Simpson

 Mary Ann Simpson, 6th Great-Grandmother
1741 - 1 September 1786
b. Fairfax, Virginia
d. Caswell, North Carolina

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Nickname: Molly

Parents:
Richard Simpson 1723-1785
Mary Kincheloe 1719-1798

Maternal Lineage:
Ruth Williams, mother of Elizabeth Canterbury, mother of Mary Kincheloe, mother of Mary Ann Simpson

Spouse: Tyre Harris 1728-1786 
Married:   1757
Children:  8

1. Frances Harris 1758-1818
2. Simpson Harris 1768-1833
3. Lydia Harris 1770-1811
4. Robert Harris 1770-1842
5. Christopher Harris 1772-1834
6. Susannah Harris 1774-1827
7. Edith Harris 1775-1816
8. Nancy Harris 1778-1855

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Richard Simpson, 7th Great-Grandfather
9 January 1723 - 22 July 1785
b. Fairfax, Virginia
d. Caswell, North Carolina

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Parents:

Richard Simpson 1691-1762

Sarah Barker 1706-1766

Maternal Lineage:
Sarah Barker, mother of Richard Simpson

Spouse:   Mary Kincheloe 1719-1798

Married:   1740

Children:  10

1. Elizabeth Simpson 1740-1798
2. Mary Ann  Simpson 1741-1786
3. Susannah Simpson 1742-1786
4. Sarah Simpson 1744-1785
5. Keziah Simpson 1745-1858
6. Lydia Simpson 1746-1798
7. Nancy Ann Simpson 1750-1798
8. Ede Simpson 1753-1798
9. Margaret Simpson 1756-1797
10. Richard Simpson III 1770-1853

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Richard Simpson, 8th Great-Grandfather
1691 - 21 December 1762
b. All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland
d. Fairfax, Virginia

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Parents:
Thomas Simpson 1665-1709
Elizabeth Greene 1668-1696

Maternal Lineage:
Elizabeth Greene 1669-1696, mother of Richard Simpson

Spouse: Mary Kincheloe 1719-1798

Married: 1715

Children: 

1. Elizabeth Simpson 1717-1785
2. Richard  Simpson 1723-1785
3. George Simpson 1727-1782
4. Others TBD 

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Thomas Simpson, 9th Great-Grandfather
1665 - 14 May 1709
b. Virginia
d. Aquia Creek, Stafford, Virginia

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Biography has for this Thomas what Ancestry has for his father, with Elizabeth Pierpoint being his spouse. It includes an excerpt from a genealogical study that needs to be reconciled with other pieces of information before continuing further back in this lineage.

Parents & Maternal Lineage: TBD

Spouse: Elizabeth Greene 1668-1696
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. Richard Simpson 1691-1762 
2. Others TBD

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Simpson Lineage
George Simpson 1620-1680, father of Thomas Simpson 1640-1669, father of Thomas Simpson 1665-1709, father of Richard Simpson 1691-1762, father of Richard Simpson 1723-1785, father of Mary Ann Simpson

Simpson Migration
Grimston, Leicestershire, England > St Marys, Charles, Maryland > All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland > Aquia Creek, Stafford, Virginia > Fairfax, Virginia > Caswell, North Carolina  

Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 17 September 2025

Most recently updated: 3 October 2025

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