William
Sims
Jr
Born in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Sims II
and Judith (Cross) Sims
Brother of
Jane (Sims) Winn, John Dabney Sims, Elizabeth (Sims) Harlan, Mary (Sims) Griffith, Mildred (Sims) Crenshaw, Nancy Sims, Martha Patsy Sims, Susan (Sims) Mcalister, Thomas Sims, Sarah (Sims) Gillespie and Frances (Sims) Daniel
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
John Allen Sims
Died about
at about age 67
in Lafayette, Mississippi
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Feb 2022
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Biography
William Sims, born 29 April 1783, Hanover County, Virginia, will made 1850, died 1851, Lafayette County, Mississippi,[1] married circa 1807, Maury County, Tennessee, to Elizabeth ——.
Children of William Sims and Elizabeth
John Allen Sims, b. c1810, Maury Co., Tn., d. 1851, Lafayette Co. Miss., m. Lucy A. ——
William B. Sims, b. c1812, Maury Co., Tn., d. bef. 1884, Lafayette Co. Miss., m. Eleanor E. —— and Rachel Rebecca Moore
Elizabeth Frances Sims, b. c1815, Maury Co., Tn., d. aft. 1851
Daughter Sims, b. 1815-20, Maury Co., Tn.
Mary Ann Sims, b. 1825, Maury Co., Tn., d. 1847, Lafayette Co., Miss.
[1]Lafayette County, Mississippi, probate packet of William Sims.
William Sims © 2011 Michal M. Farmer
Sources
Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 Name William Sr. Sims State MS County Lafayette County Township No Township Listed Year 1845 Database MS 1845 State Census Index
Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 Name William F. Sims State MS County Lafayette County Township No Township Listed Year 1841 Database MS 1841 State Census Index
U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 Name William Sims Issue Date 1 May 1839 Place Lafayette, Mississippi, USA Land Office Pontotoc Meridian Chickasaw Township 8-S Range 4-W Section 9 Accession Number MS2850__.476 Document Number 5982
1850 United States Federal Census Name Wm Sims Gender Male Age 67 Birth Year 1783 Birthplace Virginia Home in 1850 Lafayette, Mississippi, USA Occupation Farmer Industry Agriculture Real Estate 1000 Line Number 4 Dwelling Number 102 Family Number 102 Household members
Name Wm Sims Age 67 Name Elizabeth Sims Age 64
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Alan Sims
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #357800 - Jerry Sims :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-A7254, FTDNA kit #B433904
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~3.12%
Jerry Sims :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CV9027735 [compare], yourDNAportal JERab77c5b4, Ancestry member JerryJSims
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~3.12%
William Willis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A592900 [compare]
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~1.56%
Martha Leigh Willis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M765125 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A675152 [compare], Ancestry member marthaleighw
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T602196 [compare], FTDNA kit #395856
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~1.56%
Johnny Vines :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WH9147142 [compare], Ancestry member ljdvines
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Janet (Winans) Kennedy :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YX249088C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Rachel Vines :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PG5822662 [compare], Ancestry member RPVines
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~0.78%
John Vines :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WD7889342 [compare], Ancestry member jcolvines
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~0.78%
Mike Winans :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CC8911070 [compare], FTDNA kit #471229
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~0.78%
Tammy Woodruff :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H034362 [compare]
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