Abner Sims (1766 - bef. 1854)

Born 1766 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Sanders) Sims — married 22 Jan 1789 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA

Died before 12 Jun 1854 before age 88 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Abner was born about 1766 to Thomas Sims and Mary Nalle. He was named in the will of his father written 21 October 1809.^[1] Abner Sims married Mary Sanders 22 Jan 1789, Wm Mason Baptist minister officiating.^[2] They lived in that part of Culpeper County, Virginia, which became Rappahannock in 1833. His will was proved in court on 12 June 1854.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Culpeper County, Virginia, Will Book E, page 345.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHJ-PLM : 11 February 2018), Abner Sims and Mary Sanders, 22 Jan 1789; citing Culpeper, Virginia, reference P 80; FHL microfilm 30,927.
3. ↑ Rappahannock County, Virginia Will Book C, page 4l7

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D2-T3L : 4 April 2020), Abner Simms, Rappahannock county, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States; citing family 823, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9K-G66 : 10 March 2018), Abner Simms in entry for Mary Simms, 26 Jan 1853; citing Rappahannock, Virginia, reference item 5 e 39; FHL microfilm 2,048,582.

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