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William Simpson 1752 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1 JAN 1821

Death Location: Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Margaret Murray

Spouse(s): Martha Orr, Mary Jones

Children(s): Margaret Simpson, Mary Thompson, John Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Mary Simpson, James Simpson, Mary Simpson, William Simpson, Robert Simpson, Martha Simpson, Jane Simpson, David Simpson

William Simpson was born in 1752 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Simpson and Margaret Murray. William Simpson married Martha Orr, Mary Jones, and had children including Margaret Harriet Simpson, Mary Anna Thompson, John William Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Mary "Polly" Simpson, James Simpson, Mary Jane Simpson, William Simpson, Robert Simpson, Martha Pattie Simpson, Jane Simpson, David Simpson. William Simpson passed away in 1821 in Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Simpson was born in 1752 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Simpson and Margaret Murray.
  • William Simpson married Martha Orr, Mary Jones, and had children including Margaret Harriet Simpson, Mary Anna Thompson, John William Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, Mary "Polly" Simpson, James Simpson, Mary Jane Simpson, William Simpson, Robert Simpson, Martha Pattie Simpson, Jane Simpson, David Simpson.
  • William Simpson passed away in 1821 in Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Simpson
1710 – 1760
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
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Margaret Murray
1738 – 1781
Birth Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Orr
1752 – 1832
Birth Location: Ulster, Northern Ireland
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Mary Jones
1769 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Simpson
1787 – 1844
Birth Location: Union, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Thompson
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: Habersham, Georgia, United States
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John Simpson
1771 – 1844
Birth Location: Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland
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Elizabeth Simpson
1774 – 1820
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Simpson
1776 – 1842
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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James Simpson
1783 – 1832
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Simpson
1791 – 1850
Birth Location: Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States
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William Simpson
1792 – 1802
Birth Location: Union, North Carolina, United States
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Robert Simpson
1793 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Martha Simpson
1796 – 1860
Birth Location: Union, North Carolina, USA
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Jane Simpson
1796 – 1880
Birth Location: Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States
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David Simpson
1799 – 1853
Birth Location: Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States
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William Simpson's Ancestors

Self
William Simpson
1752 – 1821
Birth Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Simpson
1710 – 1760
Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Murray
1738 – 1781
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Allen Simpson
1689 – 1754
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret McDowell
1695 – 1780
Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
John Murray
1716 – 1748
Buckie,Banffshire,Scotland
Agnes McClellan
1714 –
Penninghame House, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Simpson
1669 – 1726
Hannah Allen
1670 –
William Murray
1685 – 1730
Janet Japie
1695 – 1746
John McClellan
1690 – 1718
Margaret Bane
1695 – 1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laomi Simpson
Deborah Simpson
1640 –
Joseph Allen
1650 –
Mother Allen
1650 –
Thomas Murray
Janet Stuart
1658 – 1746
James McClellan
1661 – 1729
Margaret Broune
1665 – 1760

William Simpson's Descendants

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William Simpson (1752 – 1 JAN 1821) m. Martha Orr (1752 – 16 NOV 1832) m. Mary Jones (1769 – )
  1. 1. Margaret (Harriet) Simpson (1787 – 30 OCT 1844) m. John Culbertson (1746 – 18 MAR 1826) m. John (D) Cuthbertson (ABT 1775 – 19 MAR 1826)
    1. 1. John (Madison) Cuthbertson (10 JAN 1822 – 6 DEC 1887) m. Mary (Alice) Taylor (6 MAY 1834 – 6 JUN 1882)
      1. 1. Susan (Ellen) Culberson (13 DEC 1851 – 4 OCT 1906) m. James (Sion) Record (18 APR 1837 – 8 MAR 1887) m. Earl (Nathaniel) Meeks (1833 – BEF 1900)
        1. 1. John (Hugh) Record (13 APR 1876 – 25 FEB 1941) m. Carlie (Jane) Thompson (20 MAY 1882 – 9 DEC 1974)
        2. 2. Mary (Corsina) Record (1870 – 1887)
        3. 3. Nancy (Alice) Record (9 MAY 1871 – 28 JAN 1946) m. John (W) Coffey (12 DEC 1858 – 18 DEC 1932)
        4. 4. Lucy (Paralee) Record (8 JAN 1873 – 9 JAN 1943) m. Albert (Napoleon) Reed (17 JUL 1869 – 18 DEC 1949)
        5. 5. William (Franklin) Record (OCT 1875 – 14 JAN 1941) m. Annie (Marie) Stricklin (16 FEB 1878 – 28 FEB 1923)
        6. 6. Charles (Douglas) Record (10 OCT 1878 – 1 FEB 1945) m. Florence (Beatrice) Kilgore (10 OCT 1880 – 6 NOV 1970)
        7. 7. Gabrala (Ellen) Record (11 MAY 1880 – 10 MAY 1956) m. Berry (Wilce) Stricklin (22 SEP 1875 – 16 SEP 1953)
        8. 8. Julia (Ann Madeline) Record (19 SEP 1881 – 1967) m. James (William) Buchanan (21 SEP 1875 – 21 SEP 1936)
        9. 9. James (Booker) Record (1884 – 6 JUL 1931) m. Hessie (B) Dent (30 NOV 1888 – 5 NOV 1941)
        10. 10. Joseph (Sian) Record (APR 1886 – 24 DEC 1944) m. Mary (Ann) Kilgore (10 OCT 1886 – 24 SEP 1958)
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Culbertson (2 FEB 1852 – 17 MAY 1911) m. William (Wesley) Essary (5 DEC 1851 – 14 NOV 1935)
      3. 3. Milly (J.) Cuthbertson (1855 – 1860)
      4. 4. John (Gaston Lafayette) Cuthbertson (4 JUL 1857 – 6 DEC 1919) m. Eliza (Ann) Moss (15 AUG 1858 – 18 APR 1909)
      5. 5. Charles (Christopher Columbus) Culberson (1860 – 3 MAY 1913) m. Mary (Mosetta) Cavitt (28 FEB 1866 – 8 OCT 1951)
      6. 6. Josiah Cuthbertson (1862 – )
      7. 7. Daniel Cuthbertson (ABT 1864 – 23 JUL 1940) m. Jane (Gibson) Adamson (15 AUG 1861 – 7 DEC 1935)
      8. 8. Hailey (A.) Cuthbertson (1866 – )
      9. 9. Margaret (R) Cuthbertson (1867 – )
      10. 10. Benjamin (D) Cuthbertson (1868 – )
      11. 11. Mary (Alice) Culberson (15 AUG 1868 – 16 JUL 1936) m. William (Amos) Turnage (12 AUG 1860 – 28 APR 1921)
      12. 12. Jesse (Miles) Culberson (22 SEP 1871 – 2 OCT 1940) m. Ollie (Belle) Cobb (3 MAR 1877 – 25 MAR 1933)
      13. 13. James (A) Cuthbertson (1872 – )
      14. 14. Lula (Belle) Culberson (10 MAR 1876 – 16 APR 1922) m. James (Franklin) Wallace (9 JAN 1869 – 13 MAY 1959)
    2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Cuthbertson (27 NOV 1805 – 1870) m. John (C) Brooks (2 MAR 1802 – 25 JUL 1875)
    3. 3. Moses (Wilson) Cuthbertson (1806 – 11 OCT 1844) m. Rachel (Lucinda) Russell (7 JAN 1810 – 14 JAN 1872)
    4. 4. William Cuthbertson (ABT 1807 – 29 AUG 1844) m. Mary Russell (16 JUL 1816 – 26 JUN 1894)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Culberson (ABT 1811 – ) m. John (A.) Long (ABT 1807 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth Cuthbertson (1814 – 1838)
    7. 7. David Cuthbertson (1815 – 1865) m. Matilda Simpson (ABT 1824 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane Margaret) Cuthbertson (1816 – 1845) m. George (Adam) Long (17 JUN 1818 – 29 SEP 1901)
    9. 9. Margaret Cuthbertson (ABT 1818 – ) m. Thomas (Alexander) Crowell (26 JAN 1816 – 7 SEP 1846)
    10. 10. John (D) Cuthbertson (ABT 1819 – 1848) m. Hannah (A.) Simpson (1814 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Anna) Thompson (1770 – 1 JUN 1850) m. Johnson Sinyard (1763 – ABT 1850)
  3. 3. John (William) Simpson (1771 – 29 NOV 1844) m. Mary (Jane "Polly") Rogers (1771 – 1824) m. Mary Moore (1790 – 1835) m. Mary (Polly) Eastridge (1810 – 1880)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Simpson (1774 – AFT 1820) m. James Runnells (1770 – )
  5. 5. Mary ("Polly") Simpson (1776 – 1842) m. Peter Newell (BEF 1765 – 17 MAR 1817)
  6. 6. James Simpson (1783 – ABT 1832) m. Hannah Weddington (1784 – 1853)
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Simpson (1791 – 1850) m. Elijah (Alexander) Moore (1790 – 1847)
  8. 8. William Simpson (1792 – 1802)
  9. 9. Robert Simpson (1793 – ) m. Drucilla Tye (ABT 1830 – ) m. ?
  10. 10. Martha (Pattie) Simpson (1796 – AFT 1860) m. Alexander Scott (21 MAY 1794 – 1860)
  11. 11. Jane Simpson (1796 – APR 1880) m. Jeremiah Long (1801 – 1856)
  12. 12. David Simpson (1799 – 18 JAN 1853) m. Matilda Simpson (1800 – 1850)

William Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1752
1752
Birth of William Simpson in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
1821
1 JAN 1821
Age 69
Death of William Simpson in Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States
Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1821
    Event Place: Goose Creek Township, Union, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: William Simpson Cemetery, Union, North Carolina, United States
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