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Richard Withers Simpson 1692–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1692

Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 21 December 1762

Death Location: South Run Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Mary Scruton

Spouse(s): Sarah Barker

Children(s): George Sr, Elizabeth Simpson, Col Simpson, Sarah (Windsor), William Simpson, Moses Simpson

Richard Withers Simpson was born in 1692 in All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of John The Scotsman Simpson And Mary Scruton. In 1705, Richard Withers Simpson resided in Spesutij Hundred, Baltimore County, MD. In 1730, Richard Withers Simpson established residence. Richard Withers Simpson married Sarah Barker, and had children including Col Richard Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, George Richard Simpson Sr, Moses Simpson, Sarah Sary Simpson Windsor, William Barker Simpson. Richard Withers Simpson passed away in 1762 in South Run Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Withers Simpson was born in 1692 in All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of John The Scotsman Simpson And Mary Scruton.
  • In 1705, Richard Withers Simpson resided in Spesutij Hundred, Baltimore County, MD.
  • In 1730, Richard Withers Simpson established residence.
  • Richard Withers Simpson married Sarah Barker, and had children including Col Richard Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, George Richard Simpson Sr, Moses Simpson, Sarah Sary Simpson Windsor, William Barker Simpson.
  • Richard Withers Simpson passed away in 1762 in South Run Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Simpson
1645–1709
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Mary Scruton
1647–1696
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Barker
1706–1766
Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, MD
SB

Children(s)

George Sr
1723–1782
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Simpson
1717–1785
Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Col Simpson
1723–1785
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
CS
Sarah (Windsor)
1723–1812
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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William Simpson
1732–1816
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Moses Simpson
1719–1787
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
MS

Richard Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Simpson
1692–1762
Birth Place: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
John The Scotsman Simpson
1645–1709
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Scruton
1647–1696
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Sympson
1629–1698
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Henry Thompson
1629–1691
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Simpson
1606–1689
Helen Henderson
1607–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1580–1661
Isabella Simpson
1587–1606
David Henderson
1580–
Rachel
1585–1640

Richard Simpson's Descendants

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Richard (Withers) Simpson (28 Feb 1692–21 December 1762) m. Sarah Barker (1706–23 Aug 1766)
  1. 1. George (Richard Simpson) Sr 1723–1782 m. Rebecca (Susannah Seeson) Wheeler 1726–1782
    1. 1. William (Barker) Simpson 1757–1824 m. Jane (Keene) Wisehart 1760–1821
      1. 1. Edward (Washington) Simpson 1777–1803
      2. 2. Nancy (M) Simpson 1779–1834
      3. 3. Susanna Simpson 1781–1859
      4. 4. George Simpson 1783–1812
      5. 5. William Simpson 1785–1815 m. Keren (Happuch) Neel 1794–1862
        1. 1. Marietta Simpson 1813–1889 m. Francis (Keene) Lewis 1807–1862
        2. 2. Jane (G) Simpson 1811–1880
        3. 3. Harriet Simpson 1813–1854
        4. 4. William (George Mason) Simpson 1814–1854
      6. 6. Mason Simpson 1791–1811
      7. 7. Silas Simpson 1793–1828
      8. 8. Mary Simpson 1797–1850 m. Henry (Wisheart) Selecman 1797–1871
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Selecman 1830–1899
        2. 2. George (William) Selecman 1824–1892 m. Dorcas (Grisby) Duncan 1829–1865 m. Sarah (Jane) Murphy 1848–1897
        3. 3. Silas (R) Selecman 1836–1912
        4. 4. Edward (M) Selecman 1834–1855
        5. 5. Martha (Susannah) Selecman 1841–1894
        6. 6. Joseph (H) Selecman 1831–1891 m. Martha (D.) Bolen 1830–1891
        7. 7. John (Thomas) Selecman 1833–1848
        8. 8. Jane (Virginia) Selecman 1838–1922
        9. 9. Silas (B) Selecman 1829–
      9. 9. John Simpson 1799–1820
      10. 10. Catherine (Jane) Simpson 1799–1823
      11. 11. Moses Simpson 1787–1870 m. Jennie (Meachum) Tracy 1793–1832 m. Jane Smith 1797–1880
        1. 1. Alice (Louisa) Simpson 1810–1844 m. Joseph (Lemuel) Matkins 1804–1851
        2. 2. William (Sanford) Simpson 1816–1893 m. Catherine (Kiturah) Neal 1812–1885
        3. 3. Thomas (Thompson) Simpson 1825–1909 m. Nannie (J) Matkins 1837–1915 m. Martha (W) Hodges 1830–1857
        4. 4. Alvis Simpson 1827–1880 m. Martha Gatewood 1831– m. Nancy (Virginia "Jennie") Rich 1838–
        5. 5. Susan (J) Simpson 1837–
        6. 6. Mary (H.) Simpson 1840– m. Milton (Pinkney) Mitchell 1830–
        7. 7. James (Marion) Simpson 1834–1900 m. Martha (Ann) Smith 1835–1906
    2. 2. Jemima Simpson 1743–1793
    3. 3. Moses Simpson 1748–1779 m. Margaret Wiseheart 1759–1840
    4. 4. Nancy SIMPSON 1756–1850 m. Benjamin Jacobs 1753–1815
      1. 1. Caleb (Benjamin) Jacobs 1784–1830
    5. 5. Sarah Simpson 1751–1782 m. George Robertson 1752–1782
      1. 1. James Robertson 1770–1835
    6. 6. Joseph Simpson 1762–1796
    7. 7. James (A) Simpson 1765–1811 m. Sarah (Jane) Hornbuckle 1772–1861
    8. 8. Aaron Simpson 1759–1832
    9. 9. Mary (Ann) Simpson 1768–1782
    10. 10. Richard Simpson 1757–1820
    11. 11. Charles (Foster) Simpson 1744–1834 m. Abigail King 1758–1801
    12. 12. Margaret (Ann) Simpson 1750–1820
    13. 13. George Simpson 1763–1803 m. Mary (Bartholomew) Johnson 1768–1804
      1. 1. William (John) Simpson 1786–1830
      2. 2. John Simpson 1786–1868 m. Hannah Simpson 1800–1857
        1. 1. Susannah Simpson 1828–1915
        2. 2. Mary (Ann Virginia) Simpson 1854–1931
        3. 3. William (Randolph) Simpson 1825–1899
      3. 3. Nancy Simpson 1790–1857
      4. 4. Oliver Simpson 1788–1850
      5. 5. Harriet Simpson 1800–1875
      6. 6. Matilda Simpson 1794–1850
      7. 7. George (Simpson) III 1797–1872
  2. 2. Elizabeth Simpson 1717–1785 m. James Halley 1707–1792
  3. 3. Col (Richard) Simpson 1723–1785 m. Mary Kincheloe 1719–1798
    1. 1. Richard (Duke Simpson) III 1770–1853
    2. 2. Susannah Simpson 1750–1835
    3. 3. Keziah Simpson 1746–1819 m. Maj (John) Reed 1748–1826 m. William Buchanon 1784–1874
      1. 1. George Buchanan 1808–1875 m. Sarah Washburn 1812–1889
    4. 4. Elizabeth Simpson 1741–1798
    5. 5. Sarah ("Sallie") Simpson 1744–1785 m. Nathaniel (Gray Hart) Sr 1734–1782
      1. 1. Susannah Hart 1764–1833 m. Gov (Isaac) Shelby 1750–1826
        1. 1. Isaac (Hart Shelby) Jr 1795–1886
        2. 2. John (Hart) Shelby 1797–1815
        3. 3. Letitia (Shelby) Todd 1799–1868 m. Charles (Stewart) Todd 1791–1871
        4. 4. James Shelby 1784–1848
        5. 5. Sarah ((Sally) Hart Shelby) McDowell 1785–1846
        6. 6. Susan Hart 1791–1868 m. James Fishback 1776–1845
        7. 7. Maj. (Thomas Hart) Shelby 1789–1869
        8. 8. General (Evan) Shelby 1787–1875
        9. 9. Nancy (Shelby) Nelson 1792–1815
        10. 10. Alfred (Evan) Shelby 1804–1832 m. Virginia (A) Hart 1809–1859
      2. 2. John Hart 1773–1846
      3. 3. Nathaniel (Hart) Jr 1770–1844
      4. 4. Chinoe Hart 1779–1870
      5. 5. Richard Hart 1782–1847
      6. 6. Keziah Hart 1762–1837
    6. 6. Mary (Ann "Mollie") Simpson 1745–1822
    7. 7. Lydde Simpson 1743–
    8. 8. Ede Simpson 1743–
    9. 9. Nancy (Ann) Simpson 1750–1789 m. Captain (Waddy Tate) Sr 1741–1789
  4. 4. Sarah ((Sary) Simpson) (Windsor) 1723–1812
  5. 5. William (Barker) Simpson 1732–1816
  6. 6. Moses Simpson 1719–1787

Richard Simpson's Timeline

5 Records

1692
28 Feb 1692
Birth of Richard Withers Simpson in All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1705
1705
Age 13
Richard Withers Simpson resided here in Spesutij Hundred, Baltimore County, MD
Spesutij Hundred, Baltimore County, MD
1730
1730-1732
Age 38
Richard Withers Simpson resided here
None
1761
1761
Age 69
Richard Withers Simpson resided here in Fairfax County, VA
Fairfax County, VA
1762
21 December 1762
Age 70
Death of Richard Withers Simpson in South Run Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
South Run Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1692
    Event Place: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: All Hallows Par; Birth state: MD.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: All Hallows; Birth state: MD.
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1335.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS.
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1336.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Spesutij Hundred, Baltimore County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1730-1732
    Record Source: Maryland Archives

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Fairfax County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1762
    Event Place: South Run Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: All Hallows Par; Birth state: MD.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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