Family of Benjamin SIMONS II. and Ann DYMES DEWICK

Husband:	Benjamin SIMONS II. (1713-1772)
Wife:	Ann DYMES DEWICK (1735?-1776)
Children:	Rachel SIMONS (1756-1780)
	Robert SIMONS (1758-1807)
	Mary Esther SIMONS (1759-1843)
	Brigade Major James SIMONS (1761-1815)
	Ann Dwick SIMONS ( - )
Marriage	13 Mar 1755

Husband: Benjamin SIMONS II.

Name:	Benjamin SIMONS II.
Sex:	Male
Father:	Benjamin SIMONS (1672-1717)
Mother:	Mary Esther DUPRE (1674?-1737)
Birth	12 Jun 1713	Middleburg Plantation
Baptism	19 Jun 1713 (age 0)	Pompion Hill by Mr. Hasell
Death	30 Apr 1772 (age 58)	Charelston, SC
Burial	1 May 1772 (age 58)	Pumpkin (Pompion) Hill Chapel

Wife: Ann DYMES DEWICK

Name:	Ann DYMES DEWICK
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1735 (app)
Death	15 Sep 1776 (age 40-41)
Burial		St. Phillip's Churchyard, Charleston, SC

Child 1: Rachel SIMONS

Name:	Rachel SIMONS
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	John BRYAN ( - )
Birth	1 Oct 1756
Death	Oct 1780 (age 24)

Child 2: Robert SIMONS

Name:	Robert SIMONS
Sex:	Male
Birth	3 Jan 1758
Death	1807 (age 48-49)

Child 3: Mary Esther SIMONS

Name:	Mary Esther SIMONS
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Jack HOLMES ( - )
Birth	11 Jul 1759
Death	1843 (age 83-84)

Child 4: Brigade Major James SIMONS

Name:	Brigade Major James SIMONS
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Sarah DEWAR ( - )
Spouse 2:	Sarah HYRNE (1763-1799)
Spouse 3:	Sarah Tucker HARRIS ( - )
Birth	20 Feb 1761
Death	30 Dec 1815 (age 54)

Child 5: Ann Dwick SIMONS

Name:	Ann Dwick SIMONS
Sex:	Female
Birth		Not in Family Bible

Note on Husband: Benjamin SIMONS II.

He became the owner of Middleburg Plantation. He was a factor in Charleston, S. C. with a countinghouse on Motte's Whalf at the end of Tradd Street. He was also an extensive and prosperious rice planter. He served as Commissary General (1766-1771), a member of the Commons House of Assembly (1760-1769), and Justice of the Peace 1761.

(from web site, "Early Families of South Carolina," edited by John J. Simons III, URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=syf&id=I1011)

 

Children records from Family Bible now in SC Historical Society as printed in So. Ca. Historical and Genealogical Magazine

V. 37, 1936 page 144.

 

He became the owner of Middleburg at the age of 4. He increased the size from 350 to over 3,000 acres. (Macky Hill).

 

"South Carolina as a Royal Province 1719-1776" by W. Roy Smith, page 412 lists Benjamin SIMONS as Commissary General from 1766-1771. This is Benjamin

SIMONS II. Also, the South Carolina Gazzette, Monday 8 Dec 1766, "Tis said, Benjamin SIMONS, Esq., will be appointed to suceed Mr. Pinkney as Commisary General."

Note on Wife: Ann DYMES DEWICK

A widow. Was here maiden name DYMES?

Note on Child 1: Rachel SIMONS

The South Carolina Gazette

Marriage Notices Excerpts 1770 - 1779

Last Thursday Mr. John Bryan, merchant, was married to Miss Rachel Simons, daughter of the late Benjamin Simons, Esq. (Monday, April 28, 1777.)

Note on Child 2: Robert SIMONS

The South Carolina Gazette and Successors (1732-1801).

Marriage Notices Excerpts 1780 - 1789

1784(5)

A few days ago was married at Georgetown, Mr. Robert Simons, of that place, to Miss Mary White, daughter of the late Mr. Anthony-Martin White. (Ibid.)

Note on Child 3: Mary Esther SIMONS

From the SC Historical Society, in the Simons folder,

letters of James Simons from the Revoltionary war time

period. It said "Mary Esther Simons, (Mrs. Holmes), the

woman Gen'l Francis Marion loved and who refused him." So

now we know why Francis Marion did not marry until old.

Note on Child 4: Brigade Major James SIMONS

Family Bible photo with his death entry is attached. Children are listed in family bible.

 

The South Carolina Gazette and Successors (1732-1801).

Marriage Notices Excerpts 1780 - 1789

Married: Thursday evening Mr. James Simons, merchant, to Miss Sarah Dewar, youngest daughter of the deceased Mr. Charles Dewar, merchant. (Thursday, January 15, 1784.)

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Gen. Marion to Col. Peter Horry

 

January 10, 1782.

 

Sir:

 

You will take the command of my Brigade until I return. You will keep the guards at Cainhoy and Fogartie's; their orders is to prevent any boats or persons from going to or from town without a written pass from me or yourself. Such persons who have already had my pass to get out goods for the army must be permitted to pass and re-pass for that purpose, and the goods brought up you receive and send over Santee to Mr. Joseph Legare. You will not permit any men to have leave of absence without they are relieved or served two months. You will endeavor to cover this part of the country as much as possible, and may remove to my place from which you may get subsistence and forage. Col. Maham's corps will be ordered to Mepkin to remain there until my further orders. I think in a few days you may remove to my old quarters at Comingtee, and get your forage for the Brigade from the other side of the river at ; but that position may only be taken when the forage about this neighborhood is expended. I expect Mr. Lockwood will send out some goods for me, and I have given Lieut. James Simons a permit to send boats to town to get out goods; whatever you can get for soldier's clothing you will embrace by all means. Serg't. Mathew Smith has a small command at Goose Creek, and is to remain to give us intelligence and prevent women and others from going in town; his orders is to take all their horses and send them back on foot. I wish you to send him four men; Philips' Schooner has my passport to come up to with Mrs. Pinckney, Mrs. Sinkler, and Doughty, with their goods, and the vessel to return. You will let me know every occurrence per express. I am,

 

Your obedient servant,

 

F. MARION, Brig. Gen. Militia

 

(No. 237 From Documentary History of the American Revolution, by Gibbes, Volume 3, pp. 228-229)

Doc ID: Gibbes, v. 3, p. 228a

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Col. Motte to Capt. Simons

[Horry MS.]

 

Governor's Quarters, September 7, 1782.

 

Dear Sir:

 

I received yours of this date, enclosing Capt. Giles' declaration. I remember perfectly well that you and an officer of the Pennsylvania line (his name I do not recollect) had a long and warm conversation respecting the resignation of the officers of Col. Lee's corps, at Mr. Thomas Waring's; but I do not recollect particulars. This much I can say, that I did not hear you make use of any expressions reflecting on those gentlemen for their conduct, than that you thought Major Rudolph was wrong, or to that effect, in giving as reasons for his resignation that he was tired of the service. On the contrary, that you knew them well, had served with them, and loved some of them as brothers; and I am sure, whilst I was present, the gentlemen of the Pennsylvania line did not make use of the words scoundrel or rascal to youso far from it, that I never thought offence had been taken at anything that had passed that day.

 

I am, dear sir, your most obedient servant,

 

ISAAC MOTTE

 

(From Documentary History of the American Revolution, by Gibbes, Volume 2, p. 223)

Doc ID: Gibbes, v. 2, p. 223

Date: 9/07/1782

 

Capt. in Mayham's Reg. Light Dragoons. Eutaw flag bearer, Wounded at Cowpens and Eutaw.

 

1839 Letter from Peter Hagner, Auditor, Treasury Department states that James was paid as Brigade Major from Dec 1782 to April 1782 (SC Historical Society)