Francis was born in 1771 in Maryland. He married Betsy Primm. He died in 1847 and is buried at Old Chapel Cemetery in Wilsonville in Shelby County, Alabama.
↑ Source: #S39 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Shelby, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 62; Image: 731; Family History Library Film: 0002335 Object: @M711@
↑ 5.05.15.2 Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Francis Sims (22 Jun 1770–25 Oct 1847), Find A Grave: Memorial #75275861 citing Old Chapel Cemetery, Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Victoria Arnold-Alexander (contributor 47552449) .
Source: S39 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G; Repository: #R1
Source: S52 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of L; Repository: #R1
Source: S53 Author: Dodd, Jordan Title: Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individu; Repository: #R1
Acknowledgements
Sims-2771 was created by Kathy Stewart through the import of JosephAlfredSims.ged on Feb 6, 2015.
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