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Sophia Griffin 1742–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Monroe, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Griffin

Mother: Mary Reese

Spouse(s): John Sims

Children(s): Augustus Sims, Mary Sims, Josiah Sims, Rebecca Sims, Bernard Sims, Elizabeth Sims, James Sims, William Sims, Francis Sims, William Sims, Daughter Sims

Sophia Griffin was born in 1742 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States, the child of John Griffin And Mary Reese. In 1830, Sophia Griffin resided in Bourbon, Kentucky, USA. Sophia Griffin married John Sims, and had children including Augustus Sims, Bernard Sims, Daughter Sims, Elizabeth Harriet Sims, Francis Sims, James Sims, Josiah Sims, Mary Sims, Rebecca Sims, William B Sims, William Sims. Sophia Griffin passed away in 1830 in Monroe, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Sophia Griffin was born in 1742 in Culpepper, Virginia, United States, the child of John Griffin And Mary Reese.
  • In 1830, Sophia Griffin resided in Bourbon, Kentucky, USA.
  • Sophia Griffin married John Sims, and had children including Augustus Sims, Bernard Sims, Daughter Sims, Elizabeth Harriet Sims, Francis Sims, James Sims, Josiah Sims, Mary Sims, Rebecca Sims, William B Sims, William Sims.
  • Sophia Griffin passed away in 1830 in Monroe, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Griffin
1720–1769
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Mary Reese
1718–1781
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

John Sims
1742–1830
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
JS

Children(s)

Augustus Sims
1763–1851
Birth Location: Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
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Mary Sims
1762–1842
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina
MS
Josiah Sims
1770–1856
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JS
Rebecca Sims
1803–1825
Birth Location: Wood, , Virginia, United States
RS
Bernard Sims
1760–1780
Birth Location: , Loudoun, Virginia
BS
Elizabeth Sims
1765–1840
Birth Location: Monongahela, Virginia
ES
James Sims
1771–1844
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, USA
JS
William Sims
1772–1856
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
WS
Francis Sims
1763–1810
Birth Location: Virginia
FS
William Sims
1763–1856
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
WS
Daughter Sims
1770–1771
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
DS

Sophia Griffin's Ancestors

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Sophia Griffin
1742–1830
Birth Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Griffin
1720–1769
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Mary Reese
1718–1781
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Griffin
1670–1729
Meline Parish, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Lydia Sounders
1675–1725
New Castle, New Castle, Colony of Delaware
Great-Grandparents
Rev Griffin
1645–1725
Elizabeth Knowles
1650–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Griffin's Descendants

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Sophia Griffin (1742–1830) m. John Sims (1742–1830)
  1. 1. Augustus Sims 1763–1851 m. Nancy (Petit) Farmer 1760–1849 m. JANE (JENNIE) NEVINS 1792–1851
    1. 1. George (MD) Sims 1787–1885 m. Ann Sims 1785–1853
      1. 1. Nancy Thompson 1814–1882 m. JONATHON (MONROE) THOMPSON 1813–1882
        1. 1. Amelia Powell 1849–1922 m. Alfred Doherty 1848–1928 m. JAMES (ARTHUR) POWELL 1845–1932
        2. 2. James (Monroe) Thompson 1833–1906
        3. 3. John (Albert) Thompson 1835–1856
        4. 4. George (Madison) Thompson 1837–1867
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson 1838–1919 m. Samuel (Brown) McClung 1833–1903
        6. 6. David (Henderson) Thompson 1843–1918 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Thompson 1848–1929
        7. 7. Gilford (Henry) Thompson 1846–1931
        8. 8. Israel (T.) Thompson 1848–1918
        9. 9. Ira (Graff) Thompson 1851–1925
        10. 10. Emma (Florence Thompson) Woodson 1859–1939
        11. 11. Charles (Webster) Thompson 1855–1857
        12. 12. Lydia (E) Thompson 1852–1852
        13. 13. Henrietta Thompson 1854–1863
      2. 2. Martin Sims 1812–1887
      3. 3. Emily (Jane) Sharp 1825–1911 m. JORDAN SHARP 1823–1904
        1. 1. MARY (J.) SHARP 1848–1871
        2. 2. Elbret Sharp 1851–1921
        3. 3. LYDIA (A.) SHARP 1854–1917
        4. 4. Flora (Alice) Seymour 1865–1936 m. Edgar (Bruce) Seymour 1860–1907
        5. 5. George (W) Sharp 1852–1855
      4. 4. George (Madison) Sims 1819–1897
      5. 5. Elizabeth Nevins 1822–1907
      6. 6. Polly SIMS 1809–1870
      7. 7. Austin (Van Buren) Sims 1830–1910
      8. 8. Sarah Sims 1810–
      9. 9. Mary Sims 1812–1899
      10. 10. Mary (Ann "Polly") Sims 1809–1885 m. Judge (Samuel L) Baker 1808–1900
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Baker 1835–1880
        2. 2. Mary (A) Baker 1831–1898
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Jane) Baker 1841–1917
        4. 4. William Baker 1848–1848
        5. 5. Joseph Baker 1838–
        6. 6. James Baker 1837–1853
        7. 7. Emeline Baker 1833–1905
        8. 8. George (Sims) Baker 1838–1927
        9. 9. Sarah (E) Baker 1846–1908
      11. 11. Elizabeth Sims 1836–
    2. 2. Josiah Sims 1808–1856
    3. 3. Austin Sims 1790–1878
    4. 4. Parish (Sims) Dr. 1798–1886 m. NANCY MATTHEWS 1800–1834 m. Mary (J) Hibbits 1837–
      1. 1. MARY (HAYDEN) SIMS 1824–1907
      2. 2. BENJAMIN (FRANKLIN) SIMS 1832–1874
      3. 3. Kizziah Sims 1820–1845
      4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Sims 1868–1939
      5. 5. Parrish Sims 1865–1898
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Margaret) Sims 1834–1866
      7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson) Sims 1832–1908
      8. 8. Mary (F) Sims 1835–
    5. 5. John (L) Sims 1794–1879
      1. 1. Jesse (Franklin) Simms 1824–1896 m. Mary Davis 1827–1851
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Letitia) Simms 1849–1928 m. Austin (Longdon) Savage 1840–1915
        2. 2. Thomas Sims 1845–
        3. 3. John (David) Sims 1846–1902
    6. 6. Sarah (Sally) Sims 1806–1895
    7. 7. William Sims 1797–1852
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Sims\Nevins) 1*dna 1784–1876
    9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Sims 1791–1869
    10. 10. Mary ((Polly)) Sims 1781–1825
      1. 1. Frances (Heaven "Fannie") Wiley 1796–1847
        1. 1. Edward Weaver 1832–1917
    11. 11. Margret (Peggy) Sims 1790–1845
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Pierce 1824–1891
        1. 1. John (William) Pierce 1852–1924
      2. 2. Margaret (Ellen) Pierce 1838–1903
        1. 1. P (W) Skees 1869–1958
    12. 12. Burrell Sims 1816–1893
    13. 13. Mary Sims 1799–1803
    14. 14. Benjamin Sims 1811–1893
    15. 15. Joseas Semms 1790–1848
    16. 16. William Sims 1803–1856
    17. 17. Margaret (Peggy) Sims 1810–1890
    18. 18. Polly Sims 1813–1857
    19. 19. Joseph Sims 1798–1846
    20. 20. James Sims 1804–1893 m. Margaret (Ann) Jacobs 1790–1863 m. Jane Wright 1817–1877
      1. 1. Tabitha (Ellen) Sims 1835–1922
      2. 2. Mary (E.) Sims 1847–1924
      3. 3. Richard Sims 1841–
      4. 4. Ann (R.) Sims 1834–
      5. 5. John (H.) Sims 1831–1903
      6. 6. Daniel (Garrett) Sims 1837–1901
      7. 7. James (W.) Sims 1843–1920
      8. 8. Samuel (R.) Sims 1828–1907
      9. 9. WILLIAM (C.) SIMS 1830–1895
      10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Sims 1832–1852
      11. 11. David Sims 1839–
      12. 12. Jane (Laura) Sims 1823–1897
      13. 13. John (Austin) Sims 1836–1904
      14. 14. Susan Sims 1827–
      15. 15. Larkin (E) Sims 1850–
      16. 16. Burnell Sims 1846–
      17. 17. Elizabeth Sims 1849–
    21. 21. Elizabeth (R) Steele 1831–1897
    22. 22. Sally Sims 1808–1831
    23. 23. Margaret (Sims\Pierce) 1*dna 1802–1883 m. William (G.) Pierce 1799–1881
      1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Pierce\Skees 1838–1903
      2. 2. Richard (Thomas Pierce) 1*dna 1824–1891
      3. 3. John (Baptist Peerce) 1* 1827–1901
      4. 4. Julia (Ann Pierce\Skees) 1* 1825–1852
      5. 5. Susan (A Pierce) 1* 1836–1908
      6. 6. Sylvester (M Pierce) 1* 1843–1927
      7. 7. Joseph (M Pierce) 1* 1841–1888
    24. 24. Elizabeth Sims 1816–1870
      1. 1. William (Jasper (J.W.) (Mastin)) Masten 1844–1928
        1. 1. Hiram (Ernest) Masten 1871–1911
  2. 2. Mary Sims 1762–1842
  3. 3. Josiah Sims 1770–1856
  4. 4. Rebecca Sims 1803–1825
  5. 5. Bernard Sims 1760–1780
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Harriet) Sims 1765–1840
  7. 7. James Sims 1771–1844
  8. 8. William Sims 1772–1856
  9. 9. Francis Sims 1763–1810
  10. 10. William (B) Sims 1763–1856 m. Sarah (Jane) Hall 1770–1856
  11. 11. Daughter Sims 1770–1771

Sophia Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Sophia Griffin in Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 88
Sophia Griffin resided here in Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1830
1830
Age 88
Death of Sophia Griffin in Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Monroe, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Bourbon, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 33; Page: 331; Family History Library Film: 0007812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Monroe, Kentucky, United States
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