Mathew Long² Simpson (1784-1831)
(Hugh¹ Simpson)

Mathew L. Simpson, son of Hugh Simpson and Mary Ann Long, was born 22 November 1784 in Ninety-six District, SC. Mathew was apparently named after his maternal grandfather, Mathew Long but I am unable to verify this possibility.

Mathew is probably 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 Nancy (-?-). There is no record of their marriage to be found at this time.

The household of Mathew Simpson is enumerated in the 1810 federal census of Warren Co., KY.

Free White Males
16 to 26	1	Matthew (1784)
Free White Females
0 to 10	1
16 to 26	1	Nancy

A deed recorded 4 July 1818 in the Warren County deed book I-9 shows Mathew bought 38 acres, beginning on the east bank of Gaspers River near the mouth of Hall’s Branch from Elizabeth Butler (possible mother of Elizabeth, wife of brother, John) for $250. Another deed recorded 15 January 1819 showed that Matthew bought 1¾ acres of land where his current dwelling house is located from Elizabeth Butler for $550.

But a deed recorded 12 October 1819 shows Mathew sold 38 acres of land to his brother-in-law, William C. Maxey, for $300. And finally, another deed recorded 16 October 1819 shows Mathew sold 1¾ acres sold to Miller Wood.

Probably between the years of 1819 and 1829, the family moved and settled into Upper Twp., Crawford Co., AR. as Mathew is listed on the 1829 tax list of Upper Township, Crawford Co., AR.

The household of Mathew Simpson is enumerated in the 1830 federal census of Upper Township of Crawford Co., Arkansas Territory.

Males
40 – 50	1	Matthew (1784)
Females
40 – 50	1	Nancy

Mathew may have lived in Lawrence Co., Arkansas Territory as his name is on the 1831 tax list of Lawrence Co., AR.

Mathew died 4 January 1831 either in Crawford or Lawrence Counties, AR. His burial location is unknown at this time.

There is no further record on wife Nancy and his child/children at this time.

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, Matt. Simpson household, Warren Co., KY, page 253, line 43; National Archives micropublication M 252, roll 8.

1830 U.S. census, Mathew L. Simpson household, Crawford Co., Arkansas Territory, page 52, line 13; National Archives micropublication M19, roll 5.

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, comp. 1820 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com.

Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Arkansas Census, 1819-1870. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com.

Murray, Joyce Martin, abstractor and compiler, Deed Abstracts of Warren County, Kentucky 1812-1821 (Deed Books F-6, G-7, H-8, I-9) (Dallas, TX: Joyce Martin Murray, 1986), pages 104 and 131.