James G Simmons

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Personal and Family Information

James was born on 13 May 1801 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the son of James Simmons and Elizabeth Gillenwaters.

He died before Jun 1880. The place is not known.

His wife was Sally Gillenwaters, who he married in ABT 1830 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Their ten known children were Mary (1832-?), John (1834-?), Thomas (1836-?), Nancy (1838-?), James T (1839-1870), Rachael (1841-?), William A (1843-1905), Martha (1844-?), Clay (1845-?) and Sarah (1849-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

James G Simmons
(1801-<1880)

 

James Simmons
(1758-1851)

 

James Simmons
(1733-1823)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Assume Mary Waters
(c1735-c1830)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Elizabeth Gillenwaters
(c1763-1847)

 

Thomas Gillenwaters
(1732-1780)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Martha Unknown
(1738-1791)

   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth13 MAY 1801
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Address: Bio - Simmons William A born 1843
DeathBEF JUN 1880
Census14 DEC 1850
Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee
Address: Dist 10 dwelling 115 family 115 James Simmons 50 born Tenn , Sarah 39 f b Tenn, Mary 18 f, John 16 m Thomas 14 m Nancy 12 f , James 11 m , Rachael 9 f, William 7 m, Martha6 f, Clay 5m, Sarah 1f dwellings 111 William Gillenwaters, 112 Asbury Gillenwaters, and 114 Thomas Gillienwaters 116 George Gillenwaters 121 John Gillenwaters
Census14 JUL 1860
Place: Monroe County, Kentucky
Address: dwelling 819 family 826 Jno Gillenwater 48 Tn, Martha 45, and family dwelling 820 family 827 JG Simmons 59 Tn, Sarah 50 Tn, J?W 26 m Tn, TM 24 mTn, Rachael 19f Tn, MA 17m Tn, MA 15 f Tn, TC 13 f Tn, FF 11 f Tn Dwelling 829 family 828 J?T Simmons 21 m Tn, ME 19 f Ky
Will17 JUL 1847
Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee
Age: 46
Address: At age 91, James wrote his will on Jul 17, 1847. It was filed in May 1851 in Hawkins County, TN & witnessed by William and George A Gillenwaters. per Bio SimmonsJames1758-1851 - Joe Dallas Bryant http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=joebryant&id=I0072
Will - Simmons, James 1847, Hawkins County, Tenn
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Will30 MAR 1841
Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee
Address: Three wills in attached pdf: Thomas Gillenwaters Sr dated March 30, 1841 Mary Gillenwaters, no date, proven in part Nov Term 1855 William Gillenwaters, dated Oct 25, 1856, proven Jan Term 1857
Will-Gillenwaters -Thomas, Mary, and William
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Notes

Note 1

Hawkins County, Tennesse, marriages and wills on openlibrary.org

page 57 Hawkins Co Tennessee Record of Wills: James Simmons, July 17, 1847, James Simmons, Polly Acuff's Heirs John Simmon's heirs, Nancy Williams, Francis Patterson, Betsy Lewis Thomas Heirs Smith, Lucinda, Smith Matilda, Smith Thomas Smith, Rachael Spears, executors Jane G Simmons, and Andrew Spear

Hawkins County, Tennessee Genealogical and Historical Society: Will Book 1 - Pages 452-453
James Simmons, dated 7 July 1847, proven May Term 1851. Son James G., Black Boy Ben, dau. Polly Acuffs heirs

son John, dau. Nancy Williams, dau. Frances Patterson, dau. Betsy Lewis, son Thomas dau. Rachel Spears, Lucinda, Matilda and Thomas

(verbatim as written)