Symes

The story of John Sims or Symes began in 1540 in Lacock, Wiltshire, , England. John Sims or Symes married Mary Clark, and had children including Agnes Smith Sims, Alexander Sims, Benjamin Symes, Daniel Sims, Daniell Sims, Elizabeth Sims, John Sims, John Somes, Robert Sims, Thomas Sims, Willm Symes. John Sims or Symes passed away in 1574 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sims or Symes began in 1540 in Lacock, Wiltshire, , England.
  • John Sims or Symes married Mary Clark, and had children including Agnes Smith Sims, Alexander Sims, Benjamin Symes, Daniel Sims, Daniell Sims, Elizabeth Sims, John Sims, John Somes, Robert Sims, Thomas Sims, Willm Symes.
  • John Sims or Symes passed away in 1574 in England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Symes's Ancestors

Self
John Symes
1540–1574
Birth Place: Lacock, Wiltshire, , England
Parents
John Symes
1515–1559
Barwick Manor,Somerset,England
Lady (Jane) Petty-Hill
1509–1563
Houndstone, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Lady (Elizabeth Yeard nee) Neville
1504–1536
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Sir (Lord Giles Hale) Hill
1475–1547
Houndstone, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Brent
1479–1536
Cossington Manor, (on the Medieval Polden Estate) Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Symes's Descendants

1.
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John (Sims or) Symes (1540–1574) m. Mary Clark (1540–24th May 1591)
  1. 1. John Sims 1562–1599 m. Julian Atwood 1560–1615
    1. 1. John Sims 1580–1635
      1. 1. John Sims 1618–1657 m. Anne Toker 1620–
        1. 1. John Sims 1640–
        2. 2. William Sims 1647–
        3. 3. Mary Syms –1678
      2. 2. Richard Sims 1595–
  2. 2. Willm Symes 1568–1620
  3. 3. Alexander Sims 1564–1599
  4. 4. Elizabeth Sims –1788
  5. 5. Daniell Sims 1570–1664
  6. 6. Robert Sims 1555–1593
  7. 7. Thomas Sims 1558–1577
  8. 8. John Sims 1571–1602
  9. 9. John SIMS 1560–1591
  10. 10. Agnes (Smith) Sims 1567–1605
  11. 11. Daniel Sims 1570–1591
  12. 12. Robert SIMS 1555–1620
  13. 13. John Somes –1622
  14. 14. Benjamin Symes –1760

John Symes's Timeline

4 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Sims or Symes in Lacock, Wiltshire, , England
Lacock, Wiltshire, , England
1542
17 Apr 1542
Age 2
John Sims or Symes was baptized in Ropley, Hampshire, England
Ropley, Hampshire, England
1574
1574
Age 34
Death of John Sims or Symes in England
England
1727
12 May 1727
Age 187
John Sims or Symes was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lacock, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1542
    Event Place: Ropley, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 May 1727
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 883/3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: England

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