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Robert Simms 1601–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Newton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: Richmond, Henrico, VA, USA

Father: Thomas Simms

Mother: Anne Brisco

Spouse(s): Anne Brisco, mary clark, Anne Briscoe, Mary Clark

Children(s): William Sims, Ann Simms, Robert Simms, John Syms, William Sims, Anne Simms

The story of Robert Simms began in 1601 in Newton, Lancashire, England. Robert Simms married Anne Briscoe, Anne Mattiesan Brisco, Mary Clark, and had children including Ann Simms, Anne Simms, John Simms, John Syms, Robert Simms, William Sims. Robert Simms passed away in 1650 in Richmond, Henrico, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Simms began in 1601 in Newton, Lancashire, England.
  • Robert Simms married Anne Briscoe, Anne Mattiesan Brisco, Mary Clark, and had children including Ann Simms, Anne Simms, John Simms, John Syms, Robert Simms, William Sims.
  • Robert Simms passed away in 1650 in Richmond, Henrico, VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Simms
1580–1650
Birth Location: Newton, Lancashire, England
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Anne Brisco
1585–1650
Birth Location: Allonby and West Newton, Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Brisco
1585–1650
Birth Location: Allonby and West Newton, Cumberland, England
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mary clark
1585–1650
Birth Location: England
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Anne Briscoe
1607–1650
Birth Location: Swinford, Worcestershire, England
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Mary Clark
1600–1617
Birth Location: Caston, Norfolk, England
MC

Children(s)

William Sims
1609–1669
Birth Location: Newton, Lancashire, England
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Ann Simms
1623–1715
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Robert Simms
1601–1650
Birth Location: England, U.K.
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John Syms
1635–
Birth Location: Shaftesbury St Peter, Dorset, England
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William Sims
1610–1669
Birth Location: 1673450, Rutland, England
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Anne Simms
1624–1715
Birth Location: England? or Richmond, VA
AS

Robert Simms's Ancestors

Self
Robert Simms
1601–1650
Birth Place: Newton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Simms
1580–1650
Newton, Lancashire, England
Anne Brisco
1585–1650
Allonby and West Newton, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
John Briscoe
1565–1632
Dorothy Falcon
1565–1633
Allonby and West Newton, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Simms's Descendants

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Robert Simms (1601–1650) m. Anne (Mattiesan) Brisco (1585–Aft 1650) m. mary clark (1585–Aft 1650) m. Anne Briscoe (1607–Aft 1650) m. Mary Clark (1600–9 MAR 1617)
  1. 1. William Sims 1609–1669
  2. 2. Ann Simms 1623–1715
  3. 3. Robert Simms 1601–1650
  4. 4. John Syms 1635–
  5. 5. William Sims 1610–1669
  6. 6. Anne Simms 1624–1715

Robert Simms's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Robert Simms in Newton, Lancashire, England
Newton, Lancashire, England
1650
1650
Age 49
Death of Robert Simms in Richmond, Henrico, VA, USA
Richmond, Henrico, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Newton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, VA, USA
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