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John Sympson 1663–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1663

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Scotsman

Mother: Euphame Watson

Spouse(s): Jannet Forsythe

Children(s): William Sympson

John Sympson was born in 1663 in Scotland, the child of John Henry Simpson Aka The Scotsman And Euphame Watson. John Sympson married Jannet Forsythe, and had children including William Sympson. John Sympson passed away in 1720 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Sympson was born in 1663 in Scotland, the child of John Henry Simpson Aka The Scotsman And Euphame Watson.
  • John Sympson married Jannet Forsythe, and had children including William Sympson.
  • John Sympson passed away in 1720 in Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sympson's Ancestors

Self
John Sympson
1663–1720
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John Henry Simpson aka the Scotsman
1629–1698
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Euphame Watson
1629–1672
, Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (James) Simpson
1606–
Helen Henderson
1607–1628
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Thomas Watson
1602–1650
Wigton, Cumberland, England
Jane Nixson
1602–1694
Wigton, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Rachel Mitchell
1582–1651
John Bedlington
1570–1613
Barbara Delavel
1570–1629
George Nixon
1596–1633
Janet Mar
1570–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sympson's Descendants

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John Sympson (1663–1720) m. Jannet Forsythe (1655–1705)
  1. 1. William Sympson 1680–

John Sympson's Timeline

3 Records

1663
1663
Birth of John Sympson in Scotland
Scotland
1671
1671
Age 8
Death of John Sympson in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1720
1720
Age 57
Death of John Sympson in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Scotland

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