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William Sims 1740 – 1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: , , , England

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: , Orange, Virginia, USA

Father: William Sims

Mother: Ruth W.

Spouse(s): Nancy Watts

Children(s): Jeremiah Sims, SaraSallie Sims, Mary Sims, William Jr, Francis Sims, Nancy Sims, John Sims, James Sims, Elizabeth Sims, Lucretia Sims

In 1740, William Sims Jr entered the world in , , , England, born to William Thompson Sims and Ruth W.. William Sims Jr married Nancy Watts, and had children including Jeremiah Sims, SaraSallie Sims, Mary Polly Sims, William Thomas Sims Jr, Francis Sims, Nancy Sims, John Sims, James Pemberton Sims, Elizabeth Betty Sims, Lucretia Sims. William Sims Jr passed away in 1811 in , Orange, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, William Sims Jr entered the world in , , , England, born to William Thompson Sims and Ruth W..
  • William Sims Jr married Nancy Watts, and had children including Jeremiah Sims, SaraSallie Sims, Mary Polly Sims, William Thomas Sims Jr, Francis Sims, Nancy Sims, John Sims, James Pemberton Sims, Elizabeth Betty Sims, Lucretia Sims.
  • William Sims Jr passed away in 1811 in , Orange, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sims
1718 – 1777
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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Ruth W.
1723 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Watts
1743 – 1824
Birth Location: Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Sims
1764 – 1824
Birth Location: –
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SaraSallie Sims
1765 – 1826
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Mary Sims
1770 –
Birth Location: in city, Orange, Virginia, USA
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William Jr
1772 – 1811
Birth Location: Greene, Virginia, United States
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Francis Sims
1774 – 1799
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Sims
1778 – 1828
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
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John Sims
1781 – 1852
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
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James Sims
1783 –
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Sims
1785 – 1833
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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Lucretia Sims
1791 – 1868
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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William Sims's Ancestors

Self
William Sims
1740 – 1811
Birth Place: , , , England
Parents
William Thompson Sims
1718 – 1777
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Ruth W.
1723 –
Grandparents
Thomas Sims
1672 –
Somerset, England
Rebecca HARRELSON
1690 – 1784
New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Simes
1646 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sims's Descendants

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William Sims (1740 – 1811) m. Nancy Watts (14 May 1743 – 1824)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Sims (Abt. 1764 – Bef. 1824)
  2. 2. SaraSallie Sims (20 Oct 1765 – 1826)
  3. 3. Mary (Polly) Sims (26 Mar 1770 – )
  4. 4. William (Thomas Sims) Jr (14 Apr 1772 – 21 Jan 1811)
  5. 5. Francis Sims (14 April 1774 – 1799) m. James Jarrell (1778 – 1830) m. James Jarrell
    1. 1. Theodocia Jarrell (1793 – )
    2. 2. Mary Jarrell (1799 – )
    3. 3. Rhoda Jarrell (1800 – 1870)
    4. 4. Jeremiah ("Jerry" L.) Jarrell (1801 – 1880) m. Harriet (Escilia) Eddins (abt 1813 – Bef. 26 Mar 1886)
      1. 1. Frances (A) Jarrell (1830 – 1869)
      2. 2. Madison Jarrell (Abt. 1836 – )
      3. 3. Elijah Jarrell (1838 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Ophelia) Jarrel (Apr 1840 – 1904) m. Joseph (Newton "Nute""Newt") Breeden (15 March 1835 – 10 April 1919)
        1. 1. Missie (Estelle) Breeden (1859 – 9 June 1942)
        2. 2. Monroe Breeden (Jan 1862 – 23 Jul 1938) m. Rachel (Taylor) Breeden (20 Dec 1866 – 31 Dec 1968)
        3. 3. Mary (E.) Breeding (1 May 1866 – 1955)
        4. 4. Martha (Cornelia) Taylor (1 May 1866 – 26 Apr 1918) m. Whitfield Taylor (10 May 1856 – 24 December 1944)
        5. 5. Rosalie Breeden (1867 – 9 Jan 1955)
        6. 6. Charles ("Charley") Breeden (Sep 1868 – 8 Jun 1953) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Snow (abt 1885 – )
        7. 7. James (M) Breeden (13 Jun 1871 – 14 July 1953) m. Ardena Breeden (Mar 1874 – )
        8. 8. George (Roger 'Razor") Breeden (1874 – 24 September 1948) m. Ella (F) Breeden (19 Jun 1877 – 26 Sep 1961)
        9. 9. Armenita (F) Breeden (14 Oct 1878 – 2 Sep 1959) m. John (Wesley) McDaniel (1875 – 1902) m. Bucey (Wysong) Dean (4 December 1878 – 17 January 1943)
        10. 10. John (Allen) Breeden (14 October 1881 – 14 March 1963) m. Bessie (Edna) Shifflett (9 June 1891 – 2 October 1951)
        11. 11. Fannie (L) Breeden (6 May 1889 – 1 Oct 1944)
      5. 5. Virinda Jarrell (1842 – )
      6. 6. Gibson ((Gipson - Headstone) Jarrell (Civil War -) Confederate) (14 Apr 1844 – 28 Jun 1912)
      7. 7. "John" (Jeremiah) Jarrell (27 Sep 1845 – 25 Dec 1931)
      8. 8. Charles ("Fountain") Jarrell (1846 – 28 Dec 1923)
      9. 9. George Jarrell (Abt 1850 – 7 Apr 1927)
    5. 5. Jeremiah (L) Jarrell (1801 – 1880)
    6. 6. John Jarrell (1803 – )
    7. 7. Pemberton Jarrell (1805 – 30 Mar 1885)
    8. 8. Hinkle Jarrell (1808 – 1891)
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Ann) Jarrell (1820 – Aft. 1870) m. Abraham Breeden (1815 – 1868)
      1. 1. Joseph (Newton "Nute""Newt") Breeden (15 March 1835 – 10 April 1919) m. Mary (Ophelia) Jarrel (Apr 1840 – 1904)
      2. 2. Susan Breeden (1837 – June 1890)
        1. 1. Jeremiah Breeding (Abt 1870 – )
      3. 3. Thomas (Franklin) Breeden (18 Oct 1844 – ) m. Ann (Eliza) Estes (Mar 1834 – )
        1. 1. Susan Breeden (Abt 1870 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (F. R.) Breeden (Abt 1873 – )
        3. 3. Ella (F) Breeden (Jun 1876 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (L) Breeden (23 Mar 1853 – ) m. George (W) Sampson (Abt 1828 – )
        1. 1. Richard Sampson (Abt 1862 – )
        2. 2. Henry Sampson (Abt 1866 – )
        3. 3. Catherine (Virginia) Sampson (5 Jan 1872 – 3 Mar 1927)
        4. 4. James (B.) Sampson (Abt 1873 – )
        5. 5. Thomas (Washington) Sampso (Oct 1887 – )
      5. 5. Asa (V) Breeden (18 Oct 1855 – 30 September 1932) m. Lucy (Ann) Taylor
        1. 1. Amanda Taylor (28 Mar 1881 – )
  6. 6. Nancy Sims (12 Mar 1778 – 1828)
  7. 7. John Sims (25 Aug 1781 – 16 Sep 1852)
  8. 8. James (Pemberton) Sims (4 Sep 1783 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Betty) Sims (13 Apr 1785 – 1833)
  10. 10. Lucretia Sims (13 May 1791 – 1868)

William Sims's Timeline

7 Records

1740
14 Apr 1740
Birth of William Sims Jr in Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Virginia, United States
1740
14 Apr 1740
Birth of William Sims Jr in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1740
1740
Birth of William Sims Jr in , , , England
, , , England
1750
1750
Age 10
Birth of William Sims Jr in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1811
1811
Age 71
Death of William Sims Jr in Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Virginia, United States
1811
1811
Age 71
Death of William Sims Jr in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1811
1811
Age 71
Death of William Sims Jr in , Orange, Virginia, USA
, Orange, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1740
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 159

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1740
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: , Orange, Virginia, USA
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