John2
Simpson (1791-1863)
(Hugh1 Simpson)
John Simpson, son of Hugh Simpson
and Mary Ann Long, was born 4 August
1791 in Pendleton Co., SC. His
middle name is reported to be Lewis but there is no other document to verify
this.
The family moved to Kentucky
then to Davidson Co., TN. Then, probably in the year of 1810, the family moved
and settled in Warren Co., KY.
John is probably listed in the
household of Hugh Simpson enumerated in the 1810 federal census of Warren
County, KY. John is in the 16 to 26 column.
Free White Males
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Under 10
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1
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Elias (1802)
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10 to 16
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2
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Absalom(1793)
Isaac (1799)
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16 to 26
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2
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Elijah (1789)
John (1791)
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45 & Over
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1
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Hugh (1761)
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Free White Females
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10 to 16
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1
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Anna (1797)
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16 to 26
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1
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Mary (1790)
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45 & Over
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1
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Mary (1761)
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John may have served in the War
of 1812.
He married Elizabeth Butler 23 January 1813 in Warren Co., KY.
The wedding ceremony was performed by Chapman.
Elizabeth, daughter of Elizabeth
(-?-) Butler , was born 18 February 1795 .
The family moved and settled in
Crawford Co., AR as John is listed in the 1829 Crawford Co. tax list. John took
land near Mulberry vicinity.
The household of John Simpson is
enumerated in the 1830 federal census of Mulberry Twp., Crawford Co., Arkansas
Territory .
Free White Males
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Under 5
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2
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Lewis (1830)
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10 – 15
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2
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Hugh (1816)
William (1817)
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15 – 20
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1
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James (1815)
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30 – 40
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1
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John (1791)
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Free White Females
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5 – 10
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1
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Terry (1822)
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30 – 40
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1
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He is listed in the 1830 to 1835
Crawford Co. tax list.
On 20 August 1838 , John has acquired 35.33 acres of land
located on the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 18, in
township 10 north of range 28 west.
The household of John Simpson is
enumerated in the 1840 federal census of Franklin Co., AR.
Free White Males
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10 – 15
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2
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Lewis (1830)
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20 – 30
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1
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Hugh (1816)
or
William (1817)
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40 – 50
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1
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John (1791)
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Free White Females
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10 – 15
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2
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Mary (1825)?
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15 – 20
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1
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Terry (1822)
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40 – 50
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1
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The household of John Simpson is
enumerated in the 1850 federal census of Mulberry Twp., Franklin Co., AR, taken
on 6 November. John’s occupation is listed as a farmer with the real estate
valued at $1000.
Line
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Name
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Age
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Sex
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Occupation
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Birthplace
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5
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Simpson, John
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59
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M
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Farmer
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NC
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6
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Simpson,
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50
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F
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Unknown
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7
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Simpson, Lewis
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20
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M
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Laborer
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AR
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8
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Simpson,
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19
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F
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AR
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The household of John Simpson is
enumerated in the 1860 federal census of Mulberry Twp., Franklin Co., taken on
21 June. John’s occupation is listed as a farmer with real estate valued at
$4000 and personal estate valued at $4400.
Line
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Name
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Age
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Sex
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Occupation
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Birthplace
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17
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Simpson, J.
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68
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M
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Farmer
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SC
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18
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Simpson,
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65
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F
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SC
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19
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Simpson, William L.
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19
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M
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AR
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20
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Simpson, Mary A.
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15
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F
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AR
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21
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Simpson, M.J.
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12
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F
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AR
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22
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Simpson, A.F.
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10
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F
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AR
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He died 1 March 1863 in Franklin Co. AR and is buried at
the Simpson Plantation in Mulberry Twp., Franklin (present-day Crawford) Co. ,
AR.
John’s will was recorded and
probated at the courthouse in Ozark, Franklin Co., AR 18 May 1863 with his son,
Lewis, was named as an executor with William J. Remy and Richard Quesenbury as
witnesses.
Transcription of John’s will in
Franklin Co., AR:
Know all men by these presents that I, John Simpson, of Mulberry
Township in the County of Franklin and State of Arkansas as gentleman being in
good health and of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this
my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me at any times
heretofore made.
First I hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Simpson to be sole Executor
of this my last will directing my said executor to pay all my just debts and
funeral expenses and the legacies hereinafter given out of my estate.
Second I give and bequeath to my son Lewis a certain portion of land of
my real estate a part of the Northwest quarter of Section Eighteen also a part
of Southwest quarter of Section Seven also a part of the Southeast quarter of
Section Twelve Township Ten North of Range Twenty-eight West commencing at a
black oak tree near the branch a little West of South from Lewis Simpson’s
dwelling house thence a strait line north to a black oak tree near the house
thence a strait line to a white oak tree on a bank near the garden thence a
strait line a little west of north to a walnut tree by the fence thence a
strait line northwest to a stone at the end of the first crop fence thence with
said fence to the north end of said crop fence thence north a parallel line
with Justin Beneux line to the dividing line between me and said Beneux thence
east with said line to the Range Two thence south with said Beneux line to the
corner at the mouth of a short lane thence eastwardly with a conditional line
between me and said Beneux to a branch thence with the nuances of the branch
conditional line to the forks of the branch thence east with conditional line
to the east boundary line of my land thence south with said line thirty Rods to
a stake thence westwardly to the beginning to have as a portion or part of his
portion of estate at its value the labor he puts on said land not to be
considered the half of the apple orchard reserved to myself and wife our
natural life.
Third I give and bequest to my wife the remainder of my estate or so
much as will be sufficient for her use her natural life at my death if she
considers that there are more than a sufficiency for her support the over plus
to be divided equally between the lawful heirs and the property to be valued by
these disinterested men to be chosen by a majority of the heirs and the proportional
part that will belong to Hugh Simpson heirs and Jefferson Simpson’s children to
be in the hands of Lewis Simpson my executor till they become of age and to be
paid over to them their proportional part as they become of age and at the
death of my said wife the balance to be divided equally as abovementioned.
Elizabeth is listed the household
of John Morrow Simpson enumerated in the 1870 federal census of Cove Creek
Twp., Washington Co., AR taken in the month of September.
Line
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Name
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Age
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Sex
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Occupation
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Birthplace
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33
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Simpson, John
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52
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M
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Farmer
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KY
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34
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Simpson, T.
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49
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F
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AR
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35
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Simpson, A.L.
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25
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F
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AR
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36
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Simpson, M.F.
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17
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F
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AR
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37
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Simpson, E.
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75
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F
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SC
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Children of John Lewis Simpson and Elizabeth Butler
James Butler
Simpson (1815-1888)
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Hugh Simpson
(1816-Unknown)
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William L.
Simpson (1818-Unknown)
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Terry Simpson
(1822-1900)
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Jefferson
Simpson (1827-Unknown)
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Lewis Simpson
(1830-Unknown)
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Elizabeth
Ann Simpson (1832-1885)
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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, John Simpson
household, Crawford Co., AR, page 58, line 24; National Archives
micropublication M19, roll 5.
1840 U.S. census, John Simpson
household, Franklin Co., AR, page 125, line 23; National Archives
micropublication M704, roll 17.
1850 U.S. census, John Simpson
household, Franklin Co., AR, population schedule, Mulberry township, page 121,
dwelling 237, family 237; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 26.
1860 census, J. Simpson household,
Franklin Co., AR, population schedule, Mulberry township, Pleasant Hill post
office, page 307, dwelling 481, family 459; National Archives micropublication
M653, roll 41.
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.
Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated
Indexing Systems, compiler, Arkansas Census, 1819-1870 (Ancestry.com).
Kendrick, Clara E., “Pioneer
Simpsons in America ,”
Flashback, volume17, number 4
(November 1967), 4.
Will of John Simpson, 18 May 1863 . Record of Wills and
Testaments, Franklin County
[AR] Courthouse, Ozark, AR. Microfilm roll 1027665, Item 1, FHL.
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