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Sarah Simpson 1639–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 April 1639

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1726

Death Location: Stockton, Durham Co., England

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Spouse(s): Robert Alt)

Children(s): Robert Taft, Joseph Taft

Sarah Simpson was born in 1639 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Simpson And Gartrude Simpson. Sarah Simpson married Robert Taft Taaffe Alt, and had children including Joseph Taft, Robert Taft. Sarah Simpson passed away in 1726 in Stockton, Durham Co., England.

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Biography

  • Sarah Simpson was born in 1639 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Simpson And Gartrude Simpson.
  • Sarah Simpson married Robert Taft Taaffe Alt, and had children including Joseph Taft, Robert Taft.
  • Sarah Simpson passed away in 1726 in Stockton, Durham Co., England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Robert Alt)
1640–1725
Birth Location: Leinster, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Robert Taft
1674–1748
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Joseph Taft
1680–1747
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Simpson's Ancestors

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Sarah Simpson
1639–1726
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Simpson's Descendants

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Sarah Simpson (21 April 1639–11 Feb 1726) m. Robert (Taft (Taaffe) Alt) (1640–8 Feb 1725)
  1. 1. Robert Taft 1674–1748 m. Elizabeth Woodward 1670–1748
    1. 1. Rebecca Taft 1717–1748 m. John Kilbourn 1713–
      1. 1. Mary Kilbourn 1729–1817 m. Gideon Ellis 1739–1838
        1. 1. Elihu Ellis 1780–1854
        2. 2. Gideon Ellis 1772–1861
    2. 2. Eunice (Taft) White 1708–1787
    3. 3. Alice Taft 1707–1721
    4. 4. Elizabeth Taft 1704–1748
    5. 5. Gideon Taft 1715–1763
    6. 6. Israel Taft 1699–1753
    7. 7. Jane Taft 1702–1773
    8. 8. Jemima Taft 1702–1706
    9. 9. Mary Taft 1700–1755
    10. 10. Robert (Taft) III 1697–1789
    11. 11. John Taft 1710–1769
    12. 12. Elizabeth Taft 1695–1704
  2. 2. Joseph Taft 1680–1747 m. Elizabeth Emerson 1687–1760
    1. 1. Sarah Taft 1719–1787
    2. 2. Aaron Taft 1727–1805
    3. 3. Ebenezer Taft 1732–1732
    4. 4. Elizabeth Taft 1724–1818
    5. 5. Joseph Taft 1722–1787
    6. 6. Lucy Taft 1709–1720
    7. 7. Margaret Taft 1730–1823
    8. 8. Peter Taft 1715–1783 m. Elizabeth Cheney 1707–1783
      1. 1. Garshom Taft 1739–1813
      2. 2. Aaron Taft 1743–1808 m. Rhoda Rawson 1749–1827
        1. 1. Milley Taft 1769–
        2. 2. Selina Taft 1771–1838
        3. 3. Cynthia Taft 1773–
        4. 4. Rawson Taft 1775–1776
        5. 5. Nancy Taft 1777–1811
        6. 6. Zeruiah Taft 1779–1852
        7. 7. Mary Taft 1783–1860
        8. 8. Peter (Rawson) Taft 1785–1867 m. Sylvia Howard 1792–1866
        9. 9. Sophia Taft 1787–1843
        10. 10. Judson Taft 1791–1794
        11. 11. Samuel (Judson) Taft 1794–1867
      3. 3. Thankful (Taft) Sidley 1745–1837
      4. 4. Henry Taft, 1737–1812
      5. 5. Joel Taft 1747–1758
      6. 6. Peter Taft 1741–1802

Sarah Simpson's Timeline

5 Records

1639
21 April 1639
Birth of Sarah Simpson in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1640
14 Jan 1640
Age 1
Sarah Simpson was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1671
1671
Age 32
Sarah Simpson was married in United States, USA
United States, USA
1725
November 1725
Age 86
Death of Sarah Simpson in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1726
11 Feb 1726
Age 87
Burial of Sarah Simpson in Stockton, Durham Co., England
Stockton, Durham Co., England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 April 1639
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1640
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: United States, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1726
    Event Place: Stockton, Durham Co., England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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