 James Simmons, Col., son of Abraham III Simmons, Capt. and Abigail West.Born 1741, died Dec 1828, 86 or 87 years REFN: 1869 Will recorded in Folio 82, January 1829, he bequeathed the Home Farm, known as 'Hope and the Survey of Hope' Vis: the One half on which the outbuildings were located to his eldest son and heir at law, John. The remaining half being unimproved land to his maiden daughter, Syrena yet at home. Mountain View which the Col. possessed under a grant from King George III in 1760 he had ceded to Major James Simmons in 1797. The remainder of his estate was devised to all his children, share and share alike. Hope contained 239 1/2 acres, Mountain View 353 acres. James is known to history as the owner of the famous Tanneyhill Mill, which supplied the revolutionary army with flour. Married to:  Rebecca Sheckels PRIVACY FILTERChildren: 1. Druscilla Simmons PRIVACY FILTER2. Syrena Simmons PRIVACY FILTER3. John Simmons PRIVACY FILTER4. Abraham IV Simmons PRIVACY FILTER5. James Simmons, MajorDied 1834 REFN: 2214 A large and successful planter of Frederick county and a graduate of the Landen Military Institute. 6. Ruth SimmonsBorn Aug 11, 1789 at Montgomery Co., MD, died Mar 11, 1864, 74 years, buried at Monocacy Cemetery, MD REFN: 2215 7. Marian A. Simmons PRIVACY FILTER8. Isaac Simmons PRIVACY FILTER | |||