I saw your post and I thought I could help this is what I found so far: I went to google.com and click on to geni.com and found this: John Nicholas Simmons b. 1707 -1794 was actually born 3 Feb 1709, Birthplace: Pfeffelbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Died in 1794 in Pendleton Co. West Virginia . Son of John Jacob Simmons b. 1680 -1788 and Mary Agnes Hardin Simmons b. 1690 - 1749; Husband of Rebecca Vaughn Simmons and 2nd - Anna Maria Margaretha Geiger Simmons.
About John Simmons
http://home.comcast.net1~Janis_Cross/simmons/pafg02.htm#6715 (source)
John Simmons was born 1675 in Surry Co. Va, USA. He died in 1738 in Surry Co. Virginia . John married Rebecca Vaughn, died unk. They had the following children;
John Simmons;
1702 - Birth of John Wiley Simmons -New Bern , Craven, NC
1709 -Feb 3 birth of John Simmons - Pfeffelbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
1736 - Birth of John Michael Simmons- Tulpehocken,Berks Co, Pa.
1738 - Leonard (Leonart) Simmons Sr. - Germany
1746 - Birth of George Simmons Sr. - Tulperhocken, Berks Co. PA
1751 - May 2, Birth Of Margaret Simmons Harper- Pendleton Co, Va
1754 Jan 14, Birth of Michael Simmons- Pendleton, Va
1794 - Death Of John Simmons -Pendleton Co. W. Va
John Jacob Simmons - father-- William Simmons Jr. 1648-1693 - mother --unknown 2nd wife- Elizabeth Mansell - 1650 - died - Unknown
Mary Agnes Hardin - 1690 - 1749- Parents: Mark Hardin 1670-1734 Mother Mary Hogue Hardin 1685-1740; 2nd - Ina Hardin c1675-c1760
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