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William Simpson 1752 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Brandywine, Virginia, United States

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Margaret Murray

Spouse(s): Bridget Day

Children(s):

William Simpson was born in 1752 in Ireland, the child of John Simpson and Margaret Murray. William Simpson married Bridget Day. William Simpson passed away in 1845 in Brandywine, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Simpson was born in 1752 in Ireland, the child of John Simpson and Margaret Murray.
  • William Simpson married Bridget Day.
  • William Simpson passed away in 1845 in Brandywine, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Simpson's Ancestors

Self
William Simpson
1752 – 1845
Birth Place: Ireland
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 Timeline

2 Records

1752
1752
Birth of William Simpson in Ireland
Ireland
1845
1845
Age 93
Death of William Simpson in Brandywine, Virginia, United States
Brandywine, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Brandywine, Virginia, United States

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