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Rebecca Sims 1706–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 February 1770

Death Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Rebecca Harrelson

Spouse(s): John Petty

Children(s): Luke Petty

Rebecca Sims was born in 1706 in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas William Sims Iii And Rebecca Harrelson. Rebecca Sims married John Petty, and had children including Abner Pettey, Ann Ransdell Boston, Francis Pettey, George Pettey, Jemima Boston, John Pettey, Lachariah Pettey, Luke Petty, Sarah Corley, Susannah Hawkins, Tabitha Edwards, Thomas Pettey. Rebecca Sims passed away in 1770 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Sims was born in 1706 in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas William Sims Iii And Rebecca Harrelson.
  • Rebecca Sims married John Petty, and had children including Abner Pettey, Ann Ransdell Boston, Francis Pettey, George Pettey, Jemima Boston, John Pettey, Lachariah Pettey, Luke Petty, Sarah Corley, Susannah Hawkins, Tabitha Edwards, Thomas Pettey.
  • Rebecca Sims passed away in 1770 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Rebecca Sims's Ancestors

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Rebecca Sims
1706–1770
Birth Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas William Sims III
1685–1785
Holme, Huntingdonshire, England
Rebecca Harrelson
1696–1784
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Sims's Descendants

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Rebecca Sims (1706–20 February 1770) m. John Petty (Abt. 1702–20 February 1770)
  1. 1. Luke Petty 1736–1782 m. Elizabeth Hood 1740–1817
    1. 1. Winnifred (“Winney”) Petty 1758–1830 m. Zachariah Dimsdale 1750–1790
      1. 1. William DIMSDALE 1787–1872 m. Mary ("Polly") Mills 1788–1851
        1. 1. Susan (Eliza) Dimsdale 1832–1895 m. William (R.) Jackson 1832–1897
    2. 2. Lucretia Petty 1764–
    3. 3. William Petty 1760–1827
    4. 4. Zachariah Petty 1767–1850

Rebecca Sims's Timeline

3 Records

1706
1706
Birth of Rebecca Sims in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1735
1735
Age 29
Rebecca Sims was married in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1770
20 February 1770
Age 64
Death of Rebecca Sims in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1770
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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