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LEONARD HENLEY
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Sarah Swepson was born October 27, 1752
"Linden" Plantation, Amelia Co., Va,
and died in Warren Co., NC June 14, 1811
Her will proved August court, 1811 Warren Co., NC
She married in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia March 12, 1770 to
Leonard Henley Sims Security on MB-Richard Swepson
Sarah was the daughter of Richard Swepson
& wife Jane
(MNU) of Amelia, Prince Edward, Lunenburg & Mecklenburg Co's.,
Virginia.
Leonard Henley Sims was born 2 JUL 1739 in Hanover County, Virginia, the son of John Sims & Sarah Bullock, and died NOV 1804 in Warren County, NC. Leonard Sims is listed as a DAR Patriot of NC. He rendered material aid to the American Revolution by providing supplies to the North Carolina Revolutionary Army. He took the Oath of Allegiance in the Nutbush District of NC.
Proof of his Revolutionary service can be found in # Vol XI, Book A, No. 11 Page 1323
Currency Certificates page 43 folio 2 781 Len. Sims $440.00 426 Len. Sims $1486.00
and North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts [Treasurer. State] Book B [Part XIII]
by Weynette Parks Haun.Page: #1853
To Leonard Sims for a Cow $440.00
North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts Book A [Treasurer, State] [Part XII]
By Weynette Parks Haun, North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts Book A
Page: 1569 # 2142 To Leonard Sims for Brandy Meal & c.
p:ditto 426 $1486.16
State Records of North Carolina
Collected and edited by Walter Clark, published under the supervision of the trustees of the public libraries, by order of the General Assembly (Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing Company,
1994) Vol XXII/ P 175
A list of the people that has taken the Oath of Allegiance in Nutbush District:
Sherwood Sims, Jr.; William Sims; Lennard Sims; Elisha Sims
At his death in 1804, he owned more than 1300 acres in Warren Co. He was a member of the Nut Bush Presbyterian Church
Their Children: SIMS
(1) RICHARD SWEPSON
SIMS
(Physician)
Born May 4, 1771 Died Aug 8, 1859
VA
(M) Rebecca Walton Dromgoole March 6, 1799 Brunswick Co., Va.
(lived in
Brunswick Co., Va.)
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CHILD NO 2 of LEONARD HENLEY SIMS & SARAH SWEPSON
(2) JOHN SIMS Born Feb 1, 1773 Warren Co., NC
Died 1841 Bedford Co. Tn
(Sims Bible)
removed to
Bedford Co, Tn abt 1812
(M) Pr to 1794 Charlotte Powell,
Dtr of Dempsey
Powell of Wake Co, NC
Born July 7 (29), 1774 Died Oct 7, 1837 Bedford Co., Tn
(Sims Bible shows June 14, 1811-she is living in 1820, 1830 Census)
1800 Warren Co., NC P 830
John Sims 1 M 26-45, 2 M Und 10, 1 F 16-26, 1 F Und 10 & 6 slaves
1810 Warren Co., NC P 314
John Sims 1 M Ov 45, 1 M 26-45, 2 M 10-16
2 F 26-45, 2 F 10-16, 2 F Und 10
1820 Bedford Co, Tenn P58
John Sims 1 M over 45, 3 M 16-26, 1 M 16-18, 1 F Ov 45, 1 F Und 10 & 5 sl
1830 Bedford Co., Tn P 55
Richd. Sims 1 M 20-30, 1 Fe 20-30
John Sims 1 M 50-60, 1 F 50-60
L P Sims 1 M 20-30, 2 M Und 5, 1 F 20-30, 2 F Und 5
1840 Bedford Co, Tn Dist 20 P 77a
Richard Sims 1 M 30-40, 1 M Und 5
1 F 20-30, 2 F 15-20, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 5-10, 2 F Und 5 & 13 slaves
John Sims 1 M 60-70-No Females in HH & 22 Slaves
1850 Bedford Co., Tn P 224b 21st Civ Dist HH 79-79
Richard Simms 47 M NC Farner $15,000
Jane " 37 F Va (Jane Jeffries Langley, Dtr of William W B Langley &
Jane Jeffries Sims)
Sarah " 18 F Tn
William " 17 M Tn
Mary " 13 F Tn
Susan " 11 F Tn
Thomas " 02 M Tn
P 82b Dist 1, Bedford Co, Tn HH 61-61
John S Davis 32 M Tn Farmer $4,000 (S/o Henry Davis & Nancy Sims)
Frances " 25 F NC (Burt, Dtr of William Burt & Susanna Sims)
Henry " 6 M Tn
Benjamin " 4 M Tn
Thomas " 1 M Tn
1850 Franklin Co., Tn Dist No 1, P 6 HH 63-63
L P Sims 53 M NC $3200 Hotel Keeper/GlobeTavern
Martha G. " 48 F KY (Too old to be dtr of William & Susanna Sims Burt)
John " 23 M Tn
Richard F. " 21 M Tn
A. Jackson " 19 M Tn
Thomas L " 13 M Tn
William H " 11 M Tn
Martha A " 8 F Tn
Mary W. " 6 F Tn
Ellenor E. " 4 F Tn
& 7 Boarders
1860 Franklin Co, Tn (Winchester) P 68a-b, HH 34-34
Martha G Simms 60 WF Ky 5500/10,000 Hotel
John " 34 WM Tn
Andrew J " 31 WM Tn
Adlade " 18 WF Tn
Thomas L " 23 WM Tn Carpenter
Mary W " 16 WF Tn
Ellen E. " 14 WF Tn
Richard F. Simms 34 WM Tn
Leonard P " 6WM Tn (s/o Richard)
Maggie " 1 WF Tn (dtr of Richard)
Charles Guaiter 39 WM Italy Teacher of Painting
PETITION OF BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE 1822
Box 34 of Legislative Papers filed in the Tennessee State Archives.
Petition of William Galbreath, 1822. He purchased in Shelbyville a lot
together with a wood? carding machine for which he paid the sum of
$2500.00 the said machines on the north side of Duck River in the town of
Shelbyville, etc. etc. He seeks a permit to build a dam across the Duck
river. Dated Sept., 1825 (1822?)
Signed: Long list)
Incl: Richard H Sims, L P Sims
Ref: Early Tennessee Settlers, Records from the State & County
Archives,
Bedford County, P 183
Children SIMS
Some information on the John Sims family is from Alaine Preciado, Roots Web World
Connect & some information on this family is from
Donna Warner Lehman,
Roots Web World Connect;
the rest my own research
a Nancy Powell SIMS b: 18 NOV 1794 Died PR to 1839
(M) William Henry Davis
Born Ca 1790 Mecklenburg Co., Va
Died Pr to Jan 1, 1839
1. John Sims Born Nov 15, 1818 Died April 1, 1867
Farmer, 1850 Bedford Co., Tn Civ Dist 1
(M) Frances Lenoir Burt
Born Ca 1825 NC
Dtr of William Burt & Susannah Sims
a. Henry Born Ca 1844 Tn
b. Benjamin Franklin Born July 5, 1845 Tn Died Aug 15, 1881
Bedford Co., Tn
(M) Margaret Anita Jennings 1875 (1843-1921)
1. Dora
2. Benjamin Franklin II
3. Sarah Blanche (M) Frederick John Howard
c. Thomas B. Born Ca 1849 Tn
d. Nancy
e. John Sims.
f. Samuel Powell
g. Emma
h. Robert
2. Emily M Born Ca 1820 Died .after 1870
Widow, Living w/son Henry C. 1870 Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tn
(M) George W McQuiddy
Born Ca 1817 Kentucky Died Pr to 1870
Manufacturer, 1860 Tullahoma, Coffee Co, Tn
a. Henry C. Born Ca 1841 Tn
Miller, 1860 Coffee Co, Tn
Farmer, 1870 Sumner Co., Tn Dist 19 Gallatin
Gen'l. Mdse, 1880 Marshall Co., Tn Dist 16
(M) #1 Amanda_______
Born Ca 1846 Ky
1. George Born Ca 1869 Tn
(M) #2 M. K. Hill
Born Ca 1847 Tn
2. D D (Dtr) Born Ca 1875 Tn
3. W N (Son) Born Ca 1877 Tn
4. H. H. (Son) Born Ca 1879 Tn
b. Albert Born Ca 1843 Tn Missing 1870
c. Alice Born Ca 1847 Tn missing 1870
d. Jesse Born Ca 1851 Tn
single, 1870 Sumner Co, Tn, missing 1880
e. W. Benjamin Born Ca 1853 Tn
Single1870 Sumner Co., Tn Dist 19 Gallatin
1880 Franklin Co., Tn Cowan PO Single, Telegraph Operator
HH of J M & Elizabeth Stewart
f. Mollie Born Ca 1856 Tn, single 1870 Sumner Co., Tn
3. Sarah A Born Ca 1822
(M) William T. Edmunson
4. Virginia Powell Born Oct 25, 1825 Tn Died Sept 15, 1860
(M) William H. Burt
s/o William Burt & Susannah Sims
Born Ca 1818 NC
Farmer, 1850 Bedford Co, Tn Dist 14
a. Susan Ann Born Ca 1843 Tn
b. William H. Born Ca 1845 Tn
c. Laura S L? Born Ca 1847 Tn
5. Mary R Born Ca 1826 Died Aft 1850
(M) Wiley F Stone
Born Ca 1822 Tn
Planter @ Mooresville, Marshall Co, Tn 1860-80
a. Cornelia A. Born Ca 1845 Tn
(M) Isaac H Hill
Born Ca 1833 Tn
Planter , 1870, 1880 Mooresville, Marshall Co, Tn Dist 14
1. James S. Born Ca 1863 Tn (in 1870 HH w/gr parents)
2. William F. Born Ca 1867 Tn
3. Walter R Born Ca 1869 Tn
4. Sue Ella Born Ca 1870 Tn
5. Cornelia Born Ca 1873 Tn
7. Isaac Born Ca 1875 Tn
8. John D Born Ca 1878 Tn
9. Laura Born Ca 1880 Tn
b. William Henry Born Ca 1847 Tn (single 1870 Marshall Co, Tn)
(M) Mary J.________
Born Ca 1851 Tn
1. Mary Born Ca 1874 Tn
2. W. R. (son) Born Ca 1876 Tn
3. Nannie Born Ca 1877 Tn
6. Charlotte S Born Ca 1828 Died Aft 1850
(M) Nathan A Yeargin
b. Dr. Leonard Powell b: 31 MAY 1797 NC Died bet. 1850-1860 Franklin
Co., Tn
Operated Hotel/Tavern, 1850 Franklin Co., Tn Dist #1 Winchester Springs
which he had purchased from Heirs of William Burt & Susannah Sims
(M) Martha G._________ Ca 1821-22
Born Ca 1802 KY
Widow, Winchester, Franklin Co, Tn 1860
1.Charlotte Powell Born Ca 1823 Died pr to 1850?
(M) Dec 16, 1841 Franklin Co, Tn William W Brazelton
William W Brazelton
Born Ca 1823 Tn, (Merchant, 1850 Franklin Co, Tn)
Wife is Mary E. born Ca 1837 Tn
2. John Born Ca 1827 Tn single 1860
3. Richard F. Born Ca 1829 Tn
(M) Cornelia E. Reeves Jan 28, 1853 Franklin Co., Tn
She is dec'd. 1860 Franklin Co, Tn
a. Leonard Powell Born Ca 1854 Franklin Co, Tn
b. Maggie Born Ca 1859 Franklin Co., Tn
4. A Jackson Born Ca 1831 Tn single 1860
5. Thomas L Born Ca 1837 Tn Carpenter, single, 1860
Single, farm labor, HH of John Smith, 1880 T/S 4, Jackson Co, Ala
6. William H Born Ca 1839 Tn
7. Martha Adlaide Born Ca 1842 Tn
8. Mary W. Born Ca 1844 Tn single, 1860
9. Ellenor E Born Ca 1846 Tn single 1860
c. Pleasant Benton b: 17 FEB 1799 NC
d. John Swepson b: 20 MAR 1801 NC
e. Dr. Richard Henry b: 1 MAR 1803 NC Died Dec 10, 1874 Tn
Physician & Wealthy Planter in Bedford Co, Tn 1830-1870
(M) Jane Jeffries Langley (First Cousin) Ca 1828 Prob. Bedford Co, Tn
Born Mar 18, 1813 Died April 1851 Tn
Dtr of W W B Langley & Jane Jeffries Sims
Children of Richard H & Jane Jeffries Langley SIMS
1. Jane W. b: 1 MAR 1829
2. Nancy b: 8 FEB 1831 Died Nov 27, 1831
3. Sarah b: 2 OCT 1832 Died June 16, 1854
(M) William H Allen
4. William Edward b: 5 MAY 1835 Died 1902 Shelbyville, Bedford Co, Tn
Farmer, 1860-1880 Bedford Co, Tn Dist 3
Willowmount Cemetary, Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN
(M) Lucy H Burt 22 Dec 1868 (DAR ID Number: 40672)
Born Ca 1839 Tn
Dtr of William Burt & Susanna Sims of Franklin Co., Tn
a. Harry E. Born Ca 1870 Tn died pr to 1880
b. Loule (Luna) Mildred
Born Feb 18, 1870 Bedford, Tn Died: Nov 25, 1915
Age 44 yrs Unmarried
c. Burt Born Ca 1874 Bedford, Tn
d. Ala? (Male) Born 1877 Bedford, Tn
5. Mary Ann b: 31 MAY 1837 Died Dec 18, 1910
(M) John Samuel Butler Ca 1866
Born Ca 1833 Tn
(DAR ID Number: 109891)
Farmer, 1870 Bedford, Dist 21
Farmer, 1880 Bedford Co., Tn P 342a Dist 21
a. Nancy J. Born Ca 1868 Tn
b. Laura Born Ca 1872 Bedford Co., Tn
c. Mary Born 1874 "
d. Jack (John S.) Born Ca 1877 "
6. Susanna Charlotte b: NOV 1839 Tn Died 1914
(M) Benjamin F. Ransom Ca 1861
(DAR ID Number: 150494)
Farmer, 1870 Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tn
Grocer, 1880 Shelbyville, Bedford Co, Tn
a. Jennie B. Born Ca 1863 Shelbyville, Bedford Co, Tn
b. Maggie L Born Ca 1864 "
c. Elizabeth B. Born Ca 1868 "
d. George E. Born Ca 1872 "
e. Susan T. Born Ca 1875 "
f. Benjamin C. Born Ca 1879 "
7. Thomas Richard b: 19 JUN 1848 Died after 1880 Tn
Single 1860 Bedford Co
(M) ? Ellen_______ (Ref: 1870 Bedford, Tn)
Born Ca 1844 Tn (Missing 1880 Bedford)
single, Farmer, in HH of E D Broomfield, 1880 Bedford
8. Jennie W. Born Ca 1850 Bedford Co, Tn
(See 1860, 1870 Bedford Co, Tn Census)
f. James Lewis Born Aug 11, 1805 NC
g. Sarah Born June 12, 1811 NC
Text: Abstract of Record of Wills, Inventories & Settlements of Estates- Wake County, NC
Vol. I Books A-F; 1771-1802; Vol. II Book G 1802-1812 by Frances Holloway Wynne (1985)
DB: C ; p. 489 POWELL, Dempsey Inventory R. 11 Jan 1794
Negroes: Jime, Moll, Cook, Hanner, Citty, Cate, Amey, Dick, Tama, Ephraim, Hagar, Nelie, Frances, Jone, Raner, Diner, Rose, Chancy, Anikey, Charles, Toney, Easter, and Jude; household furniture and goods; tack; books; farm tools; livestock. 30 Nov 1793
Admr: Dempsey POWELL, Benton POWELL.
DB:D; p. 320 POWEL, Dempsey Estate div. R. 16 Aug 1797
Negroes divided as follows: Pleasant POWELL: Dick & Rose; Robert TEMPLE: James & Kitty; John STREETER: Annica & Nell; James FORT: Moll, Easter & Dinah; Dempsey POWELL: Charles & Francis; Benton POWELL: Toney & Hagar;
John SIMS: Cook & Jude; Caswell POWELL: Kate & James (?); Patsey POWELL: Jone Child & Amey; Jesse POWELL: Ephraim, Hannah & Raner. 10 Jan 1794.
Commissioners: Samuel HIGH, Thomas HINES, James LEWIS.
Charlotte Powell born 1774, died 1838, married John SIMS. They moved to Bedford Co. and settled on their division of the Grant. John SIMS built a Mill on Duck River on part of Charlotte's division near Temple's Ford. They are probably buried in the SIMS' Graveyard on Sims Rd., no markers. John SIMS, in 1815, purchased the 192 acre division of Benton POWELL. Ref: Donna Warner Lehman
"The first agricultural society of Bedford County was organized in 1857, and the fairgrounds were located near Shelbyville. The first officers were as follows: President, Hugh L. Davidson; vice-presidents, R. H. Sims, G. G. Osborn, Thomas Lipscomb, W. W. Gill and Henry Dean; treasurer, Lewis Tillman; recording secretary, J. F. Cummings; corresponding secretary , John R. Eakin.
At the close of the civil war the society was reorganized as a stock company, and handsome and commodious buildings were erected on grounds just outside the incorporated limits of Shelbyville. Annual exhibitions are held, and the society has been deservedly successful. The present officers are as follows: President, J. J. Gill; vice-presidents, Oliver Cowan, Martin Euliss and T. C. Ryall; corresponding secretary, Ernst Caldwell; secretary and treasurer, John D. Hutton; general superintendent, C. N. Rice"
"Wartrace, the second town of the county, is situated at the junction of the main line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and the Shelbyville branch of that road, eight miles east from the latter place and fifty-five southwest from Nashville, and has a population of 800. The town dates its establishment from the time of the completion of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad in 1852. "
"The physicians who have practiced their profession in Wartrace from its establishment to the present have been as follows, in the order given: Drs. Walter H. Sims, W. T. Griswold, John M. Murry, T. H. Marder, A. S. Brown, R. F. Fletcher, H. K. Whitson and D. W. Duke." REF: HISTORY OF BEDFORD CO. TN
Franklin C., Tn Deeds BN P 553-555 Aug 23, 1834
Charles Weeks to John Sims, 270 AC on Elk River
P 566-567 Aug. 28, 1834
George Gray to Richard H Sims, 54 1/2 Ac on Elk River
DB O P 1 Sept 23, 1834
Richard H Sims of Bedford Co., Tn to Andrew C Wood a tract of land on Elk River
DB O P 250-252 July 13, 1835
John Sims of Bedford Co. Tn to Richard H Sims 270 AC on Elk River
Bedford Co., Tn DB:M pg 429
John SIMS to Nancy DAVIS Deed Gift
For and in consideration of the true regard & Effection which I have for my daughter Nancy DAVIS formerly Nancy SIMS I give unto her forever Two Negroes one known by the name of Nully & one known by the name of Peter, I also deliver unto her possession until I shall want the same Two Negroes known by the name of Molley & John for the Services of Which she is to tender unto me are really the Sum of One Dollar and Clothe and feed them. In Testimony Whareof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 13th day of April 1818. John SIMS (Seal)
Test: Thos. F. BRADFORD
Jas. M. BUCK
State of Tennessee
Bedford County: April Term 1818
I Thomas MOORE Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County aforesaid do Certify that the Execution of the within Deed of gift from John SIMS to Nancy DAVIS was acknowledged in Open Court by sd. SIMS and ordered to be Certifyed for Registration given under my hand at office this 13th day of April 1818.
Thos. MOORE Clk
Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford County Tennessee 1807-1852
Compiled by Helen C. Marsh & Timothy R. Marsh, 1988
25 Feb 1850. George W. McQuiddy and others to John W. Williams. Deed. George W. McQuiddy and wife Emily formerly Emily M. Davis, William T. Edmundson and wife Sarah formerly Sarah A. Davis, W(iley) F. Stone and wife Mary R. Stone formerly Mary R. Davis, William H. Burt and wife Virginia P. formerly Virginia P. Davis, Nathan A. Yeargan and wife Charlotte S. formerly Charlotte S. Davis, for and in consideration of the fact that Henry Davis in his lifetime sold a tract of land designated in the plan of the Town of Fairfield in Bedford Co., TN and known as Lot No.4, sold to John W. Williams. Wit: T.H. Patterson and Hollen Collins. Emily M. McQuiddy appeared in Davidson County, TN to be examined. Charlotte S. Yeargan was examined in Rutherford Co., TN. Mary R. Stone appeared in Marshall Co., TN to be examined. T.H . Patterson and Hollen Collins appeared in Marshall Co., TN. William T. Edmundson appeared in Bedford Co., TN. Reg: 2 Apr 1850.
BEDFORD CO., TN DEATH CERTIFICATES
Sims, Andrew J. age 74 WM Died Bedford Co, Tn Aug 27, 1934 (Born Ca 1860)
JOHN S. BUTLER, clerk and master of the chancery court of Bedford County, was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., March 13, 1832, being one of nine children raised by William S. and Nancy E. (Campbell) Butler. The father was a native of North Carolina and came to Shelbyville in 1816, and till 1830 pursued the carpenter's trade. In 1819 he removed to Rutherford County, where he married the mother, and followed farming after 1830. He died in 1873; the mother is still living. The subject of this sketch engaged at the age of eighteen on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, occupying various positions, among which were, conductor, telegraph operator, ticket and express agent, remaining in that employ for eleven years. He enlisted in Maney’s First Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States Army, and was captain on the first and second organization of Company F. He was appointed military superintendent of telegraph lines in 1863, of Bragg’s division, and served in that capacity throughout the remainder of the war. After the war he lived one year in Nashville as agent of the Nashville & Northwestern Railroad. In 1866 he came to Shelbyville and engaged at farming and saw-milling and still continues farming. He was elected magistrate of the Twenty-first District about 1876, and September 5, 1883 was appointed to his present office. Politically he is a Democrat. In 1866 he was married to Mary A. Sims, a native of this county. Four children have been born to this union, viz.: Nancy J., Laura, Mary and John S. REF: GOODSPEED'S BIOGRAPHIES, BEDFORD CO, TN
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CHILD NO 3 OF LEONARD HENLEY SIMS & SARAH SWEPSON
Swepson Sims moved to Rutherford Co., TN in 1811 with his brother, Len Henley Sims. He located near the communities of Salem and Barfield. He helped form the Salem Methodist Church in 1812 and acted as trustee. He was a prominent doctor as was his older brother, Richard Sims.
(3) DR SWEPSON SIMS (Physician) Born May 25, 1775
Died: September
(Dec) 22, 1850*
Rutherford Co.,
Tenn.-Removed from Wake Co., NC to Rutherford Co., Tn Abt 1811
Will: 3 FEB 1845 Rutherford County, Tennessee
*Living
Nov 16th, 1850 Rutherford Co, Tn P 225b HH 1096-1096
Age 75 yrs (Barefield Dist) Occ: Farmer
Sims Family Cemetery,
Rutherford Co., Tn located about five miles
from Murfreesboro on Barfield Road.
(M) Jane Meriwether
Jeffries (Lewis) Paine Dec. 12, 1799 Granville Co., NC
Dtr of
Robert Lewis of Granville Co, NC
Born
July 31, 1776 Died July 22, 1843
Sims
Family Cemetery, Rutherford Co., Tn
REF:
Swepson Sims Family Bible Records
& Deborah
McLaughlin, Roots Web World Connect
SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1838-1846
September 1, 1843
JANE MERIWETHER JEFFREYS SIMS born N.C., 1776; died July 1843. Her granddaughter, JANE SWEPSON SMITH, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith, died July 1843 aged 6 years
Children of Swepson Sims & Jane Meriwether (Lewis) Paine:
a. Susanna Swepson born Jany 3, 1801
Died May 10, 1851 (Sims Bible)
(M) Daniel T Barnes, 31 OCT 1816 in Rutherford County, Tennessee
b. Frances Lewis born May 29, 1802 NC
c. Swepson born Jay 1st 1804 NC died Jan 19, 1804
d. Sarah born June 6th 1805 NC
(M) #1
Granville Crockett (M) #2 Hall
e. Leonard Henley was born Feb. 27, 1807 NC
Died 28 FEB 1886 in Batesville, Arkansas
Buried: family plot On farm, Independence Co., AR
1830
Rutherford Co., Tn P 319 L H Sims
2 M 20-30, 2
M Und 5, 2 F 20-30, 1 F Und 5
Farmer, 1850
Rutherford Co, Tn Barefield Dist
1860
Ind. Co, Ark P 85 Ashley T/S Batesville PO Farmer
1870 Ind Co,
Ark Ashley T/S Batesville PO P3a Farmer
(M) Louisa Batey 8 DEC 1824
Born Jan 19, 1808 Died Feb 17, 1887
REF: Leonard
Sims Family Bible Records
BGMI Index: 3913816
Picture Courtesy of Deborah McLaughlin
Sims, Leonard Henley 1807-1886
Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States.During its first century; from original and official sources. By
Charles Lanman. Washington, DC: James Anglim, 1876.(BiAUS)
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the
Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive).
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. Biographies begin on page 487.(BiDrAC)
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Congress of the United States from the first through the one hundredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive.
Bicentennial Edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. Biographies begin on page 507.(BiDrUSC)
Who Was Who in America. A component volume of [Who's Who in American History.]. Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago:
Marquis Who's Who, 1967.(WhAm HS)
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
page 1816
SIMS, Leonard Henly, a Representative from Missouri; born in Burke County, N.C., February 6, 1807; received a limited schooling; moved to Rutherford County, Tenn., in 1830 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for two terms; settled near Springfield, Green County, Mo., in 1839 and continued agricultural pursuits; member of the Missouri State House of Representatives 1842-1846; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); returned to Rutherford County, Tenn., in 1847 and continued farming; moved to Independence County, Ark., in 1859, settled on a farm near Batesville, and engaged in cotton raising and farming; served in the Arkansas State Senate 1866-1870 and 1874-1878; died on his plantation near Batesville, Independence County, Ark., February 28, 1886; interment in the family plot on his farm.
1830, moved to Rutherford Co., TN Served 1 term in TN House of Representatives from Rutherford Co., TN.
Served 1 term in TN House of Representatives from Wilson Co., TN.
1839, moved to near Springfield, Greene Co., MO 1841-1846, Served in MO House of Representatives from Greene Co., MO 1845-1847,
Democrat to 29th Congress of US. 1847, Returned to Rutherford Co.,TN continued farming. 1859, Moved to Independence Co.,
AR Farmed near Batesville, AR 1866-1870 & 1874-1878, Served in AR State Senate Died on his Plantation near Batesville,
AR
BLM Records, Missouri
SIMS, LEONARD H MO Greene 9/10/1844 Springfield 2603 MO5180__.118
SIMS, LEONARD H MO Greene 5/1/1845 Springfield 6430 MO5240__.272
SIMS, LEONARD H MO Greene 5/1/1845 Springfield 6458 MO5240__.297
SIMS, LEONARD H MO Greene 5/1/1845 Springfield 6538
MO5240__.36
Children of Leonard H
Sims & Louisa
Batey: REF Bible Records, below
1. William S. born March 17, 1826
Died: October 11, 1847 Tn
(Parents' Bible Records show his death date)
2
Roxanna J. born April 26, 1828 Tn Lived 1880 Rutherford Co, Tn
(M) Thomas M Oden Dec 22, 1853 Rutherford Co. Tn
Farmer, 1880 Rutherford Co, Tn Dist 20 P 251A
a. James L Born Ca 1856 Tn
Farmer, 1880 Rutherford Co, Tn Dist 20
(M) Ca 1879 Sallie F. _____
Born Ca 1860 Tn
1. James W Born Ca 1880 Tn
b. Allen Born Ca 1861 Tn
c. Lorra Born Ca 1866 Tn
d. Thomas Born Ca 1870 Tn
3. Rev.
Robert J. born March 2, 1830 Rutherford Co., Tn
Died 1915 Mt. Vernon, Missouri
Saddler, Single, 1850 Rutherford, Tn HH of Wilson Thomas (Saddler)
Farmer, 1860 Green Co, Missouri, Robberson T/S Hickory Barrens PO
1870 Lawrence Co, MO, Mt Vernon T/S Occ: Minister
1880 Grayson Co, Tx Pct 6 P 210A Occ: Preacher
(M) #1 Melinda E. Mc Mahan April 24, 1851 Williamson Co., Tn
She Died July 31, 1854
a. John F. Born Ca 1852 Tn Single Student, 1870 Lawrence Co,
Missouri (Mt Vernon T/S)
(Also in HH of Gr/Father, 1870 Ind. Co, Ark)
It is believed John went to Canada
(M) #2 Pauline E. Schmidt
Born Ca 1835 Missouri Died in Fire, after 1880
b. Robert A. Born Aug., 1855 MO Died 1927 Spokane, WA
Student, 1870 Mt Vernon, Mo
1880 Grayson Co, Tx Farmer
Robert was a sheriff at Colfax, Washington, for 8 yrs; had a finger
shot off. Later moved to Spokane, Washington where he operated an
apartment house until his death.
(M) Josie _______
Born Ca 1861 Tx
They had 4 children, Leon B., Dick, Pauling, Ulla
(M) #2 Emma Neel 1898
They had 2 children; Archie N & Genevieve
c. Leonard Jonathan Born Oct 11, 1857 MO Died Mar 15, 1946 Pullman,
Whitman Co., Washington
single Farmer, 1880 Grayson Co,
Tx
(M) Laura Bell Richeson Dec 15, 1880 Grayson, Cooke Co., Tx
They had three children, Bertie Lee, Elmer Harper, & Urban Archible
(M) #2 Carrie May Mulch Feb 29, 1892 Pomeroy, WA
They had eight children: Coy Romance, Gentry Oral, Hershel R,
L Cleo, Rozelle Mirth, Alta Odessa, Dorothy May, & Osa Boneita
d. Alta A. Born Ca 1859 MO "" single, 1880 Grayson Co, Tx
died in 1880's w/o Issue
(M) Wilson
e. Walter Peel Born 7 APR 1863 MO Died: MAY 1949 in Clarkston, WA
He was a deputy sheriff for his brother Robert in Colfax, Wash., for a time
(M) Arabelle Medley Dec 29, 1885 Collinsville, Tx
They had twelve children
f. Louiza N.(Lula A) Born Ca 1866 MO
g. Charles Nathaniel. Born Ca 1868 MO
Died 1950's Tucson, Arizona
Operated a store in Nogales, Arizona for many years
(M) Penelope Evaline "Nellie" MCLURE
They had 1 Dtr Ouida Grace
h. Henry Ward Born Feb., 1872 MO Died 1900 Rockford, Spokane, WA
@ age 96 yrs
(M) Willie_____Sept 18, 1897
They had four children: Lavenia (died age 2), Garland James,
Irma Gratia, & William Henry
i. Ethel May Born June, 1875 MO Died 1965 Rockford, Spokane Co., WA
(M) Grant Ulysses Vess 1890
They had 4 children: Gracia, Leatha, Montford Dewey & George Thoran
Rev. Robert J Sims (M) #3 Elmira in 1894
Additional Information on this family: Rev. R. J. Sims Family Genealogy
Larry J. Sims, compiler, Quantico, Virginia:, March 1980. DAR Library,
Washington, DC
4. Thomas C. born January 26, 1832
TN Died 1908 Little Rock, Ark. (Smallpox)
Student, 1850 Rutherford, Tn
1860 Independence Co, Ark Jefferson T.S Rock Bayou PO P 84
1880 Sullivan, Sharp Co, Ark P 146C
1900 White River T/S, Independence Co, Ark Farmer, (M) 45 Yrs
(M) Sarah J. Nunn Nov 16, 1854 Williamson Co, Tn
Born Sept., 1838 Tn
1900 Ark Census-Had 10 Children, 6 living (M) 45 Yrs
a. Leonard H Born Ca 1854 Ark
b. Charley H. Born Ca 1860 Ark
c. James R Born Ca 1863 Ark
d. John L Born Ca 1865 Ark
e. Louisa Born Ca 1868 Ark
f. Martha E Born Ca 1870 Ark
g Lettie Lee Born Ca 1878 Ark single, 1900 Ark
& 3 others, names unknown to me.
5. Attilla Jane
born July 18, 1834 Died 14 APR 1871
in Evening Shade, Sharp Co., AR ( Sims Bible)
(M) Dr. Benjamin Haiden Davidson Nov 1, 1859 Ind. Co., Ark
He died Oct. 9, 1875
a. Fannie b: 26 Aug 1863 Ind. Co., Ark
6. Leonard H. Jr
born Sept. 22, 1836 Died July 9, 1854
7. John Lewis
born Feb. 21, 1839 Tn Single, Farmer 1850 Ind Co Ark
8. James Ganaway
"Jim" was born Feb. 1, 1841 Springfield, Green Co., Mo
Died June 16, 1932 Evening Shade, Sharp Co, Ark
1860 Ind. Co, Ark single, HH of father
1870 Sharp Co, Ark, Piney Fork T/S Evening Shade PO P 347 farmer
1880 Piney Fork, Sharp Co, Ark P 130C farmer
1900 Sharp Co, Ark Lave Crk T/S P 83 Farmer (M) 32 yrs
(M) __________
a. Andrew Born Ca 1860 Ark (Missing 1880)
(M) 1868 #2 Martha Maranda West
Born April, 1852 Tx
Marr 32 yrs, Had 11 Ch-11 Living 1900 Ark Census
b. Walter P Born Ca 1869 Ark
c. Margaret Born Ca 1870 Ark
d. Henly C. Born Ca 1872 Ark
e. Benjamin Born Ca 1875 Ark
f. Charles W Born Ca 1877 Ark
g. Dudley M Born Feb., 1879 Ark single, 1900
h. Robert N Born April, 1881 Ark single 1900
i. Samuel E. Born Nov, 1884 Ark
j. James J. Born Sept, 1886 Ark
k. John M. Born Feb, 1889 Ark
l. Grover N. Born Nov, 1891 Ark
9.
Sarah Louisa was born July 2, 1843
Died Feb 22, 1849 (Sims Bible)
10. Martha Frances
was born May 19, 1845 Died Jan 25, 1848 (Sims Bible)
11. Charles Yancey born May 10, 1847
Died March 9, 1856 (Sims Bible)
12. Elizabeth Kennon born Nov. 3, 1850
Single, 1860 Ind. Co, Ark
f. Jane Meriwether Jeffries born Octr 28, 1808 NC Died 3 APR 1828 in
Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN
(M) James F Fletcher 26
Oct 1824
Rutherford County, Tennessee
g. Robert L born August 26th 1810 NC Died: 23
Nov 1856 in Rutherford
County, Tennessee;
Bur: Sims Cem.,
Rutherford Co., TN
Farmer, 1850
Rutherford Co, Tn Fosterville Dist
(M) Catherine C
"Kitty" Hawkins 19 MAY 1831, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Born Ca 1810 Kentucky (Living w/ son 1870 Rutherford Co., Tn)
Apparently died bet. 1870-1880 Rutherford Co., Tn (Murfreesboro)
1. Edward H. b: 7 Feb. 1832 in Rutherford Co.,TN
Died: 10 Jan 1836 in Rutherford Co.,TN
Sims Cem., Rutherford Co.,TN
2. Swepson E. b: 1837 in Rutherford Co., TN
Wealthy Planter, 1870 Rutherford Co., Tn Murfreesboro, 20th Civ Dist
1880 Dist 20 Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tn Farmer
(M) Charlotte P. "Lottie" Randolph Jan 20, 1859 Ruth. Co., Tn
Born Ca 1841 Tn Living 1880 Murfreesboro, Ruth. Co., Tn
a. Robert Born Ca 1862 Rutherford Co, Tn
b. Julia Born Sept 28, 1869 Rutherford Co, Tn Died April 2, 1922
Rutherford Co., Tn
Sims Cem., Rutherford Co., Tn
(M) McLean
c. Sallie Born Ca 1871 Rutherford, Tn
d. Mary Born Ca 1877 Rutherford Co, Tn
e. Edward Swepson Born Ca 1878 Rutherford, Tn
3. Leonard J. C. b: 25 FEB 1843 in Rutherford Co., TN
Died: 10 SEP 1845 in Rutherford Co.,TN
Sims Cem., Rutherford Co.,TN
h. Elizabeth Kennon born March 27, 1812 Tn
(M) John P SmithApril
26, 1830 Alexr. W Smith, Sec
Rutherford Co., Tn
1. Jane Swepson Smith Born Ca 1837 Died July, 1843 (Obit)
2. L A M Smith Born Mar 12, 1843 Died Mar 12, 1919 (Lewis GY)
3. Eugene M M Smith Born Ca 1852 Died Feb 6, 1917 (Sims Cem)
& Others
i. Thomas (Physician) born May 22nd 1813 Tn Died 3 JAN 1864
(Nov, 1863 Sims Bible)
Sims Cemetery,
Rutherford Co, Tn
Farmer, 1850, 1860 Rutherford Co, Tn Barefield Dist
(M) Mary Sumner Yeargen 26 APR 1832
Williamson Co, Tn
Born Nov 13, 1817 Tn Died Nov 28, 1887
Dtr of Bartlett Yeargin, Williamson Co, Tn
Sims Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tn
Obit: Nashville Christian Advocate April 28, 1888 Issue
states 12 children, 6 surviving
(M) #2 HINZ
Children: Sims
1. Sarah Jane Born April 3, 1833 Died June 22, 1850
Sims Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tn
2. Lewis Swepson Born Dec 8, 1835 Rutherford Co., Tn
Farmer, 1870, Dist 9 Rutherford Co., Tn
1880 Rutherford Co, Tn Murfreesboro PO
(M) Sarah June "Sallie" Snell Dec 13, 1865 Rutherford Co., Tn
Born Ca 1839 Tn
a. Bessie Born Ca 1874 Tn (May be adopted)
3. Leonard Mansfield Born Jan 15, 1838 Tn Died Oct. 20, 1856
Sims Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tn
4. Edmond Bartlett Born Ca 1840 Tn
(M) Nancy E B."Nannie" Patterson March 7, 1867 Rutherford Co.,
Tn
Born Died Pr to 1878
a. Camilla Born Ca 1871 Rutherford Co, Tn Died Jan 16, 1915
(M) Oden
b. Thomas S Born Ca 1876 Rutherford Co. Tn
(M) #2 Gertrude F. Huff
Born Sept 18, 1848 Tn Died Oct. 17, 1921 age 73 (Huff GY)
c. Geffie H. (dtr) Born Ca 1879 Rutherford Co., Tn
5. Nicholas Howell Born Apr 4, 1842 Tn
Did not locate 1880 National Index
6. Sarah Louisa Born July 2, 1843 Tn Died Feb 22, 1846
Sims Cem., Rutherford Co, Tn
7. Mary Ann Elizabeth "Molly" Born April 29, 1844 Died June 25, 1886
Sims Cemetery, Rutherford Co, Tn
(M) Benjamin Franklin Reid
Farmer, 1880 Rutherford Co, Tn Dist 11
No children in HH
8 Martha Frances Born May 29, 1845 Tn Died Jan 25, 1845
Sims Cemetery, Rutherford Co., Tn
9. Susan Frances "Fanny" Born Aug 29, 1846 Died June 8, 1875
10. Charlotte Amelia Born Mar 22, 1849 Tn Died 1868 Rutherford Co., Tn
(M) Hartwell P Bass Nov 21, 1867 Rutherford Co., Tn
He (M) #2 her sister, Sarah Jane Meriwether Sims, below in 1869
11. Sarah Jane Meriwether "Jennie" Born Mar. 21, 1851 Died April
28, 1914
Sims Cemetery, Rutherford Co., Tn
(M) Hartwell P Bass Nov 19, 1869 Rutherford Co., Tn
Farmer, 1870, 1880 Rutherford Co Dist 11
a. Mary Y. Born Ca 1873 Rutherford Co., Tn
b. Lidia W. Born Ca 1875 "
c. Hartwell J Born Ca 1879 "
12. Rebecca Fruzanna Born Oct. 2, 1853 Died Jan 4, 1908
(M) Lucien H.Battle Nov 13, 1873
Born 1846 Tn
Farmer in Davidson Co, Tn 1880 Dist 6
a. A. O. (son) Born Ca 1878 Tn
13. Thomas Hillery Born Jan 8, 1856 Died Oct. 9, 1939
Sims Cemetery, Rutherford Co., Tn
HH w/ remarried Mother, Mary Hinz,
1880 Dist 11, Rutherford Co, Tn Farming, single
(M) Nov 8, 1888 Lucy Snell
a. Clinton B Born Nashville, Tn
(M) Sadie Polk Ballard
1. Evelyn L Born Feb 24, 1918
14. Alexander Mansfield Born July 29, 1861 Tn Died Young
j. Charles Lewis born August 10, 1814 Tn died Sept. 8, 1814
TN
INDEX TO RECORD BOOK S, RUTHERFORD CO., TN
Sims, George B. - Book 5, p138.
Sims, Sally S. - Dec'd - Book 13, p530.
Sims, Simpson (SWEPSON)- Dec'd - Book 15, p449 (Will), p462. Book 16, p60, p245.
Sims, Robert L. - Dec'd - Book 18, p439 (Will), p587. Book 20, p487.
Sims, Thomas - Dec'd - Book 24, p484. Book 25, p379. Book 26, p243.
Sims, Kittie C. - Dec'd - Book 26, p280 (Will), p313. Book 27, p454.
Sims, Nannie - Dec'd - Book 28, p270.
BIBLE RECORDS OF SWEPSON SIMS
& his son LEONARD HENLEY SIMS
The Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society Quarterly Volume IX Number 3 March 1989 Page 118.
SIMS FAMILY
(Bible of Swepson Sims, son of Leonard Henley Sims and his wife, Sarah Swepson of Granville Co., N.C.)
Family Record
Marriages
Swepson Sims
Born, May 16, 1775
Married Decr 21 1799 to Jane Meriwether Paine, Daughter of Robert Lewis of Granville County St of North Carolina
Born July 31, 1776
Died July 22, 1843
Susanna Swepson their daughter born Jany 3, 1801
Frances Lewis born May 29, 1802
Swepson born Jay 1st 1804
died Jan 19, 1804
Sarah born June 6th 1805
Leonard born Feb. 27, 1807
Jane Meriwether Jeffries born Octr 28, 1808
Robert born August 26th 1810
Elizabeth Kennon born March 27, 1812
Thomas born May 22nd 1813
Charles Lewis born August 10, 1814
died Sept. 8, 1814
(Records copied from Leonard H. Sims' family bible. "Great uncle Jim Sims gave this list to Mother" Attie Lee)
Leonard H. Sims and Louisa, his wife, were married Dec. 8, 1824.
Leonard was born Feb. 27th, A.D. 1807
Louisa Batey was born Jan. 19th, 1808, died Feb. 17, 1887
William S. Sims was born March 17, 1826
Roxanna J. Sims was born April 26, 1828
Robert J. Sims was born March 2, 1830
Thomas C. Sims was born January 26, 1832
Attilla Jane Sims was born July 18, 1834
Leonard H. Sims was born Sept. 22, 1836
John Lewis Sims was born Feb. 21, 1839
James Ganaway Sims was born Feb. 1, 1841
S. Louisa Sims was born July 2, 1843
Martha Frances Sims was born May 19, 1845
Charles Yancey Sims was born May 10, 1847
Elizabeth Kennon Sims was born Nov. 3, 1850
Charles Yancy Sims died March 9, 1856
Robert L Sims, my brother died Nov 23, 1856
Thomas Sims my brother died Nov., 1863 in Rutherford County, Tennessee
Atilla Jane Davidson, wife of Dr. B. H. Davidson, died Oct. 9th 1875
L. H. Sims died Feb. 28th, 1886
Leonard Sims, my grandfather, was born July 2, 1739 and died in 1804
Sarah Swepson Sims, my Grandmother, was born Oct. 27th, 1752, died June 14, 1811
My Uncle, John Sims was born 1773 and died 1841
Charlotte Sims, his wife was born July 29th, 1774 and died June 14, 1811
William Batey Seigs? was born May 1st, 1760, died Jan 11th, 1855
H. A. J. King was born Nov 1st, 1822, died Aug. 2nd, 1839
William S. Sims died Oct. 11, 1847
Martha Frances Sims died Jan 25, 1848
Sarah Louisa Sims died Feb. 22, 1848
Jane Sims died June 22, 1850 daughter of Thomas & Mary Sims
Leonard H Sims Jr died July 9, 1854
Milanda Sims, wife of R J Sims, died July 31, 1854
Sarah Mitchell died July 22, 1854
Elizabeth Jamison died Feb. 3, 1835
Christopher Batey died 1849
Dr. Swepson Sims died Sept 22, 1850 (Sh be Dec)
Jane M J Sims died July 22, 1843
A History of Rutherford County
Title: Carlton C. Sims, editor, A History of Rutherford County P 131 (:, 1947)
" The next earliest record of a physician locating in Rutherford County was that of Dr. Swepson Sims. Dr. Sims located near the communities of Salem and Barfield in 1822. He was born in Granville County, North Carolina, on May 16, 1775. After marrying Jane Meriweather Lewis he moved to Tennessee. Apparently he was very active in religious work. On the organization of the Salem Methodist Church in 1812 he was appointed one of the trustees of that church. He carried a very active practice in the rural sections of Rutherford County for many years. Since he studied medicine in Philadelphia, it is presumed that he attended the University of Pennsylvania. He died on September 22, 1850, and was buried in a cemetery near the village of Salem."
(Sims Family Cemetery, located about five miles from Murfreesboro on Barfield
Road)
More Info: Rutherford Co, Tennessee Records (transcribed by Carol
Sampley)
Books 1-6, 1804-1827 Books 8-10, 1830-1840
Books 11-13, 1840-1847 Books 14-15, 1847-1850
RUTHERFORD CO., TN DEATH CERTIFICATES
McLean, Julia Sims F - W - M Sep 28, 1869 52 Apr 2, 1922
Parents: Sims, C.S./ Randolph, Lottie Buried: Midland #114
Oden, Carmilla Sims F - W - M Jan 16 (?) 43 Jan 16, 1915
Parents: Sims, Bart/ Patterson, Nannie blank 27
Reed, Benjamin M - W - W Apr 10, 1855 67 Apr 14, 1914
Parents: blank blank Buried: Sims Cemt 337 - 135
Sims, Gertrude F - W - W Sep 14, 1848 73 Oct 17, 1921
Parents: Huff, Wiley Green, Simis Buried: Huff GY 242
Sims, Infant M - W - S Sep,10,1914 1d Sep 12, 1914
Parents: Sims, R.R. Jones, Miss (Ala) Buried: Evergreen
Sims, Luna Mildred (Bed Co) F - W - S Feb 18, 1870 44 Nov 25, 1915
Parents: Sims, W.E. (Shelbyville TN) Burt, Lena (Shelbyville TN) Shelbyville TN 371
Smith, Eugene M. M - W - S Abt 1852 65 Feb 11, 1917
Parents: Smith, Jim P. (NC) Sims, Elizabeth Buried: Sims Cemt 62
Smith, L.A. M - W - M Mar 12, 1843 66 Mar 12, 1919
Parents: Smith, John Sims, Elizabeth Buried: Lewis GY 103
5541 Mr.K.L. SIMS M W M farmer 8/3/1869 3/22/30 dist 8 TN
Parents: W.H. Sims TN Martha Tucker TN
Arrangements by: J.B. Sims Buried: Bells Chapel Dyer,TN
1910 Death Records-Rutherford Co., Tn
Sims, W.H. 1910 401
1911 Death Records, Rutherford Co., Tn
Sims, George 1911 8
Sims, S. 1911 403
1800 Wake Co, NC P 766
Swepson Sims 1M 26-45, 1 F 16-26, 2 F
Und 10, 13 slaves
?1810 -did not locate
1820 Rutherford Co. Tn P 103
Swepson Simms 1 M 45+, 1 M 10-16, 2
Males Und 10
1 Fe 26-45, 2 Fe 10-16, 1 F Und 10
Daniel T. Barnes 2 1 1 3 0 0-0-0-1-0-1
1830 Rutherford Co., Tn P 330
Swep Sims 1 M 50-60, 1 M 20-30, 2 M
15-20,
1 F 50-60, 1 F 15-20
P 323 Granville S Crockett
1840 Rutherford Co. Tn P 131a
Granville T. Crockett 1M 30-40,
1 M 15-20,
1 F 30-40, 1 F 15-20, 1F 19-15,
1F 5-10 & 15 Slaves
Swepson Sims 1 M 60-70, 1F
50-60 14 Slaves
Thomas Sims 1 M 30-40, 3 M Und
5, 1M 20-30, 1 M 5-10 & 14 Slaves
1850 Rutherford Co., Tn P 225 HH 1096-1096 Date: NOV
18th, 1850
Swepston Sims 75 WM NC Farmer $2,000
HH 1095-1095
Thomas Sims 37 M Tn Farmer $6,000
Mary " 33 F Tn (Yeargin) (M) Williamson Co., Tn April 26, 1832
Lewis " 14 M Tn
Mansfield " 12 M Tn
Bartlett " 10 M Tn
Nicholas " 8 M Tn
Mary " 6 F Tn
Fanny " 4 F Tn
Charlotte " 2 F Tn
Sarah J " 17 F Tn
P 346 Rutherford Co. (Murfreesboro) HH 1360-1360
Wilson Thomas 45 M Tn Saddler $2,000
& 3 children
Robert Sims 20 M Tn Saddler (s/o L. H & Louisa Batey Sims, below)
& 2 other Boarders
P 224 Rutherford Co., (Barefield Dist) HH 1054-1054
Leonard H Sims 43 M Tn Farmer
Louisa " 42 F Tn (Batey)
Roxanna J " 22 F Tn
Thomas E " 15 M Tn Student
Atilla J " 16 F Tn
Leonard " 14 M Tn
John " 11 M Tn
James " 9 M Tn
Charles J " 7 M Tn
CONFEDERATE HOME APPLICATIONS-TN
Sims T.L. * Rutherford * 17 TN * 1897
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CHILD NO 4 OF LEONARD HENLEY SIMS & SARAH SWEPSON
(4) LEONARD HENLEY SIMS Born # 6 FEB 1777 in Warren County, NC
(M) Elizabeth Vaughn, Aug. 19, 1804 Warren Co., NC
Sec: Robert Temple, Wit: Gideon Johnson
Moved to Bedford Co., Tn in 1811
This
line appears to be untraced by anyone-sgs
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CHILD NO 5 OF LEONARD HENLEY SIMS & SARAH SWEPSON
(5) THOMAS SIMS Born Ca 1780 NC Physician /Dentist
Died 1812
Unmarried Warren Co.,
NC-
His
Est. divided between his bros. & sisters
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CHILD NO 6 OF LEONARD HENLEY SIMS & SARAH SWEPSON
(6) JANE JEFFRIES SIMS Born Dec. 17, 1785 NC Died Sept. 23,
1846 Fayette Co, Tn
Buried:
Langley-Sims Cem., Fayette Co, Tn
Located
W. of Warren Junction, on Charles Henley's Farm
Widow,
1820 Mecklenburg Co, Va & 1830 Weakley Co, Tn
1840
Fayette Co., Tn HH of son T S Langley
Jane is
most likely buried in the Langley-Sims Cemetery, Fayette Co., Tn
(M) William B. Langley, Sept. 1, 1804 Warren Co., NC
Sec: Leonard H. Sims, Wit: J. Malone
William
B Langley died Pr to 1820 Va
They had 3 sons & 2 Dtrs, according to Census Records,
LANGLEY-SIMS FAMILY CEMETERY, FAYETTE CO., TN
Only 2 Markers
Jane J
LANGLEY Dec. 17, 1785-Sept. 23, 1846
Leonard
H. SIMS Sept. 24, 1883-Oct. 14, 1884
1820 Mecklenburg Co, Va P 303
Jane J Langley 1 F 26-45, 1 F 10-16, 1 F Und 10
1
M 10-16, 2 M Und 5
Dtr Jane Jeffries Langley (M) Dr. Richard Henry Sims, Physician & wealthy
Planter
of Bedford Co., Tn pr to 1830.-Son of John Sims & Charlotte Powell
1830 Weakley County, TN page 333
Langley, Jane 0002-0000001-22 slaves
2 free white males 15-20
1 free white female 40-50
& 22 Slaves
P 323 Line 25 Leonard Langly 0001-00001-22 (Obviously Newlywed)
1 M 15-20, 1F 20-30, 22 slaves
1840 TN-Fayette Co., Tn 8th
Civil Dist. P 135a
Leonard S. Langley
1 M 50-60, 1M 40-50, 2 M 30-40, 2 M 20-30, 2 M Und 5
1 F 30-40, 1F 15-20, 1 F 10-15, 2 F 5-10, 1 F Und 5 & 10 slaves
P 136a Thomas L. Langley
1 M 20-30, 1 F 50-60 (His mother, Jane Jeffries Sims Langley)
& 23 Slaves
Fayette County, Tn County Court Minutes, 1846, Bk 2C
"On application to this Court it was ordered that Thomas S. Langley be
appointed Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and
profits of Jane J. Langley, Deceased who entered into Bond, himself as
Principal, and gave Leonard S. Langley and Morgan Cartwright as his Sureties in
the sum of fourteen thousand dollars conditioned as the Law directs and
qualified as the Law prescribes. Said Bond received by the Court ordered
to be entered of record."
Oct 12, 1850 Fayette
Co, Tn 8th Civ Dist, P 292 HH 822-822
L S Langley 43 M Va Farmer
Sallie M N " 42 F Va
Virginia J " 19 F Tn
Susan S " 15 F Tn
William L " 12 M Tn
Thomas H " 10 M Tn
Sallie P " 7 F Tn
Buena Vista " 2 F Tn
Virginia Ann Walker 7 F Ky
Joseph Wilson 25 M Va Overseer
Sarah Ann Young 19 F Va
1850 Shelby Co., Tn
6th Civ Dist (Memphis) P 118 HH 599-599
Thomas S Langley 38 WM Va Farmer
James C Young 20 M Va Overseer
1860 Harrison Co, Tx Jonesville PO P 451a HH 149-146
L S Langley 53M VA Farmer $14,32-/25,500
S M N " 53 F VA
William " 22 M Tn Farmer
Thomas " 20 M Tn Provisioner of ( Slaves?)
Sallie " 14 F Tn
Buena V " 12 F Tn
P 487b HH 209-206 Bt 6 Marshall PO
W B Hill 43 M NC Farmer & Minister of Gospel 8500/25,500
V J " 29 F Tn
J T " 16 M Tn (son by Prev. Wife)
W Matilda " 8 F Tn (Dtr by Prev. Wife)
L. P. " 2 M Tx
J H " 2/12 F Tx
Robert Bound 31 M Tx Overseer
Laura " 18 F Tx
J R " 3/12 F Tx Missing 1870
P 484a Pct 6, Marshall, Harrison Co, Tx HH 163-160
Thomas Langley 49 M Va Farmer 80,000/30,500
Children: Langley
a.
WILLIAM Born Ca 1805 Mecklenburg Co., Va Died Pr to Sept 3, 1869 &
Widow had remarried and (Some) children were staying with relatives
In 1870 Harrison Co., Tx there are two Langley children in the home of
Thomas H Langley, next door to Leonard S Langley: I am therefore assuming
these are 2 of the children of William Langley.
I have NOT located this William Langley in 1860 Census
1. Benjamin V. Langley Born Ca 1844 Tenn
2. Fanny E. Born Ca 1860 Tenn
REF: Sept 3, 1869 Letter of James Bullock Sims of Caddo Par., La
to his cousin Dr. Richard Sims of Brunswick Co., Va
b. LEONARD
SIMS Born April 14, 1807 Meck. Co., Va
Died Elysian Fields, Harrison Co, Tx Dec 25, 1885
Bur: Scottsville Cemetery
1850 Fayette Co, Tn Farmer, His Plantation was apparently named "White
Hall"
1860 Harrison Co, Tx Jonesville PO
1870-80 Harrison Co, Tx (Elysian Fields) Farmer
(M) Ca 1829/30 SARAH 'SALLIE' M N ________
Born 1807 Va Died 1886* (1876?) Missing 1880 Census
Elysian Fields, Harrison Co., Tx
*
Buried: Scottsville Cemetery, Harrison Co, Tx
Children LANGLEY
1. Virginia J Born May 19, 1832 Tn Died: April 12, 1911 Harrison Co, Tx
Hall's Church, Ewing Chapel, Harrison Co, Tx
Widow, living w/parents 1870 Harrison Co, Tx (Elysian Fields)
Widow, 1880 Harrison Co, Tx
(Elysian Fields)
1900 Pct 3, Harrison Co, Tx HH of Dt Willie B Persons
Widow, States she had 5 children, 1 living
1910 Harrison Co, Tx Pct 3, age 79 yrs, HH of Son-in-law, Had 5 ch-1 living
(M) Rev. William B. Hill
Oct. 30, 1851 Fayette Co., Tn
(Planter & Methodist Minister)
Born May 17, 1817 Died Feb 15, 1862
Killed in Civil War
at Fort Donalson
Bur: Hall's Church, Ewing Chapel, Harrison Co, Tx
He was prev. married & had a son James T. Hill who (M)
Virginia's sister Sallie P Langley
a. Matilda W Born Aug 20, 1852 Died Sept 29, 1861
Hall's Church, Ewing Chapel, Harrison Co, Tx
His dtr by previous marriage
b. Charles T. Born Feb 17, 1855 Died Oct. 23, 1855
Hall's Church, Ewing Chapel, Harrison Co, Tx
c. Augustus Born Sept 23, 1856 Died Dec 25, 1856
Hall's Church, Ewing Chapel, Harrison Co, Tx
d. Leonard
B. P. Born Nov 12, 1857 Harrison, Tx Died Oct 7, 1874
Hall's Church, Ewing Chapel, Harrison Co, Tx
e. J H (Dtr) Born Ca 1860 missing 1870
f. Willie
B (Dtr) Born Jan 1860 (1861?) Tx-Died Pr to 1930
1900 Harrison Co, Tx-has had 3 ch-3 living (M) 15 yrs
1910 Harrison Co, Tx Age 50 yrs
1920 Harrison Co, Tx age 59 yrs
(M) Nathaniel H PersonCa 1885
Born Jan, 1853 Tn Died pr to 1930
Farmer, 1900 Harrison Co, Tx Pct 3 (M) 15 yrs
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