| Show I II I III ii II Corner in Ancestors rs II III I I L I SIMPSON FAMILY I Tr Tradition Makes Make a Saxon Thane mane Founder Romance Founder Romance and Uld Tragedy in inthe inthe inthe I the Story Story Pioneers of Daring Oaring and Soldiers Brave BY ELEANOR OR LEXINGTON I. I y Im ns n's oi o eh easily becomes Simeon q f 1 fei 1 m ni 01 iri p pl H n V i AR H dr r tho is n One branch bratten of the tho Simpsons dates to time of Edward dward the Confessor or and from Archil a Saxon thane lIe He possessed possessed pos pos- essed the manor of or Clint in Yorkshire York York- shire where his descendants living living- Inthe in inthe inthe the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries centuries centuries ries ries- called themselves es de do Clynt CInt Orb Orio of th th family was Symon SYD n of or William Wit Wil IllIam Il- Il liam de IC Clynt 13 1390 01 Sy Smon's non's son came to tobe be known as Syms Symson n. n If Ie this tradition is as true tru true as It Is interesting tho the first Simpsons were yere do Quite aristocratic do Yes Indeed I Sims SImes Sirnes an and Symonds are said to be he variations of or the name Simpson or lIl like e it ft Thc They y trace ba back k to o SImons Simons Si 1 I mons mon's son on Simpson Is the name or of ofa ora I a parish in Buckingham and at Knaresborough Is one seat scat of ot the Si Simpsons Another Is Foston Hall HaJJ Yorkshire Searching the records for early earh fathers fathers fath fath- ers we find that Join John Simpson came over in the Truelove with wife wire Susanna They had six children and amid after aCtor Johns John's death leath hi hi widow became became became be be- came the the- wire wife of or d ParkHurst Watertown Mass 1 18 tho the home of or John and Susanna Suranna Francis Simpson of or Salem was worried as s sa a Quaker This This' was about aboul 1648 Alexander or of or Boston was born In Scotland which was wa also the tIme native o land of or 5 4 1 S 4 J i d 4 fr 4 4 r MR MANTEll AS KING RICHARD e Ml III I Andrew who was living in in Boston I G. G Ho married Elizabeth Patten and they became founders of the thc Now NOT Hampshire branch of the Simpsons making their home at Nottingham N N. H. H Tho romance of the family comeIn comes come In here although perhaps romance is not the thc word word tragedy tragedy is better ElIz Elizabeth beth wife wife- of or Andrew Andre at a time when it was wa n necessary to seek seck refuge e eIn In the block bloc house left tho the place o or of sl safety et one to return to he her homo home for n a short time She wanted wante to bako bake and to churn but alas the Indians fell upon upon her and ami killed her romane m r P rIY centers nb ut Geor ty r r i a It western pioneer H He lie married a n. Spanish Span Span- Ish beauty Juana and their daughter Isabella was the first white child born In the Rocky nock mountain re reI re- re glon of Colorado In honor of the I child the Indians gave a great war dance nail and brought her presents present o of various kinds hinds George George- George Simpsons Simpsons tomb Is cut in the rock on Simpsons Nest Colorado Andrew Simpson h had d children chil chil- dren one was was Josiah a a. brave soldier in the French mind n war and the Devolution Ite lIe He removed to Maine Maino and nd was the father of or ten children some of whom became founders of or orI the family an y in for far western st states stales te Andrew An All I drew and brother Thomas were I agents of tho the towns of Nottingham and Deerfield Heitmans Officers of or the American Revolution gives the names of Ensign Ensign Ensign En En- sign Andrew Andres' Simpson 81 Surgeon Sur Sur- goon geon John of or Connecticut and Captain Thomas of N. N II IL Captain Michael Michae Simpson was also a member of the I Continental arm army and with Arnold at al Quebec Michael Ichael one ono of nine children children children chil chil- dren was the son of the Immigrant Thomas who was wag the son of John born In Scotland but who lived anc and died In Ireland His two sons Thomas Thornas Thom Thorn as just named and John Ohn came camo to America 1720 and settled In Chester Chestor county Pa Pat Michael the soldier became became be be- came camo the owner oner of or land Jand and a it ferry in York county Pa Simpson's Simpsons Ferry It was caned called Another patriot was Geor George e Simpson Simpson Simpson Simp Simp- son of ot the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania branch lIe He was commissary general In the revolution revo rove lution and one of the tho officers of or tho the I Bank of oC North orth America the me fir first t bank bankIn In the Union Through his patriotism the finances of the time countr country were helped help help- ed In the war of 1312 1812 The Simpsons of or New England were no less Jess patriotic than their thelt brethren o ot Pennsylvania When hen the news of Le Lexington Lexington Lex Lex- ington ton reached nj l Major r John Simpson shouldered his gun Ha lie was ins wasat wasat at Bunker lull Hill It Is recorded that he lie was one of the Ule sr signers ners of ot D Of or the tho Association Test He Ho lived til The Simpsons aro prominent In Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia and anti related to the who numbered many revolutionary r soldiers and received largo large grants of land In Virginia for tor services In tho the war Among marriage connections in Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania are the McLeans Murrays l Esp s and anti Elders Sarah daughter o of Mary Simpson nn and Rev Re John Elder married General James Wallace who was prominent In the revolution re and m member of or the house of representatives Sarah and General Genera General Gen Gen- era eral Jam James s had three children Arnolds Arnolds Arn Arn- olds and were marriage connections connections con con- also tho the Grants Ul Ulysses es Simpson Grant Grunt came easily by his middle Je name as us everyone Im knows knOw's ws Ills Ibis mother was Hannah Simpson on who trac d back Simpsons of Peer field Other marriage connections in include in- in elude clude the Cranes Pierson Balls Drak Drakes arid and L L Characteristics of or the Simpsons are arc remarkable executive ability ant and practical common sense tho sense tho sense which moro properly should be bo called uncommon s sense nse Th The l family amity also alsop's ps p's possess ess strong Individuality with great mental power powel The Tho family has Its famous traveler tra and explorer Sir George Georgo Simpson born In Scotland 1700 1796 He lIe was knighted for or his hla services to the cause causo of ot science Thomas Simpson I was an Arctic explorer Robert Simpson Simp son was a great mathematician Sir Sh Jarries Young Simpson was a n. Scottish physician of or the tho nineteenth century who brilliantly fought and won the battle for tor nn anaesthetics and introduced ch chloroform Arms Arms' are arc blazoned for tho the Simpsons Simp Simp- sons eons and Simson also the J of pt Buckingham Durham York LUch- LUch I field fild London and Scotland and Ire Ire- Ia land ad The one illustrated is Ar Argent ent on a chief Indented vert rt three crescents of or the first Crest A crescent or Motto Tandem at at length tl he lie shall be filled Other mottoes mottoes mottoes mot mot- toes of the family are Je Pret Iret 1 I I am ready r I will n never es' es forget Da- Da It it will bo he given to tho ho persevering persevering persever persever- ing Alls Ails I 1 I am fed by birds Tho The coat arms of the thc Scottish branch is similar to tho the one ed It Is ls arge argent eitt t on n a. a chief vert three crescents cents of the first Crest A falcon proper Motto Ails Alls The motto shown with the illustration is also used by Scottish Simpson Simpsons II I |
