Wednesday, January 2, 2013


Elias2 Simpson (1802-1854)
(Hugh1 Simpson)

Elias Simpson, son of Hugh Simpson and Mary Ann Long, was born 13 June 1802 probably in Davidson (present-day Rutherford) Co., TN. His gravestone marked that he was born in Tennessee.
Probably in the year of 1810, the family moved and settled in Warren Co., KY.
Elias 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
Anna (1797)
16 to 26
1
Mary (1790)
45 & Over
1
Mary (1761)

Elias is probably listed in the household of Hugh Simpson enumerated in the 1820 federal census of Warren Co., KY.
Free White Males
18 to 26
2
Isaac (1799)
Elias (1802)
45 & Up
1
Hugh (1761)
Free White Females
Under 10
1
Unknown
Maybe child of Elijah’s?
26 to 45
1
Mary (1790)
Maybe Betsy (Marrs) Simpson?
45 & Up
1
Mary (1761)

Elias married Nancy Morehead Briggs 15 September 1831 in Warren Co., KY. The wedding ceremony was performed by Fagg.
Nancy, daughter of William Thompson Briggs and Elizabeth Morehead, was born 17 September 1797 in Kentucky.
The household of Elias Simpson is enumerated in the 1840 federal census of Warren Co., KY.
Free White Males
5 – 10
1
William (1833)
30 – 40
1
Elias (1802)
Free White Females
Under 5
1
Harriet (1836)
30 – 40
1
Nancy

The household of Elias Simpson is enumerated in the 1850 federal census of District No.1, Warren Co., taken on 27 September. Elias’ occupation is listed as a farmer with the real estate valued at $3464.
Line
Name
Age
Sex
Occupation
Birthplace
6
Simpson, Elias
47
M
Farmer
TN
7
Simpson, Nancy
44
F

KY
8
Simpson, William
16
M
Laborer
KY
9
Simpson, Mary
6
F

KY
10
Atwell, Leonard H.
10
M

KY

Elias died 30 March 1854 probably in Warren Co., KY by hanging himself and his burial location is on a private land, located 4/10 of a mile west of Jack Smith Road on Russellville Road behind a house in Warren Co. at this time. His gravestone was given to one of his descendants.
Transcription of Elias’ will in the Will Book D, page 386, of Warren Co., KY:
I, Elias Simpson of the County of Warren & State of Kentucky do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking & holding null and void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. And first it is my will & desire that my body be decently interred & that my funeral cem. monies be conducted in a manner corresponding to my estate & condition in life. I will and desist my executors hereinafter mentioned to pay all my debts and the expenses of my funeral as soon after my decease as may be convenient & out of the first moneys which they may have in their hands arising from any portion of my estate real or personal. I will and direct that appraisement of my estate be made and that my wife Nancy be allowed to choose and select from my entire [   ], one third in value of my whole estate this in lieu of dower, that is she is to have and third of my entire estate & she is to have any part she may choose and after her death the property or estate which is devised to her is to be divided between Elias Thompson, Mary & William C. Simpson my three children equally. I will and direct that after the allotment of the one third to my wife as abovementioned that my estate be divided into three portions for my three children and that the portion allotted to my son Elias Thompson shall be worth five hundred dollars more than that of my son William and also that my daughter Mary receive a portion worth five hundred dollars more than my son William, that is my son Elias Thompson & my daughter Mary receive equal portions of my estate that they respectively receive five hundred dollars more in valuation than my son William. I do this because William is grown & has received his education Elias Thompson & Mary are small & are yet to receive their education. It is my will and desire that my two children Elias Thompson & Mary be well educated

The household of Nancy Simpson is enumerated in the 1860 federal census of District No. 1, Warren Co., taken on 3 September. The personal estate was valued at $10,000.
Line
Name
Age
Sex
Occupation
Birthplace
30
Simpson, N. M.
56
F

KY
31
Simpson, M.B.
15
F

KY
32
Simpson, E.T.
16 [6]
F [M]

KY

There is no further information of Nancy from this point.

Children of Elias Simpson and Nancy Morehead Briggs


Harriet Ann Simpson (1836-1848)

John Henry Simpson (1841-1845)

Mary Briggs Simpson (1844-1920)

Elias Thompson Simpson (1843-Unknown)

Sources
1810 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Warren Co., KY, page 253, line 1; National Archives micropublication M252, roll 8.
1820 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Warren Co., KY, page 35, line 19; National Archives micropublication M33, roll 28.
1840 U.S. census, Elias Simpson household, Warren Co., KY, page 82, line 17; National Archives micropublication M704, roll 125.
1850 U.S. census, Elias Simpson household, Warren Co., KY, population schedule, District No.1, page 50, dwelling 689, family 689; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 220.
1860 U.S. census, N.M. Simpson household, Warren Co., KY, population schedule, District No.1, Bowling Green post office, page 146, dwelling 1307, family 1307; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 398.
1870 U.S. census, Jane B. Lewis household, Warren Co., KY, population schedule, Covington precinct, Rockfield post office, page 113, dwelling 270, family 280; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 502.
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), 91.
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.
Thomas, O.L. Ancestral Graves in Warren County, KY (Warren County Historical Society, n.d.), 199.

4 comments:

  1. Elias Thompson Simpson married Elizabeth Ware McCutchen, had 4 children named Lena, Mary, George Edward and Elias Thompson (girl). He died in 1885 in a horse rounding up accident in Oklahoma Territory and is buried in Whitt Cemetery, Parker County Texas. More info and photos on Ancestry.com. Thank you very much for sharing all of this information. Susan D.

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  2. I'd be very interested in being in touch to share/exchange historical info and photos. You can reach me at susandaniels@comcast.net.

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  3. Just discovered this blog! Hugh is my 6GU, so lots of good info on here. Thanks!

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