He married twice. He married ELIZABETH SPADY in Northampton Co VA, 1839. (ELIZABETH SPADY is
#2272.) ELIZABETH was born June 21, 1818. ELIZABETH was the daughter of SOUTHY SPADY and ANN "NANCY" TROWER.
ELIZABETH died September 19, 1841 at 23 years of age. He married MARGARET SARAH FITCHETT in
Northampton Co VA, 1846. (MARGARET SARAH FITCHETT is #2275.) MARGARET was born September 9, 1828. MARGARET was the daughter
of THOMAS FITCHETT and HANNAH H. POWELL. MARGARET died April 30, 1876 at 47 years of age. (Bill Wilkins)
JOHN A. SIMKINS and MARGARET SARAH FITCHETT had the following children:
1281
v.
ARTHUR SIMKINS (#2282) was born February 28, 1853.
1282
vi.
ARTHUR D. SIMKINS (#2283) was born April 25, 1854. ARTHUR died September 11, 1857 at 3 years of age.
1283
vii.
MARY E. SIMKINS (#2284) was born October 22, 1854. She married JAMES MALLORY SLATER in
Northampton Co VA, December 22, 1880. (JAMES MALLORY SLATER is #2285.) JAMES was born 1850. JAMES was the son of
JAMES SCLATER and JANE. (Bill Wilkins)
1284
viii.
WILLIAM "WILLIE" J. SIMKINS (#2288) was born in Northampton Co VA February 7, 1859. WILLIAM died
October 5, 1923 in Cape Charles, Nothampton Co VA, at 64 years of age. He married LELIA NOTTINGHAM
in Northampton Co VA, August 1, 1893. (LELIA NOTTINGHAM is #2289.) LELIA was born in Northampton Co VA February 28,
1865. LELIA was the daughter of EDWARD W. NOTTINGHAM and ANN "ANNIE" E. NOTTINGHAM. LELIA died December 26, 1940 at 75
years of age. (Bill Wilkins)