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James A. Simpson 1767 – 1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1767

Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: George Simpson

Mother: Susannah Wheeler

Spouse(s): Sarah Hornbuckle

Children(s): Mary Simpson, Levi Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, James Simpson, Nancy Simpson, Susannah Simpson, Amelia Simpson, William Simpson, Delilah SIMPSON, Levi Simpson, James Simpson, Sarah Simpson, Milley Simpson

James A. Simpson was born in 1767 in Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA, the child of George Simpson and Susannah Wheeler. James A. Simpson married Sarah Jane Hornbuckle, and had children including Mary Polly Simpson, Levi Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, James Simpson, Nancy Jane Simpson, Susannah Simpson, Amelia Simpson, William Simpson, Delilah SIMPSON, Levi Simpson, James Simpson, Sarah Sally Simpson, Milley Simpson. James A. Simpson passed away in 1810 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James A. Simpson was born in 1767 in Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA, the child of George Simpson and Susannah Wheeler.
  • James A. Simpson married Sarah Jane Hornbuckle, and had children including Mary Polly Simpson, Levi Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, James Simpson, Nancy Jane Simpson, Susannah Simpson, Amelia Simpson, William Simpson, Delilah SIMPSON, Levi Simpson, James Simpson, Sarah Sally Simpson, Milley Simpson.
  • James A. Simpson passed away in 1810 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Simpson
1727 – 1782
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Wheeler
1725 – 1782
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hornbuckle
1772 – 1861
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Simpson
1782 – 1860
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Levi Simpson
1784 – 1855
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Simpson
1785 – 1870
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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James Simpson
1788 –
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Simpson
1788 – 1870
Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
NS
Susannah Simpson
1790 – 1793
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
SS
Amelia Simpson
1791 – 1878
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
AS
William Simpson
1792 – 1793
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Delilah SIMPSON
1794 – 1881
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Levi Simpson
1795 – 1870
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
LS
James Simpson
1803 – 1861
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Simpson
1805 – 1869
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Milley Simpson
1808 – 1880
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
MS

James Simpson's Ancestors

Self
James Simpson
1767 – 1810
Birth Place: Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
George Simpson
1727 – 1782
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Susannah Wheeler
1725 – 1782
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Withers) Simpson
1692 – 1762
All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah Barker
1692 – 1766
All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Richard Wheeler
1698 – 1751
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Rebecca (Susannah) Frizzell
1700 – 1763
Truro,Fairfax,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
John Simpson
1645 – 1709
Mary Thompson
1647 – 1696
John Barker
1650 – 1713
Grace Busby
1662 – 1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Simpson
1592 –
Ann Mason
1592 – 1642

James Simpson's Descendants

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James (A.) Simpson (1767 – 1810) m. Sarah (Jane) Hornbuckle (03 Oct 1772 – 17 Jul 1861)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Simpson (1 Jun 1782 – 1 Jun 1860)
  2. 2. Levi Simpson (1 Jun 1784 – 1 Jun 1855)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Simpson (1 Jun 1785 – 1 Jun 1870)
  4. 4. James Simpson (1 Jun 1788 – )
  5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Simpson (15 Jul 1788 – 15 Aug 1870)
  6. 6. Susannah Simpson (1790 – 1793)
  7. 7. Amelia Simpson (1 Jun 1791 – 1 Jun 1878)
  8. 8. William Simpson (1792 – 1793)
  9. 9. Delilah SIMPSON (10 Feb 1794 – Jul 1881) m. James COOPER (16 Sep 1789 – 1840)
    1. 1. Tamesia (Ann) COOPER (Abt. 1812 – 25 Feb 1837)
    2. 2. Calvin Cooper (1815 – )
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann) COOPER (Abt. 1816 – Abt. 1880)
    4. 4. Charles (William) COOPER (30 Apr 1818 – 4 Jan 1861)
    5. 5. Calvin COOPER (1823 – Bet. 1822–1911)
    6. 6. Martha (D) Cooper (1823 – BEF 1870) m. John (Lawrence) Cawthon (1821 – 22 January 1872)
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Cooper (1824 – Abt. 1880) m. William (O) MOFFITT (1822 – Bet. 1870–1880)
      1. 1. James Moffitt (Abt. 1841 – )
      2. 2. John (C) Moffitt (1842 – Abt. 1914)
      3. 3. Tamesia (Ann) Moffitt (4 January 1847 – 11 October 1917) m. Jacob (C.) Burger (1845 – 1895)
        1. 1. Amelia (Hix) Burger (22 Oct 1866 – 15 Feb 1936) m. John (William) Brown (1854 – 1933)
        2. 2. Robert (W) Berger (abt 1867 – )
        3. 3. Creed (David) Burger (20 March 1868 – 29 November 1945) m. Agnes Burger (17 December 1875 – 20 November 1933)
      4. 4. Mary (A) Moffitt (Abt. 1849 – )
      5. 5. Julia (F.) MOFFETT (Abt. 1854 – )
      6. 6. Charles (C.) MOFFETT (14 Aug 1856 – 07 Mar 1944)
      7. 7. Patrick MOFFETT (29 Jan 1858 – Abt. 1899)
      8. 8. Henry MOFFETT (Abt. Feb 1861 – Abt. 1929)
      9. 9. Frances (M.) MOFFETT (Abt. Dec 1862 – )
      10. 10. William (O.) MOFFETT (14 Mar 1865 – 21 May 1932)
      11. 11. Elizabeth MOFFETT (Abt. 1867 – )
      12. 12. Fannie Moffett (abt 1863 – 15 Oct 1942)
    8. 8. John (Wortham) COOPER (18 Nov 1824 – 29 Jun 1895) m. Elizabeth McAdams (28 Jul 1829 – 3 Feb 1865) m. Emily (Frances) Pearce (3 Dec 1842 – 19 Nov 1917)
    9. 9. James (M) COOPER (07 Mar 1826 – 21 Jul 1859)
    10. 10. Susan COOPER (1829 – )
    11. 11. William (T) Cooper (1830 – )
    12. 12. Angelina (A) COOPER (31 Dec 1835 – 18 Nov 1920)
  10. 10. Levi Simpson (13 Nov 1795 – 1870)
  11. 11. James Simpson (22 Jan 1803 – 1861)
  12. 12. Sarah (Sally) Simpson (31 May 1805 – 17 Nov 1869)
  13. 13. Milley Simpson (1808 – 1880)

James Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1767
1767
Birth of James A. Simpson in Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA
Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA
1810
1810
Age 43
Death of James A. Simpson in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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