We know this is part of the DANIEL bunch from Edgefield County, SC with the SIMKINS family tied to it. Daniel BIRD (listed in this will) married Behethland BROOKS, d/o of Col. Zachariah Smith BROOKS of Newberry County, SC, the second husband of Lucretia BELL whose first husband was William DANIEL (O'DANIEL) of Edgefield County, SC. This is probably the will of John Eldred SIMKINS (1779-1831) who married an Eliza and they were of Cedarfields Plantation, Edgefield Co., SC. John was a son of Capt. Arthur William SIMKINS and Margaret Mathews DALBEY of the same location. <<< Date: 1833/11/21 Description: SIMKINS, JOHN, WILL TYPESCRIPT, EDGEFIELD COUNTY (7 FRAMES) (MSS WILL: BOOK C, PAGES 382-387; ESTATE PACKET: BOX 27, PKG. 967) Names Indexed: SIMKINS, JOHN/SIMKINS, ELDRED/YOUNGBLOOD/BLOCKER, JAMES/BIRD, DANIEL/SIMKINS, ARTHUR/JETER, SARAH/JETER, SABRA/GLASCOCK, ANN ELIZA/GLASCOCK, ANN ELIZABETH/MAYS, SARAH/HAMPTON (SLAVE)/AINSLEY (SLAVE)/JETER, JOHN S./TERRY, J.//PARROTT, GEORGE/SIMKINS, SALLY/SIMKINS, WILLIAM I./NICHOLSON/SIMKINS, JOHN M./SIMKINS, JESSE/HATCHER/JETER, CAROLINE S./GLASCOCK, EDWARD ARTHUR/GLASCOCK, BETSY/EMILY (SLAVE)/MAYS, THOMAS SUMPTER/SPENCER (SLAVE)/ALICE (SLAVE)/BANSKETT, JOHN/BELCHER, E.B./ Locations: EDGEFIELD COUNTY/BEAVER DAM CREEK/EDGEFIELD >>> John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA