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Sarah Simpson 1640–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Nov 1725

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Simpson

Mother: Gertrude Alders

Spouse(s): Robert Taft

Children(s): Captain Taft

The story of Sarah Simpson began in 1640 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah Simpson married Robert Taft, and had children including Captain Joseph Taft. Sarah Simpson passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Simpson began in 1640 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Sarah Simpson married Robert Taft, and had children including Captain Joseph Taft.
  • Sarah Simpson passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Simpson
1592–1674
Birth Location: Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
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Gertrude Alders
1609–1675
Birth Location: St Dunstan and All Saints, London, England
GA

Spouses(s)

Robert Taft
1640–1725
Birth Location: County Louth, Ireland
RT

Children(s)

Captain Taft
1680–1747
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
CT

Sarah Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Simpson
1592–1674
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
Gertrude Alders
1609–1675
St Dunstan and All Saints, London, England
Grandparents
William Simpson
1803–1660
London, London, England
Margery Pegram
1572–1660
St Lawrence Jewry & St Mary Magdalene Milklondont, London
William Alders
1590–1671
Scotland
Marion Bruce
1579–1630
Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Cuthbert Simpson
1555–1584
Lady Hutchinson
1525–1624
William Bayley
1563–1612
Alice Jone
1558–1656
Sir Airth
1548–1597
Isbell Forbes
1555–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Guilieli Symson
1528–1616
merialla Kirkebye
1528–1591
William Bailey
1535–1575
Mary Fisher
1540–1575
John Wiblin
1502–1558
Alice Jone
1504–1564
Lord Livingston
1540–1600
Lady Livingstone
1535–1600
Sir Forbes
1505–1587
Lady Gray
1511–1586

Sarah Simpson's Descendants

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Sarah Simpson (1640–Nov 1725) m. Robert Taft (1640–2 February 1725)
  1. 1. Captain (Joseph) Taft 1680–1747 m. Elizabeth Emerson 1687–1760
    1. 1. Lieutenant (Moses) Taft 1712–1788 m. Priscilla Thayer 1720–1790
      1. 1. Margaret Taft 1742–1800 m. Levi White 1743–1813
        1. 1. Orpah White 1770–1845 m. Silas Morse 1767–1813

Sarah Simpson's Timeline

10 Records

1629
23 Aug 1629
Sarah Simpson was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1639
21 Apr 1639
Birth of Sarah Simpson in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
1640
Jan 1640
Birth of Sarah Simpson in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
1640
1640
Birth of Sarah Simpson in Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom
1640
1640
Birth of Sarah Simpson in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1640
14 Jan 1640
Sarah Simpson was baptized in Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
1640
abt 1640
Death of Sarah Simpson in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1725
Nov 1725
Age 85
Death of Sarah Simpson in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1726
Nov. 8, 1726
Age 86
Death of Sarah Simpson in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1726
8 Nov 1726
Age 86
Death of Sarah Simpson in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1639
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1640
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1629
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1640
    Event Place: Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Braintree, Massachusetts; Year: 1667; Page Number: 65

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov. 8, 1726
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1726
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1640
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File
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