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
↑ Culpeper County, Virginia, Will Book E, page 345.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
This person was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.
WikiTree profile Sims-971 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.
Is Abner your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
a profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships.
It is likely that these
autosomal DNA
test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abner:
Featured Eurovision connections:
Abner is
30 degrees from Agnetha Fältskog, 23 degrees from Anni-Frid Synni Reuß, 22 degrees from Corry Brokken, 18 degrees from Céline Dion, 22 degrees from Françoise Dorin, 22 degrees from France Gall, 24 degrees from Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, 23 degrees from Lill-Babs Svensson, 16 degrees from Olivia Newton-John, 30 degrees from Henriette Nanette Paërl, 31 degrees from Annie Schmidt and 18 degrees from Moira Kennedy
on our single family tree.
Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.