John Simms (abt. 1689 - 1733)

Born about 1689 in Ewell, Kent, England [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Barnsby) Sims — married 7 May 1704 in Northiam, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 1733 at about age 44 in Wittersham, Kent, England

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Ann Lamb [send private message] and Robert Anthony Grant [send private message]

I am not 100% sure Henry and Susanna are the parents of John Simms but after a lot of research, it is the only one, that at this point in time fits with the birth year and proximity of his marriage to Mary Barnes in Northiam. It is very likely Mary was born in Northiam as that is where the children are born. I am happy to be corrected by anyone who has more proof that it is not the right data

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name John Simms Gender Male Baptism Date 31 Jul 1681 Baptism Place Ewell, Kent, England FHL Film Number 1866545 Reference ID item 1-8 Household Members Name Age Susana Simms Henry Simms John Simms I am reasonably confident I have the correct birth/bap for John Simms I have carefully researched this and found him in no other tree on wiki tree or Ancestry.com

England, Sussex, Parish Registers Name John Simms Event Type Marriage Event Date 07 May 1704 Event Place Northiam, Northiam, Sussex, England Gender Male Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Mary Barnsby GS Film Number 001894275 Digital Folder Number 004426949 Image Number 00179

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Ajohn~%20%2Bsurname%3Asims~%20%2Bmarriage_place%3A%22northiam%20sussex%22~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1704-1704~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Amary~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Abarnsby~

Name: John Sims Gender: Male Burial Date: 10 Sep 1733 Burial Place: Wittersham Parish England Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03893-9 System Origin: England-EASy Source Film Number: 1751479 Reference Number: Collection: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Burial

Burial:

Date: 10 Sep 1733

Place: Wittersham, Kent, England

Event

Event: given to me by 'Lorraine Duere Type: birth information Date: 2008 Place: Parish Records Note: Mary (SIMES) b.2 july 1710 Stillborn baby buried 16 feb 1713 and Elizabeth was actually born 1706 Event: Type: Family search info Date: 1689 Place: Wittersham, Kent, England

Note

Note: http://www.curiousfox.com/history/kent_11.html Trying to trace descendants of the SIMS family - Brookland Connections within the sheep farming community & the Romney Marsh Hunt.BROOKLAND,LYDD,WITTERSHAM. Am as far back as 1689 but should like to go further name variations are SYMMS & SIMMS. John Symms b1689 married Mary b1689 known children Elizabeth Simms b1710 & Thomas Simms b1709 (Thomas married Mary COBB b.1712)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=179-dap&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 East Sussex Record Office Deeds of a messuage and land (14a) in Iden DAP/Box60/10 1709-1785 Contents: In 1709 consisted of- Messuage, garden, orchard and 5 pieces of land (14a), occupied by John Symms In 1785 consisted of- Several pieces of land (14a) formerly occupied by Abraham Kennett, then John Carman and now Christoper Dive (Pigram - Wilson - Lamb - Curteis)