Born in Hanover, Colony of Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Matthew Sims II
and Jemima (Glenn) Sims
Sister of
Charles Sims, Matthew Sims III, James Matthew Sims, Nathan Sims, Hannah Sims, Reuben Sims, Drucilla Sims, Mary Mercy Sims, David Sims, David Sims and Ann (Sims) Henderson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 88
in Union, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Mercy Sims was born on 17 Jun 1735, possibly in Hanover, Colony of Virginia, daughter of Matthew Sims II (~1712 - ~1795) and Jemima (Glenn) Sims (~1718 - ~1800).[1]
Her siblings include:
- Charles Sims (1737 - ~1827)
- Matthew Sims III (1739 - 1795)
- James M. Sims (1742 - 1794)
- Nathan Sims (~1745 - ~1794)
- Reuben Sims (1750 - 1816)
- Drucilla Sims (1753 - )
- Mary Mercy Sims (1755 - )
- David Sims (~1757 - )
- Ann (Sims) Henderson (<1774 - >1795)
Mercy married a Sanders.[1]
Mercy died on 24 Oct 1823 in Union, South Carolina, United States aged 88.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sims, Henry Upson. The Genealogy of the Sims Family of Virginia, the Carolinas and the Gulf States. Kansas City, MO, Print. priv. for the author by E. L. Mendenhall, Incorporated, 1940, pg. 118.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
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~0.78%
Elaine Lewers
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A155279 [compare], Ancestry member Elaine_Lea_Lewers
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~0.78%
Marie (Hammett) Gulley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T108988 [compare], FTDNA kit #358839
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