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William Simmons 1791 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1791

Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Daniel Simmons,

Mother: Penelope (Simmons)

Spouse(s): Sarah Beasley

Children(s): Nancy Simmons

William Simmons was born in 1791 in Craven, North Carolina, USA, the child of Daniel B. Simmons, and Penelope Hargett** (Simmons). William Simmons married Sarah Sally Beasley, and had children including Nancy Simmons. William Simmons passed away in 1861 in Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Simmons was born in 1791 in Craven, North Carolina, USA, the child of Daniel B. Simmons, and Penelope Hargett** (Simmons).
  • William Simmons married Sarah Sally Beasley, and had children including Nancy Simmons.
  • William Simmons passed away in 1861 in Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Simmons,
1766 – 1826
Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
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Penelope (Simmons)
1770 – 1830
Birth Location: Jones County, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Beasley
1798 – 1849
Birth Location: , Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Simmons
1836 – 1866
Birth Location: Tuckaho, Jones, North Carolina
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William Simmons's Ancestors

Self
William Simmons
1791 – 1861
Birth Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Daniel B. Simmons,
1766 – 1826
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Penelope (Hargett**) (Simmons)
1770 – 1830
Jones County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Daniel (B.) Simmons
1727 – 1766
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Fisher) Kornegay
1738 – 1787
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Peter (Joshua) Hargett
1745 – 1798
Liberty, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann Isler**) (Hargett)
1747 – 1813
Jones, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Simmons's Descendants

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William Simmons (6 May 1791 – 1861) m. Sarah (Sally) Beasley (9 March 1798 – 12 May 1849)
  1. 1. Nancy Simmons (2 April 1836 – 20 March 1866) m. Joel (Joseph) Kincey (7 March 1827 – 28 March 1907)
    1. 1. William (S.) Kinsey (Jul 1856 – Jan 1918) m. Emma (S) Lawson (Abt 1862 – )
      1. 1. James (Lawson) Kinsey (10 Apr 1891 – ) m. Edna (Louisa) Gartteman (abt 1891 – ) m. Dorothy Sheridan (2 Nov 1913 – 26 Aug 2002)
        1. 1. William (L) Kinsey (7 Mar 1918 – 31 Jul 2002)
        2. 2. Mary (E) Kinsey (27 Sep 1921 – 28 Dec 2012) m. Anthony (Savant) Pierrel (13 Sep 1921 – 9 Aug 2017)
        3. 3. Jane (L) Kinsey m. Jimmie (L) Allen (1943 – )
      2. 2. Gladys Kinsey (8 Aug 1894 – )

William Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1791
6 May 1791
Birth of William Simmons in Craven, North Carolina, USA
Craven, North Carolina, USA
1861
1861
Age 70
Death of William Simmons in Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1791
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
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