Jane Simmons

Female 1783 - 1870  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jane Simmons was born on 27 Mar 1783 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA (daughter of Lieutenant Robert Simmons and Anne Miller); died on 12 May 1870 in Marion, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1870 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Marion, Tennessee, USA; District 9

    Jane married Col James J Raulston on 1 Jan 1802 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. James was born on 16 Jun 1778 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Aug 1844 in Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in 1844 in Jackson, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William Oscar Raulston was born on 20 Oct 1802 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1870 in Bridgeport, Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in 1870 in Jackson, Alabama, USA.
    2. Ann J Raulston was born on 19 Aug 1804 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA; died in 1880 in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA.
    3. Sampson Williams Raulston was born on 3 Nov 1811 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA; died on 6 Dec 1862 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1862 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Elizabeth Raulston was born on 20 Dec 1814 in Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Oct 1876 in Tennessee, USA.
    5. Evander McKeever Raulston was born on 1 Sep 1818 in Marion, Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Oct 1870 in Marion, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1870 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Brice Byrne Raulston was born on 6 Jan 1826 in Marion, Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Apr 1913 in Marion, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1913 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lieutenant Robert Simmons was born on 3 Jan 1754 in South Carolina, USA (son of John Simmons and Anne Pickens); died in 1850 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 1850 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1790, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; St James Goose Creek
    • Residence: 1800, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1820, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Robert married Anne Miller on 8 Sep 1781 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA. Anne (daughter of Reverend Robert Miller and Jane Pickens) was born on 28 Sep 1762 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1843 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 1843 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anne Miller was born on 28 Sep 1762 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA (daughter of Reverend Robert Miller and Jane Pickens); died in 1843 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 1843 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Jane Simmons was born on 27 Mar 1783 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; died on 12 May 1870 in Marion, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1870 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA.
    2. John Simmons was born on 9 Oct 1790 in Louisiana, USA; died on 1 Oct 1868 in Oregon County, Missouri, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Simmons was born in 1725 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; died on 6 Mar 1765 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

    John married Anne Pickens in 1763 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Anne (daughter of Robert Pike Pickens and Miriam Davis) was born on 26 Nov 1747 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died in 1801 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Anne Pickens was born on 26 Nov 1747 in Frederick, Maryland, USA (daughter of Robert Pike Pickens and Miriam Davis); died in 1801 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. Lieutenant Robert Simmons was born on 3 Jan 1754 in South Carolina, USA; died in 1850 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 1850 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA.

  3. 6.  Reverend Robert Miller was born in 1730 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1821 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1821 in Clemson, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title: Sargeant
    • Land: 9 Mar 1758, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; Deeded land for the first Presbyterian Church

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Old Stone Church Cemetery

    Robert married Jane Pickens in 1756 in South Carolina, USA. Jane (daughter of Colonel Andrew Samuel Pickens and Nancy Ann Davis) was born in 1738 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1824 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1824 in Clemson, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jane Pickens was born in 1738 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Colonel Andrew Samuel Pickens and Nancy Ann Davis); died in 1824 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1824 in Clemson, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Land: 9 Mar 1758, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; Deeded land for the first Presbyterian Church

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Old Stone Church Cemetery

    Died:
    Long Cane Creek

    Children:
    1. 3. Anne Miller was born on 28 Sep 1762 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1843 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 1843 in Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA.
    2. Andrew Miller was born in 1764; died in 1802.
    3. Dr John Henry Miller was born on 16 Nov 1777 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; died on 7 Oct 1851 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA; was buried in 1851 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Robert Pike Pickens was born in 1697 in Limerick, Ireland (son of William Henry Pickens and Margaret Pike); died on 1 Jun 1787 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1787 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Between 1755 and 1763, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    • Relocated: 1763, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; Long Cane Creek
    • Relocated: 1783, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    • Probate: 14 Sep 1793, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Pickens Cemetery

    Robert married Miriam Davis in 1735 in Maryland, USA. Miriam (daughter of George Davis and Hannah Samples) was born in 1699 in Northern Ireland; died in 1750 in Frederick, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Miriam Davis was born in 1699 in Northern Ireland (daughter of George Davis and Hannah Samples); died in 1750 in Frederick, Maryland, USA.
    Children:
    1. Andrew Pickens was born in 1736 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died in 1821 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1821 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
    2. Captain John William Pickens was born in 1737 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 18 Jan 1789 in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA.
    3. Israel Pickens was born in 1738 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died in Jan 1829.
    4. Jane Pickens was born in 1740 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died in 1800 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    5. Samuel Pickens was born in 1741 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 31 Jan 1853 in Fort Deposit, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
    6. Captain Robert Pickens was born on 26 Nov 1747 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 19 Jul 1830 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1830 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
    7. 5. Anne Pickens was born on 26 Nov 1747 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died in 1801 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
    8. Eleanor Pickens was born in 1748 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 15 Nov 1837 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
    9. David Desmond Pickens was born in 1748 in Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 6 Feb 1834 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA; was buried in 1834 in Algoma, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
    10. Margaret Pickens was born in 1752 in Frederick, Maryland, USA.
    11. Elizabeth Pickens was born in 1753.

  3. 14.  Colonel Andrew Samuel Pickens was born in 1699 in Northern Ireland (son of William Henry Pickens and Margaret Pike); died on 5 Nov 1756 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1756 in Riverview, York, South Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1741, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; fm PA
    • Land: 1 Oct 1751, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; 800 Acres
    • Relocated: 1752, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Memorial Stone at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, SC

    General Andrew Pickens was raised in the Waxhaw settlement in South Carolina then to Alabama and Tennessee. He led his soldiers during the American Revolutionary. On August 28, 1811 General Andrew Pickens, of Colonial and Revolutionary War fame wrote "Light Horse Harry Lee." Andrew's father and mother came from Ireland.

    Fort Independence

    This fort is mentioned in the pension application of Andrew, William, William Gabriel also in Draper interview with Andrew Pickens. It also is mentioned in the pension of numerous other men who had some experience there. Both tradition and its site indicate that it was built on Pickens Land. John and Gabriel Pickens obtained grants on Great Rocky Creek in Granville , South Carolina in 1765.

    The grants show that they joined each other and lands of Matthew Gillespie. The old site is very near Lowndesville, western Abbeville, South Carolina. The first settlers felt the necessity for this fort as protection against the indians, as they ever on the, then extreme frontier.

    Before young Andrew grew to manhood his father moved to Virginia from there to the Waxhaw Settlement in Lancaster County, South Carolina. At the age of 21 years he joined an expedition to put down an indian uprising and he was made captain. He soon became a leader among the settlers.

    NOTES FROM NELAN/PICKENS FAMILY TREE

    Andrew married Nancy Ann Davis in 1735 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Nancy (daughter of George Davis and Hannah Samples) was born in 1705 in Northern Ireland; died in 1763 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1763 in Riverside, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Nancy Ann Davis was born in 1705 in Northern Ireland (daughter of George Davis and Hannah Samples); died in 1763 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1763 in Riverside, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Memorial Stone at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, SC

    Buried:
    Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Catherine Pickens was born in 1730 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Nov 1795 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.
    2. James Pickens was born in 1731 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1756 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.
    3. Captain Joseph William Pickens was born on 1 Feb 1737 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Jun 1781 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.
    4. 7. Jane Pickens was born in 1738 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1824 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1824 in Clemson, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
    5. Brigadier General Andrew Pickens, Sr was born on 13 Sep 1739 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Aug 1817 in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1817 in Clemson, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
    6. William Pickens was born on 20 May 1742 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA; died in 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
    7. Israel L Pickens was born on 24 Aug 1744 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Feb 1829 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
    8. John Pickens was born in 1745 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Dec 1781 in Columbia, Georgia, USA.
    9. Helenor Pickens was born in Dec 1746.
    10. Robert Pickens was born on 16 May 1749 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA; died on 2 May 1835 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.