Born
1709 in
Northiam, Sussex, England
Ancestors
Husband of
Mary Cobb
— married
3 Jan 1733 in Wittersham, Kent, England
Descendants
Father of
Elizabeth Sims ,
Ann (Sims) Lording ,
Susanna Sims ,
Hannah (Sims) Neve ,
Martha Sims ,
Thomas Sims ,
Mary Sims ,
Jane Sims ,
John Sims ,
Grace (Sims) Blackman ,
Sarah (Sims) Dunster and
Ellen (Sims) Jarvis
Died
4 Jun 1778
at about age 69
in
Wittersham, Kent, England
Profile last modified 22 Oct 2022
| Created 28 Dec 2011
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Biography
Thomas Sims
England, Sussex, Parish Registers
Name:Thomas Sims
Event Type:Christening
Event Date:12 Jan 1708
Event Place:Northiam, Northiam, Sussex, England
Gender:Male
Father's Name:John Sims
Mother's Name:Mary Sims
GS Film Number: 001894275 , Digital Folder Number: 004426949 , Image Number: 00181
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Athomas~%20%2Bsurname%3Asims~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22northiam%20sussex%20england%22~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Ajohn~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Amary~
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Thomas Sims
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 5 Jan 1732
Marriage Place: Wittersham, Kent, England
Spouse: Mary Cob
FHL Film Number: 1751479
Reference ID: p104
http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9852&h=25241523&ssrc=pt&tid=18672890&pid=694062001&usePUB=true
179. Thomas Sims 4.6.1778 = 69. Mary wife of Thomas S. 10.11.1772 in her 61st. Left sur. her affectionate husband with Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah, Martha, Thomas, Mary, John, Grace & Elhena.
Info from Debbie Parr's website
http://www.myheritage.com/site-33391141/parr-web-site
England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: Thomas Simms
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 8 Jun 1778
Burial Place: Wittersham Parish England
FHL Film Number: 1751479
http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=thomas&gsfn_x=0&gsln=sims&gsln_x=0&msddy=1778&msdpn__ftp=wittersham+Kent%2c+England&msypn__ftp=Sussex%2c+England&msypn=5287&msypn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c3251%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c5287%7c0%7c0%7c&cp=0&MSAV=0&uidh=e36&pcat=BMD_DEATH&h=16378483&db=FS1EnglandDeathsandBurials&indiv=1&ml_rpos=4
Burial
8 Jun 1778 • Wittersham Kent England
In the 1700's to help the wool trade, bodies had to be wrapped in wool so Thomas Sims and Mary Cobb had Elizabeth 1732 and Susanna 1748 according to church records, buried in wool.
Marriage
User ID: 9D7D9BCB564F9044A064F28D19A265922E2C
Husband: Thomas Sims
Wife: Mary Sims
Child: John Sims
Child: Thomas Sims
Child: Grace Sims
Child: Elizabeth Sims
Child: Ann Sims
Child: Susannah Sims
Child: Hannah Sims
Child: Martha Sims
Child: Mary Sims
Child: Jane Sims
Child: Sarah Sims
Child: Ellen Sims
Marriage:
Date: 5 Jan 1732
Place: Wittersham, Kent[1]
Note: Most of the children's names originally came from the Dajenk Web Site at MyHeritage. I have since added extra information provided by Ann Lamb.
Sources
↑ Source: #S26
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of
his Y-chromosome or
his mother's mitochondrial DNA .
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share
some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
~0.78%
Ann (Sims) Lamb :
AncestryDNA , GEDmatch A379879 [compare ] , Ancestry member annielambie
~0.78%
Trevor Monk :
AncestryDNA
~0.78%
~6.25%
Edie (Avery) Milligan :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch NM776059L1 [compare ]
~0.78%
~6.25%
Edna Avery :
MyHeritage DNA , GEDmatch KU3844417 [compare ]
~0.39%
~6.25%
Allie Milligan :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N25135
~0.39%
Veronica (DeWall) Struzik :
AncestryDNA , Ancestry member vstruzik
~0.39%
Jo (Davis) McKee :
AncestryDNA , GEDmatch A414215 [compare ] , Ancestry member jomackiwi
~0.39%
Shirley Brown :
AncestryDNA , Ancestry member shirleymayes52
~0.39%
Theresa (Neve) Crawford :
AncestryDNA , yourDNAportal THE11a322bd
~0.39%
~6.25%
Steve Milligan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HP2945528 [compare ] , yourDNAportal STE4af96d01, FTDNA kit #583113
~0.39%
Lucas Neve :
Living DNA , GEDmatch HV9491982 [compare ]
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