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Elizabeth May Cunningham 1771 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: May 1850

Death Location: Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lieutenant Cunningham

Mother: Jane Malone

Spouse(s): Peter Simpson

Children(s): John Simpson

The story of Elizabeth May Cunningham began in 1771 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth May Cunningham married Peter Ryan Simpson, and had children including John A. Simpson. Elizabeth May Cunningham passed away in 1850 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth May Cunningham began in 1771 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
  • Elizabeth May Cunningham married Peter Ryan Simpson, and had children including John A. Simpson.
  • Elizabeth May Cunningham passed away in 1850 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieutenant Cunningham
1738 – 1801
Birth Location: Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
LC
Jane Malone
1749 – 1776
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JM

Spouses(s)

Peter Simpson
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
PS

Children(s)

John Simpson
1789 – 1869
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
JS

Elizabeth Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Cunningham
1771 – 1850
Birth Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Lieutenant Joseph II (A028649) Cunningham
1738 – 1801
Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jane (Ann) Malone
1749 – 1776
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (William) Good
1716 – 1779
Zweibrucken, Pfalser Ward, Germany
Elizabeth Stoner
1736 – 1770
Zweibrücken, Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Peter Good
1687 – 1779
Fronica Groff
1705 – 1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Graf
1665 – 1732

Elizabeth Cunningham's Descendants

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Elizabeth (May) Cunningham (1771 – May 1850) m. Peter (Ryan) Simpson (1770 – May 1850)
  1. 1. John (A.) Simpson (09 Jan 1789 – 23 Aug 1869) m. Parthenia Waters (1795 – 30 Jan 1883) m. Parthena Waters (01 Jun 1795 – 30 Jan 1883)
    1. 1. Jesse (H) Simpson (1810 – 1811)
    2. 2. Betty (Ann) Simpson (1810 – 1811)
    3. 3. John (Monroe) Simpson (1810 – 1811)
    4. 4. John (B.) Simpson (22 March 1812 – 01 Jun 1879) m. Penelope (Francis 'Fannie') McDaniel (1817 – 20 Nov 1866)
      1. 1. Malissa Simpson (ABT 1839 – 12 Aug 1928)
      2. 2. Milena Simpson (1840 – )
      3. 3. Arsisa Simpson (1843 – 13 February 1900)
      4. 4. Beatty Simpson (27 Sep 1843 – 27 Apr 1888)
      5. 5. Kate (M) Simpson (1844 – )
      6. 6. Penelope (F.) Simpson (ABT 1848 – )
      7. 7. Hugh (M.) Simpson (14 Oct 1849 – 13 Aug 1941)
      8. 8. L. (K.) Blakley (abt 1850 – )
      9. 9. Love (D.) Simpson (1 Jun 1853 – 1 May 1911)
      10. 10. Frances (J) Simpson (23 Jun 1856 – 31 Jan 1877)
      11. 11. Francis Simpson (1859 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Simpson (1816 – 6 Oct 1851) m. Liston Harmon
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Harmon (18 Jan 1840 – 26 Oct 1925)
    6. 6. Jesse Simpson (1818 – ) m. Louiza Lamar
    7. 7. Hugh Simpson (1818 – 1818) m. Nancy Simpson (abt 1819 – )
      1. 1. William Simpson (abt 1852 – )
      2. 2. James Simpson (abt 1853 – )
      3. 3. Hugh Simpson (abt 1856 – )
      4. 4. Robert Simpson (abt 1860 – )
    8. 8. James (Monroe) Simpson (1820 – 12 Sep 1886) m. Sisley Gouch m. Elvira Davis (1838 – ) m. Celia
      1. 1. Parmelia Spirague (22 Jul 1841 – 21 Apr 1913)
      2. 2. Martha (J.) Simpson (Abt 1863 – 13 July 1942)
      3. 3. Charlotte Simpson (Abt 1868 – )
      4. 4. Perthena Simpson (Abt 1870 – )
        1. 1. Scott (Alvin) Byrns (23 Jul 1889 – 20 Mar 1930)
      5. 5. John Simpson (Abt 1877 – )
      6. 6. Parmelia Simpson (22 Jan 1841 – Apr 21, 1913) m. A (W) Sprague (abt 1838 – )
        1. 1. Sophronia Sprague (abt 1862 – 1938) m. Hiram Leister (1853 – 1935)
        2. 2. Alden (W) Sprague (abt 1864 – )
        3. 3. Cela Sprague (abt 1866 – )
        4. 4. Charles Sprague (abt 1868 – )
        5. 5. Horace Sprague
      7. 7. Flora (Ellen) Ganett (23 Sep 1869 – 28 Feb 1950)
    9. 9. William (Floyd) Simpson (21 May 1824 – 22 Jan 1895) m. Martha (Jane) Simpson (4 May 1830 – 21 March 1907)
      1. 1. Mary (L) Simpson (November – 26 December)
      2. 2. Martin (Luther) Simpson (21 May 1858 – 18 August 1921)
      3. 3. James (D) Sinpson (abt 1864 – )
    10. 10. Mary ("Polly") Simpson (Abt. 1825 – 20 Feb 1878)
    11. 11. Cletus Simpson (1826 – )
    12. 12. Peter Simpson (10 Feb 1826 – 20 Feb 1878)
    13. 13. John (M.) Simpson (8 September 1832 – 24 Jun 1912) m. Levina Price m. Lovina (Hester) Simpson (30 September 1840 – 3 November 1925)
      1. 1. Julia (Ann) Higgins (7 September 1859 – 9 August 1943)
      2. 2. May Simpson (abt 1867 – )
      3. 3. Lucy Simpson (abt 1869 – )
      4. 4. Cora Hoover (21 October 1878 – 10 August 1903)
    14. 14. Andrew (Jackson) Simpson (30 Sep 1834 – 05 Apr 1875) m. Caroline Musick (abt 1838 – 4 August 1873) m. Fanny Bias
      1. 1. Ephraim Simpson (1859 – 23 January 1861)
      2. 2. Henry (M.) Simpson (14 September 1859 – 10 November 1934) m. Lucinda Maricle (14 November 1860 – 7 February 1908)
        1. 1. Elvis (E) Simpson (Apr 1891 – 25 NOV 1965) m. Theodora Jones (abt 1896 – ) m. Alice (R) Simpson (abt 1899 – )
        2. 2. Jessie (M) Simpson (Feb 1893 – 1956)
        3. 3. Mary (C) Simpson (Oct 1898 – )
        4. 4. Orval Simpson (abt 1902 – 12 SEP 1984) m. Dorothy (I) Simpson (abt 1912 – )
        5. 5. Annie Simpson (abt 1904 – 26 JUL 1992)
        6. 6. Elsie (O) Simpson (23 FEB 1905 – 13 Jan 1909)
        7. 7. Anna Simpson (1906 – 1971)
      3. 3. Lydia (L.) Simpson (1862 – 1924) m. Joel (H.) Waters (Feb 1857 – ) m. Joseph (Hune) Waters (Feb 1857 – )
        1. 1. Eliza (Omega) Waters (Aug 05, 1882 – )
        2. 2. James (H) Waters (Sep 29, 1884 – ) m. Flossie (Viola) Black
        3. 3. Lula Waters (24 August 1888 – 15 December 1948) m. Charles (A) Morge (3 December 1879 – 26 May 1960)
        4. 4. Lawrence (Elvis) Waters (19 Mar 1895 – 27 Jan 1946)
        5. 5. Elza (Omega) Waters (5 Aug 1882 – 1 Jun 1962)
        6. 6. James (H) Waters (29 Sep 1884 – ) m. Flossie (Viola) Black
        7. 7. Lawrence Waters (abt 1896 – )
      4. 4. Lydia (L) Simpson (abt 1862 – 19 Jan 1924) m. Joseph (Hune) Waters (Feb 1857 – ) m. Joel (H.) Waters (Feb 1857 – ) m. Joel (Hume) WATERS (5 Feb 1857 – 25 Oct 1916)
        1. 1. Elza (O) Waters (12 Aug 1882 – 1 Jun 1962)
        2. 2. Lula Waters (Aug 1888 – )
        3. 3. Elvis Waters (Mar 1895 – )
        4. 4. Lula (Pearl) Waters (24 Aug 1888 – )
        5. 5. Lawrence Waters (abt 1896 – )
      5. 5. Elija (A) Simpson (abt 1865 – )
      6. 6. Mary (J) Simpson (abt 1866 – )
      7. 7. Inft Simpson (abt 1869 – )
      8. 8. Etta (Hortense) Johnson (25 September 1869 – 6 February 1962) m. James Johnson (abt 1865 – )
        1. 1. Rovia Johnson (May 1890 – )
        2. 2. Amary Johnson (Apr 1897 – )
        3. 3. Lois Johnson (abt 1908 – )
    15. 15. America Simpson (30 Sep 1834 – 05 Apr 1875) m. Riley Woolsey
      1. 1. James (Riley) Woolsey (14 Nov 1860 – 08 Jul 1944)
    16. 16. John (Beatty) Simpson (22 Mar 1812 – 1 Jun 1879) m. Penelope (Francis) McDaniel (1817 – Nov 20, 1866)
      1. 1. Malissa Simpson (Dec 1839 – 12 Aug 1928) m. Wiley (James) Sisk (October 1847 – 1919)
        1. 1. Frances (E) Sisk (1868 – )
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Sisk (10 February 1872 – 17 May 1964)
        3. 3. Nola Sisk (1874 – )
        4. 4. Emma Sisk (1876 – )
        5. 5. Suellen Sisk (1877 – )
        6. 6. Wiley (Elisha) Sisk (28 December 1879 – 23 May 1938)
        7. 7. Etta Sisk (November 1883 – )
      2. 2. Milena Simpson (1840 – )
      3. 3. Arsisa ((Arissa) Amantha) Simpson (1843 – Feb 23, 1900) m. Asbury Little (Abt. 1842 – 22 Sep 1863) m. Thomas (Benton) WHITEHEAD (12 Nov 1839 – 27 Apr 1910)
        1. 1. John (Francis Asbury) Little (27 May 1863 – 25 Aug 1865)
        2. 2. John (H) Whitehead (Abt 1863 – 16/01/1915) m. Florence (A) Foust (Dec 1867 – 1945)
        3. 3. Alice (Mary) Whitehead (1868 – unknown)
        4. 4. Whitehead (18 Dec 1868 – 15 Oct 1970)
        5. 5. Mary (E) Whitehead (1870 – Aug 28, 1941) m. William (T) Danton (abt 1855 – )
        6. 6. James (Edward) Whitehead (Abt. 1873 – 03 Jul 1951) m. Julia (A) Reynolds (abt 1878 – 23 November 1952)
        7. 7. Joseph (Batia) Whitehead (Sep 1877 – Sep 30, 1963)
        8. 8. Albert (W) Whitehead (Abt. 1879 – )
        9. 9. Thomas (Edgar) Whitehead (29 Sep 1880 – 03 Oct 1921) m. Siddie (Ettie) Fann (18 Dec 1882 – 05 Aug 1962)
        10. 10. Nellie Whitehead (Jul 12, 1887 – ) m. Francis (M) Jones (abt 1882 – )
      4. 4. Hugh (Beatty Baty) Simpson (27 Sep 1843 – 27 Apr 1888) m. Elisabeth Mankins (abt 1852 – )
      5. 5. Kate (M) Simpson (1844 – 27 April 1888)

Elizabeth Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Elizabeth May Cunningham in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1850
May 1850
Age 79
Death of Elizabeth May Cunningham in Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1850
    Event Place: Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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