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Sir Richard James Simpson 1544–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1544/45

Birth Location: Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 Apr 1597

Death Location: Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Roger III

Mother: JA \

Spouse(s): Lady Witham\Wytham

Children(s): John Sympson

Sir Richard James Simpson was born in 1544 in Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Roger Simpson Iii And Ja Margaret Maria Mnu Sympson Simpson. Sir Richard James Simpson married Lady Margaret Mary Witham Wytham, and had children including John Richard The Scotsman Simpson Or Sympson. Sir Richard James Simpson passed away in 1597 in Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard James Simpson was born in 1544 in Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Roger Simpson Iii And Ja Margaret Maria Mnu Sympson Simpson.
  • Sir Richard James Simpson married Lady Margaret Mary Witham Wytham, and had children including John Richard The Scotsman Simpson Or Sympson.
  • Sir Richard James Simpson passed away in 1597 in Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Simpson's Ancestors

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Sir Simpson
1544–1597
Birth Place: Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Roger Simpson III
1528–1580
Morland, Westmorland, England
JA (MARGARET Maria MNU Sympson Simpson) \
1530–1589
Morland, Westmorlandshire, England
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Sir Simpson's Descendants

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Sir (Richard James) Simpson (18 Jan 1544/45–19 Apr 1597) m. Lady (Margaret Mary) Witham\Wytham (1550–1600)
  1. 1. John (Richard "The Scotsman" Simpson or) Sympson 1580–1632 m. Jane (Maria "Orvice" Greene) Robinson 1582–1607
    1. 1. John (x Thomas 1600 Simpson) Simcone 1600–1655
      1. 1. Thomas (William Simpson) II 1618–1690 m. Elisabeth (Clarke) Willan 1620–1692
        1. 1. Thomas (Simpson) II 1661–1733 m. Catherine (F) Darter 1660–1720

Sir Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1544
18 Jan 1544/45
Birth of Sir Richard James Simpson in Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England
Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England
1597
19 Apr 1597
Age 53
Death of Sir Richard James Simpson in Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England
Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1544/45
    Event Place: Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1597
    Event Place: Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England

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