John (of Arthur) Simkins

1762 - 1833  (71 years)

• Name	John (of Arthur) Simkins  [1, 2]
  Birth	28 Mar 1762	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Rev War Veteran	1778  [1, 3]
  	"Born in Virginia--Soldier in the Revolution, having at the tender age of 16 buckled on his armor to battle for his country. A public officer for about half of his life".
  Anecdote	Between 1803 and 1833	Edgefield Co, South Carolina   [1]
  	He operated an Ordinary.
  Will - Fathers	1820	Edgefield Co, South Carolina   [2]
  	The will of Judge Simkins made in 1820 reads: 1st: I give my son John Simkins all that tract of land lying eastwardly of the village of Edgefield which I purchased of Peter Youngblood and about 15 Negroes. To Arthur Simkins Jr., a son of John, a house. To Nancy Lowe, 2 lots in the village of Edgefield, on one of which she now resides. To 2 granddaughters, Winnie and a name unintelligible in the will, and to Jesse, a grandson, and a granddaughter, Elinor McWhorter. To the youngest son, Eldred, all the remainder of the property. John and Eldred were Extrs. The son William is mentioned in the will and must have died before his father, as some of his children are made legatees. One daughter of William, Lucretia Simkins, married Mr. John Mobley of Red Bank, now in Saluda County. Nancy Lowe, mentioned in the will, was the 3rd child and only daughter of Judge Simkins. The fourth and youngest child of Arthur Simkins was Eldred.
  Will	17 Apr 1832	Edgefield Co, South Carolina   [4]
  	In his will John Simkins gave to wife Sally Simkins the plantation where I now live and the parcel adjoining containing about 1200 acres and 10 Negroes slaves, her choice. To my son Eldred Simkins, after the death of my wife, the plantation and lands on which I now reside containing as above stated. To my son William I. Simkins my lotts & houses in the village of Edgefield and the land adjoining thereto containing about 14 or 15 acres and the Youngblood and Niehweldon tract of land adjoining said village containing about 512 acres. To my son John M. Simkins the plantation I latlely pruchased of Daniel Bird Esq on Beaver Dam Creek containing about 830 acres and since the land is of less value, my sons Eldred and William are to pay my son John M. Simkins $500 each within 2 years of my decease in cash or property or otherwise at fair valuation. To the children of my son Jesse Simkins dec'd the money which I have already paid for his Ridge plantation being $1100, this being in lieu of the land that I am able to give to them. To the children of my son Arthur Simkins dec'd $1100 which I have already paid to him being the amout of sale of the Katchen(sp?) tract. To granddaughters Sarah Jeter and Caroline S. Jeter, children of my dec'd daughter Sabra Jeter, $1000 jointly. To Edmund Arthur Glascock and Ann Eliza Glascock, children of my dec'd daughter Betsey Glascock, $1,000 jointly. My grandchildren Edmund A. Glascock & Ann Eliza Glascock shall be educated at the charge of my estate without any charge upon their share or portions given to them. Negro girl Emily and her issue to my granddaughter Ann Eliza Glascock to be delivered to her at 21 years of age, but if Ann Eliza Glascock should die under age or without lawful issue, then Negro girl Emily and her issue to go to my granddaughter Sarah Mays, wife of Thomas Sumpter Mays. In relation to my 3 sons Eldred, William I. and John M. Simkins, it is my will that if either die without leaving lawful issue of his body living at the time of his death, that their share of my estate go to the survivors of them. My son-in-law John J. Jeter and my sons Eldred and William I. Simkins to be trustees of and for my son John M. Simkins. My son-in-law John J. Jeter and sons Eldred Simkins and William I. Simkins Extrs.
  Will	1 Jul 1833	Edgefield Co, South Carolina   [5]
  	In his codicil John Simkins removed the contingent legacy in his will regarding a Negro girl Emily and her issue that was to go to Sarah Mays, wife of Thos. S. Mays, if his granddaughter Ann Eliza Glascock, died under age 21 without lawful issue, and instead Emily and her issue is to go to my grandson Edmund A. Glascock.
  Death	20 Aug 1833	Edgefield Co, South Carolina   [1, 3]
  Will - Recorded	21 Nov 1833	Edgefield Co, South Carolina   [5]
  	It was on this date that the Codicil to the will of John Simkins was proved. Eldred Simkins qualified as Extr on 29 Nov 1833.
  Reference Identifer	Edgefield SC
  Record ID	71994
  Burial	Simkins Family Cemetery, Edgefield, Edgefield Co, South Carolina   [3]
  Person ID	I71994	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Judge Arthur Simkins,   b. 10 Dec 1742, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 29 Sep 1826, Cedarfield, Edgefield Co, South Carolina (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Margaret 'Peggy' Matthews,   b. 1737, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 23 Mar 1809, Cedarfield, Edgefield Co, South Carolina (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1761	Northampton Co, Virginia   [6]
  	John Matthews was security on the M.L.B. of Arthur Simkins and Peggy Dolby.
  Family ID	F35169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah 'Sally' Stewart James,   b. 21 Dec 1768, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 1 Apr 1835, Edgefield Co, South Carolina (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1786	Northampton Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Wm Simkins was the security on the M.L.B. of John Simkins and Sally James, daughter of Hezekiah James.
  Children	+ 1. Jesse (of Jno) Simkins,   b. 26 Sep 1787, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. 20 Sep 1821, Saluda Co, South Carolina (Age 33 years) + 2. Arthur Simkins,   b. 23 Mar 1789, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. 29 Mar 1821, Edgefield, Edgefield Co, South Carolina (Age 32 years) + 3. Sabra Simkins,   b. Abt 1790, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. Bef 17 Apr 1832, Edgefield Co, South Carolina (Age < 42 years) + 4. Elizabeth 'Betsey' Simkins,   b. Abt 1792, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. Bef 17 Apr 1832 (Age < 40 years)   5. Bethethland Simkins,   b. Abt 1794, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   6. (dau of John) Simkins,   b. Abt 1798, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Col. Eldred James Simkins, Sr.,   b. 12 May 1802, Edgefield, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. 2 Jun 1845, Monticello, Jefferson Co, Florida (Age 43 years)   8. William J. Simkins,   b. Abt 1804, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. 8 Jul 1845, Edgefield Co, South Carolina (Age 41 years)   9. John Marshall Simkins,   b. Abt 1806, Edgefield Co, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F23424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2959] Marian H. Smith, Smith, Marian H. - Info on Arthur Simkins, (601 Colston Road, Marietta, GA 30064, 25 Jan 2018), providing a copy of The Simkins Family of Edgefield, An Abbreviated Genealogy, 2959. [S2830] Newspapers.com, Edgefield Advertiser, Edgefield, SC, 2 Jul 1919, Wednesday, starting on page 1 - Judge Arthur Simkins "Sketch of the Life of This Revolutionary Patriot, Prepared by Mr. S. McG. Simkins", 2830. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), MEMORIAL ID 9656602 (John Simkins), 2259. [S802] Ancestry.com, South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Edgefield, Vol C., 1818-1836, p. 482-487 (renumbered 383-388) (will of John Simkins, wife Sally), 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Edgefield, Vol C., 1818-1836, p. 482-487 (renumbered 383-388), 802. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622.