James Simpson

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Husband James Simpson ¹

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           Born: 20 Jun 1781 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 2
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           Died: 31 Jan 1851 2
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         Father: Capt. John Simpson (Abt 1744-1807) 1 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Murray (1756-1826) 2 3 5 6 7 8

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General Notes: Husband - James Simpson

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He was a surveyor. He passed through all the military grades in his younger days, from lieutenant to colonel. He was elected county commissioner [of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania?] in 1819.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 20.

2 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 440.

3 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 540.

4 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 439.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 27.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 109.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 182.

8 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 426.