Sterne Simmons

Personal and Family Information

Sterne was born about 1743 in Halifax County, Virginia, the son of John ??? Simmons and Rebecca.

He died on 21 OCT 1824 in Lincoln County, Georgia.

His wife was Gracey Nagel, who he married in ABT 1780. The place has not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailor, Patriots, & Descendants - Vol 1, by Carter

contains errors on Simmons family…..not a reliable source, known to have some family wrong.

Note 2

Children of Stern Simmons and Grace Nagel are:

i. Martha Simmons, b. Abt. 1781, d. Abt. 1793.

ii. +Stern Simmons, Jr., b. 1783, Goshen, Lincoln, GA, USA967, d. 21 Jan 1847, Preston, Yalobusha, MS, USA967.

iii. John Simmons, b. 1785.

iv. +Thomas Simmons, b. 23 Feb 1792, d. 07 Jun 1858, Yalabusha County, Mississippi.

Stern Simmons served under Elijah Clark. See Register of Grants, Atlanta, Ga., Book 3, Page 844. Knight's Register of Rev., Ga, p. 159, 290 Hill's History of Ga. D.A.R. National #30123

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/i/m/Charles-Vernon-Simmons/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1010.html

Sources

1. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Volume 1 This book is said to have caused more problems ……because "all that stuff cannot be proven and much of it can be shown to be false …."

   Source:	Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Volume 1 This book is said to have caused more problems ……because "all that stuff cannot be proven and much of it can be shown to be false …."
   Authors:	Mrs. Howard H McCall, DAR
   Date:	1969
   Publisher:	Genealogical Pub. Co. Baltimore Vol. 1 originally published 1941, 1969, 1996, 2004. problems…known errors in Simmons families …. < - 2013 Fayetteville AR Library has all 3 volumes of this book, 1969 edition Gen 973.3458 extracts attached>