Ann Elizabeth² Simpson (1797-1853)

(Hugh¹ Simpson)

Ann Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Hugh Simpson and Mary Ann Long, was born 17 September 1797 in Pendleton Co., SC.

The family moved to Kentucky then to Davidson Co., TN. Probably in the year of 1810, the family moved and settled in Warren Co., KY.

Ann is probably listed in the household of Hugh Simpson enumerated in the 1810 federal census of Warren Co., KY.

Free White Males
Under 10	1	Elias (1802)
10 to 16	2	Absalom(1793) Isaac (1799)
16 to 26	2	Elijah (1789) John (1791)
45 & Over	1	Hugh (1761)
Free White Females
10 to 16	1	Ann (1797)
16 to 26	1	Mary (1790)
45 & Over	1	Mary (1761)

She married William Chambers Maxey 21 October 1819 in Warren Co., KY.

William Chambers Maxey, son of William Maxey and Elizabeth Chambers, was born 21 January 1798 in Warren Co., KY.

The household of William Maxey is enumerated in the 1830 federal census of Warren Co., KY.

Free White Males
5 – 10	1	Van Ransalier (1822)
30 – 40	1	William (1798)
Free White Females
Under 5	4	Angelina (1826) Malvina (1826) Surrelda (1827) Martha (1829)
5 – 10	1	Eliza (1824)
10 – 15	1	Elizabeth (1820)
20 – 30	1	Ann (1797)
70 – 80	1	Elizabeth (William’s mother)

On 2 October 1832, William and Ann sold their 188 acres on the Gasper River to William Kelly for $75.

Probably around the year of 1836, the family moved and settled in Mulberry Township in Franklin County, AR, close to the border of Crawford County.

The household of William Maxey is enumerated in the 1840 federal census of Mulberry Twp., Franklin Co., AR.

Free White Males
5 – 10	1	James (1836)
10 – 15	1	Unknown
15 – 20	1	Van Ransalier (1822)
40 – 50	1	William (1798)
White Free Females
Under 5	1	Julia (1836)
10 – 15	4	Angelina (1826) Malvina (1826) Surrelda (1827) Martha (1829)
15 – 20	2	Elizabeth (1820) Eliza (1824)
40 – 50	1	Ann (1797)

The household of William Maxey is enumerated in the 1850 federal census of Mulberry Twp., Franklin Co., AR which was taken on 7 November. William’s occupation is listed as a farmer with the real estate valued at $700.

Line	Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
40	Maxey, Wm C	52	M	Farmer	KY
1	Maxey, Anna	52	F		SC
2	Maxey, Malvina [Surrelda]	24	F		KY
3	Maxey, James	18	M	Laborer	KY
4	Maxey, Julia F.	14	F		AR
5	Snodgrass, Jackson	19	M	Laborer	AR

Ann died 12 May 1853 in Franklin Co. and is buried at the Shinbaugh and Marvin Cemetery in present-day Crawford Co., AR.

William married Mary (Larrimore) Scott, a widow. Together, they had a child named Mary B. Maxey.

The household of William Maxey is enumerated in the 1860 federal census of Mulberry Twp., Franklin Co., taken on 21 June. William’s occupation is listed as a farmer with the real estate valued at $1000 and the personal estate valued at $6295.

Line	Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
21	Maxey, Wm.C.	62	M	Farmer	KY
22	Maxey, Mary	46	F		KY
23	Snodgrass, J.	22	M		AR
24	Scott, J.M.	17	M		AR
25	Maxey, M.B.	4	F		AR

William’s household is enumerated in the 1870 federal census of Mulberry Twp., Franklin Co., AR, taken on 3 June. William’s occupation is listed as a farmer with his real estate valued at $800 and personal estate valued at $700.

Line	Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
27	Maxey, William	72	M	Farmer	KY
28	Maxey, Mary	55	F	Keeping House	KY
29	Maxey, Mary B.	14	F	At Home	AR
30	Scott, Joseph	29	M	Works on farm	AR

William’s second wife, Mary, died 29 August 1877 and is buried at the Dugan Cemetery near Mulberry, Crawford Co., AR.

William died 9 May 1878 in probably in Franklin Co., AR and is buried at the Shinbaugh and Marvin Cemetery.

Children of Ann Elizabeth Simpson and William Chambers Maxey

	Elizabeth Ann Maxey (1820-1886)
	Elijah Maxey (1821-1821)
	Van Ransalier Maxey (1822-1856)
	Eliza Jane Maxey (1824-1898)
	Angelina Maxey (1826-1912)
	Malvina Maxey (1826-1891)
	Surrelda Mariam Maxey (1827-1871)
	Martha Irene Maxey (1829-1889)
	James Shelby Maxey (1831-1891)
	William E. Maxey (1833-1836)
	Julia Frances Maxey (1836-Unknown)

Sources

1810 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Warren Co., KY, page 253, line 1; National Archives micropublication M252, roll 8.

1830 U.S. census, Wm. C. Maxey household, Warren Co., KY, page 93, line 3; National Archives micropublication M19, roll 42.

1840 U.S. census, William C. Maxey household, Franklin Co., AR, page 125, line 11; National Archives micropublication M704, roll 17.

1850 U.S. census, Wm C. Maxey household, Franklin Co., AR, population schedule, Mulberry township, pages 122, dwelling 271, family 271; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 26.

1860 U.S. census, Wm C. Maxey household, Franklin Co., AR, population schedule, Mulberry township, Pleasant Hill post office, page 304, dwelling 459, family 439; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 41.

1870 U.S. census, William Maxey household, Franklin Co., AR, population schedule, Mulberry township, Ozark post office, page 46, dwelling 76, family 78; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 53.

Burns, Annie Walker.  Kentucky Vital Statistics: Records of Marriages in Warren County, Kentucky for the Period of Years 1796 to 1851 Inclusive (Wallins Creek, KY: Annie Walker Burns, 1933), 67.

Family vital records in the Isaac Simpson Family Bible, In the Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, (Brattleborough, VT: J. Holbrook’s, 1817). Dennis L. Simpson, owner, 1992.