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Roger SIMPSON 1600–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: (Abt 1600)

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1689

Death Location: Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England

Father: James Sympsoune

Mother: Rachel Mitchell

Spouse(s): Helen Henderson, HELEN HENDERSON, Janet Callendar

Children(s): John Simpson, Jean Sympson., Margaret Sympson., Henry Sympson., Patrick Sympson., Patrick Sympson, James Sympson., John Simpson

Roger SIMPSON was born in 1600 in Scotland, the child of James K Sr Sympson Sympsoune And Rachel Christian Mitchell. Roger SIMPSON married Helen Henderson, Janet Callendar, and had children including Henry Sympson, James Sympson, Jean Sympson, John The Scotsman Simpson, John Simpson, Margaret Sympson, Patrick Sympson. Roger SIMPSON passed away in 1689 in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Roger SIMPSON was born in 1600 in Scotland, the child of James K Sr Sympson Sympsoune And Rachel Christian Mitchell.
  • Roger SIMPSON married Helen Henderson, Janet Callendar, and had children including Henry Sympson, James Sympson, Jean Sympson, John The Scotsman Simpson, John Simpson, Margaret Sympson, Patrick Sympson.
  • Roger SIMPSON passed away in 1689 in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger SIMPSON's Ancestors

Self
Roger SIMPSON
1600–1689
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James K Sr Sympson, Sympsoune
1580–1662
Renfrew, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rachel (Christian) Mitchell
1582–1651
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Sympson,) Sympsoune
1560–1617
Renfrew Aberdeenshir, Scotland,
Katherine Bradene
1562–1584
Renfrew, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
David Simpson
1570–1600
Monturpie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Isobel Gaidle
1570–1600
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Simpson
1539–1624
Plenderleith Johnstone
1543–1623
Robert BARTON)
1535–1617
Katherine Lundie\Lundin
1537–1617
Dauid sws13
1540–1580
Martha Baron
1541–1623
Henrice Symson
1550–1598
Elisabethae Symson
1550–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Simson\Sympson*
1512–1590
Violet Adamson
1520–1592
Sir II
1528–1567
Margaret Angus
1525–1557
Robert Bradene
1514–1566
ELIZABETH CALVERLEY
1518–1555
William Lundie\Lundin
1507–1600
Christiana Ruthven
1524–1597
James (Symson)
1507–
Margaret
1510–1589
James Henderson
1530–1574
? Symson
1530–

Roger SIMPSON's Descendants

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Roger SIMPSON ((Abt 1600)–Feb 1689) m. Helen Henderson (1607–1648) m. HELEN HENDERSON (1607–1628) m. Janet Callendar (1613–)
  1. 1. John ("The Scotsman") Simpson 1619–1698 m. Marjorie Whyt 1620–1675 m. Ann Mason 1592–1642
    1. 1. John Simpson 1649–1712 m. Christian Peterkin 1652–1756
      1. 1. Jonet Simpson 1682–1730 m. Robert Murdoch 1674–1756
        1. 1. James Murdoch 1713– m. Janet Jamison 1713–1775
        2. 2. Margaret Murdoch 1699–1754
        3. 3. Isobel Murdoch 1702–
        4. 4. Alexander Murdoch 1708–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Murdoch 1716–
        6. 6. Janet Murdoch 1710–
        7. 7. Robert Murdoch 1704–1737
        8. 8. John Murdoch 1707–1763
    2. 2. Andrew Simpson 1653–1744
    3. 3. Alexander Simpson 1643–
    4. 4. Anna Simpson 1646–1675
    5. 5. Isabell Simpson 1642–
  2. 2. Jean Sympson. 1646–
  3. 3. Margaret Sympson. 1640–1693
  4. 4. Henry Sympson. 1638–1698
  5. 5. Patrick Sympson. 1632–1636
  6. 6. Patrick Sympson 1639–1683
  7. 7. James Sympson. 1634–1641
  8. 8. John Simpson 1626–1700

Roger SIMPSON's Timeline

5 Records

1600
(Abt 1600)
Birth of Roger SIMPSON in Scotland
Scotland
1602
9 Dec 1602
Age 2
Roger SIMPSON was baptized in London, England
London, England
1602
1602
Age 2
Roger SIMPSON was christened
None
1689
4 February 1689
Age 89
Death of Roger SIMPSON in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1689
Feb 1689
Age 89
Burial of Roger SIMPSON in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: (Abt 1600)
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1602
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69GREA001MS10231

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1602
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69GREA001MS10231

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dinewin, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1689
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1689
    Event Place: Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

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