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Descendants of William Sims

22. CALEB⁴ SIMS (THOMAS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1769 in Culpeper County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1854 in Thompson's Creek, Mercer County, Kentucky. He married (1) ELEANOR POULTER Bet. 1792 - 1795 in Culpeper County, Virginia by Charles Yates Officiating, daughter of WILLIAM POULTER. He married (2) ARMILDA FRENCH CLARK March 5, 1845 in Mercer County, Kentucky (Source: Mercer County, Kentucky.).

Notes for CALEB SIMS:
Mercer County, Kentucky records of the Caleb Sims family are largely those of two descendants, Mrs. Lee A. Sims of Frankfort, Ky & Teery F. White of Harrodsburg, Ky, who have researched family Bibles, traditions, cemetery & court house records. Terry White has a copy of a lettersent to Garland & Leo Sims & he thinks that Alexander & Nicholas may have been sons of Caleb by first wife, but no proof available at present. His research includes dates from Bible of Garland & Nancy Mann Sims - now in possession of Osie Noel Woods, dau of Lucy Jane Sims Noel: many dates from tombstones; also data from many descendants still living in Mercer County, Ky. & vincinity.

Sims family Cemetery, located in Mercer County, ky. on Hugh Sims farm between Bohon & Duncan & abt 1 1/2 miles SE of latter at the back of the farm across Thompson Creek. Here are stones for Loson & wf Sarah; Garland & Daniel, sons of Lawson, & others. There are two unmarked stones where according to family tradition, Caleb Sims & his first wife, Eleanor Poulter are buried....From Mercer County Ky road report: McAfee Mill to Symes Mill 1839. "John Cardwell - Jacob Trisler - Cornelius C. Com(y)ine view a way for a road leading from Robert B. McAfee's Mill to Symns Mill on Thompson Creek to the road leading from Peter R. Dunns (now Abraham Van Arsdalla) rope factory" with references also to Peter & C.C. Van Arsdall...Jacob Trislers (poorhouse) land...C. Symns mill..James Adams Mills.

Caleb Simms & wf Eleanor of Washington Co Va conveyed to his brother Abner of Culpeper 27 Sept 1806 for 85L 4 sh an estimated 85 Acres in Culpeper adj. lands of Wm Bryan dec'd & John Bradford...In line of Heirs of Wm Poulter dec'd..down the Mountain to the river. (Signed) Caleb Simms, Eleanor (X) Simms. Wits: Wm Carter, Wm Gore, Reuben Simms, John Simms. Rec. 26 March 1817.
Culpeper Co., Va DB BB- p 289.

How long they were in Washington County, Va enroute to Kentucky is not known, but a history sketch in the Harrodsburg (Ky) Herald (Mercer County) of February 19, 1937 under heading "An Old Trunk Closed 40 Years" tells of J. P. Johnson "an old man now" opening his mother's trunk in Harrodsburg where it had been brought 16 years previously. His mother, Mary Sims-Johnson, who had died more than 40 years before, was the daughter of Armsted Sims, son of Caleb Sims, who came from Virginia as one of the first settlers of Mercer Co. Caleb had traded a horse & $50 for the survey of tract of land on Thompson's Creek near Duncan in the western part of the county where he had built an overshot mill, known as the "Old Sims Mill."

Caleb Sims name first appears on the Mercer Co Ky tax lists in 1811 with 1 white male 16+ & 3 horses; in 1812 & 1813, 5 horses; 1815 - 0 land, 1 horse, 5th Regt. in Capt Currey's Co. By 1817 Caleb, Garland & Belding Sims were on list; 1819, Calep, Garland & Armsted. By 1825 Caleb had 700 Acres on waters of Chaplin & 4 horses; Lawson & Garland 0 land & 1 horse each. In 1828 Caleb, 670 Acres on Chaplin; Lawson 100 Acres on Chaplin & 3 horses, Armsted 0 land & 1 horse.

1810 Census Mercer Co., Ky:
Syms, Caleb 1 M 45+; 1 F 26-45; 1 M 16-26; 2 M & 3 F 10-16; 3 M -10; other free people1; slaves 0.

1850 Census Mercer Co., Ky :
Sims, Caleb 81; Armelda 35; Caleb 4: Joshua 2.

Caleb & Eleanor Poulter Sims had at least 8 children, order of birth not known. (Some records from films of Mercer County records in Kentucky State Genealogical LIbrary in Frankfort, Kentucky).

Following Eleanor's death he married Armilda (French) Clark, a widow. Their marriage was filed in Mercer Co., Ky March 5, 1845. They had two sons, Caleb Sims, Jr. & Joshua Sims. She died 1895-1900.

More About CALEB SIMS:
Military: 1813 5th Regiment in Capt. Currey's Co., Mercer Co., Ky.
Misc.: See Note section.

More About ARMILDA FRENCH CLARK:
Occupation: She was a widow. French was her maiden name.

Children of CALEB SIMS and ELEANOR POULTER are:

	i.		LUCINDA BOSTON⁵ SIMS, m. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, December 5, 1814, Mercer County, Kentucky (Source: MB Mercer County, Kentucky).
	ii.		ELIZABETH SIMS, b. Virginia; d. Mercer County, Kentucky; m. HENRY ATKINS, May 7, 1828, Mercer County, Kentucky (Source: MR).
	iii.		JOHN SIMS, b. Virginia; d. Kentucky.
	iv.		LEO SIMS, b. Virginia.

More About LEO SIMS:
Divorced: Sims) has a letter dated 6/12/1861 to Leo & Garland Sims.
Occupation: Disappeared from Mercer Co., Ky in 1860's, Terry White (Genealogist for

55.	v.		GARLAND SIMS, b. February 15, 1796, Virginia; d. May 21, 1881, Kentucky.
	vi.		ARMSTED SIMS, b. 1797, Culpeper County, Virginia; d. Mercer County, Kentucky; m. LUCY JANE.

Notes for ARMSTED SIMS:
Armstead was in th 1850 Census from Mercer Co., Kentucky; Sims, Armstead, 53; Lucy 50.

See reference to Harrodsburg, Kentucky newspaper article.

More About ARMSTED SIMS:
Occupation: See Note section.

vii.

MARY SIMS, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810, Culpeper County, Virginia; d. Mercer County, Kentucky; m. MILOW GRITTON, 1823, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Notes for MARY SIMS:
On the 1830 Census for Mercer Co., Ky: 1 M & 1 F 20-30; 1 M 15-20; 1 M & 2 F 5-10; 2 F -5.

More About MARY SIMS:
Occupation: See Note section.

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viii.

LAWSON SIMS, b. October 9, 1801, Culpeper County, Virginia; d. December 18, 1848, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Children of CALEB SIMS and ARMILDA CLARK are:

	ix.		CALEB⁵ SIMS II, b. Abt. 1846, Mercer County, Kentucky; m. LIZZIE PHILLIPS.
57.	x.		JOSHUA SIMS, b. Abt. 1848, Mercer County, Kentucky.

23. MARY⁴ SIMS (THOMAS³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1780 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She married WILLIAM GORE September 12, 1799 in Culpeper County, Virginia by Charles Yates Officiating (Source: Culpeper Co., MR 1- pg 78.).

Notes for MARY SIMS:
1801 PPTL of Culpeper Co., Va. shows Wm & Reuben Gore; Reubin, John & Abner Sims all assessed May 14; Jeremiah Sims May 18; and nearby, Wm Tatum, Henry & GeorgeTowles, Moses & Wm Tucker, & Edmund Butler.

Wm Gore was a witness, along with Wm Carter, Reuben & John Simms, to the deed transferring an estimated 85 Acres from Caleb Sims, then of Washington Co Va, to his brother Abner Sims in Culpeper Co., Va in 1806.
Culpeper Co., Va DB BB- pg 289.

John Sims & wf Margaret sold 83 3/4 Acres to Wm Gore 15 April 1813 - tract adjoining lands of Reuben Sims - beginning ridge corner of Reuben Sims, with his line s & W to trees near cleft of rocks in a valley in patent line to beginning. Wits: John Swindler, Wm Count..., Joel Sims, James Tutle (?) (Signed) John Sims, Margaret (X) Sims. John Sims also made a transfer to Wm Gore in 1819.
Culpeper Co., Va DB GG- pg 3 & MM- pg 17.

More About MARY SIMS:
Misc.: See Note section.

Children of MARY SIMS and WILLIAM GORE are:

	i.	LUCY⁵ GORE.
	ii.	BURRELL GORE.
58.	iii.	JOHN BOSTON GORE, b. January 18, 1808, Culpeper County, Virginia; d. May 2, 1901, Warren County, Virginia.

24. WILLIAM⁴ SIMS (JAMES³, THOMAS², WILLIAM¹) was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. He married MARY LEAVELL, daughter of BENJAMIN LEAVELL and MILDRED HAYDON.

Notes for WILLIAM SIMS:
The Benjamin Leavelll's had moved to Culpeper County before October 16, 1797 when Jas Sims bought 200 Acres in Culp " to corner of Benjamin Leavells" from Daniel Field & wf Anna.
Culpeper County, Va DB T- pg 223.

1810 Census Culpeper County Virginia : Benjamin Leavell 1 M 45+; 1 M & 1 F 16-26.

1810 Census Madison County Virginia: William Sims 1 M & 1 F 26-45; 1 M 16-26; 1 M & 2 F 10-16; 2 M & 2 F under 10. 1 slave.

Other court records which show the connection between these two families:
Benjamin Leavell was a witness to a will of William Simms' father James Sims February 18, 1802. He was a neighbor, as Daniel Field, etc. sold to James Sims 233 Acres 1797 with one boundary "corner Benj. Leavell & James Sims."
Culpeper County, Va WB D- pg 389 & DB T- pg 223.

William Sims & wf Mary of Madison County Va sold to Benj. Leavel of Culpeper, consid $1000, land in Madison, 128 Acres, it being "part of tract formerly held by James Simms dec'd & by his last will & testament given to his son William Simms & bounded: Beg. two box oak saplins on Bloodworths road & corner for William Simms & Chas Major...south to pointers & corner with Major in John Roberts line...with his line to point S bank of Crooked run & corner with Roberts...corner to Edward Simms, with another of his lines to bloodworth road...Wit: Daniel James, Daniel Field, Edward Leavell. April 22, 1807. Both signed.
Madison County Va. DB 4- pg 335.

Benjamin Leavell the same day, April 22, 1807, of Culp Co., Va made a deed of gift "consid. of natural love & affection which I bear to my daughter Mary Simms (who intermarried with William Simms, of the county of Madison & state foresaid) as well as for the further sum of six shillings...
Madison County, Va DB 4- pg 337.

Edward Simms & wf Amy of Madison County, Va sold to William Sims sd county 128 Acres in Madison Co., S side Tenants church run - John Roberts line - corner Mary Field December 10, 1808. Wit: Daniel James, George Simms, Daniel Field.

Madison County, Virginia DB 4- pg 438.

Although the 1810 Censu of Madison County Va shows William with eight children (assuming all entries are his children), the name of only one is known with certainty, that is Betsy who married Edward Sherrod Tucker. It is to be noted that in this connection with Benjamin Leavell Senr & wf Milley of Culpeper sold three tracts of land October 1813 to Philip Slaughter, William Simms & wf Mary of Madison sold to John Miller (who married Elizabeth Simms, dau of George, in 1809) September 19, 1814 171 Acres S side Crooked run; & Charles Major (b-i-l of Wm Simms) of Madison sold land to John Tucker of Culpeper August 1812, with Wm Simms, Edward Tucker, Daniel Brown & Wm Wallis, wits.
Culpeper County, Va DB GG- pg 47; Madison Co., Va DB 5- pg 411; Culpeper Co., Va DB Ff- pg264.

Nearly all of these people disappear from the records of these counties about this time - migrating westward, as did Betsy Sims & husband Edward Tucker.

More About WILLIAM SIMS:
Fact 3: See note Section.

Child of WILLIAM SIMS and MARY LEAVELL is:

59.

BETSY⁵ SIMS, b. Abt. 1794, Madison County, Virginia; d. Boone County, Missouri.

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