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Joseph Sims 1699–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1699

Birth Location: Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Joseph Sims

Mother: Hester Alway

Spouse(s): Mary Laird

Children(s): John Sims, Mary Sims, Simon Sims

In 1699, Joseph Sims entered the world in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, born to Joseph Sims And Hester Alway. Joseph Sims married Mary Laird, and had children including John Sims, Mary Sims, Simon Sims. Joseph Sims passed away in 1770 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1699, Joseph Sims entered the world in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, born to Joseph Sims And Hester Alway.
  • Joseph Sims married Mary Laird, and had children including John Sims, Mary Sims, Simon Sims.
  • Joseph Sims passed away in 1770 in Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sims
1668–
Birth Location: Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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Hester Alway
1675–1712
Birth Location: of Slimbridge, Glostershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Laird
1710–1750
Birth Location: Wotton-under-Edge, (of), Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Sims
1744–1821
Birth Location: Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England
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Mary Sims
1736–1810
Birth Location: Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Simon Sims
1748–1789
Birth Location: Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Joseph Sims's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sims
1699–1770
Birth Place: Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Joseph Sims
1668–
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Hester Alway
1675–1712
of Slimbridge, Glostershire, England
Grandparents
Richard Symms
1648–1692
Longney, Gloucestershire, England
Joane Howe
1653–1692
Devon, England
William Alway
1645–1694
Slimbridge Glos
Alice Banister
1640–1707
Great-Grandparents
William Sims
1621–1694
Elizabeth Hales
1621–
William Howe
1642–1734
Elizabeth Gannicley
1645–1740
Nicholas Alway
1600–1669
Henry Banister
1616–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Syms
1600–1637
Edward How
1615–
Joan Pulsford
1600–
Margaret Neate
1564–1637
Lawrence Allwey
1560–1618
John Banister
1587–1620
Eizabeth Mill
1580–1650

Joseph Sims's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Sims (1699–1770) m. Mary Laird (1710–1750)
  1. 1. John Sims 1744–1821
    1. 1. Samuel Sims 1782–1818
      1. 1. George Sims 1817–1862 m. Caroline (Gill) (Clayfield) 1822–1888
        1. 1. Priscilla Sims 1851–1928 m. Thomas (Clayson) Jr 1842–1897
        2. 2. Octavia (Gecoza) Sims 1857–1886 m. Parley (Pratt) Sabin 1848–1924
        3. 3. Hannah (Maria Septima) Sims 1848–1889 m. Layton 1821–1898
        4. 4. Martha (Matilda) Sims 1844–1884 m. Moses (Monroe) Curtis 1840–1929
        5. 5. Samuel (John) Sims 1850–1920 m. Mary (Susan) Oyler 1855–1933
        6. 6. Mary Sims 1847–1925 m. William (Robert) Allen 1849–1928
  2. 2. Mary Sims 1736–1810
  3. 3. Simon Sims 1748–1789

Joseph Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1699
1699
Birth of Joseph Sims in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England
1770
1770
Age 71
Death of Joseph Sims in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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