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Henry Simpson 1757 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1757

Birth Location: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 3 JAN 1841

Death Location: Hamburg Baptist Cemetery, NJ

Father: Henry Simpson

Mother: Sarah Cross

Spouse(s): Marcy Pettit

Children(s): Elizabeth Simpson, John Simpson, Mary Simpson, Sarah Simpson, Phebe Simpson, Jemina Simpson

The story of Henry Simpson III began in 1757 in Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, United States. Henry Simpson III married Marcy Pettit, and had children including Elizabeth Simpson, John Pettit Simpson, Mary Edsell Simpson, Sarah Simpson, Phebe Simpson, Jemina Simpson. Henry Simpson III passed away in 1841 in Hamburg Baptist Cemetery, NJ.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Simpson III began in 1757 in Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Henry Simpson III married Marcy Pettit, and had children including Elizabeth Simpson, John Pettit Simpson, Mary Edsell Simpson, Sarah Simpson, Phebe Simpson, Jemina Simpson.
  • Henry Simpson III passed away in 1841 in Hamburg Baptist Cemetery, NJ.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Simpson
1735 – 1775
Birth Location: Hamburg, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
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Sarah Cross
1736 – 1773
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Marcy Pettit
1759 – 1837
Birth Location: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Simpson
1782 – 1854
Birth Location: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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John Simpson
1784 – 1852
Birth Location: Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Simpson
1786 – 1861
Birth Location: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Sarah Simpson
1787 – 1861
Birth Location: Hardyston
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Phebe Simpson
1791 – 1875
Birth Location: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Jemina Simpson
1799 – 1884
Birth Location: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Henry Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Henry Simpson
1757 – 1841
Birth Place: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Henry Simpson
1735 – 1775
Hamburg, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Sarah Cross
1736 – 1773
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Henry Simson
1720 – 1775
Jamaica, Livingston, New York, United States
Deborah (Elizabeth) Cross
1695 – 1741
West Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
John CROSS
1709 – 1748
Bellykelly, Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Deborah OLDFIELD
1710 – 1775
Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony, The American Colonies
Great-Grandparents
Jean Jamisone
1675 – 1714
Richard OLDFIELD
1667 – 1729
Mary Thurston
1664 – 1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Janet Cook
1660 – 1750

Henry Simpson's Descendants

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Henry Simpson (20 Aug 1757 – 3 JAN 1841) m. Marcy Pettit (1 Aug 1759 – 8 Dec 1837)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Simpson (1 Aug 1782 – 21 Jan 1854)
  2. 2. John (Pettit) Simpson (01 Dec 1784 – 24 Feb 1852) m. Sarah (Wisner (Wismer)) (Weisner) (1795 – after 1870) m. Ann (Beekman) Lee (18 Jul 1813 – 21 Jul 1842)
    1. 1. Butler Simpson (abt 1814 – after 1870)
    2. 2. Madison Simpson (abt 1815 – 30 AUG 1898) m. Clarice (Elsie) Hudson (abt 1828 – 20 Jun 1892)
      1. 1. Sarah (E.) Simpson (1847 – 9 Sep 1918) m. James Brown (May 1824 – Aug 1908)
        1. 1. Franklin (James) Brown (9 Feb 1866 – 5 Jul 1950)
        2. 2. Bradford (E.) Brown (1 Jan 1869 – 12 Nov 1936)
        3. 3. Hollis (Eugenne) Brown (21 May 1871 – 3 May 1950)
        4. 4. Mabel Brown (20 Jul 1879 – 15 Jan 1881)
      2. 2. Robert (Madison) Simpson (Abt. 1848 – 1901)
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Simpson (1853 – Aft. 1892) m. Cartwright
      4. 4. Betsy Simpson (1854 – Bef. 1892)
      5. 5. Vietta Simpson (1855 – Aft. 1892)
      6. 6. Thorn Simpson (1855 – Aft. 1892)
      7. 7. Henry (A) Simpson (10 SEP 1858 – Aft. 1892)
      8. 8. Charles Simpson (abt 1859 – 28 MAR 1923)
      9. 9. George Simpson (abt 1865 – Bef. 1892)
      10. 10. Grace Simpson (22 May 1871 – Bef. 1892)
    3. 3. Elisa Simpson (abt 1817 – Bef. 1870)
    4. 4. Mercy ((Marcy) (Martha)) Simpson (April 9 1819 – ) m. Calvin Lybolt (1815 – 20 Dec 1899) m. Isaac Bishop (Abt 1791 – )
      1. 1. Robert Lybolt (4 May 1835 – )
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lybolt (25 Aug 1838 – Abt. 1868)
      3. 3. Adeline Lybolt (25 Dec 1849 – 1919)
      4. 4. Laura (Electa) Lybolt (4 May 1850 – 1930)
      5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Lybolt (10 May 1851 – )
      6. 6. James (R) Lybolt (31 Oct 1853 – 21 Sep 1938)
    5. 5. George (W) Simpson (abt 1822 – 30 Nov 1864) m. Lovina (R.) Simpson (1827 – )
      1. 1. Ellen (E.) Simpson (1854 – 13 Apr 1925)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (J.) Simpson (1856 – 1912)
      3. 3. William (B.) Simpson (1859 – 25 Nov 1942)
      4. 4. Olive (M.) Simpson (Jun 1862 – 1935) m. Hugh Baker (1861 – 1941)
    6. 6. William Simpson (about 1824 – )
    7. 7. Thomas (Tisdale) Simpson (abt 1825 – 2 Jul 1890)
    8. 8. Mary (C) Simpson (1828 – )
    9. 9. John Simpson (about 1830 – )
    10. 10. James (R) Simpson (Apr 1832 – Aft. 1910) m. Eleanor (M. "ellen") Thatcher (abt 1834 – Bef. 1900)
      1. 1. Francis (M "frank") Simpson (abt 1858 – )
      2. 2. Minnie (V) Simpson (abt 1862 – )
      3. 3. Edward (Adelbert) Simpson (abt 1868 – )
      4. 4. James (Fred) Simpson (21 Jun 1871 – 6 Jun 1911)
      5. 5. Fred Simpson (Jun 1867 – )
    11. 11. Joseph Simpson (about 1834 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Edsell) Simpson (22 February 1786 – 27 Mar 1861) m. James ((Henry)) Edsall (24 Aug 1783 – 14 Aug 1853)
    1. 1. Sarah Edsall (Abt. 1804 – )
    2. 2. Martha Edsall (1808 – 12/05/1885)
    3. 3. Henry (E.) Edsall (1808 – 13 Jul 1889)
    4. 4. Seeley Edsall (06 Dec 1810 – 30 May 1862)
    5. 5. John Edsall (Apr 1812 – 26 Nov 1888)
    6. 6. Sarah Edsall (Abt. 1815 – Aft. 1885)
    7. 7. Jemima Edsall (1821 – after 1850 although gravestone says 1844)
  4. 4. Sarah Simpson (abt 1787 – 25 Jun 1861) m. William Butler (Abt. 1785 – )
  5. 5. Phebe Simpson (1791 – 28 Nov 1875)
  6. 6. Jemina Simpson (6 Oct 1799 – 10 Feb 1884)

Henry Simpson's Timeline

3 Records

1754
25 Jun 1754
Henry Simpson III was married in New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, United States
1757
20 Aug 1757
Birth of Henry Simpson III in Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
1841
3 JAN 1841
Age 84
Death of Henry Simpson III in Hamburg Baptist Cemetery, NJ
Hamburg Baptist Cemetery, NJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1754
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1841
    Event Place: Hamburg Baptist Cemetery, NJ
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