James Simpson and Hannah White

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Husband James Simpson ^{1 2 3}

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           Died: 1813 - Indiana Co, PA 3
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         Father: [Father] Simpson (      -      )
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Wife Hannah White ^{1 2 3}

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         Father: Andrew White (      -      ) 3
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Children

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1 F Jane Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: James Allison (      -      ) 1

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2 M Andrew Simpson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1780 or Feb 1785 2 3
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           Died: 19 Nov 1862 2 4
         Buried:  - Centre U. P. Church, Centre Twp, Indiana Co, PA

         Spouse: Jane Rankin (      -1858) 1 2 3
           Marr: 3 Feb 1807 4

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3 F Martha Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: John Dean (      -      ) 1

         Spouse: George Plummer (      -      ) 1

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4 F Mary Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: Joseph Dean (      -      ) 1

         Spouse: Michael McAnulty (      -      ) 1

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5 M Thomas Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Clark (      -      ) 1

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6 F Elizabeth Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: Thomas Cross (      -      ) 1

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7 F Hannah Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: Robert Thompson (1777-      ) 5

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8 F Margaret Simpson ⁶

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            AKA: Margart Simpson 1
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         Spouse: Jonathan Phillips (      -      ) 6

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9 F Sarah Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: John McKesson (      -      ) 1

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10 M James Simpson ¹

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         Spouse: Catharine Stewart (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - James Simpson

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He came to Indiana County, Pennsylvania, from Scotland, locating first at what was called the "Old Scotch Fort," or Ligonier, Westmoreland County, near Laurel Hill. He suffered all the trials of frontier life in the French and Indian wars, and the Revolution, and with his brother Andrew and the brothers White, served for several years as scouts. He and the Whites removed at an early date to the vicinity of what is now Blairsville, Indiana County, and built a block-house and stockade. They remained there for several years. Andrew was killed by the Indians near the mouth of Black-lick while going to warn a settlement below of danger. John White was with him, but escaped with a broken arm. Shortly after this they removed to Cherry run, on Two-lick creek, just above the mouth of the run. They erected a block-house on a bluff on the bank of Two-lick, which was called the "Old McConaughey Fort." Simpson built a grist mill on Cherry run, on land later owned by Mr. Lomison, and remained there till his death. [HIC 1880, 452]

He migrated to Indiana County, Pennsylvania, with a sister and brother from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and had formerly come from Baltimore, Maryland. The journey overland was made with horses and wagons. Relatives of the family were Wallaces of Richard Wallace Fort, where Thomas Wallace was killed by the Indians. The Simpsons were farming people.
He was a Royal Arch Mason, and had fine regalia; his daughters later used the silver on it for spoons which they had made.

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General Notes: Wife - Hannah White

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Her brothers owned a large tract of land near West Newton and Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

She and her brothers came with James Simpson to western Pennsylvania. They were all noted as Indian fighters, scouts and rangers, and their duty was to protect the frontier. They erected a blockhouse on the Conemaugh opposite the fort on a plot of land which later formed part of the site of Blairsville.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 452.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1352.

3 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 347.

4 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 348.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 452, 515.

6 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 402.