FAMILY REUNION
A family reunion hosted by a descendant of Peter S. SIMPSON,
son of Peter Ryan SIMPSON of Cannon Co., Tennessee will be held on Father’s Day weekend, June 15
& 16 beginning at 10 am at Shelter #1, Old Fort Park, in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee. For more information contact Sidney Simpson at email address: SSimp226@aol.com.
NEW SIMPSON DATA
Written Dec., 2001 - by Don Simpson
Mr. James Dilworth of Lincoln , Nebraska
It contains some obvious errors but that is
often the case with information based on oral tradition. It also has some data
that I had not seen before and which is not contained in any other source that
I am aware of. This is especially interesting in standing as a check of some of
the assumptions I have made concerning our SIMPSONs,
especially about the family of Nathaniel
SIMPSON, Jr.
The SIMPSON data sheet which was forwarded to me by Jim reads as
follows.
Genealogy of the
Simpson Family
Thomas SIMPSON was born, raised and died in England. Three of this sons Richard, William and Thomas came
to America .
Richard and William settled in North Carolina. Richard SIMPSON was born in the year 1713. His sons were Thomas, Richard and Nathaniel. Nathaniel SIMPSON was born Aug. 2, 1744 . His sons were Richard, Nathaniel and Thomas by
his first wife and Nathan, John, Wesley, William and Robert by his second wife. Nathaniel SIMPSON was born March 2, 1774. His sons were Joseph, Robert, Ezekiel by his
first wife and Nathaniel, Peter and Richard by his second wife.
BORN DIED
Nathaniel SIMPSON March 2, 1774 Nov.
10, 1857
Joseph SIMPSON Oct. 3, 1796
Elizabeth SIMPSON July 9, 1798
Robert SIMPSON Jan. 18, 1800 Nov. 16, 1821
Ezekiel SIMPSON May 16, 1802 Sept.
19, 1893
Sarah SIMPSON Sept. 6, 1804 Sept. 30, 1890
Mary SIMPSON May 24, 1807 Nov. 27, 1845
Pharaba SIMPSON July 15, 1809 Dec. 12, 1867
Nathaniel SIMPSON Feb. 27, 1811 Jan.
1, 1893
Peter SIMPSON March 1, 1811
Jane SIMPSON June 26, 1813
Anna SIMPSON Dec. 30, 1817 June 21, 1896
Richard SIMPSON May 4, 1820 July 28, 1896
Based on the dates contained in
this, it appears that this could have been from some family bible probably
written up beginning in the 1870's or 1880's and continued up to about 1900.
Some of the dates may have been based on memory of much earlier events, with
the usual errors in such cases, while some may have been obtained be
correspondence with relatives in Kentucky. In my short article
discussing the letter from Emma SIMPSON to Wm.
H. SIMPSON (see this newsletter, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 3 -
5) I mentioned that it seemed from things mentioned in that letter that Emma (who was the daughter of Lindsay & Sarah) must have maintained some contact with the SIMPSON relatives in Pendleton County,
Kentucky.
The listing of the children of Nathaniel SIMPSON (born 1774) is especially interesting in that
it gives a complete listing. In an article in this newsletter (vol. 1, No.5) I
discussed this family and suggested a listing which was essentially the same as
this but for which I did not have proofs for all the children. The sons, Joseph and Peter, I placed in this family on the basis of strong
circumstantial evidence though lacked proof that they belonged there. Also,
although I did have birthdates from various sources for some of them, I did not
have birthdates for all. The Simpson papers in the E. E. Barton Collection give
death dates for most of these children including for Elizabeth and Jane whose death dates are not given in this list. Those papers do
not give the death date for Anna while the above listing does. Thus
it does not seem this list could be a copy of papers in the Barton Collection
and suggests a probable DILWORTH family set of records and traditions of the SIMPSON ancestors.
Some problems exist with the
specific dates given above. Joseph SIMPSON’s birth is given as 3 Oct., 1796 . Nathaniel was married to Mary DEWEESE;
bond dated 12 Sept., 1796 .
Joseph’s tombstone in Illinois gives his birth as 17 March, 1797 . At this point it is not
possible to know which date is correct. Other possible errors are seen in the
listing of births for Peter
and Jane.
If Nathaniel, Jr., Jr., was born 27 Feb., 1811 , then Peter could not have been born just 3
days later unless they were twins with delayed birth of Peter. There is no indication in any family tradition or other
source that they were twins and it seems unlikely. The birth date for Nathaniel is confirmed by other
records, but that for Peter is not.
It seems more likely that Peter was
born in either 1812 or 1813 and the normal two year interval between children’s
births suggests 1813 as more likely. If that is so, then Jane would more likely have been born in 1815, thus there would not
have been the four year gap between her and Ann.
Another problem raised by these
dates is the question of when was Nathaniel,
Jr., married to his second wife, Jane. I had previously assumed that
it was the year before the birth of Nathaniel, Jr., Jr., but given the data on births, it
may have been as early as 1806. Given the gap between the birth of Sarah in 1804 and the birth of Mary in 1807, a date of 1806 seems possible. If it was so then Mary would have been a daughter of Jane rather than Mary DEWEESE.
The birthdate of March 2, 1774 , for Nathaniel, the father of these children,
is new to me. I had previously estimated a year of birth of about 1773 - 1774,
based on census records and the date of his first marriage. This date in 1774
may be entirely correct; certainly it agrees with the census and other data.
The births of Nathaniel, Sr., and his
father, Richard, appear to conflict with dates given in original record of
St. Georges Parish.[old Baltimore Co., Maryland] The parish record gives Nathaniel’s birth as 11 July, 1745 , and Richard’s
as 26 Dec., 1714 ,
and since those were contemporary records are more likely correct.
The father of Richard was indeed a Thomas
SIMPSON,
but he was born, lived and died in Maryland, not England. It is true that Richard came to North Carolina and settled but his implied origin in England is not true; he was from Maryland . No mention is made of the fact
that Thomas was the son of a Richard who may have been an immigrant
to America .
This gives rise to an idea that may be worth considering.
In Colonial Times traditional
naming customs resulted in the repeating of the same given names generation
after generation, and this has probably had an affect on the remembering and
transmission of oral family history during the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. The repeated number of Richards,
Thomases, etc. has probably resulted
in confusion of later generations with earlier of the same name, especially
when it was dependant on memory alone. I suspect that this has resulted in
collapsed pedigrees in some oral traditions. Could that be the case here? We
have no evidence to support the idea but it might be worthwhile to keep that
possibility in mind.
It is entirely possible that the Richard SIMPSON who died in 1711 in old Baltimore Co., Maryland , could have been an immigrant
from England . Whether he had any brothers
is still unknown. It is also unknown what was the name of his father and
whether his parents remained in England
or came to America .
It is important to reemphasize that no evidence is known yet regarding where he
was born, whether he was an immigrant to America or the names of any
relatives excepting his wife and children. Nevertheless, the material sent by
Jim Dilworth gives rise to some interesting possibilities.
Another sheet received from James
Dilworth gives the following data on the family of Lindsay DILWORTH’s
parents.
Thomas DILWORTH July, 1782 Nov. 20, 1829
Sarah DUWEESE,
wife Dec. 15, 1791 July 20, 1869
married Dec. 29, 1807
Nancy, daughter Dec. 24, 1808 Feb. 25, 1889
Benjamin, son Feb. 28, 1810 Dec., 1838
Lindsa, son May 20, 1811 Jan 4, 1895
married May 28, 1831
Lavisa, daughter May 1, 1816 Sept. 9, 1853
George H., son April 30, 1819 Jan. 8, 1892
Faith, daughter Dec. 22, 1823 Aug. 18, 1908
Thomas E., son April 7, 1826 March 1, 1894
Perlina, daughter Aug. 27, 1828 July 6, 1915
No marriage bond has been
preserved for the marriage of Thomas
DILWORTH & Sarah
DEWEESE so the above date must have come from some
family record. The birth and death dates for Sarah can be found on the tombstone in Pike County, Illinois, as also for the children, Lavisa, George, Faith, Thomas E., and Perlina. The son, Benjamin,
was buried in Putnam Co., Indiana,
and I have seen no record of his tombstone.
Thus it appears that this was
also preserved as family records. This adds weight to the idea that some or all
of this was probably written down by Lindsay
& Sarah or by their children, Warren S. and Emily Jane. Another bit of new information is that Warren
SIMPSON FAMILY OF BUCKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA
By Bonnie Valko, 8130 San Gregorio Road , Atascadero ,
CA , 93422-1216
I am working on the SIMPSONs
of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.
Here is the will of William SIMPSON of Solebury Twp. Pennsylvania:
"Advanced in age"
This is interesting in that it ties the SIMPSONs of Upper Makefield with these SIMPSONs. I believe this is William,
who was the father of William SIMPSON,
who married Isabella WILSON.
Here is a letter I found which further ties these SIMPSONs together: Benjamin and Jane SIMPSON in a letter written at New Britain, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, Oct. 9, 1803 addressed John SIMPSON as "Dear Uncle"; states that they were married Dec. 2, 1802 and were living about 18 miles from Uncle William SIMPSON.
Here is a letter I found which further ties these SIMPSONs together: Benjamin and Jane SIMPSON in a letter written at New Britain, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, Oct. 9, 1803 addressed John SIMPSON as "Dear Uncle"; states that they were married Dec. 2, 1802 and were living about 18 miles from Uncle William SIMPSON.
These family letters are quite conclusive that William SIMPSON Jr. was a son of James SIMPSON's brother, William and that James’ son, William remarried in
John, the eldest
son of James, was the grandfather of
the late James SIMPSON,
Africa , President of the Union Trust Co., Philadelphia ,
Pennsylvania.[2]
There is
also the will of Allen SIMPSON of Londonderry Twp. Chester Co., Pennsylvania, who I believe to be my 4th
great grandfather:
Allen SIMPSON of Londonderry Twp. Chester Co., Pennsylvania, Yeoman,
Later on, I found in the will of William McDOWELL that he had both a Margaret and an Archibald. I think Margaret could have been a McDOWELL.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL CHILDREN
1815 Southwark East
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Parents
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Children
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Age
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Widow SIMPSON[3]
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Ann SIMPSON
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9
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George SIMPSON
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6
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Widow SIMPSON[4]
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William SIMPSON
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7
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CLAIMS FROM THE TUSCARORA INDIAN WAR, 1711-1713[5]
Benjamin SIMPSON,
paid to Capt. John NELSON for
Jas. BELL,
paid by Jno. SIMPSON
Robert SIMPSON
______ SIMPSON (partially illegible)
CRAVEN PRECINCT, NORTH CAROLINA
TAX 1716[6]
“Account of What Land
Tax I Received in Ye Yeare 1716 in Craven Precinct,” Richard GRAVES.
John SEMPSON per survey
Craven Precinct “1718 Pole Tax”: John SIMSON[7]
Craven Precinct “Pole Tax 1719”
John SAMSON[8]
“The Account of What Land Tax Money I Received in the Yeare
1719
Robert SIMPSON 1,200
John SEMPSON 240
N.C. TREASURER’S AND COMPTROLLER’S ESTATES RECORDS[9]
James SIMESON Jr.
(Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina ), 1801. John SIMESON,
administrator. Inventory attested by Alexander
MORRISON and John
STEPHENSON.
William SIMPSON (Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina ), 1828. John SIMPSON and James
SIMPSON administrators. Sale of a slave boy named Washington.
MARRIAGES FROM LINCOLNTON ,
NORTH CAROLINA
Charles D. BOBO of Union ,
South Carolina to Sarah
A. SIMPSON,
daughter of Dr. S.P. SIMPSON of Lincolnton,
May 27, 1847, in Lincolnton published in The Lincoln Courier.
DELAMAR (N.C.) REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION ABSTRACTS[11]
The heirs of John
SIMPSON pray for “such amount of Military lands as
they are entitled to for the services of said John. SIMPSON enlisted
in 1781 in the North Carolina Continental line for a 12 months term under
Captain GOODMAN.
He was “wounded in the shoulder . . . (at the Battle of Eutaw Springs) . . .
(and) was conveyed to the Hospital and in a few days died.” The Secretary of
State noted that a warrant was issued to a John
SIMPSON (drawn by Capt. DIXON)
and that only one John SIMPSON is mustered on the Muster Roll (for the War).
Read and referred to Committee on 8 December 1804 . (L.P. 203)
BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
LAND ENTRIES, 1865-1869[12]
506.
James I. SIMPSON 50 acres on waters of the Catawba
River , adj. lands of Joseph
SIMPSON,
Samuel SIMPSON & W.F.
AVERY et al. Entered 1 January 1870. Warrant issued 1 January 1870 . Pd. 40.
536. James H. CURTIS 100 acres on both sides of Brindle Branch the
waters of little Silver Creek, adj. lands of Joseph SIMPSON & Samuel
SIMPSON & the Heirs of John E. BUTLER Decd. Entered 8 March 1870. Warrant issued 8 March 1870 , Pd 40
546. Geo M. CURTIS & Jno.
W. SIMPSON 640 acres on waters of the Catawba
River , adj. lands of Henry
M. ONEAL Decd & A. L. GREENLEE & W.
F. AVERY. Entered 24 March 1870 . Warrant
issued 24 March 1870 .
pd. 40
VITAL RECORDS FROM RALEIGH ,
N.C.
Death in Wilmington, on the 24th
inst., William Henry Harrison,
infant son of Mr. Robert SIMPSON from the North
Carolina Standard, Wednesday 14 September 1842 3:5.
TENNESSEE MARRIAGES[14]
Mr. Thomas L.
WILLIAMS arrived home last Friday, accompanied by his
bride, formerly Miss Mary SIMPSON,
of South Carolina.
A reception given on last Tuesday night called out a large number of young
folks of both this and neighboring towns, and feasting, music, and dancing continued
until after midnight . Altogether,
it was the most brilliant party which Greeneville has witnessed since the war. -
Knoxville Saturday, 21 May 1870 , reprinted from
the Greeneville New Era.
TENNESSEE
OBITUARIES[15]
Samuel BOBO.
The death of this prominent citizen occurring just as our paper was being put
to press last week, we could then only briefly mention the fact. Mr. BOBO was born in Bedford County
While a citizen of Bedford County, he was often elected constable and magistrate and held the latter office during almost the entire years of his citizenship in Lincoln and Moore counties, being honored several terms with the chairmanship of the County Court. His large estate will be divided by will, by the provisions of which his faithful wife, who nursed him so tenderly during his four year’s illness is well provided for, and each of his heirs given fine farms and personalty. His sons, K. J. and Lewis M., were named as executors. He joined the Christian Church at County Line about ten years ago, and died in that faith. While a stroke of paralysis had removed him from the active walks of life for nearly five years and his demise was expected at any time during that long period, yet his death was regretted by a large circle of friends who extend their sympathies to his family. – Lynchburg Falcon & News, 25 June 1891
QUERIES
Seeking info on parents of Elizabeth Serena ARCHER,
who was born ca 1813 in Tennessee. Before 1828 her family relocated to Sangamon
Co., Illinois where she married William SIMPSON 1 January 1828. They had 11 children. Moved to
mid-south Missouri (then Gasconade Co., now Maries Co.) ca. 1830.
David Duncan, 1860
Wilbourne Rd., Oakland, TN 38060-4315
Does anyone know who the following people were? “Whereas my
wife Sarah hath eloped from her bed
and board without any just cause, I therefore do hereby forewarn all and every
person from crediting her on my account . . Thomas SIMPSON, Smith Co.,
Tennessee, July 1, 1801 – Tennessee Gazette, Nashville.
Nona Williams, PO Box
746, Ben Lomond, CA 95005, email: nona@nonawilliams.com
1823 ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. TAX LIST OF CAPT. LENTZ’S COMPANY[16]
William SIMSON 1 WP [white poll]. Nearby on this
non-alphabetized list was John HENBY.
The SIMPSONs of old Baltimore Co.,
Maryland were involved with a HAMBY family. This William SIMPSON would have been at least age 21 in 1823 and so born
before 1802. Any ideas about the identity of this man?
Nona Williams, PO Box
746, Ben Lomond, CA 95005, email: nona@nonawilliams.com
SIMPSON
FAMILY OF NEW YORK
A work in progress by Jim Doty Martin Jr., 1017 N. Niagara St.,
Burbank, CA 01505-2628
Fourth Generation
39 Sarah Augusta SIMPSON, b. 25 Sep 1841, Elbridge
New York, d. 6 Dec 1917, Lyons
Nebraska, m. 4 Jul 1858, Clinton Co
Iowa, James GREGOIRE,
b. 17 Nov 1829, Elbridge New York, d. 11 Feb 1909, Lyons Nebraska, son of Theodore GREGOIRE and Mary OBRIEN,
both bur Lyons Nebraska cemetery
90 Emmeretta Adel "Metta"
GREGOIRE
Ella Mae GREGOIRE,
b. ca 1861, Comanche Iowa, d. 1934, Faribault Minnesota, m. 25 Jul 1888, Lyons
Nebraska, Fredrick E. JENKINS,
b. ca 1866, Butler Illinois, d. 1956, Faribault Minnesota,
son of Charles W. JENKINS and Cammilla (BURNETT?),
both bur Maple Lawn cemetery, Faribault Minnesota
91 Carrie I. GREGOIRE
40 William M.
CHANDLER,
b. 27 Jun 1841, Peru, Elbridge twp, Onondaga Co New York, d. 18 Mar 1893, Clinton Iowa,
bur Rosehill cemetery, Comanche Iowa, m. ca 1863, Roxana A. RUSSELL
Mary E. CHANDLER,
b. 15 Mar 1868, d. 8 Dec 1873, bur Rosehill cemetery, Comanche, Iowa
Luella C. CHANDLER,
b. 31 Dec 1869, d. 6 Jan 1870, bur Rosehill cemetery, Comanche Iowa
Lester CHANDLER
William CHANDLER
41 Elizabeth ABBEY,
b. 11 Jul 1846, Elbridge New York, d. 7 Oct 1928, Clinton Iowa, m. George BRYANT,
d. 1895, both bur Springdale cemetery, Clinton Iowa
92 Walter G. BRYANT
Four other children died in
infancy
42 Mary M. ABBEY, b. ca 1851, Elbridge, New York, living
Leland, Michigan in
1933, m. 16 June 1874, Comanche, Iowa, Aaron
R. NISSL(E)Y, b. 28 July 1850, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, d. 20 Nov. 1917, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, bur Mt. Vernon cemetery
Mary NISSLEY, d. infant
William NISSLEY, d. infant
Clarence E. NISSLEY b.
1876, d. 1941, served in Spanish-American War with Co L. 49th Iowa
inf., m. Louise M., b. 1884, d.
1972, both bur Rosehill cemetery, Comanche, Iowa
Elva NISSLEY, m. ________ DAWSON, living McIntire, Iowa in
1917
Clarice NISSLEY
[1]
Pennsylvania
Archives 9.243
[2]
Pennsylvania
Archives
[3]
The Pennsylvania
[4]
Ibid, p. 68
[5]
The North Carolina Albemarle County Papers
[6]
The North Carolina
[7]
Ibid, p. 58
[8]
Ibid, p. 59
[9]
Ibid, Vol. II, No. 1, January 1976,
p. 11, abstracted by Haywood Roebuck
[10]
Ibid, Vol. II, No. 2, April 1976, p.
65, compiled and edited by Robert M. Topkins
[11]
Ibid, Vol. II, No. 4, October 1976,
p. 202, by Jo White Linn and B. R. McBride
[12]
Journal of Burke County
[13]
The North Carolina Genealogical Society
Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 4, November 2001, p. 382, compiled by Lois
Smathers Neal and edited by Raymond A. Winslow, Jr.
[14]
Ansearchin’ News, Vol. 48, No. 4,
Winter 2001, p. 13
[15]
Ibid., p. 24
[16]
Rowan County Register
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