Capt. John Simpson and Margaret Murray
Husband Capt. John Simpson 1 2 3 4 5
AKA: Murray Simpson 6 Born: Abt 1744 - Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA Christened: Died: 3 Feb 1807 - Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co, PA 1 6 Buried:
Father: James Simpson ( - ) 2 Mother: Mary [Unk] ( - ) 6
Marriage: 7 May 1776 1 4 7
Wife Margaret Murray 1 4 5 6 8 9
Born: 1756 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 4 6 Christened: Died: 27 Apr 1826 - Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co, PA 6 8 Buried:
Father: Capt. James Murray (Abt 1729-1804/1804) 3 4 5 10 11 12 Mother: Rebecca McLean ( -1795) 4 5 9 13
Children
1 F Rebecca Simpson 4 8 14
Born: 8 Apr 1777 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 4 8 14 Christened: Died: 13 Oct or 15 Oct 1845 - Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co, PA 4 8 14 Buried: - Huntingdon Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co, PASpouse: John Patton (1757/1759-1836) 4 8 15 16 Marr: 16 Apr 1801 4 8 14
2 F Margaret Simpson 8
Born: 30 Jan 1779 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 8 Christened: Died: 3 Mar 1829 8 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 M James Simpson 3
Born: 20 Jun 1781 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 8 Christened: Died: 31 Jan 1851 8 Buried:
4 F Martha Simpson 8
Born: 15 Feb 1786 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 8 Christened: Died: - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Buried:Spouse: George Anshutz, Jr. ( - ) 8 Marr: 6 May 1806 8
5 F Anna Simpson 8
Born: 9 Jul 1788 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 8 Christened: Died: 26 May 1856 - Franklin Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 8 Buried:Spouse: William Curry ( - ) 8
6 F Sarah Simpson 8
Born: 10 Sep 1791 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 8 Christened: Died: while young Buried:
7 F Elizabeth Isabella Simpson 17
Born: 22 Aug 1794 8 Christened: Died: 13 Dec 1865 - Atsion, Burlington Co, NJ 8 Buried: - Huntingdon Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co, PASpouse: Daniel Africa (1794- ) 3 17 Marr: 19 Aug 1830 8
8 M John Simpson 18
Born: 21 Jun 1798 8 Christened: Died: 19 Jul 1872 8 Buried:Spouse: Mrs. Elizabeth Ramsey ( -1852) 8Spouse: Mrs. Mary McAllister ( - ) 8
General Notes: Husband - Capt. John Simpson
He learned blacksmithing, and, in 1763, settled on the Susquehanna, in what was then Upper Paxtang township, Lancaster, later Dauphin, County, Pennsylvania. On the 15th of August, 1775, he was commissioned second lieutenant of Capt. James Murray's company in the Fourth battalion of associators, of Lancaster County. On the 28th of January, 1777, Lieut. Col. Cornelius Cox, of the battalion, ordered him to remain in the "Continental smith-shop" at Bristol. He served during the greater part of the Revolution, toward its close in command of a company of militia, when he returned to his farm. In the spring of 1793 he removed to Huntingdon, where he passed the remainder of his days.
In the spring of 1793 he moved to Huntingdon, and on the 4th day of April in that year purchased from Abraham Haines two adjoining lots on the northwest corner of Penn and Second Streets, on which there was a house erected, but not quite ready for occupancy. He finished the house and dwelt there until his death.
1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 540.
2 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 439.
3 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 20.
4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 27.
5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 109.
6 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 182.
7 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 163.
8 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 440.
9 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 426.
10 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 522, 540.
11 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 174, 182.
12 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 425.
13 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 175.
14 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 107.
15 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 589.
16 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 106.
17 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 417, 440.
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J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 99, 440.
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