Nancy (Hope) Simmons (abt. 1807 - abt. 1888)

Born about 2 Oct 1807 in French Broad River, Tennessee, United States

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Died about 17 Jul 1888 at about age 80 in Pike, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hope Name Study.

Nancy was Born near French Broad River in eastern TennesseeThis is very close to 1807 . She was the daughter of James Hope and Bella Smith. She passed away in 1889. One of the three Hope girls of the first generation in Mississippi/Louisiana who[m] married a first generation SIMMONS,

Nancy Hope, born October 2, 1807 on the French Broad River, east Tennessee, died July 17, 1888, married William Simmons October, 1824, buried William Simmons Cemetery, Pike County, Mississippi

Born near French Broad River in east Tennessee, died July 17, 1888. Daughter of James Hope and Isabella Smith. Daughter of James Hope and Isabella Smith. Married William Simmons in October, 1824. He is son of Richard and Ann (Nancy) Tyler Simmons. William built a home east of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Pike County, Mississippi and entered a good deal of public land. He was a farmer. They are buried in an old cemetery of this place near where Hugh L. Simmons now lives. There are no markers. The only marker in the graveyard read, "Elizabeth Alford". It is known that this Elizabeth was a younger sister of Nancy Hope Simmons. Nancy died at the home of her son-in-law, W. D. Coney. They were charter members of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church constituted on July 28, 1838, where they served as deacon and deaconess until his death.

Children:

1. Solomon O. Simmons, born August 4, 1825, near Mt Zion Church, Pike County, Mississippi, died April 24, 1908, married Sophronio Varnado November 29, 1849, and lived in Emerald community, Pike County, Mississippi, buried S. O. Simmons Cemetery, Pike County, Mississippi
2. Talitha (Zyletha) Simmons* born 1826, in Mississippi, died October 28, 1893, near Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi, married Ephraim Prescott October 22, 1846, and lived near Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi
3. Nancy Simmons, born August 2, 1827, in Mississippi, died September 4, 1910, married Jacob M. Ott and lived 12 miles east of Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi, buried in Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi
4. Isabelle Simmons, born December 13, 1831, Pike County, Mississippi, died October 3, 1889, married Newton B. Varnado January 8, 1852, and lived near Mt Zion Church, buried at the Newton Varnado Cemetery
5. Samantha Simmons, born 1836 or 1837. She became blind and never married. 6. Ann Adarine Simmons, born July 12, 1839, died June 15, 1922, married William (Bill) D. Coney and lived east of Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi, buried 5 miles east of Magnolia, near Lovic Felder home.
7. Cyrus S. Simmons, born November 3, 1841, died 1920, married Rosa E. Tate January 31, 1867, buried in Tylertown, Mississippi
8. Celissa O. Simmons, born September 29, 1847, died July 22, 1911, married William Pink Andrews, buried McComb Cemetery, McComb, Pike County, Mississippi

Died July 18, 1888 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA.

Research Notes

Conflicting vital information in a merge 2/2023:

• Born 2 Oct 1808 [location unknown]
• Died 1889 at about age 80 [location unknown]

• Born about 2 Oct 1807 in French Broad River, Tennessee, USA
• Died about 17 Jul 1888 at about age 80 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

• Find A Grave database (findagrave.com : accessed 01 February 2019), memorial page for Nancy M. Hope Simmons (2 Oct 1807–17 Jul 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #41459653, citing Simmons Cemetery, Pike County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Jean Roberts (contributor 46993700). There is no image attached to this page.
• family notes and W Simmons and H Simmons books