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William Simpson 1741 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Death Date: 1 May 1825

Death Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Simpson

Mother: Isabel Largie

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Simpson

In 1741, William Simpson entered the world in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, born to James Simpson and Isabel Mary (Margaret) Largie. William Simpson had children including James Wilson Simpson. William Simpson passed away in 1825 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1741, William Simpson entered the world in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, born to James Simpson and Isabel Mary (Margaret) Largie.
  • William Simpson had children including James Wilson Simpson.
  • William Simpson passed away in 1825 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Simpson
1704 – 1784
Birth Location: Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland
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Isabel Largie
1710 – 1749
Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Simpson
1775 – 1859
Birth Location: Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Simpson's Ancestors

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William Simpson
1741 – 1825
Birth Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Parents
James Simpson
1704 – 1784
Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland
Isabel (Mary (Margaret)) Largie
1710 – 1749
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Simpson Sympson) Samson
1683 – 1762
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Masterton
1685 – 1737
Ireland
John (*) Largie
1678 –
Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Simpson
1649 – 1688
Robert Masterton
1659 –
James Largie
1650 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Simpson
1627 – 1658
Alison Wilson
1628 – 1665
William Masterton
1632 – 1685
Margaret Archibald*
1635 – 1692

William Simpson's Descendants

1.
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William Simpson (1741 – 1 May 1825)
  1. 1. James (Wilson) Simpson (11 April 1775 – 19 January 1859) m. Mary (Siddon) Torbert (12 January 1782 – 8 April 1854)
    1. 1. James (M) Simpson (20 February 1817 – 7 October 1864) m. Fannetta (Bethia) Wilson (22 September 1822 – 1865)
      1. 1. Edward (Clark) Simpson (30 November 1853 – 7 August 1908) m. Eliza (Margaret) Hughes (6 December 1857 – 20 March 1922)
        1. 1. Myrtle (Pearl) Simpson (30 Sep 1886 – 19 November 1963) m. John Tankersley (Aug 1879 – 23 Apr 1926)

William Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of William Simpson in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
1825
1 May 1825
Age 84
Death of William Simpson in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1825
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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