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Zachariah Sims 1748–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Rappahannock, VA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Sims

Mother: Rebecca Petty

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In 1748, Zachariah Sims entered the world in Rappahannock, VA, born to Thomas Sims And Rebecca Petty. Zachariah Sims passed away in 1789 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Zachariah Sims entered the world in Rappahannock, VA, born to Thomas Sims And Rebecca Petty.
  • Zachariah Sims passed away in 1789 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Zachariah Sims's Ancestors

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Zachariah Sims
1748–1789
Birth Place: Rappahannock, VA
Parents
Thomas Sims
1702–1784
Sittenbourne Parrish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Petty
1703–1784
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William ((Immigrated 1656) Symes (BRUCE)) 8pggf
1663–1716
Somerset, England
Amy Clarke
1680–1716
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia Colony, America
Great-Grandparents
William Simms
1646–1726
Mary Sherwood
1650–1687
Robert Clarke
1666–1686
Elizabeth Hill
1650–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Manor
1615–1669
Amy Simms
1621–1662
Robert Clarke
1642–1724
Thomas Hill
1612–1668
Frauncis Hill
1620–

Zachariah Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Zachariah Sims in Rappahannock, VA
Rappahannock, VA
1789
1789
Age 41
Death of Zachariah Sims in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Rappahannock, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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