Edward
Sims
Born in Virginia, USA
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of George Sims
and Zebiah (Rice) Sims
Brother of
Zachariah Sims, Zilpah (Sims) McCarroll, Jane Henley Sims, John Sims, Frances (Sims) Mallory, Lorainah Sims, George Sims, Aggatha Sims, Henrietta Sims, Nathaniel Sims, Zebiah Jacky Sims, Mary Sims and Mary (Sims) Boswell
Husband of
Sarah (Banks) Sims
— married
11 Jul 1811 in Elbert County, Georgia
Descendants 
Father of
John C Sims, Rufus Rice Sims, Jerusha Jones (Sims) Ready, Mary Jane (Sims) Hemphill, Priscilla Ann (Sims) Bibb, Jane Hamilton (Sims) Moody and Frances Tenette (Sims) Trimble
Died
at age 57
in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
Edward Sims was born on May 25, 1783 in Virginia, son of George Sims and Zebiah Rice.
He first married Isabella (last name unknown) and had at least one child, John C Sims.
Edward (28) and Sally Banks (17) were married on July 11, 1811 in Elbert County, Georgia.
He stated in the last addition to his will in 1838, that he was about depart for a trip to New York.
Edward died on August 4, 1840 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, aged 57. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
Slaves
See: Slaves of Edward Sims, Alabama
Sources
- "Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z1-Z4SB : 22 July 2021), Edward Sims and Sally Banks, 1811 Marriage.
- 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 3; Page: 344; Family History Library Film: 0002330
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1019461
Edward Sims in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP9-PPL
- 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 232; Family History Library Film: 0002335
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1374826
Edward Sims in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBH-9BG
- Last Will 1838: "Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999"
Tuscaloosa > Wills, 1821-1855 > image 79 of 400
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68665191/edward-sims: accessed 31 July 2023), memorial page for Edward Sims (25 May 1783–4 Aug 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68665191, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Aggie (contributor 46870595).
Acknowledgments
This profile was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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 Edward 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:
- Topher Sims
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-CTS4528 - John Sims :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #219744
- Teresa (Cameron) Smith :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U5b2b4
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~2.34%
~12.50%
Harold Belote :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lucinda (Roberson) Hawkes :
23andMe
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~0.78%
David Shannon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A966466 [compare], Ancestry member DAVID_EDWARD_SHANNON
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~0.78%
Carlton Burns :
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