SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.

1808 - 1875  (66 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 52 descendants in this family tree.

SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.

1759 - 1812  (53 years)

Birth	1759	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	1812
Father	SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 1	JOHNSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1760
Children	1. SYME, Nicholas Jr. + 2. SYME, Eliza   3. SYME, Clarissa + 4. SYME, John Meriwether,   b. Between Aug and Dec 1779
Family 2	JOHNSON, Jane
Children	+ 1. SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA + 2. SYME, Jane Grey,   b. 1810

JOHNSON, Jane

- Bef 1839

Died	Bef 1839
Father	JOHNSON, Col. William
Family	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA + 2. SYME, Jane Grey,   b. 1810

MAYS, Anna

- 1880

Died	21 Jan 1880
Father	MAYS, John
Mother	—?—, Rebecca
Family	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Married	4 Oct 1832
Children	1. SYME, Jane Rebecca,   b. Abt 1834 + 2. SYME, Richard Johnson,   b. 1835, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA   3. SYME, William,   b. 1837, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA + 4. SYME, Col. Samuel Augustus Maverick,   b. 8 Apr 1838, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA   5. SYME, William Henry Jr.,   b. 1840 + 6. SYME, Chapman Johnson,   b. 3 Sep 1842, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA + 7. SYME, James Nesmith,   b. 1843, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA + 8. SYME, Susan M.,   b. 1848   9. SYME, John S.,   b. 1849, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA   10. SYME, Alexander Kossuth,   b. 1852 + 11. SYME, Thomas Creigh,   b. 1854, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

SYME, Jane Rebecca

Abt 1834 - 1834  (0 years)

Birth	Abt 1834
Died	1834
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna

SYME, Richard Johnson

1835 - 1911  (76 years)

Birth	1835	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Died	Dec 1911
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna
Family	BURGESS, Mary
Children	1. SYME, Anna,   b. Abt 1866   2. SYME, Hattie D.,   b. Abt 1868   3. SYME, Mary,   b. Abt 1870   4. SYME Miss,   b. Aft 1870

SYME, William

1837 - 1851  (14 years)

Birth	1837	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Died	1851	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna

SYME, Col. Samuel Augustus Maverick

1838 - 1923  (84 years)

Birth	8 Apr 1838	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Died	9 Mar 1923	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna
Family	HUNT, Mary Maxwell,   b. 1839
Married	13 Dec 1866
Children	1. SYME, Jane Grey,   b. Washington, District of Columbia, USA + 2. SYME, Conrad Hunt,   b. 13 Jan 1868, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA   3. SYME, Dr. William Henry,   b. 31 Jan 1871, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA + 4. SYME, Elizabeth Hunt,   b. 27 Mar 1875, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA + 5. SYME, Mary Maxwell,   b. 1 Mar 1878

SYME, William Henry Jr.

1840 - 1861  (21 years)

Birth	1840
Died	1861
	Cause: Typhoid
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna

SYME, Chapman Johnson

1842 - 1925  (82 years)

Birth	3 Sep 1842	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Died	26 Jan 1925	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna
Family	RUSSELL, Julia Elizabeth Brandon,   b. 1848
Married	15 Feb 1869	Petersburg, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. SYME, Annie F.,   b. Oct 1871, Petersburg, Prince George, Virginia, USA + 2. SYME, William Henry,   b. 24 Feb 1874, Petersburg, Prince George, Virginia, USA   3. SYME, Julia Brandon,   b. 1 Jul 1875   4. SYME, Laura Russell,   b. 31 Aug 1881 + 5. SYME, Benard Chapman Sr.,   b. 19 Jun 1888

SYME, James Nesmith

1843 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1843	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna
Family	HUNT, Christian

SYME, Susan M.

1848 - 1876  (28 years)

Birth	1848
Died	21 May 1876	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna
Family	SIDENSTRIKER, Oliver P.

SYME, John S.

1849 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1849	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna

SYME, Alexander Kossuth

1852 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1852
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna

SYME, Thomas Creigh

1854 - 1895  (41 years)

Birth	1854	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Died	1895
	Cause: Hit by a train.
Father	SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mother	MAYS, Anna
Family	HURLEY, Rosamond Kennedy,   b. 1855
Children	1. SYME, Anna Lee,   b. 1876   2. SYME, Ruben Nesmith,   b. 1879   3. SYME, Charles Crockett,   b. 1883   4. SYME, Rosamond Creigh,   b. 1888

• Name	SYME, William Henry  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	5 Sep 1808	Hanover County, Virginia, USA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	Transylvania University, receiving a degree of Doctor of Medicine,
  Occupation	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Doctor
  Death	15 Jan 1875	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA   [2, 4]
  Age	66 years
  Person ID	I771	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 1812 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	JOHNSON, Jane   d. Bef 1839
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MAYS, Anna   d. 21 Jan 1880
  Marriage	4 Oct 1832  [2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Children	1. SYME, Jane Rebecca,   b. Abt 1834   d. 1834 (Age 0 years) +   2. SYME, Richard Johnson,   b. 1835, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1911 (Age 76 years)     3. SYME, William,   b. 1837, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. 1851, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA (Age 14 years) +   4. SYME, Col. Samuel Augustus Maverick,   b. 8 Apr 1838, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. 9 Mar 1923, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 84 years)     5. SYME, William Henry Jr.,   b. 1840   d. 1861 (Age 21 years) +   6. SYME, Chapman Johnson,   b. 3 Sep 1842, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jan 1925, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) >   7. SYME, James Nesmith,   b. 1843, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown >   8. SYME, Susan M.,   b. 1848   d. 21 May 1876, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA (Age 28 years)     9. SYME, John S.,   b. 1849, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   10. SYME, Alexander Kossuth,   b. 1852   d. Yes, date unknown + 11. SYME, Thomas Creigh,   b. 1854, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. 1895 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Sep 1808 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Education - Transylvania University, receiving a degree of Doctor of Medicine, - - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Occupation - Doctor - - Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Death - 15 Jan 1875 - Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 58-59, 66. [S1461] J. R. Cole, Book - History of Greenbrier County (WV), (N.p.: n.p., 1917.), 31 Aug 2021, p 166-171. History Greenbrier County, WV - Conrad Syme [S1600] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. I, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., n.d.), 3 Sep 2025, p 155. (No. 8, May 1973) HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 155 [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 58-59. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 59.