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William Simms 1760–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1760

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Simms

Mother: Charity Barnes

Spouse(s): Edith Horne

Children(s): Sarah Simms

The story of William Simms began in 1760 in North Carolina, USA. William Simms married Edith Horne, and had children including Sarah Sally Simms. William Simms passed away in 1827 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Simms began in 1760 in North Carolina, USA.
  • William Simms married Edith Horne, and had children including Sarah Sally Simms.
  • William Simms passed away in 1827 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Simms
1714–1795
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Charity Barnes
1718–1784
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
CB

Spouses(s)

Edith Horne
1776–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EH

Children(s)

Sarah Simms
1778–1856
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SS

William Simms's Ancestors

Self
William Simms
1760–1827
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Simms
1714–1795
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Charity Barnes
1718–1784
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edward Barnes
1683–1760
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Sarah Pope
1684–1760
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Barnes
1649–1716
Tabitha Eppes
1660–1718
Elizabeth Powell
1666–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Barnes
1619–1665
Margery Francis
1620–1664

William Simms's Descendants

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William Simms (about 1760–1827) m. Edith Horne (1776–)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Simms 1778–1856 m. Stephen Grice 1761–1857
    1. 1. Larry Grice 1800–1883 m. Nancy Arnold 1814–1883
      1. 1. W. (L.) Grice 1833–1864 m. Martha Early 1831–1915
        1. 1. Daniel (Webster) Grice 1858–1927 m. Georgia (Ann) Pierce 1860–1927
        2. 2. Martha Grice 1864–1929
      2. 2. Martha Grice 1836–1910
      3. 3. Garry (Grice) Sr 1856–1928
      4. 4. Albert (Gallatin) Grice 1850–1928
      5. 5. Sarah (T. Grice) Key 1831–1901
        1. 1. Nancy (D. Key Bell) Fowler 1857–
    2. 2. Garry Grice 1795–1869
      1. 1. Daniel Grice 1826–1896
        1. 1. Eleanor Gresham 1856–1923
      2. 2. Washington (Leonidas Grice Lt.) Col. 1832–1925
        1. 1. Josiah (Warren) Grice 1875–1945
      3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Grice 1827–1896
        1. 1. Martha (E. (twin)) Wade 1856–1895

William Simms's Timeline

2 Records

1760
about 1760
Birth of William Simms in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1827
1827
Age 67
Death of William Simms in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1760
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
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