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Sir Richard Simpson 1545–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1545

Birth Location: Edgeston, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 7 Dec 1602

Death Location: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Father: Roger Sympson

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): Lady Witham, Isobel Henderson

Children(s): John Simpson, Jane Warde, Margaret Simpson, Rychard Sympson, Elizabeth Simpson, Jane Greene, James Symson, John Sympson, Francis Sympson

In 1545, Sir Richard Simpson entered the world in Edgeston, Yorkshire, England, born to Roger Sympson And Margaret. Sir Richard Simpson married Isobel Henderson, Lady Mary Witham, and had children including Agnes Simpson, Dorothy Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Francis Sympson, Henry Simpson, James Symson, Jane Greene, Jane Warde, John Simpson, John Sympson, Margaret Simpson, Roger Simpson, Rychard Sympson, William Simpson. Sir Richard Simpson passed away in 1602 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Sir Richard Simpson entered the world in Edgeston, Yorkshire, England, born to Roger Sympson And Margaret.
  • Sir Richard Simpson married Isobel Henderson, Lady Mary Witham, and had children including Agnes Simpson, Dorothy Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Francis Sympson, Henry Simpson, James Symson, Jane Greene, Jane Warde, John Simpson, John Sympson, Margaret Simpson, Roger Simpson, Rychard Sympson, William Simpson.
  • Sir Richard Simpson passed away in 1602 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Simpson's Ancestors

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Sir Simpson
1545–1602
Birth Place: Edgeston, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Roger Sympson
1515–
England
Margaret
1530–1589
Morland, Westmorlandshire, England
Grandparents
George Simpson
1500–
England
Agnes Learmont
1500–1582
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Simpson's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Simpson (18 Jan 1545–7 Dec 1602) m. Lady (Mary) Witham (1550–1600) m. Isobel Henderson (Abt. 1541–2 Mar 1623)
  1. 1. John Simpson 1580–1635 m. Elizabeth Bur 1575–1637 m. Jane Greene 1582–1646
    1. 1. Mary Simpson 1605–1648 m. Nicholas Wraight 1609–1674
      1. 1. Nicholas Wraight 1635–1696 m. Elizabeth Woodward 1635–1685
        1. 1. John Wright 1665–1750 m. Mary Pilcher 1679–1783
        2. 2. Jane Wraight 1672–1733
        3. 3. Daniel Wraight 1663–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Wraight 1667–
        5. 5. Nicholas Wraight 1659–1679
        6. 6. Richard Wraight 1670–
        7. 7. Susan Wraight 1675–
        8. 8. Ann Wraight 1678–1681
    2. 2. Thomas Simpson 1592–1655 m. Elizabeth Willan 1598–1666
      1. 1. Thomas (William) Simpson 1618–1690
    3. 3. Margaret Simpson 1610–1668
    4. 4. John Simpson 1608–
    5. 5. Thomas Simpson 1592–1633
    6. 6. James Simpson 1620–1684
    7. 7. John Simpson 1602–
  2. 2. Jane Warde 1568–1622
  3. 3. Margaret Simpson 1580–1613
  4. 4. Rychard Sympson 1580–1632
  5. 5. Elizabeth Simpson –1582
  6. 6. Jane Greene 1580–1632
  7. 7. James Symson 1580–1608
  8. 8. John Sympson 1567–1614
  9. 9. Francis Sympson –1636

Sir Simpson's Timeline

4 Records

1545
18 Jan 1545
Birth of Sir Richard Simpson in Edgeston, Yorkshire, England
Edgeston, Yorkshire, England
1581
January 1581
Age 36
Sir Richard Simpson was married in Garstang, St Helen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Garstang, St Helen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1602
7 Dec 1602
Age 57
Death of Sir Richard Simpson in Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England
Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England
1602
7 Dec 1602
Age 57
Burial of Sir Richard Simpson in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1545
    Event Place: Edgeston, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1581
    Event Place: Garstang, St Helen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pickhill, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1602
    Event Place: Kirby Misperton, Ryton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1602
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6811

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