Mary (Isham) Sims (1689 - 1744)

Born 1689 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died 4 May 1744 at about age 55 in Surry, Brunswick, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Mary ISHAM was born in in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA. Her parents are uncertain. She died on in Brunswick, Virginia, USA. When Mary was 19, she married Adam SYMES, son of George SYMES and Elizabeth Sherwood, in in Prince George County, Virginia, USA. Mary ISHAM was christened in in Virginia, British Colonial America^[1]

Adam SYMES and Mary ISHAM had the following children:

1. Charles SIMS.
2. George SIMS was born about 1709. He died in in Brunswick Co., Va. He married Martha WALTON in Brunswick, and died 1 Sep 1763, also in Brunswick Co.
3. Adam SIMS was born in 1729. He died in in Brunswick, Virginia, USA. He married Tabitha JACKSON.
4. John SIMS was born in in Prince George, Virginia, USA. He died in in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Mercy Youngman in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Honour LIGHTFOOT in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, USA.
5. William SYMS was born in in Brunswick, Virginia, USA. He died in in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA. He married Susannah BULLOCK in Hanover Co., Va.
6. Mary SIMS was born in in Surry County, Virginia, USA. She died in St Pauls, Hanover, Virginia, USA (St. Pauls). She married William SMITH.
7. David SIMS was born in in Brunswick, Virginia, USA. He married Elizabeth Unknown.

Will

In her will, Mary Isham Symes conveyed personal property to her son, Charles, around the time of Charles Symes’ marriage to Esther Murray.^[2]

To all people to whom this present writing shall come I send greetings, know ye that I the said Mary Sims as well for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and bear unto my son Charles Sims for his advancement and preservement in this world as also for divers and other good causes and considerations I have given and granted and by these presents do fully clearly and absolutely give, grant and absolutely give, grant and confirm unto the said Charles Sims his heirs, executors and administrators all and singular such goods, chattels, implements of household commodities as follows,
Viz, To one featherbed and furniture, two cows and calves, To one iron pot, one pewter dish, one pewter basin and three pewter plates, one chest and a table commonly called his “Father’s Table.” To have and to hold all and singular the goods and commodities whatsoever as aforesaid to be the aforesaid Charles Sims, his heirs executors and administrators and assigns to his and their own proper use and behoof forever thereof and therewith to do use and dispose at his and their will and pleasure as of his and their own proper goods and chattels without any manner of challenge claim or demand of me the said Mary Sims or any other person or persons for me in my name by any cause means consent or procurement and further ye know that the said Mary Sims have put the said Charles Sims in full possession of all and singular the aforesaid premises by the delivery unto him at the ensealing hereof (one piece of silver in the name of the whole.)
In witness whereof I the said Mary Sims have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the first day of March one thousand seven hundred forty-three.
(Signature) Mary Sims
Witnesses: Adam Sims, David Sims
Proved 5 April 1744'

Sources

• Genetic data of Lewis Miller-72686 and approximately 50 descendants of Mary and her extended family.

1. ↑ Morris, Jane. Adam Symes and his Descendants. Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1938.
2. ↑ Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 2: 418, Mary Sims to son Charles Sims.