Sophia (Simmons) Dearth (1716 - 1795)

Born 3 Oct 1716 in St. James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of James Death — married 23 Oct 1746 in Maryland

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1795 at age 78 in Luzerne Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Sophia Simmons was born 3 October 1716, Christened 23 December 1716 at St. James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland. She is the daughter of George Simmons and Elizabeth Knighton. ^[1]

Sophia is mentioned in the will of her father. She would have been only four years old when her father died:

Simmons, George,A. A. Co.,14th June, 1720; 15th Aug., 1720.

To dau. Diana, wife of Roger Crudginton, 10s. To wife Elizabeth, extx., her thirds and £10; residue of estate to 4 child., viz. Mary, Elizabeth, George and Sophia, equally. Girls to receive portions at 16, or marriage, son at age of 21 yrs. Test: Samuel Guichard, William Vernon, Wm. Wotton. 16, 182. ^[2]

1st Marriage

Sophia married her first husband John Farmer about 1734. They were the parents of five children, John Farmer died 15 February 1742:

1. Elizabeth Farmer born 1735
2. Sarah Farmer born 1737
3. Hannah Farmer born 1739
4. Gregory Farmer born 1741
5. John Farmer born 10 November 1742, after his father's death.

2nd Marriage

Sophia at age 30 married her second husband James Death (Dearth) on 23 October 1746. They were the parents of five children:^[3]

1. Edward Death born 1748
2. James Death born 1752, died 1846
3. William Death born 1754
4. Charity Death born 1758
5. George Death born 1762, died 1846

1776 Harford County Census: James Death living in Susquehannah Hundred age 56, Sophia age 60, William age 21, Charity age 18, George Simes Death age 14^[4]

Sophia died the 17th of March 1795, Luzerne Townplace, Fayette County, PA, Buried Dearth Family Cemetery, Located in Luzerne Twp. Fayette Co PA ( About one mile from the Hopewell Grange Hall. ^[5]

Find a Grave information. Sophia Simmons was the daughter of George Simmons and Elizabeth Knighton, born Oct. the 3rd and christened Dec.23 1716, at St James Parish, Anne Arundel Maryland. Sophia Married First John F Farmer, abt 1734. They had five children. Sophia married second James Dearth on October 23 1746. They were the parents of five children as well. (according to St James Parrish Register, her father died and probably buried there. Cemetery id: 271484. Sophia may have been buried at Dearth Family Cemetery, where her son George # 85120338 is Buried) Contributor: D Crawford 50444072. Name: Sofia SIMMONS.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZJ-DSQ : 11 February 2018), George Simmons in entry for Sophia Simmons, 03 Oct 1716; citing Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland; FHL microfilm 13,280.
2. ↑ George SimmonsWill Date14 Jun 1720Will PlaceAnne Arundel, Maryland, British AmericaProbate Date15 Aug 1720, Maryland, Calendar of Wills, 1635-1743, Volume: V, Wills from 1720 to 1726
3. ↑ Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, Volume 3, John Woolf Jordan, James Hadden Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912, p.708
4. ↑ 1776 Harford County Census
5. ↑ Cemeteries: Some Small Cemeteries, Fayette Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Marilyn Foster and Karen Souhrada.

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  citing Digital film/folder number: 007575951; FHL microfilm: 13280; Record number: 558; Packet letter: A
  FamilySearch Record: HYLX-1CPZ (accessed 27 February 2024)
  Sophia Simmons baptism on 23 Dec 1716 (born 3 Oct 1716), daughter of George Simmons & Eliza., in St. James Parish, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Family History Or Pedigree: Ancestry Record 48162 #224466 (accessed 27 February 2024)
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  Memorial page for Sophia Simmons Dearth (1 Oct 1716-17 Mar 1795); Maintained by Joseph Coulson (contributor 47527906).