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Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson 1745–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1745

Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia

Death Date: 28 Jan 1829

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jonathan Dr.

Mother: Naomi Hall

Spouse(s): SAMUEL BURKS, James Simpson, Samuel Burks, William Rowland

Children(s): Amy Rowland, John Rowland, Robert Rowland, William Rowland, Sarah Rowland, Amey McFerran, Elizabeth ROWLAND, Robert Rowland, John Rowland, Rowland None, George Rowland, Thomas Rowland

The story of Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson began in 1745 in Loudoun, Virginia. In 1790, Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson resided in Lincoln, Kentucky. Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson married James Simpson, Samuel Burks, William Jesse Rowland, and had children including Amey Rowland Mcferran, Amy Rowland, Elizabeth Rowland, George Rowland, John I Rowland, John Rowland, Robert Rowland, Rowland, Sarah Rowland, Thomas S Rowland, William Rowland. Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson passed away in 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson began in 1745 in Loudoun, Virginia.
  • In 1790, Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson resided in Lincoln, Kentucky.
  • Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson married James Simpson, Samuel Burks, William Jesse Rowland, and had children including Amey Rowland Mcferran, Amy Rowland, Elizabeth Rowland, George Rowland, John I Rowland, John Rowland, Robert Rowland, Rowland, Sarah Rowland, Thomas S Rowland, William Rowland.
  • Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson passed away in 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Simpson
1745–1829
Birth Place: Loudoun, Virginia
Parents
Jonathan ( John) Potts Dr.
1714–1785
Potts Grove, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA
Naomi (Emey) Hall
1718–1790
Pottsgrove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Simpson's Descendants

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Sarah (Potts Rowland Burks) Simpson (19 Jan 1745–28 Jan 1829) m. SAMUEL BURKS (1745–1808) m. James Simpson (abt 1740–) m. Samuel Burks (1755–abt 1800) m. William (Jesse) Rowland (1732–16 Dec 1777)
  1. 1. Amy Rowland 1770–1823 m. John (McFerran) Sr 1767–1837
    1. 1. Caroline McFerran 1810–1884 m. Isaac (Newton Lowe) Sr 1808–1868
      1. 1. Emily (Elizabeth) Lowe 1849–1934
      2. 2. John (McFerran) Lowe 1849–1917
      3. 3. Emily Freeman 1851–
      4. 4. Isaac (Newton Lowe,) Jr. 1849–1938 m. Martha (E.) Lowe 1855–1930
        1. 1. Virgil (Verder) Lowe 1885–1967 m. Lucy (Ethel) Clyma 1890–1975
        2. 2. Dixie (Belle) Lowe 1894–1975 m. Marion (A) Briggs 1895–1977 m. Lucian (Leo (Cooner)) Lowe 1893–1924
        3. 3. Elmer (W.) Lowe 1892–
        4. 4. Lenard (Wells) Lowe 1880–
        5. 5. Marshall Lowe 1877–1953 m. Sebbie McClaine 1896–1960
        6. 6. Jesse (G) Lowe 1878–1940 m. Beulah (Lou Ethel) Johnson 1890–1985
    2. 2. William (Rowland) McFerran 1794–1877 m. Nancy Courts 1795–1844 m. Mary Bacon 1800–1878
    3. 3. Neoma (B) McFerran 1805–1825
    4. 4. James (Calvin) McFerran 1812–1885 m. Margaret (Ann) Rogers 1812–1845 m. Elizabeth (P) Vance 1825–1901
      1. 1. William (H) McFerran 1841–1864
      2. 2. Margaret (Ann) McFerran 1843–1882
      3. 3. John (Byrd) McFerran 1836–1920 m. Laura (Johnson) Ragland 1838–1892 m. Laura (Johnson) Ragland 1838–1892
        1. 1. Colvin (Mc) Farren 1860–
        2. 2. John (Mc) Farren 1862–
        3. 3. Menifee (Mc) Farren 1865–
        4. 4. Margaret (Mc) Farren 1867–1961
        5. 5. Charles McFerran 1868–1941
        6. 6. Mary (Pearl) McFerran 1859–1939 m. W (P) Clancy 1851–1902
  2. 2. John (I) Rowland 1766–1833
  3. 3. Robert Rowland 1764–1813
  4. 4. William Rowland 1765–1815
  5. 5. Sarah Rowland 1797–1845
  6. 6. Amey (Rowland) McFerran 1772–
  7. 7. Elizabeth ROWLAND 1764–1842
  8. 8. Robert Rowland 1762–1763
  9. 9. John Rowland 1766–1844
  10. 10. Rowland 1767–1792
  11. 11. George Rowland 1770–1835
  12. 12. Thomas (S) Rowland 1767–1891

Sarah Simpson's Timeline

5 Records

1745
19 Jan 1745
Birth of Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson in Loudoun, Virginia
Loudoun, Virginia
1763
February 1763
Age 18
Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson was married in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 45
Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson resided here in Lincoln, Kentucky
Lincoln, Kentucky
1809
5 January 1809
Age 64
Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson was married in Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
1829
28 Jan 1829
Age 84
Death of Sarah Potts Rowland Burks Simpson in Boone County, Missouri, USA
Boone County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1745
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 150
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: February 1763
    Event Place: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 January 1809
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Lincoln, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Boone County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

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