James SIMMONS & Nancy FORREST

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James SIMMONS
Nancy FORREST

Husband: James SIMMONS
Birth: 1788/9, NC
Death: 1850-60, presumably in Greene Co., NC
Occupation: farmer
Possibly Mother or Sister-in-Law: Susanna (__?__) SIMMONS

Marriage:

Wife: Nancy FORREST
Birth: 1788/9, NC
Death: aft. 1850
Occupation: homemaker
Father: William FORREST (1761-1843)
Mother: Nancy SPIVEY (c1765-1843)

Children :

— born in NC:
1. (Son A) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20
2. (Son B) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20
3. (Son C) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20 — possibly Henry SIMMONS, b. 1817-20, NC
4. (Daughter A) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20
5. (Daughter B) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20
6. (Daughter C) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20
7. (Daughter D) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20

— born in Greene Co., NC:
8. (Son D) SIMMONS, b. 1820-25
9. (Son E) SIMMONS, b. 1820-25
10. (Daughter E) SIMMONS, b. 1820-25
11. (Daughter F) SIMMONS, b. 1825-30
12. (Daughter G) SIMMONS, b. 1825-30 — possibly Mary SIMMONS, b. 1825/6, NC
13. John A. SIMMONS, b. 1826/7
14. Jesse SIMMONS, b. 1829/30
15. Zelota SIMMONS, b. 1829/30

Fifteen children in 20 years is pretty astounding. I wonder if Nancy was prone to twinning. It does appear Jesse and Zelota may have been twins.

Others:

Grandchild(?): Mary SIMMONS, b. 1839/40, NC
Daughter-in-law(?): Eaney? (__?__) SIMMONS, b. 1810-20

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Sources (n.b., Pitt Co. was form in 1760 from Beaufort Co.; Greene Co. was formed in 1799 from Glasgow Co.; Pitt and Greene Cos. are adjacent):

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229): not found, but there are no Greene or Pitt Co., NC, marriages on the CD.

2. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): there are no SIMMONS'es in Greene or Pitt Co., NC, but it doesn't appear James was married at this point (he had no children born before 1810), so we would not expect to find him enumerated in 1810.

3. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #8 of 14 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 NC Greene Co. Roll M33_82 p. 256 Ln. 3 (of S's) Simmons James 300010-40010-0-300 0001-0100

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 white males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Son C
= Son B
= Son A

1 white male 26-44 1775-1794 = James (b. 1788/9)

4 white females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Daughter D
= Daughter C
= Daughter B
= Daughter A

1 white female 26-44 1775-1794 = Nancy (b. 1788/9)

3 people engaged in agriculture

1 male slave 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = ?

1 female slave 14-25 1794-1806 = ?

Listed one line below Dempsey SIMMONS and one line above Susanna (__?__) SIMMONS. These three are the only SIMONS/SIMMONS in the county.

4. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #17-18 of 52; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 NC Greene Co. Roll 121 p. 236 Ln. 13 James Simmons 221 100 100 - 312 200 101 100000-301000

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 white males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Jesse (b. 1829/30)
= John (b. 1826/7)

2 white males 5-9 1820-1825 = Son E
= Son D

1 white male 10-14 1815-1820 = Son B or C

1 white male 15-19 1810-1815 = Son A or B

1 white male 40-49 1780-1790 = James (b. 1788/9)

3 white females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Zeleter (b. 1829/30)
= Daughter G
= Daughter F — Mary? (b. 1825/6)

1 white female 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter E

2 white females 10-14 1815-1820 = Daughter D
= Daughter C

2 white females 15-19 1810-1815 = Daughter B
= Daughter A

1 white female 40-49 1780-1790 = Nancy (b. 1788/9)

1 white female 60-69 1760-1770 = mother? mother-in-law?

1 male slave 9 or under 1820-1830 = ?

3 female slaves 9 or under 1820-1830 = ? ? ?

1 female slave 24-35 1794-1806 = ?

Listed one line above Allen MOORE, who is four lines above William SIMMONS, who is the only other SIMMONS in Greene County. Dempsey SIMMONS, who married Mary MOORE, has moved to adjacent Pitt County.

5. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 46 — indexed "Simmons"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 NC Greene Co. Roll M704_361 pp. 200A-200B Ln. 21 James Simons 002 000 010 - 002 110 010 010 _______ 000100-000000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 white males 10-14 1825-1830 = Jesse (b. 1829/30)
= John (b. 1826/7)

1 white male 50-59 1780-1790 = James (b. 1788/9)

2 white females 10-14 1825-1830 = Zeleter (b. 1829/30)
= Daughter F or G — Mary? (b. 1825/6)

1 white female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter E

1 white female 20-29 1810-1820 = Daughter D (or C or B or A)

1 white female 50-59 1780-1790 = Nancy (b. 1788/9)

1 white female 80-89 1750-1760 = mother? mother-in-law?

1 male slave 36-54 1785-1804 = ?

Listed four lines below Henry SIMONS and two lines above Eaney? (__?__) SIMONS. These three are the only SIMONS/SIMMONS in the county. Both James and Eaney were indexed "Simmons," even though the "m" was not doubled in the census.

6. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 81): Greene Co., NC, Roll M432_632, p. 216B, 51/51, enumerated 22 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Simmons 61 M Farmer 1000 NC

Nancy     " 61 F "

John A    " 23 M "

Zelota?   " 20 F "

Jessee    " 20 M "

Mary      " 24 F "

Mary      " 10 F "

If the elder Mary was their daughter, she should have been listed before John. Nancy is too old to be the younger Mary's daughter. One scenario would make the elder Mary the unwed mother of the younger Mary, which would then account for the elder Mary being listed after the other children, even though she is our subjects' daughter.   James is the only SIMONS/SIMMONS household in Greene County. The only SIMMONS household in Pitt County is Henry SIMMONS.

7. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found. There are no SIMMONS/SIMONS households in Greene Co., NC. The only SIMMONS/SIMONS households in Pitt Co., NC, are John A. SIMMONS and Henry SIMMONS.

8. Participant in the SIMMONS Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.

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