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Ruth W Simms 1723–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 15 June 1769

Death Location: Botetourt, Virginia

Father: Zachariah Grove

Mother: Mary Welch

Spouse(s): William Simms

Children(s): Hannah Simms

Ruth W Simms was born in 1723 in Wiltshire, England, the child of Zachariah Grove And Mary Welch. Ruth W Simms married William Simms, and had children including Hannah Elizabeth Simms. Ruth W Simms passed away in 1769 in Botetourt, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Ruth W Simms was born in 1723 in Wiltshire, England, the child of Zachariah Grove And Mary Welch.
  • Ruth W Simms married William Simms, and had children including Hannah Elizabeth Simms.
  • Ruth W Simms passed away in 1769 in Botetourt, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Grove
–1731
Birth Location: –
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Mary Welch
1704–1755
Birth Location: Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

William Simms
1718–1777
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Hannah Simms
1746–1844
Birth Location: Culpepper, Chesterfield County, Virginia, British Crown Colony
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Ruth Simms's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Simms
1723–1769
Birth Place: Wiltshire, England
Parents
Zachariah Grove
–1731
Mary Welch
1704–1755
Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Grove
1673–
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Marshall
1688–
Beaconsfield,Buckingham,England
Great-Grandparents
John Grove
1630–
Arthur Tredway
1681–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Grove
1565–1681
Arthur Treadway
1654–1735

Ruth Simms's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (W) Simms (1723–15 June 1769) m. William Simms (1718–13 Sep 1777)
  1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth) Simms 1746–1844 m. Isaac (SMITH,) II 1745–1801
    1. 1. Henrietta Smith 1778–1861 m. Thomas (Franklin) Napier 1778–1860
      1. 1. Edmond Napier 1803–1863 m. Ellender ("Ella") Watts 1808–1870
        1. 1. Jane Napier 1841– m. Milton Ferguson 1838– m. John Clark 1842–
        2. 2. John Napier 1848–
        3. 3. Alfred Napier 1840–
        4. 4. Edmund Napier 1844–
        5. 5. Michell Napier 1850–

Ruth Simms's Timeline

4 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Ruth W Simms in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1730
1730
Age 7
Ruth W Simms was married in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1739
1739
Age 16
Ruth W Simms was married in Orange, VA
Orange, VA
1769
15 June 1769
Age 46
Death of Ruth W Simms in Botetourt, Virginia
Botetourt, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Orange, VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1769
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia
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