Person:Lydia Sims (3)

    Posted to the BAXTER surname board at GenForum by Dolores C. Rutherford 2003

THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST (Vol. 42, #4, Oct-Dec 1998: 302-303) "Some Virginia Chancery Suits" advertised in the VIRGINIA HERALD published at Fredericksburg, Va. "Culpeper County. Chancery, 18 Feb 1805. James Lines and wife Peggy, William Baxter, Warner Yates and wife Betsy and Polly Baxter vs. John Baxter, James Baxter, Jesse Baxter, Mary Gamble, daughter of Thomas Gamble and wife Sarah who was Sarah Baxter, Phoebe Gupton widow of Stephen Gupton who was Phoebe Baxter, Rhode Sims, Polly Sims, Lydia Sims, Betsy Sims, Baxter Sims, Elijah Sims, Rebecca Sims, and _____ Sims, infant children of William Sims and wife Milly who was Milly Baxter, now deceased. (Issue of 9 April 1805)"

    Jefferson Co., TN Court Minutes 1807-10 (TSA) a WPA works book - Oct Session 1808 Jefferson Co., TN Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Dandridge, 3rd Monday of Oct 1808 - William Sims appointed guardian to Lydia, Betsey, Baxter, Eliza and Rebecca Sims, entered into bond with Polly Sims his security for his faithful performance.  Was this Polly Sims, the daughter mentioned in the below deed?

    While the above paragraph and the next deed below seem to be proof that Lydia Sims' father was William Sims who married Mildred Baxter - we have lots more work to do in regards to William.  Who was his 2nd wife - Polly or Elizabeth???  Where did all his children go, besides Lydia?  When did William die?  Is there a DAMERON connection (other than the below deed) to our SIMS?

JEFFERSON Co., TN marriages (from Ancestry.com):

• Dameron, Elizabeth to Dyer, Stephen 11 Oct 1804
• Dameron, John to Hembrick, Celia 02 Jan 1806
• Dameron, Betsy to Hambrick, Green 30 Aug 1806
• Coffman, Daniel to Dameron, Kittie 26 Jun 1809

From Ancestry.com trees - Joseph Dameron, b. c1760, was the son of John Dameron and another Celia Hambrick. Joseph m. Elizabeth M HAYNIE.

    Register of Deeds Vol I, Land Deeds of Jefferson Co., TN by Boyd A. Holdaway (TSA), page 206 Joseph Dameron deed to William Sims 10 July 1808 (recorded Nov 24 1808): 30ac $50.00 - on the waters of Bent Creek adj the Waggon Road near James Carmichael's fence which he purchased from John Wester, the tract old James Carmichael bought of _____ Kincade, James Carmichael, William Coffman.  Conveys unto William Sims in behalf of his and his first Wife's Children, namely Polly, Lydia (Lidia), Backster (Baxter), Elijah, and Rebeccah Sims.  Test: Field Oukeley; Zachariah Riddle.  Signed Joseph Dameron, Oct Sessions 1808.  Within deed ack in open court and recorded.

    Register of Deeds Vol L, ibid, page 142 Susannah Sims bill of sale of Wyly Martin Jun 13 1814 $1,500.00 - I have this day barganined, sold and delivered to Wyly Martin five Negroes, viz, Lucy about 36 yrs of age, Abram about the age of 16, Charlotte and Hariott twins about the age of 14, and Peter about the age of 10 years, the just right of which property I warrant and forever defend against the lawfull claim or demand of all and every person whatsoever.  Test: Ephraim Jones; Miles Overton.  Signed Susanna Sims - proven in court June Sessions 1814.

    Reg. of Deeds Vol. A, page 281 Grant #1333 to Jobe Syms 05 Jul 1796, 22 Feb 1795, 100ac for 50 shillings for every 100 acres, county of Green bounded by John Johnson and Duke Kimbrough at the foot of Fay's Mountain, State of North Carolina at Newburn.  singed Richard Dobbs Spaight.
    Reg. of Deeds, Vol C, page 254 J. John Johnston (Johnson) conveyance to Job Syms 22 Aug 1796, 18 Jun 1796, 85 ac, 8 pounds, 10 shillings.  On the Head of the west fork of Lost Creek adj Duke Kimbrough.  Wit: Sion Bradley; Jno Haily, and signed John Johnson.

    Reg of Deeds, Vol D page 155 Job Syms deed to Thomas Coppock 22 Dec 1797, 19 Oct 1797 __ acres $200.00 on the west fork of Lost Creek adj John Johnson, Duke Kimbrough, foot of Bay's Mountain; being the same tract that stands regestred in the County office in Book D, page 77 in the name of Job Syms.  Wit: Early Albertson; Duke Kimbrough, singed Job Syms.

(my note: not certain who Job Sims/Simms was .... he was listed in the 1800 Lincoln Co., NC census as being over 45 years of age. "American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)" shows him born in the 1750s in Virginia).