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sanford Simpson 1792–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1792

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 May 1868

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Simpson

Mother: Mary Griffin

Spouse(s): Hope POSTON

Children(s): Jesse Simpson

sanford Simpson was born in 1792 in Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of Jesse Simpson And Mary Griffin. sanford Simpson married Hope Hopey Poston, and had children including Jesse Poston Simpson. sanford Simpson passed away in 1868 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • sanford Simpson was born in 1792 in Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of Jesse Simpson And Mary Griffin.
  • sanford Simpson married Hope Hopey Poston, and had children including Jesse Poston Simpson.
  • sanford Simpson passed away in 1868 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Simpson
1772–1850
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Mary Griffin
1772–1841
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hope POSTON
1785–1880
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Jesse Simpson
1824–1884
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
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sanford Simpson's Ancestors

Self
sanford Simpson
1792–1868
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Jesse Simpson
1772–1850
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Mary Griffin
1772–1841
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Simpson
1730–1786
Prince William, , Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Mullis
1758–1806
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jane Hines
1710–1801
John Mullis
1720–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Mullis
1677–1745
Sarah Bateman
1677–1728

sanford Simpson's Descendants

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sanford Simpson (07 Aug 1792–16 May 1868) m. Hope ((Hopey)) POSTON (7 Aug 1785–28 Feb 1880)
  1. 1. Jesse (Poston) Simpson 1824–1884 m. Lucinda Roberts 1825–1901
    1. 1. Mary (E) Simpson 1848–1910 m. Houston (Napolean) Monday 1841–1898
      1. 1. Susie (M) Armstrong 1872–1945 m. Samuel (Alexander) Armstrong 1870–1939
        1. 1. Fred (Park) Armstrong 1901–1969 m. Ada (Fern) Painter 1901–1979
        2. 2. Lucille ((Armstrong)) Hood 1894–1986 m. Elmer (Frances) Hood 1892–
        3. 3. Claude (Albert) Armstrong 1913–1998 m. Naomi (Ruth) Kreis 1916–2004
        4. 4. Lloyd (F) Armstrong 1909–1974
        5. 5. Helen (Maurine) Armstrong 1903–1974
        6. 6. Gladys (L) Armstrong 1906–1964 m. Guy (F) Monday 1908–1978
        7. 7. Samuella Armstrong 1897–1947 m. Artes Monday 1893–1956
      2. 2. Grover (C) Monday 1884–
      3. 3. Ollie (B) Monday 1887–
      4. 4. Carl Monday 1893–
      5. 5. James Monday 1872–
        1. 1. Naomi Sharp 1917–2012
        2. 2. James (F) Monday 1901–
      6. 6. Ernest Monday 1892–
      7. 7. Carl Monday 1895–

sanford Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1792
07 Aug 1792
Birth of sanford Simpson in Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Virginia, United States
1868
16 May 1868
Age 76
Death of sanford Simpson in Drowned in Holston River, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Drowned in Holston River, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1792
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1868
    Event Place: Drowned in Holston River, Knox, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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