Person:Thomas Sims (9)

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Thomas Sims
b.Est 1702
  • HThomas SimsEst 1702 - 1784
  • WRebecca PettyEst 1705 - Bet 1784 & 1787
m. 30 Nov 1725
  1. Thomas Sims, Jr.1726 - 1809
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Name Thomas Sims
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1702
Marriage 30 Nov 1725 Richmond County, Virginiato Rebecca Petty
Death? 21 Apr 1784 Culpeper County, Virginia

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:


  • Pages 355-59. 24-25 May 1738. Timothy Johnson of Orange County, planter to Thomas Sims of same, planter. Lease and release, for £35 current money. 200 acres... in the line that was Parker's ... part of pattent for 1,080 acres granted to George Taylor 28 Sept. 1728. (Signed) Timothy (X) Johnson. Wit: D. Bryne, Edm. Cartlidge, Benja. Porter. 25 May 1738. Acknowledgement by Timothy Johnson. Allen his wife relinquished her right of dower. [Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2, Dorman, pg. 53].