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William Simms 1694–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1694

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

Father: William Sims

Mother: Amy Sims)

Spouse(s): Mary Hayden

Children(s): Lucy Simms

William Simms was born in 1694 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of William Sims And Amy Clark Symes Sims. In 1721, William Simms resided in Rental Rolls, Richmond County, VA. William Simms married Elizabeth Hunt, Mary Hayden, and had children including Lucy Simms. William Simms passed away in 1779 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Simms was born in 1694 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of William Sims And Amy Clark Symes Sims.
  • In 1721, William Simms resided in Rental Rolls, Richmond County, VA.
  • William Simms married Elizabeth Hunt, Mary Hayden, and had children including Lucy Simms.
  • William Simms passed away in 1779 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sims
1663–1716
Birth Location: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Amy Sims)
1680–1716
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hayden
1731–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Lucy Simms
1716–1762
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England
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William Simms's Ancestors

Self
William Simms
1694–1779
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Sims
1663–1716
Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Amy (CLARK (Symes) Sims)
1680–1716
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Sims) Sr
1646–1726
1665212, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Sherwood
1645–1687
Sumerset, England
Robert Clark
1616–1657
England
Elizabeth Hill
1548–1598
Yarde, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Symms
1615–1669
Mary Bridges
1618–1662
Thomas Sherwood
1615–1655
Alice Gillet
1615–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Symes
1572–1660
Amy Horner
1585–1658
Edward Bridges
1590–1639
Phillippa Speake
1594–1628
Thomas Sherwood
1590–1656
Alice Seabrook
1587–1635

William Simms's Descendants

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William Simms (1694–1779) m. Mary Hayden (1731–)
  1. 1. Lucy Simms 1716–1762 m. James (Bailey) Sr. 1714–1764
    1. 1. Benjamin Bailey 1736–1807
    2. 2. Richard (Peyton) Bailey 1735–1818 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Belcher 1742–1820
      1. 1. Richard (Payton) Bailey 1765–1845 m. Isabel (F) Ferguson 1766–1839 m. Jane Harmon 1765–1790
        1. 1. Samuel (L.) Bailey 1793–1873 m. Mary ("Polly") Walker 1798–1865
        2. 2. Mary (F) Bailey 1805–1896
        3. 3. Henry Bailey 1802–1884
        4. 4. "Polly" (Sarah) Bailey 1801–1896
        5. 5. John Bailey 1810–1881
        6. 6. Richard (III) Bailey 1795–1865
        7. 7. Jamison (Walker) Bailey 1799–1880
        8. 8. Elizabeth Bailey 1797–1866
        9. 9. Elijah Bailey 1789–
      2. 2. Eli Bailey 1777–1840
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bailey 1781–1866
      4. 4. Isham Bailey 1780–
      5. 5. MacAhan Bailey 1787–
      6. 6. Zachariah (Henry) Bailey 1782–1834
      7. 7. Rebecca Bailey 1796–
      8. 8. William Bailey 1762–
      9. 9. Naoma Bailey 1763–
      10. 10. John (P) Bailey 1764–
      11. 11. John Bailey 1764–1836
      12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Bailey 1750–
      13. 13. James Bailey 1766–1850
      14. 14. Micajah Bailey 1769–1833
      15. 15. Richard Bailey 1765–1845
      16. 16. Chloe Bailey 1767–1848
    3. 3. Mary Bailey 1744–1812
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Mellon) Bailey 1735–1762
    5. 5. James (Jr.) Bailey 1738–1816

William Simms's Timeline

4 Records

1694
1694
Birth of William Simms in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
1697
25 Apr 1697
Age 3
William Simms was baptized in Alderbury, Wiltshire, England
Alderbury, Wiltshire, England
1721
1721
Age 27
William Simms resided here in Rental Rolls, Richmond County, VA
Rental Rolls, Richmond County, VA
1779
1779
Age 85
Death of William Simms in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1697
    Event Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1678 - 1756; Film Number: 1279368

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Rental Rolls, Richmond County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1770; Page Number: 241

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1678 - 1756; Film Number: 1279368

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: VA, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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