Bennett Sims

Male, #45215, (17 Nov 1798 - )

ParentWiley Henry Sims (say 1769 - 5 Oct 1828)
ParentMary Hartsfield (17 Apr 1774 - circa 1855)
Bennett Sims|b. 17 Nov 1798|p45215.htm|Wiley Henry Sims|b. say 1769\nd. 5 Oct 1828|p45210.htm|Mary Hartsfield|b. 17 Apr 1774\nd. circa 1855|p45211.htm|Charles Sims|b. say 1721\nd. say 1805|p45872.htm|Ester Murry|b. say 1742|p45873.htm|Richard Hartsfield|b. 17 Feb 1747/48\nd. between 1830 and 1835|p45212.htm|Anna T. McElroy|b. 1751|p45213.htm|

Name Variation Bennett Sims was also known as Simms. 
Birth*17 Nov 1798 Bennett was born at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia, on 17 Nov 1798. 
 He was the son of Wiley Henry Sims and Mary Hartsfield. 
(free wh male 0-10) 1800 Census4 Aug 1800 Bennett was probably a free white male, under 10 years old, in Wiley Henry Sims's houseshold on the 1800 Census at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia.1 
(free wh male 16-26) 1820 Census7 Aug 1820 Bennett was probably a free white male, age 16 and under 26, in Wiley Henry Sims's household, on the 1820 Census at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia.2 
Marriage*say 1821 He married Mary A. B. (?) say 1821.3 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 Bennett was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia.4 

Charts Andrew Hartsfield Descendants
Charles Sims Descendants
Last Edited 13 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. Florrie Carter Smith, History of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Washington, GA: Wilkes Pub. Co., 1972, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8175 H2s supp..
    Page 241, "1800 Census from Misc Records Book in office of Clerk of Superior Court"
    Captain Lee's District, Oglethorpe Co., GA
    Wylie Sims, 2 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 1 M45+, 1 F0-10, 1 F16-26.
  2. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 181, Oglethorpe Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 12 of 28
    1 M0-10, 1 M16-18, 4 M16-26, 1M45+, 2 F0-10, 3 F10-16, 1 F16-25, 1 F45+, 4 agr, 7 slaves.
  3. E-mail from Corine Simms (Mrs. Alvis) Reynolds, deceased to Warren L. Culpepper, 2001 - 2004.
  4. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 75, Oglethorpe Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 27
    Bennet Sims, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 1 F5-10, 1 F15-20, 2 F20-30, 1 F50-60 (Mary Hartsfield Sims)
    Next to brother Murry in census.