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James Simpson 1715 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1715

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: 23 OCT 1763

Death Location: Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Father: Allen Simpson

Mother: Margaret McDowell

Spouse(s): Margaret Willson

Children(s):

The story of James Simpson began in 1715 in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. James Simpson married Margaret Willson. James Simpson passed away in 1763 in Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Simpson began in 1715 in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
  • James Simpson married Margaret Willson.
  • James Simpson passed away in 1763 in Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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James Simpson's Ancestors

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James Simpson
1715 – 1763
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Parents
Allen Simpson
1689 – 1754
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret McDowell
1695 – 1780
Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Simpson
1669 – 1726
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Hannah Allen
1670 –
County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Laomi Simpson
Deborah Simpson
1640 –
Joseph Allen
1650 –
Mother Allen
1650 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1715
ABT 1715
Birth of James Simpson in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1763
23 OCT 1763
Age 48
Death of James Simpson in Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1715
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 OCT 1763
    Event Place: Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America

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