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