Thanks for your response cousin. I have printed your data and I will compare it with what I have now. I have read the County histories but I don't think that I have seen the book written by Walter Eye. The history of Leonard and Mary of Roane County is very good but I can't seem to match up the dates of Leonard in the two counties. These books indicate that Leonard came to Roane County with the Boggs and the Vandels by way of Greenbriar County. There may be some good information available from people working on those families. I have in my files the names of people working on the family history but they are old and I have not been able to arouse much interest. Surely someone has found answers to the questions about our family and if we keep looking we might find them. Keep in touch! > From: morely [mailto:lmray@glasscity.net] > Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 8:04 PM > To: WVPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Simmons Information > > > I have a family book on the descendants of Leonard Simmons and > Mary Vandale. And some possible information on their ancestors. > This is the information I have: > > Mortons History of Highland County, VA shows that Nickolaus and > Leonhart Simon located in that county about 1753. By 1757 and > 1759 Leonard Simon and Michael Simon, sons of Nickolas Simon, > located in Pendleton County. These men were native born Germans. > > SIMON PENNSYLVANIA NOTES said on Nov 9, 1738 ship ? arrived at > Philadelphia. Jacob Simon, age 27 aboard. > > Oct 12, 1741 ship "Friendship" arrived in Philadelphia. Jacob > Simon, age 21 aboard. > > Oct 7, 1751 Ship ? a Leonard Simon arrived in Philadelphia. > > 1753 first Virginia Simon record, Leonard and Nicholas Simon > enter land in Augusta County near Henry Hawes. > > 1761 South Fork, Leonard Simon renting farm from Henry Horse > 1762 Nicholas Simon patent 145 acres South Fork (Augusta Deed Bk > 21 pg 210) > > From GenForum Query response: > > Leonard (Leonhart) Simon arrived in Philadelphia Oct 7, 1751 on > ship "Janet" > married Mary A. ? > they had a son Leonard Jr. b. 1758 Pendleton d. 1822 married > Catherine Smith in 1797. > They had a son Leonard b. 1806, baptized Jan 1, 1807. > > This has not been confirmed, but supposedly came from the book, A > Compilation of Simmons Descendants of Pendleton County, W.V. pub. > 1988 by Walter Eye's > > Also Simmons Information Exchange gave me this possible information: > > John Nicholas Simmons & Anna Margaret had a son Leonard b. 1775 > Augusta, VA. > > Another book that it said to be of help but is not out of print is: > > History of Pendleton County, W.V. by Oren F. Morton > > This is all of the information I have on links to his ancestors. > Does this help you at all or just confuse you. Let me know what > you think. Thanks for your information. > I'll look for the Niday and Arnott families. > > Leslie Ray > >