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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): 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. 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.
  • 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)

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 Simpson
1627–1658
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Alison (Bookles) Wilson
1628–1665
Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Arnot
1630–
of, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Symson
1602–1643
Christian Palmer
1602–1629
Cornelius Wilson
1607–1650
Margaret Browne
1603–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthonie Wilson
1568–1627
Helen Wilson
1586–1627

James Samson's Descendants

1.
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James (Simpson Sympson) Samson (Bef. 18 Oct 1683–1762) m. Elizabeth Masterton (Abt. 1685–abt 1737)
  1. 1. James ("John") Simpson 1704–1784 m. Isabel (Mary "Margaret") Largie 1710–1749
    1. 1. John (Simpson Lt Rev) Elder 1743–1807 m. Margaret (Emma) Murray 1756–1826
      1. 1. John (Simpson) Sr. 1773–1832 m. Christina Temple 1768–
        1. 1. John (Simpson) Jr 1802–1855 m. Mary (Ann) Larrabee 1803–1878
      2. 2. John Simpson 1798–1872 m. Elizabeth Ridenour 1799–1852
        1. 1. George (Armstrong) Simpson 1840–1862
        2. 2. Anna (Murray) Simpson 1831–1930
        3. 3. John (Murray) Simpson 1828–1906
        4. 4. James (Randolph) Simpson 1841–1931
        5. 5. Lydia (Martha) Simpson 1837–1917
        6. 6. Frances Simpson 1858–
      3. 3. Rebecca Simpson 1777–1845 m. John Patton 1757–1836
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Patton 1812–1885
        2. 2. Elizabeth Patton 1808–1811
        3. 3. George (Washington) Patton 1818–1882
        4. 4. James Patton 1808–1836
        5. 5. John Patton 1806–1850
        6. 6. Joseph Patton 1810–1885
        7. 7. Margaret (Murray) Patton 1802–1823
        8. 8. William (Moore) Patton 1803–
        9. 9. Rebecca Simpson 1815–1862 m. James Campbell 1802–1854
      4. 4. Margaret Simpson 1779–1829
      5. 5. James Simpson 1781–1851
      6. 6. Martha Simpson 1786–1816 m. Johann (Georg Ludwig Anshutz) Jr 1781–1852
        1. 1. Edmund (Murray) Anshutz 1813–1845
        2. 2. George (Simpson) Anshutz 1807–1886
        3. 3. Margaretta (S) Anshutz 1809–1891
        4. 4. Oliver (Reppert) Anshutz 1811–1888
        5. 5. Theodore Anshutz 1815–1816
      7. 7. Anna Simpson 1788–1856 m. William Curry 1803–1845
      8. 8. Sarah Simpson 1791–
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Isabella) Simpson 1794–1867 m. Daniel Africa 1794–1865
        1. 1. John (Simpson) Africa 1832–1900
        2. 2. Margaret (Murray) Simpson 1831–
      10. 10. Samuel Simpson 1793–1867 m. Catharine Simpson 1791–1873
        1. 1. John Simpson 1829–1899
        2. 2. Margaret (S) Simpson 1835–1905
        3. 3. Nancy (Yeaman) Simpson 1823–1862
        4. 4. Rosana Simpson 1820–1892
        5. 5. Joseph Simpson 1832–1906
      11. 11. Cathrine Simpson 1804–1828 m. Jacob Hout 1794–1838
        1. 1. Joseph Hout 1824–1891
        2. 2. Catharine (Jane Hout) Boals 1828–1888
        3. 3. John Hout 1820–1878
        4. 4. Peter Hout 1821–1905
    2. 2. Alexander Simpson 1742–1809
    3. 3. Elizabeth Simpson 1746–
    4. 4. Mary (Margaret) Simpson 1749–1822 m. John (Wilson IV Esquire (Justice of the) Peace) 1745–1811
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Simpson "Betsy") Wilson 1779–1859
      2. 2. Jane (Simpson) Wilson 1777–1855
      3. 3. John Wilson 1769–1841
      4. 4. Mary Wilson 1781–1859
      5. 5. Sarah Wilson 1784–1823
    5. 5. James Simpson 1731–1820
    6. 6. William Simpson 1740–1825
    7. 7. Samuel Simpson 1730–

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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