Mary (Barnes) Simms (1730 - abt. 1789)

Born 1730 in Edgecombe, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Hill Simms — married 1748 in Wayne, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1789 at about age 59 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1730.

She passed away in 1789.

She was the daughter of Edward Barnes and Sarah Barnes. Married Robert Simms II of Wayne County, NC. Together they had the following children: Robert, Keziah, Briton, James, Mary, Penelope, Susannah, Abraham, and Patience.

Slaves

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROBERT SIMMS SR. Robert Simms Sr. of Wayne County made out his will on 18 December 1789. It entered probate in April Court 1891. Simms’ landholdings were in the area between Contentnea and Black Creeks, which is now in Wilson County.

• to wife Mary Simms, a life interest “negro man Roger and his wife beck,” “one boy Jack,” and “one boy Pompey^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Last Will and Testament of Robert Simms Sr

• Simms' History by Lacy Simms (lived in Chicago at the time) and Martha Reid Robinson (resident of GA). The history does not contain a publishing date or editor. It was a family history created by Lacy traveling from courthouses to cemeteries to members of the Simms clan who were alive at the time. This information was gathered, written and published by Lacy Simms and Martha Reid Robinson (distant relatives) after World War II. Lacy and Martha made copies available to members of the Simms family in Georgia, Illinois, Texas and other states around the US.

Note: Source will be added by Linda (Brooks) Hoerner by 29 May 2021.