I will keep checking. Also will see if there are any notes from the Sims book by Owens. Definitely have a connection. A.L. Bert Paredes wrote: > Thank you for the response. I look forward to hearing more. > > Based on a SIMS book by Robert Owens, we think my wife's great-grandfather, > James W. SIMS, was a son of Thomas SIMS and Mary Winn SIMS. > > I was not aware of this History of Maury County. I will try to locate a copy. > > - Bert > > >The many Thomas' & Wm SIMS are very confusing. According to history of Maury > >Co. TN pg 264 > > R976.859 S674F > >Wm Simms & Judith Cross had 11 ch. The main one I have worked with is > >Thomas(10) who married Mary Winn who had 1st Augusta Charles Sims ca 1817. I > >have 2 other males & 2 females listed for them, no name or dates. Thought it > >was documented but not in computer. Haven't worked with the details in a year > >nearly. > >I have forwarded your message on to another Sims & you will probably be hearing > >from him. > > > >A.L. > >Dallas > > > > > >Bert Paredes wrote: > > > >> In Maury County, looking for ANYTHING on: > >> > >> Thomas SIMS, son of George SIMS (died in Maury County about 1818) and > >> Judith CROSS, both originally of Hanover County, VA. George SIMS was a > >> veteran of the Revolutionary war and moved to Maury County after 1808. > >> > >> Thomas SIMS (born in VA about 1785) married Mary WINN (about 1820?) and > >> they had at least 2 sons: Thomas H. SIMS (born 1821), and James W. SIMS > >> (born about 1824). Thomas H. SIMS married Mary TATUM and James W. SIMS > >> married Sarah J. TATUM, who may have been sisters. > >> > >> The only real documentation we have for any of this is the 1850 census of > >> Bedford County, TN, where we found the families of Thomas H. SIMS and James > >> W. SIMS, who is my wife's great-grandfather. (I just love "researchers" who > >> make lots of assertions, then provide zero identification of their sources > >> and absolutely no documentation for their "facts"!) > >> > >> We are trying hard to verify and document this data, and would appreciate > >> any assistance. We have been unable to locate the SIMS-TATUM marriage > >> records or the probate for either Thomas SIMS or George SIMS. > >> > >> Bert Paredes & Kate Blacklock > >> Littleton, COlorado > >> > >> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> > >> > >> "Macintosh: we might not get everything right, but at least we knew the > >> century was going to end." > >> - Douglas Adams > >> > >> "Never ask a man what sort of computer he drives. If it's a Mac, he'll tell > >> you. If not, why embarrass him?" > >> - Tom Clancy > >> > >> ==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== > >> To unsubscribe, send the command "unsubscribe" to: > >> TNMAURY-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > >> TNMAURY-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > > > > > > > > >==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== > >If you hit reply to an e-mail posted to the list, it automatically replies > >to the list. To send to individual, be sure to change adressee in TO: > >section. > > > > <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> <<<< >>>> > > "Macintosh: we might not get everything right, but at least we knew the > century was going to end." > - Douglas Adams > > "Never ask a man what sort of computer he drives. If it's a Mac, he'll tell > you. If not, why embarrass him?" > - Tom Clancy > > ==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== > Researching the following Maury County surnames: BINKLEY - BOOKER - CASKEY - CRAIG - CRAWFORD - CREWS - DABBS - DANIELS - DEMASTUS - DIAL - DILLEHAY - DODSON - DOOLEY - DUGGER - demastus@aol.com