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Col Richard Simpson 1723–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1723

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 July 1785

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Simpson

Mother: Sarah Barker

Spouse(s): Mary Kincheloe

Children(s): Richard III, Susannah Simpson, Keziah Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Sarah Simpson, Mary Simpson, Lydde Simpson, Ede Simpson, Nancy Simpson

Col Richard Simpson was born in 1723 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Withers Simpson And Sarah Barker. In 1777, Col Richard Simpson resided in Caswell County, NC. Col Richard Simpson married Mary Kincheloe, and had children including Ede Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Keziah Simpson, Lydde Simpson, Mary Ann Mollie Simpson, Nancy Ann Simpson, Richard Duke Simpson Iii, Sarah Sallie Simpson, Susannah Simpson. Col Richard Simpson passed away in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Col Richard Simpson was born in 1723 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Withers Simpson And Sarah Barker.
  • In 1777, Col Richard Simpson resided in Caswell County, NC.
  • Col Richard Simpson married Mary Kincheloe, and had children including Ede Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Keziah Simpson, Lydde Simpson, Mary Ann Mollie Simpson, Nancy Ann Simpson, Richard Duke Simpson Iii, Sarah Sallie Simpson, Susannah Simpson.
  • Col Richard Simpson passed away in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Simpson
1692–1762
Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Sarah Barker
1706–1766
Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, MD
SB

Spouses(s)

Mary Kincheloe
1719–1798
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
MK

Children(s)

Richard III
1770–1853
Birth Location: Near Ashland, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
RI
Susannah Simpson
1750–1835
Birth Location: –
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Keziah Simpson
1746–1819
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
KS
Elizabeth Simpson
1741–1798
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia Colony
ES
Sarah Simpson
1744–1785
Birth Location: Fairfax, Virginia, USA
SS
Mary Simpson
1745–1822
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
MS
Lydde Simpson
1743–
Birth Location: –
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Ede Simpson
1743–
Birth Location: –
ES
Nancy Simpson
1750–1789
Birth Location: St. Martin's Parish, Virginia
NS

Col Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Col Simpson
1723–1785
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Withers Simpson
1692–1762
All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah Barker
1706–1766
All Hallows, Anne Arundel, MD
Grandparents
John (The Scotsman) Simpson
1645–1709
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Scruton
1647–1696
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
John (Barker) Jr
1650–1713
Chippokee Creek, Surrey, Virginia, United States
Grace (Cotton) Busby
1662–1724
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sympson
1629–1698
Henry Thompson
1629–1691
Captain Jr
1632–1707
Susannah Gray
1642–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Simpson
1606–1689
Helen Henderson
1607–1648
Captain Gray
1620–1679
Grace Singleton
1622–1680

Col Simpson's Descendants

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Col (Richard) Simpson (9 Jan 1723–22 July 1785) m. Mary Kincheloe (1719–9 Jul 1798)
  1. 1. Richard (Duke Simpson) III 1770–1853
  2. 2. Susannah Simpson 1750–1835
  3. 3. Keziah Simpson 1746–1819 m. Maj (John) Reed 1748–1826 m. William Buchanon 1784–1874
    1. 1. George Buchanan 1808–1875 m. Sarah Washburn 1812–1889
  4. 4. Elizabeth Simpson 1741–1798
  5. 5. Sarah ("Sallie") Simpson 1744–1785 m. Nathaniel (Gray Hart) Sr 1734–1782
    1. 1. Susannah Hart 1764–1833 m. Gov (Isaac) Shelby 1750–1826
      1. 1. Isaac (Hart Shelby) Jr 1795–1886
      2. 2. John (Hart) Shelby 1797–1815
      3. 3. Letitia (Shelby) Todd 1799–1868 m. Charles (Stewart) Todd 1791–1871
        1. 1. Virginia (Shelby) Todd 1836–1883 m. Daniel (Mosley Griffith) Sr 1826–1893
        2. 2. John (Harris) Todd 1826–1852
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Richards) Russell 1817–1884 m. Robert (Henry) Russell 1807–1863
        4. 4. Sarah (Shelby) Todd 1822–1901 m. E (Allen) Hathaway 1814–
        5. 5. Isaac (Shelby) Todd 1818–1888
        6. 6. Thomas (Stewart) Todd 1820–1909
        7. 7. Henry (Clay) Todd 1830–1832
        8. 8. Charles (Henry) Todd 1838–1916
        9. 9. Charles (Steward) Todd 1828–1832
        10. 10. Susanna (Hart) Todd 1822–1832
        11. 11. 1832–1892
      4. 4. James Shelby 1784–1848
      5. 5. Sarah ((Sally) Hart Shelby) McDowell 1785–1846
      6. 6. Susan Hart 1791–1868 m. James Fishback 1776–1845
      7. 7. Maj. (Thomas Hart) Shelby 1789–1869
      8. 8. General (Evan) Shelby 1787–1875
      9. 9. Nancy (Shelby) Nelson 1792–1815
      10. 10. Alfred (Evan) Shelby 1804–1832 m. Virginia (A) Hart 1809–1859
        1. 1. Alfred (Shelby) Jr 1831–1848
        2. 2. Isaac Shelby 1828–1848
        3. 3. Susanna (Preston) Shelby 1830–1891 m. John (Warren Grigsby) Colonel 1818–1877
        4. 4. Sarah (Virginia) Shelby 1833–1833
    2. 2. John Hart 1773–1846
    3. 3. Nathaniel (Hart) Jr 1770–1844
    4. 4. Chinoe Hart 1779–1870
    5. 5. Richard Hart 1782–1847
    6. 6. Keziah Hart 1762–1837
  6. 6. Mary (Ann "Mollie") Simpson 1745–1822
  7. 7. Lydde Simpson 1743–
  8. 8. Ede Simpson 1743–
  9. 9. Nancy (Ann) Simpson 1750–1789 m. Captain (Waddy Tate) Sr 1741–1789

Col Simpson's Timeline

3 Records

1723
9 Jan 1723
Birth of Col Richard Simpson in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1777
1777
Age 54
Col Richard Simpson resided here in Caswell County, NC
Caswell County, NC
1785
22 July 1785
Age 62
Death of Col Richard Simpson in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1723
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Caswell County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1785
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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