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Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims 1700–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Apr 1748

Death Location: Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Symes

Mother: Frances Sims

Spouse(s): Susanna Patterson

Children(s): Sarah Sims, James Sims, Robert Sims, William Sims, William Sims

In 1700, Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims entered the world in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, born to William Symes And Frances Sims. Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims married Susanna Patterson, and had children including James Sims, Robert Sims, Sarah Sims, William Sims. Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims passed away in 1748 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1700, Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims entered the world in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, born to William Symes And Frances Sims.
  • Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims married Susanna Patterson, and had children including James Sims, Robert Sims, Sarah Sims, William Sims.
  • Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims passed away in 1748 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Symes
1635–1710
Birth Location: Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
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Frances Sims
1655–1710
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Patterson
1705–1752
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Sims
1726–1789
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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James Sims
1720–1772
Birth Location: –
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Robert Sims
1724–1791
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
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William Sims
1727–1769
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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William Sims
1715–1813
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia
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Lt. Sims's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Sims
1700–1748
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Symes
1635–1710
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Frances Sims
1655–1710
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Symes
1612–1677
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grace Stone
1609–1679
Upton Cheyney, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Sims's Descendants

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Lt. (Col. Robert Eugene) Sims (1700–Apr 1748) m. Susanna Patterson (1705–20 Jun 1752)
  1. 1. Sarah Sims 1726–1789 m. Philip (Cochran) Howard 1727–1809
    1. 1. James (G) Howard 1755–1835 m. Mary BRYAN 1752–1830
      1. 1. James (John) Howard 1774–1860 m. Patience Bealch 1773–1839 m. Patience Bealch 1773–1839
        1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Howard –1890 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Dodd 1776–1846 m. Andrew Carson 1778–1837 m. William (Thomas) Lovelady 1796–1886 m. Andrew Carson 1798–1837
        2. 2. Mary Howard 1813–1904
        3. 3. Middleton Howard 1809–
        4. 4. Marie Howard 1830–1853
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Howard 1814–1850
        6. 6. Elizabeth Howard 1801–
        7. 7. James Howard 1807–
        8. 8. William Howard 1810–
        9. 9. Delilah Howard 1812–1874
        10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Howard 1811–1860
        11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) Howard 1815–1904
        12. 12. Esther Howard 1797–1870
        13. 13. Daniel Howard 1811–
        14. 14. Nathaniel (B.) Howard 1806–1882
        15. 15. James (J Howard) II 1826–1908
      2. 2. James (John) Howard 1774–1774
      3. 3. Abel Howard 1802–
      4. 4. David Howard 1791–
      5. 5. George Howard 1808–
      6. 6. Margaret Howard 1795–1875
      7. 7. Andrew Howard 1800–
      8. 8. Henry Howard 1797–
      9. 9. Jane Howard 1793–
      10. 10. James Howard 1785–
      11. 11. Thomas Howard 1789–1841
      12. 12. Mary Howard 1781–
      13. 13. Elizabeth Howard 1783–
      14. 14. Sarah Howard 1787–1821
  2. 2. James Sims 1720–1772
  3. 3. Robert Sims 1724–1791
  4. 4. William Sims 1727–1769
  5. 5. William Sims 1715–1813

Lt. Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
1748
Apr 1748
Age 48
Death of Lt. Col. Robert Eugene Sims in Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1748
    Event Place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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