"Anne Meador Simmons died 1823 Smith Co., TN. Thomas Simmons died 1843 Macon Co. TN. Both buried in Simmons Cemetery Macon Co., TN.
After Anne died, Thomas deeded all his land and personal property to his children who promised to support him."
Smith Co., TN Book K Page 299, A division of property by Thomas Simmons, 5 October 1829. Children Lucy Meador, wife of John, Susannah Woodcock, wife of Mark, Franky Meador, wife of Jehu, Mary Holland, wife of Asa & son Christopher all of Smith Co. TN. He gives a Susanna a negro man named Luke; to daughter Franky, a negro man named Bob, to daughter Lucy a negro man named Dick; to daughter Mary Holland, a negro woman named Tiller and a boy named Sam; and to my son Chris Simmons my land and plantation whereon I now live."
Facts
Name
Thomas Simmons.
Source: Source number: 38.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJD.
Source: Year: 1810; Census Place: Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 68; Page: 303; Image: 00584; Family History Library Film: 0181428.
Source: 1830; Census Place: Smith, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 181; Page: 66; Family History Library Film: 0024539 .
Born
2 Apr 1767; Linville Creek, Rockingham, Virginia.
Marriage
3 Feb 1785; Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.
Source: Source number: 38.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJD.
Residences
1830: Smith, Tennessee, USA.
1810
Franklin, Virginia, United States.
Died
10 Oct 1843.
Smith, Macon County, Tennessee.
Buried
Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Fact: Burial (1843) Simmons Cemetery/Macon Co, Tennessee, USA
This was written on husband Thomas Simmons Life Sketch and the contributing author's name is cut off by my phone so I am using quotations, stating that about half has been re-written as my original content [I have fixed some blatant grammatical errors, erroneous spellings and changed repetitive phrases or incomplete sentences] but believe it was placed on the wrong profile. If I can get the author I will add it or if someone else could do the same that would be great:
"Anna MEADOR (Joel MEADOR, Jonas MEADOR, John Meadows IV , John Sr., Thomas "Orphan", Thomas Meades, Father) was born March 2, 1768 in Franklin County, VA and she died on October 16, 1823 in Smith County, TN.
She was buried in Simmons Cemetery located in Macon County, TN. Anna was nearly 17 on February 3, 1785 when she married Thomas Simmons, son of Elizabeth and George Simmons in Bedford County, Virginia.
Thomas was born on April 2, 1767 in Linville Creek, Franklin County, VA and died Oct 10, 1843 in Macon County, TN. He was buried in Simmons Cemetery along with his first wife Anna.
After Anna died on October 5, 1829, Thomas deeded all his land to children in exchange for their promises to 'support him in his old age.' Family history along with court records show that sometime later Thomas sued his children in order to recover the previously deeded land. The judgement was for each child in the original deed had to pay him $20 annually for his the duration of his life
.
It is noted that the main farm (property) could not be recovered because it was deeded to his son Christopher [which I am unclear as to the significance].
As mentioned earlier Anna was Thomas' first wife, before the lawsuit (and most likely promoting it) as he remarried a woman referred to as "widow Sarah E Lucas". Between the marriage, lawsuit and what would be Thomas' will (deeding his land, animals and property soley to his step-son George Lucas) the family was greatly divided."
The following children were born to Anna Meador and Thomas Simmons:
1. Susannah - born in 1786 in Franklin County. VA and died after 1860.
2. Nathan - born on March 23 1791 in Franklin County, VA and died on October 6, 1822 in Macon County, TN.
3. Smith - born in 1786/1794 in Franklin County, VA and died in 1824 in Macon County, TN.
4. Christopher- born on July 9, 1794 and died September 20, 1860.
5. Lucy- born on March 3, 1797 in Franklin County, VA.
6. Frances- born on April 20, 1800 and died May 20, 1851.
7. Mary- born in 1804 in Franklin County, VA.
8. Levina- born about 1806 in Franklin County, VA and died in 1824/1829 in Tennessee. "
"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z4B-PFMX : 13 March 2021), Thomas Simmons, 3 Feb 1785; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z41-LNK3 : 13 March 2021), Thomas Simmons, 3 Feb 1785; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
Meador, Victor P. Essay. In Meador Families of Virginia and Points West, 26–31. Independence, Missouri: V.P. Meador, 1989.
Meador, Victor Paul, and Victor P Meador. “Meador Families of Virginia and Points West.” Essay. In Meador Families of Virginia and Points West 1, 2nd ed., 1:948–50. Independence, Missouri: V.P. Meador, 1989.
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/70141948/thomas-simmons : accessed 11 May 2021), memorial page for Thomas Simmons (2 Apr 1767–10 Oct 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70141948, citing Simmons-Draper Cemetery, Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651) .
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Simmons-1357 and Simmons-7238 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person with same parents and wife...listed as brothers because the earlier profile has been on highest privacy
Simmons-1554 and Simmons-1357 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife and marriage. Other information (not obvious in comparison) also suggests they are the same