James Simmons (abt. 1758 - 1851)

Born about 10 Jul 1758 in Albemarle, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gillenwaters) Simmons — married 1785 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died Apr 1851 at about age 92 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private James Simmons served with 10th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

James Simmons is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A213430.

James was born in 1758 in Albermarle County, Virginia. He was the son of James S. Simmons and Mary Waters.

War came to the colony of Virginia in April of 1775 with news of the fighting at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.

James was a soldier in the Revolutionary War from Virginia.

James applied for a pension in Hawkins County, Tennessee in Aug of 1818 and made these statements:

he enlisted at Lynches ferry in the State of Virginia on the first day of January 1777 in the Army of the United States and was enlisted by Ensign William Powel in Captain James Franklin's Company of the 10th Virginia Regiment in General Weeden's [George Weedon's] Brigade and was attached to Captain Franklin's Company until he quit the command and then remained in the company it being commanded by Captain Cluff Shelton [Clough Shelton] until the end of his service which was 3 years. Deponent states that he served the tour of 3 years and 3 days and was discharged by Colonel Febacker [Christian Febiger] in the City of Philadelphia on the 4th of January 1780 during all which time he had served without any parole or discharge. Affiant states that he was in the battles of Brandywine [September 11, 1777], Germantown [October 4, 1777], Monmouth [June 28, 1778], Stoney Point [Stony Point, July 16, 1779] and two skirmishes one under Colonel Stephens and the other Colonel Frora [?] of Genl. Wayne's Command and was after the Battle of Germantown in the 6th Regiment General Scott's Brigade from which Regiment he was discharged.

James was pensioned on 26 Aug 1818.

He made this statement in another pension application made in Hawkins County, Tennessee on the 30th of Aug in 1820. " Enlisted in Captain James Franklin's Company who shortly afterwards resigned and was succeeded by Captain Cluff Shelton of the 10th Regiment Virginia line, which Regiment was afterwards reduced to the 6th Regiment."

James served as a Private for 3 years in the Virginia Continental Line.

After the Revolutionary War James moved from North Carolina to Hawkins County, Tennessee Hawkins County was part of Tennessee when it was created in 1796. Hawkins County had been part of North Carolina and the State of Franklin from 1786.

James was married to Elizabeth Gillenwaters in Virginia in 1785.

James and Elizabeth had a daughter and son that are mentioned in his pension applications.

He passed away in 1851.^[1]

Sources

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https://revwarapps.org/s39071.pdf

"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-886 : 10 September 2017), James Semmons, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States; citing 57, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 178; FHL microfilm 24,536.

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-TKN : 18 August 2017), James Simmons, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 210, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 526; FHL microfilm 24,546.

• Service Record of James Simmons, shared by Fold3.com