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James Simpson Sympson Samson 1683–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 18 Oct 1683

Birth Location: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Ireland

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Margaret Broune

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Masterton

Children(s): William SIMPSON, James Simpson

James Simpson Sympson Samson was born in 1683 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of John Simpson And Margaret Broune. James Simpson Sympson Samson married Elizabeth Masterton, and had children including James John Simpson, Joseph Simpson, William Simpson. James Simpson Sympson Samson passed away in 1762 in Ireland.

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Biography

  • James Simpson Sympson Samson was born in 1683 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of John Simpson And Margaret Broune.
  • James Simpson Sympson Samson married Elizabeth Masterton, and had children including James John Simpson, Joseph Simpson, William Simpson.
  • James Simpson Sympson Samson passed away in 1762 in Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Simpson
1649–1688
Birth Location: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Margaret Broune
1652–
Birth Location: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Masterton
1685–1737
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

William SIMPSON
1709–1794
Birth Location: Ballygawley, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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James Simpson
1704–1784
Birth Location: Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland
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James Samson's Ancestors

Self
James Samson
1683–1762
Birth Place: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
John Simpson
1649–1688
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Margaret Broune
1652–
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Symson
1627–1658
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Alison (Bookles) Wilson
1628–1665
of, Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Symsone
1598–1629
Cristian Palmer
1605–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Symson
1566–1600
Isobel Gaidle
1570–1600

James Samson's Descendants

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James (Simpson Sympson) Samson (Bef. 18 Oct 1683–1762) m. Elizabeth Masterton (Abt. 1685–abt 1737)
  1. 1. William SIMPSON 1709–1794 m. Jane HINES 1717–1801
    1. 1. John Simpson 1738–1804 m. Hannah Roberts 1746–1820
      1. 1. John (David Simpson) Jr 1767–1837 m. Rebecca Weir 1765–1802 m. Sarah Haire 1773–1851
        1. 1. Samuel Simpson 1796–1887 m. Elizabeth Griffith 1804–1847
        2. 2. Hannah Simpson 1798–1883
        3. 3. Mary (Weir) Simpson 1794–1885
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Simpson 1801–1823
    2. 2. Israel (Solomon) Simpson 1735–1810
    3. 3. Sarah (Simpson) (Cooke) 1743–1822
  2. 2. James ((John)) Simpson 1704–1784

James Samson's Timeline

2 Records

1683
Bef. 18 Oct 1683
Birth of James Simpson Sympson Samson in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
1762
1762
Age 79
Death of James Simpson Sympson Samson in Ireland
Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 18 Oct 1683
    Event Place: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Ireland
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