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Robert Hughes Sims Sr. 1674–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1674

Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 February 1728

Death Location: Edgecombe, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Sims

Mother: Elizabeth Willmouth-Sims-Thornton

Spouse(s): Phillis Fort

Children(s): Lt. Sims

Robert Hughes Sims Sr. was born in 1674 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sims And Elizabeth Lee Willmouth Sims Thornton. Robert Hughes Sims Sr. married Phillis Fivash Fort, and had children including Lt Col Robert Eugene Sims. Robert Hughes Sims Sr. passed away in 1728 in Edgecombe, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Hughes Sims Sr. was born in 1674 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Sims And Elizabeth Lee Willmouth Sims Thornton.
  • Robert Hughes Sims Sr. married Phillis Fivash Fort, and had children including Lt Col Robert Eugene Sims.
  • Robert Hughes Sims Sr. passed away in 1728 in Edgecombe, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sims
1645–1725
Birth Location: Poundsford, Chard Parish, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Willmouth-Sims-Thornton
1635–1729
Birth Location: Isle Of Wight, VA
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Spouses(s)

Phillis Fort
1680–1760
Birth Location: Round Hill, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
PF

Children(s)

Lt. Sims
1700–1748
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
LS

Robert Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Robert Sr.
1674–1728
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Sims
1645–1725
Poundsford, Chard Parish, Somerset, England
Elizabeth (Lee) Willmouth-Sims-Thornton
1635–1729
Isle Of Wight, VA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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Robert (Hughes Sims) Sr. (1674–29 February 1728) m. Phillis (Fivash) Fort (1680–1760)
  1. 1. Lt. (Col. Robert Eugene) Sims 1700–1748 m. Susanna Patterson 1705–1752
    1. 1. Sarah Sims 1726–1789 m. Ignatius Howard 1725–1777
      1. 1. William Howard 1758–1826 m. Mary Dejarnett 1779–1816
        1. 1. Robert Howard 1803–1877 m. Nancy Crook 1805–1852
        2. 2. Ignatius Howard 1784–1855
        3. 3. Martha Howard 1805–1857
        4. 4. Elizabeth (C) Howard 1807–1889
        5. 5. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Howard 1818–1871
        6. 6. Margaret Howard 1810–
        7. 7. James Howard 1822–
        8. 8. John Howard 1801–
        9. 9. Mary Howard 1802–
        10. 10. Emily Howard 1799–
        11. 11. Daniel Howard 1798–
        12. 12. William Howard 1790–1860
        13. 13. Ignatius Howard 1796–1871
      2. 2. James Howard 1763–1792
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Corrington) Wailes 1755–1831
      4. 4. Robert Howard 1762–1832
      5. 5. John Howard 1749–
      6. 6. Thomas Howard 1750–1853
      7. 7. Silas Howard 1757–
      8. 8. Benjamin Howard 1760–
      9. 9. Anna Howard 1770–1840
      10. 10. Richard Howard 1759–
      11. 11. Henry (H) Howard 1763–1798
      12. 12. Charles Howard 1773–
    2. 2. Robert Sims 1724–1791

Robert Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1674
1674
Birth of Robert Hughes Sims Sr. in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
1728
29 February 1728
Age 54
Death of Robert Hughes Sims Sr. in Edgecombe, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1674
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 February 1728
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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