Its time for me to get the full bibliographies on these three books to y'all. 175. INDEX OF NORTH CAROLINA ANCESTORS, contributed by 1003 of their descendants, North Carolina Genealogical Society, Raleigh, 1981, private collection. 176. INDEX OF NORTH CAROLINA ANCESTORS, VOLUME II, contributed by 565 of their descendants, North Carolina Genealogical Society, Raleigh, 1984, private collection. 177. MIGRATIONS ACTUAL AND IMPLIED, Volume One, compiled by Caroline Cunningham, 1968, private collection. I do not know if they are available for sale anywhere, but if there is any hope it will be with Margaret Hofmann who helped proofread the first "Ancestors". They will be on the Bladen URL soon, as will the seven (#168-174) South Carolina books before them. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm

thanks Dee, you are truly a nice person to help we who do not have these books . Carlene

Hi Dee, Hopefully the request line has dwindeld somewhat from the time that you made your wonderful offer and so I’ll now toss my information your way. I’m not very familiar with the North and South Carolina research but I have to get myself prepared as that is now where the tracing of my ancestors have led me. Forgive me if I don’t ask these questions the way I should. I am interested in the Sims/Simms/sim’s ancestors and migrations book, as well as the Index of North Carolina Ancestors, Same name, Vol. 11, and Migrations actual and implied. I am looking for anything on William Sims who married Mary Gray; and then the Sims names below are all sons of the above. These Sims’ have been known to be in Bladen, Robeson and Columbus counties. William Sims who married Mary Soles/Souls James Sims who married Avis Williams, daughter of Moses Benjamin Sims who married Susannah Williams, daughter of Moses William Sims, Jr. who married Mary Ann Fowler McKinney Sims who I believe married Mary Duncan Jacob who married ? I’d also be most grateful if you have anything on Waller Sims who married Mary Bradley. Waller came from Virginia about 1793 and married Mary Bradley, b. Bet. 1800 - 1801 in South Carolina in the Abbeville District. I believe this family MAY be related to the above but I haven’t found any evidence of that to date. Thank you for all your help Dee and if you have any suggestions on research there, I would be most appreciative. I’m fairly new at this. Joyce Sims Severt -- Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're made of. - Jacob M. Braude Visit our home page at: http://www.ionet.net/~djsevert Or The Annex: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2746

Joyce, None of the people that you listed are shown in those three books although your presentation of your family was perfect! I attempted to find all of them but especially McKinney and Waller because they are obviously easy names to spot in an index but I can't find a single thing on any of them. Those two aren't in any Taxpayers books, Testator's Index, or any Will books. McKinney isn't in anything having to do with Bladen that I have found and without having a "sure" name such as McKinney in conjunction with any of the other Sims there is no way to tell if a Benjamin, James, Jacob or William is yours. Perhaps if you give me some dates on any of them (except Waller in SC) and tell me what leads you have to Bladen, Robeson and Columbus I can take this further. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug & Joyce Severt <djsevert@ionet.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L]Sims Hi Dee, Hopefully the request line has dwindeld somewhat from the time that you made your wonderful offer and so I'll now toss my information your way. I'm not very familiar with the North and South Carolina research but I have to get myself prepared as that is now where the tracing of my ancestors have led me. Forgive me if I don't ask these questions the way I should. I am interested in the Sims/Simms/sim's ancestors and migrations book, as well as the Index of North Carolina Ancestors, Same name, Vol. 11, and Migrations actual and implied. I am looking for anything on William Sims who married Mary Gray; and then the Sims names below are all sons of the above. These Sims' have been known to be in Bladen, Robeson and Columbus counties. William Sims who married Mary Soles/Souls James Sims who married Avis Williams, daughter of Moses Benjamin Sims who married Susannah Williams, daughter of Moses William Sims, Jr. who married Mary Ann Fowler McKinney Sims who I believe married Mary Duncan Jacob who married ? I'd also be most grateful if you have anything on Waller Sims who married Mary Bradley. Waller came from Virginia about 1793 and married Mary Bradley, b. Bet. 1800 - 1801 in South Carolina in the Abbeville District. I believe this family MAY be related to the above but I haven't found any evidence of that to date. Thank you for all your help Dee and if you have any suggestions on research there, I would be most appreciative. I'm fairly new at this. Joyce Sims Severt -- Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're made of. - Jacob M. Braude Visit our home page at: http://www.ionet.net/~djsevert Or The Annex: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2746

Hi Dee, Here I am, knocking at your door again. I appreciate your response to my messages although I was disappointed that you didn’t find anything on my Sims family in the books mentioned. I’m going to throw a lot of what I have and please understand; I’m certainly not asking you to verify it. I am hoping that perhaps some of the questions/comments that I’m throwing out will mean something to you and if they don’t and you can point me in any direction, I would be eternally grateful. I live in Oklahoma and although research on Oklahoma ancestors is pretty good, it’s very difficult to get information/census on other states. Here goes. I’m not very familiar with counties and especially as they were at the time I’m looking at. Regarding the Sims ancestors and migrations book: what counties does that encompass or is it the whole state? I know that my Sims families were in North Carolina and I’m trying to find out if they came to North Carolina from England, Scotland or Ireland or did they come to North Carolina from another state. In the land records of Abstracts of Columbus County, N.C. Deeds, volume I, {(Page 62) James King sold 100 acres of land for $25.00 to MacKinney Sims on the north side of Grissett Swamp.} Can you tell me where Grissett Swamp is/was? I feel certain that this MacKinney Sims is from my family and is the McKinney Sims I wrote of, a son of William Sims who married Mary Soles. He is also referred to as McInna Sims in Abstract Of Court Minutes, Columbus County, N.C., Vol. 1, 1817-1850: (Page 58) Spring term of court in 1840 the State of North Carolina versus McInna Sims and M. Duncan. {I also feel this M. Duncan may be Mary Duncan that McKinney Sims is said to have married.} I believe that this McKinney was married prior but do not have the name. All I have is that Mary Duncan was likely McKinney's second wife. He was still living in Kershaw County, South Carolina in 1830. Also regarding McKinney, I received an e-mail from an individual quite some time back whose name was Robert (Bob) Carterette and his e-mail address was rcarterette@aol.com. That was in relation to a message I had posted on the Bladen County List at Ancestry.com where he said “Dear joyce Mary Duncan and McKenzie Simms weere my great great grnd parents on my mother's side I shall send you wwhat data I have” and every message that I have sent to him after that has bounced. And sadly, I’ve never heard from him since. Do you know if he frequents the Bladen County area or are you familiar with him? Other Information I have from Columbus Court Minutes, Fall Term 1819, is: November Term 1819: (Page 5) Jacob Sims drawn as juror. James Sims, Jr. appointed overseer of road in room of Mac Simms from Gum Swamp to the State Line. (Page 12) Jacob Sims appointed overseer of road in room of McKinney Sims to work from the south line to Gum Swamp. And hopefully some of this will link the families that we discussed. Province Of N.C. 1663-1729 Abstracts Of Land Patents By Margaret M. Hoffman 2956 -P. 277- William Sims- 1 Mar 1719/20 - 300 acres Chowan Precinct 2134-P. 195- Jeremiah Sims- 1 Apr 1723 - 20 acres Pasquotah Precinct 2913- P. 174- Henry Sims- 1 Mar 1719/20 - 360 acres Chowan Precinct Colony Of North Carolina 1735 –1764-Abstracts Of Land Patents Volume I 657 -P. 109 - William Sims, 23 February 1754 - 100 acres in Bladen County on Pughs Middle Marsh Swamp joining the said swamp. 679 - P. 112 - James Sims, 23 February 1754 -300 acres in Bladen County on both sides of Swann Creek. 3657 - P. 397- James Sims, 20 April 1745 - 200 acres in Bladen County on the SW side of NW Branch of Cape Fear River Joining Hugh Cambel, the river and a point about 3 miles above Rock Fish Creek. 5393 - P. 267- James Sims, March 6, 1759 - 100 acres in Bladen County on the SW side of the NW river on the meadows where Groom formerly lived joining the meadow. 179- P. 35- Henry Sims, April 5, 1753 - 200 acres in Bladen County on a bluff of little Pee Dee called Hog Bluff, joining said creek. 391- P. 71- Henry Sims, 26 September 1753 - 640 acres in Bladen County on the SW side of the NW branch of Cape Fear River, joining William Gray, John Dunn and the river. 513- P. 88- Henry Sims, 23 February 1754- 150 acres in Bladen Counter on a branch of the Western Prong near where the said Sims now lives, joining the upper side of the said branch. Abstracts Of Early Deeds Of Bladen County, North Carolina-Vol. ll Page 32-35 February 1784- William Sims, planter being the son and heir of James Sims. Sr. deceased and thereby became lawfuIIy seized and possessed of all the lands, etc. at the time of his decease, to Benjamin Sims, planter, 200 lbs specie, 140 acres of land on the SW side of Northwest River being part of land patented by David Morely in 1737 and conveyed by Morely to James Sims, Sr. {I believe this to be the father of William Sims who married Margaret Grey and who had William Sims who married mary Soles} deceased on 2 November 1741 and another tract of 300 acres part by James Sims on 25 February 1754, which land fell hereditary to me as the above 100 acres did. Wit: Wm. G. McDaniel, Isaac Sims, Nov. Term 1786 proven by William Gray McDonald. John White C.C. 4 Aug 1769- William Sims and Margaret Sims of Craven Co. S.C., to James McDaniel, planter. 200 lbs proc money of province of N.C. 200 acres on N-E side of NW river being part of a patent granted to William Gray. Land was allotted by said Wm. Gray in his last dividend of land to his daughter Margaret, wife of the aforesaid William Sims: Wit: Silvanus Wilson, Joseph Cooper, Benjamin Cooper. Aug. Court 1771, Maturin Covill, C.C. 31 Dec 1785- Robert Sims to Benjamin Sims, 500 lbs, 131 acres on Swan Creek which was conveyed to Robert Sims by William Sims and 400 acres conveyed to Robert Sims by Isam Kenedy, the place where the said Robert Sims now lives on SW side of the Little Marsh on the Little Beaver Dam granted to John Jones: Wit: William Sims, Isaac Sims-26 Dec 1788 North Carolina archives in Raleigh, North Carolina shows the following entries: 17 April 1801 (James Sims, 200 acres lying in Grissett's SW adjacent to William Sims land). 05 February 1792 listed Moses Williams with 100 acres West of Seven Creeks to include "plantation where he lives". The 1800 census of Brunswick County, North Carolina shows Moses Williams living next to Nathaniel Soles. Also, Mary Sims lived next to Benjamin Clark. And a final piece of information is from the following: From: Cumberland Chronicles, Sep 1995 [Newsletter of The Cumberland County Genealogical Society] Abstracts from minutes of Fayetteville Equity, Sumter Dist. 1795-1869 Equity roll 504 co state of North Carolina, Cumberland County, depositions taken 19 Sept 1832, by McRa[e], Duncan, Kelly, John & Jonathan Evans.... Mary Wilkins: (witness) Knew Margaret Gray, she moved to South Carolina about 40 years ago and married William Sims. I know this is long Dee and I hope that you aren’t swearing by the time you read it, IF you read it. I really don’t know whether to send it to you, post it on the board or what. You are the one with the knowledge and the reference books and so I will ask you first and see what information you have for me. I have seem nay land deeds that you’ve responded to other people on that include the Sims name but I won’t even ask you about them until after you recover from this one. Thank you so much for your time and effort, not to mention patience. Sincerely, Joyce Sims Severt Dee Thompson wrote: > Joyce, > None of the people that you listed are shown in those three books > although your presentation of your family was perfect! I attempted to > find all of them but especially McKinney and Waller because they are > obviously easy names to spot in an index but I can't find a single > thing on any of them. Those two aren't in any Taxpayers books, > Testator's Index, or any Will books. McKinney isn't in anything having > to do with Bladen that I have found and without having a "sure" name > such as McKinney in conjunction with any of the other Sims there is no > way to tell if a Benjamin, James, Jacob or William is yours. Perhaps > if you give me some dates on any of them (except Waller in SC) and > tell me what leads you have to Bladen, Robeson and Columbus I can take > this further. > Dee > For details on sources used, refer to this link: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Doug & Joyce Severt <djsevert@ionet.net> > To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:04 PM > Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L]Sims > > Hi Dee, > > Hopefully the request line has dwindeld somewhat from the time that > you > made your wonderful offer and so I'll now toss my information your > way. > I'm not very familiar with the North and South Carolina research but I > have to get myself prepared as that is now where the tracing of my > ancestors have led me. Forgive me if I don't ask these questions the > way > I should. > > I am interested in the Sims/Simms/sim's ancestors and migrations book, > as > well as the Index of North Carolina Ancestors, Same name, Vol. 11, and > Migrations actual and implied. > > I am looking for anything on William Sims who married Mary Gray; and > then > the Sims names below are all sons of the above. These Sims' have been > known to be in Bladen, Robeson and Columbus counties. > > William Sims who married Mary Soles/Souls > James Sims who married Avis Williams, daughter of Moses > Benjamin Sims who married Susannah Williams, daughter of Moses > William Sims, Jr. who married Mary Ann Fowler > McKinney Sims who I believe married Mary Duncan > Jacob who married ? > > I'd also be most grateful if you have anything on Waller Sims who > married > Mary Bradley. Waller came from Virginia about 1793 and married Mary > Bradley, b. Bet. 1800 - 1801 in South Carolina in the Abbeville > District. > I believe this family MAY be related to the above but I haven't found > any > evidence of that to date. > > Thank you for all your help Dee and if you have any suggestions on > research there, I would be most appreciative. I'm fairly new at this. > > Joyce Sims Severt > > -- > Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up > depends > on what you're made of. > - Jacob M. Braude > > Visit our home page at: http://www.ionet.net/~djsevert > Or > The Annex: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2746 -- Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're made of. - Jacob M. Braude Visit our home page at: http://www.ionet.net/~djsevert Or The Annex: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2746