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Edward James Simpson 1685 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1685

Birth Location: Durham, England

Death Date: Mar 1727

Death Location: Pallat Stone, Staindrop, Durham

Father: Rudolphus Simpson

Mother: Margaret Jackson

Spouse(s): Jane Kipling

Children(s): Lionel Simpson

Edward James Simpson was born in 1685 in Durham, England, the child of Rudolphus Ralph Simpson and Margaret Jackson. Edward James Simpson married Jane Kipling, and had children including Lionel Simpson. Edward James Simpson passed away in 1727 in Pallat Stone, Staindrop, Durham.

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Biography

  • Edward James Simpson was born in 1685 in Durham, England, the child of Rudolphus Ralph Simpson and Margaret Jackson.
  • Edward James Simpson married Jane Kipling, and had children including Lionel Simpson.
  • Edward James Simpson passed away in 1727 in Pallat Stone, Staindrop, Durham.

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Edward Simpson's Ancestors

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Edward Simpson
1685 – 1727
Birth Place: Durham, England
Parents
Rudolphus Ralph Simpson
1600 – 1691
Shipley
Margaret Jackson
1607 –
Baldersdale, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sympson
1585 – 1637
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Simpson's Descendants

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Edward (James) Simpson (About 1685 – Mar 1727) m. Jane Kipling (21 Aug 1689 – 11 Mar 1755)
  1. 1. Lionel Simpson (1707 – 26 Mar 1764)
    1. 1. Edward SIMPSON (05 Mar 1757 – 11 Jan 1824) m. Elizabeth BRUMWELL (1754 – 29 SEP 1789)
      1. 1. Edmund\Edward Simpson (06 SEP 1765 – Sep 1835) m. Martha (Zilpha) Murphy (1774 – Mar 1809)
        1. 1. Bird (Murphy) Simpson (1802 – 1838)

Edward Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1685
About 1685
Birth of Edward James Simpson in Durham, England
Durham, England
1727
Mar 1727
Age 42
Death of Edward James Simpson in Pallat Stone, Staindrop, Durham
Pallat Stone, Staindrop, Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1685
    Event Place: Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1727
    Event Place: Pallat Stone, Staindrop, Durham

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