James2 Simpson (1786-1838)
(Hugh1 Simpson)
James Simpson, son of Hugh
Simpson and Mary Ann Long, was born 18
April 1786 in Pendleton Co., SC.
James is probably is listed in the
household of Hugh Simpson enumerated in the 1790 federal census of Pendleton
Co., SC.
Head of Family: Simpson,
Hugh
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Free White Males
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16 & up,
incl. head of families
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2
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Hugh (1761)
Unknown
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Under 16
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4
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Matthew (1784)
James (1786)
Hugh (1787)
Elijah (1789)
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Free White Females
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incl. head of family
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2
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Mary (1761)
Mary (1790)
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All Other Persons
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0
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Slaves
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0
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The family moved to Kentucky
then to Davidson Co., TN. But James may be old enough to stay in Kentucky .
James married Margaret Catherine
Marrs 17 November 1804 in Logan Co., KY.
Margaret Catherine Marrs,
daughter of William Marrs, was born 11
June 1782 probably in Tennessee .
The identification of her mother is unknown at this time. Margaret is known as
Peggy in several documents.
The household of James Simpson is
enumerated in the 1810 federal census of Warren Co., KY.
Free White Males
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0 to 10
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1
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Hugh Wesley (1807)
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16 to 26
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1
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James (1786)
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Free White Females
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0 to 10
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3
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Mary (1805)
Unknown
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16 to 26
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1
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Margaret (1782)
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He may have served in the War of
1812.
Probably around the year of 1820,
the family moved and settled in Crawford Co., AR. One source stated that the
family moved and settled near Van Buren in 1815 and about 1819 James and four
other men blazed the first trail over the Boston
Mountains Arkansas
near Evansville where he and his
family settled a short time thereafter and lived there for some time. If this is
true, the rest of the children were born in Arkansas
but there are several conflicts with some records.
He is listed in the 1821 Crawford
Co., AR tax list.
In 1828, Washington
County Crawford
County
He is listed in the 1828
Washington Co., AR tax list.
He is listed in the 1829
Sheriff’s census of Washington Co., AR.
In the court records of
Washington Co., AR, dated 2 March 1829 ,
James was on the panel of grand jury for the circuit court. Also on the same
day, the court ordered that James along with John Woody and James Buchanan be
appointed commissioners to view and mark a road leading from the town of Franklin
in Washington County Lee
Creek Vineyard
Township
He is listed in the 1830
Washington Co., AR tax list.
In the court records of
Washington Co., AR dated 7 June 1830 ,
James was on the panel of petit jury.
The household of James Simpson is
enumerated in the 1830 federal census of Washington Co., Arkansas
Territory
Free White Males
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15 – 20
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1
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William H. (1811)
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20 – 30
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1
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Hugh Wesley (1807)
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30 – 40
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2
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Unknown
Unknown
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40 – 50
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1
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James (1786)
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Free White Females
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5 – 10
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2
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Eleanor (1820)
Elizabeth Jane (1822)
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10 – 15
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2
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Minerva (1814)
Ann (1816)
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15 – 20
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1
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Marian (1812)
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20 – 30
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2
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Mary (1805)
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40 – 50
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1
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Margaret (1782)
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He is listed in the 1832
Washington Co., AR tax list.
In the court records of
Washington Co., AR dated June 1832, he was on the panel of grand jury.
He is listed in the 1835
Washington Co., AR tax list.
He may have died around 1838 probably
in Vineyard Twp., Washington Co., AR. His son, Hugh Wesley, was the
administrator for James’ will but there is no record of the will in the
Washington Co., AR records. There is no other document to collaborate with
James’ date and place of death as well as his burial location.
Margaret died 26 December 1840 probably in Vineyard Twp.
Again Hugh Wesley was the administrator of Margaret’s will and again there is
no record of her will. Also there is no other document to collaborate with
Margaret’s date and place of death as well as her burial ground.
Children of James Simpson and Margaret Catherine Marrs
Mary Simpson
(1805-Unknown)
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Hugh Wesley
Simpson (1807-1862)
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Elizabeth Simpson
(1809-Unknown)
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William H.
Simpson (1811-1855)
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Marian Simpson
(1812-Unknown)
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Minerva Marrs
Simpson (1814-1902)
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Ann Simpson
(1816-1902)
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Nellie Simpson
(1818-Unknown)
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Eleanor Simpson
(1820-Unknown)
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Elizabeth Jane
Simpson (1822-Unknown)
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Sources
1790 U.S.
census, Hugh Simpson household, Pendleton Co., SC, page 80, line 16: National
Archives micropublication M637, roll 11.
1810 U.S. census, James Simpson
household, Warren Co., KY, page 253, line 44; National Archives
micropublication M252, roll 8.
“Early Census Lists of Washington
County,” Flashback, volume 10, number
4 (October 1960): 49.
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.
McConnell, Lloyd, contributor, “The
First Court Records of Washington County,” Flashback,
volume 15, number 2 (April 1965): 3, 4 and 7.
McConnell, Lloyd, contributor, “Early
Court Records of Washington County,” Flashback,
volume 15, number 3 (July 1965): 3.
Williams, O.E., contributor, “A
Tribute to Judge Benjamin Franklin Campbell,” Flashback, volume 3, number 6 (17 October 1953 ): no page listed.
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