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Joseph Sims or Sams 1790–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Highland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 February 1851

Death Location: Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Sams

Mother: Mary Warren

Spouse(s): Mary Sims

Children(s): Margaret Brokaw

Joseph Sims or Sams was born in 1790 in Highland, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sams And Mary Agnes Warren. Joseph Sims or Sams married Mary Ann Sims, and had children including Margaret Ann Brokaw. Joseph Sims or Sams passed away in 1851 in Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sims or Sams was born in 1790 in Highland, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sams And Mary Agnes Warren.
  • Joseph Sims or Sams married Mary Ann Sims, and had children including Margaret Ann Brokaw.
  • Joseph Sims or Sams passed away in 1851 in Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Joseph Sams's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sams
1790–1851
Birth Place: Highland, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Sams
1750–1820
Henry, Virginia, United States
Mary (Agnes) Warren
1753–1800
Ivy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Sams
1717–1779
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Mary Fuller
1718–1780
Essex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sams
1675–1726
Katheryne Tolbut
1681–1768
Ezekiel Fuller
1650–1723
Deborah Spivey
1680–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Sams)
1647–1698
Mary Morris
1659–1698
Eleanor Kemp
1665–1730
John Spivey
1646–1733
Sarah Littleton
1654–1733

Joseph Sams's Descendants

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Joseph (Sims or) Sams (1790–15 February 1851) m. Mary (Ann) Sims (9 October 1791–27 May 1863)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Brokaw 1823–1899

Joseph Sams's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Joseph Sims or Sams in Highland, Virginia, USA
Highland, Virginia, USA
1851
15 February 1851
Age 61
Death of Joseph Sims or Sams in Miami, Ohio, USA
Miami, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Highland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1851
    Event Place: Miami, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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