Hugh² Simpson (1787-1852)

(Hugh¹ Simpson)

Hugh Simpson, son of Hugh Simpson and Mary Ann Long, was born 18 December 1781 in Pendleton Co., SC.

Hugh may be listed in the household of Hugh Simpson enumerated in the 1790 federal census of Pendleton Co., SC.

Head of Family: Simpson, Hugh
Free White Males
16 & up, incl. head of families	2	Hugh (1761) Unknown
Under 16	4	Matthew (1784) James (1786) Hugh (1787) Elijah (1789)
Free White Females
incl. head of family	2	Mary (1761) Mary (1790)
All Other Persons	0
Slaves	0

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.

He married Elizabeth Jane Morrow 3 January 1818 in Warren Co., KY. The wedding ceremony was performed by John Keel.

Elizabeth Jane Morrow, daughter of John Morrow and Mary Calhoun, was born 23 April 1795 in Abbeville District, SC. She was known as Jane in several documents.

In the spring of 1826, He and his brother, John, with their family migrated and settled in northwest part of Arkansas somewhere between Evansville and Vineyard.

He is listed in the 1829 Sheriff’s census of Washington Co., AR.

The household of Hugh Simpson is enumerated in the 1830 federal census of Washington Co., Arkansas Territory.

Males
Under 5	1	George (1827)
5 – 10	2	John Morrow (1818) Elijah (1820)
40 – 50	1	Hugh (1787)
Females
Under 5	1	Margaret (1829)
5 – 10	1	Mary Ann (1823)
30 – 40	1	Jane (1795)

The household of Hugh Simpson is enumerated in the 1840 federal census of Vineyard Twp., Washington Co., AR.

Free White Males
Under 5	1	Hugh (1837)
10 – 15	1	George (1827)
20 – 30	1	John Morrow (1818)
40 – 50	1	Hugh (1787)
Females
5 – 10	1	Elizabeth Jane (1833)
10 – 15	1	Margaret (1829)
15 – 20	1	Mary Ann (1823)
40 – 50	1	Jane (1795)

The household of Hugh Simpson is enumerated in the 1850 federal census of Vineyard Twp., Washington Co., AR. Hugh’s occupation is listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $500.

Line	Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
5	Simpson, Hugh	63	M	Farmer	SC
6	Simpson, Jane	55	F		SC
7	Simpson, George	22	M	Farmer	AR
8	Simpson, Jane	16	F		AR
9	Simpson, Hugh	14	M		AR
10	Story, Amanda	3	F		AR

He died 2 January 1852 in Washington Co. and is buried at the Brewster Cemetery near Prairie Grove, Washington Co., AR.

Hugh’s will was recorded 5 January 1852 and probated 18 May 1852 at the court of Washington Co., AR. His wife, Jane, was named as an executrix with D.E. Edmiston and John Morrow as witnesses.

The household of Jane Simpson is enumerated in the 1860 federal census of Vineyard Twp., Washington Co., AR, taken on 5 June. This census stated that the real estate is valued at $1000 and the personal estate valued at $1000.

Line	Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
26	Simpson, Jane	66	F		SC
27	Simpson, Hugh	23	M	Farmer	AR
28	Story, Manda	13	F		AR

Jane (“E.”) is listed in the household of John Simpson enumerated in the 1870 federal census of Cove Creek Twp., Washington Co., AR taken in the month of September.

Jane is listed as a mother in the household of Hugh Simpson enumerated in the 1880 federal census of Vineyard Twp., Washington Co., AR, taken between 9 and 10 June.

Line	Name	Relat.	Sex	Age	Marital	Occupation	Birthplace	Father	Mother
44	Simpson, Hugh	Head	M	43	Married	Farmer	AR	KY	SC
45	Simpson, Honnetta A.	Wife	F	37	Married	Keeps House	AR	TN	TN
46	Simpson, Floretta A.	Dau	F	17	Single	At Home	AR	AR	AR
47	Simpson, William	Son	M	15	Single	Works on Farm	AR	AR	AR
48	Simpson, Mary	Dau	F	13	Single	At Home	AR	AR	AR
49	Simpson, Mina	Dau	F	11	Single	At Home	AR	AR	AR
50	Simpson, Jenny	Dau	F	9	Single	At Home	AR	AR	AR
1	Simpson, Robert	Son	M	7	Single		AR	AR	AR
2	Simpson, Fanny	Dau	F	4	Single		AR	AR	AR
3	Simpson, George	Son	M	2	Single		AR	AR	AR
4	Simpson, Jane	Mother	F	86	Widowed		SC	SC	SC
5	Story, Amanda	Niece	F	33	Single	Lives in Family	AR	AR	AR

Jane died 5 May 1881 in Washington Co., AR and is buried at the Brewster Cemetery.

Children of Hugh Simpson and Elizabeth Jane Morrow

	John Morrow Simpson (1818-1898)
	Elijah Simpson (1820-1831)
	Mary Ann Simpson (1823-1847)
	George Simpson (1827-1908)
	Margaret Catherine Simpson (1829-1847)
	Elizabeth Jane Simpson (1833-1904)
	Hugh Simpson (1837-1903)

Sources

1790 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Pendleton Co., SC, page 80, line 16: National Archives micropublication M637, roll 11.

1830 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Washington Co., Arkansas Territory, page 185, line 12; National Archives micropublication M19, roll 5.

1840 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Washington Co., AR, page 267, line 18; National Archives micropublication M704, roll 20.

1850 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Washington Co., AR, population schedule, Vineyard township, page 421, dwelling 19, family 19; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 31.

1860 U.S. census, Jane Simpson household, Washington Co., AR, population schedule, Vineyard township, Evansville post office, page 495, dwelling 114, family 111; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 52.

1870 U.S. census, John Simpson household, Washington Co., AR, population schedule, Cove Creek township, Billingsly post office, page 121, dwelling 66, family 71; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 66.

1880 U.S. census, Hugh Simpson household, Washington Co., AR, population schedule, Vineyard township, ED 213, sheet 658A, dwelling 111, family 111; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 58.

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.

Lunginbuel Funeral Home (luginbuel.com), Genealogy Section.

Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas, volume XI (Rogers, AR: Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, 1991), 29.