John Simpson

Abt 1700 - 1742  (42 years)

• Name	John Simpson  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1700	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	He (wife Mary) left 330 acres from Whitelaw's tract A104 ((ITAL:)John Simpson Part(:ITAL)) that he had inherited from his father Thomas Simpson Sr. and other lands in the vicinity to his son Thomas; according to his father's will he had inherited 200 acres, and is known to have bought 60 acres from tract A117, which leaves 70 acres unaccounted for. In 1760 his son Thomas left to his sisters Siner, Mary and Ann, who married respectively Ralph Justice, Charles Bayly and Thomas W. Rodgers; the land was divided by cross lines parallel to the north line of the tract, the Baylys getting the north strip, the Rodgers the middle and the Justices the one next to the John Dix land. (ITAL:)Mary Bayly Part(:ITAL): In 1765 Mary Bayly and her husband Charles sold her third to Thomas W. Rodgers. After his death, his widow Ann married Jonathan West and in 1770 the Wests sold this original Bayly part to Charles West, who in 1794, with his wife Anne, sold as 104 acres to Charles Rew. ((ITAL:)Ann Rodgers Part(:ITAL)): In 1792 Ann West, as widow of her second husband Jonathan West, sold her own inherited 104 acres to Southy Simpson, who had married her daughter Hannah Rodgers; another daughter, Polly Rodgers, was living on the property, so perhaps what Ann intended to convey was only her life interest in half of it. In 1794 the Simpsons sold to the Overseers of the Poor, the deed stating that they were selling only half of the land; no deed from Polly Rodgers was ever found, but all of this part eventually was owned by the Overseers. ((ITAL:)Sinah Justice Part(:ITAL)): After the deaths of Sinah and Ralph Justice, the title to this part passed to a son William, who in 1805 with his wife Sarah sold their 104 acres to the Overseers "for the use and support of the poor house which has been erected in this county." The Overseers thus owned 208 acres, and while it is not now owned by the county, no disposition of it was ever found.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	6 Jan 1726	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Was Living	30 Dec 1736	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that he, Tobias Bull, Roger Abbott & Thomas Riley were named in John Melson's will to divide the estate upon John's wife death or marriage.
  Was Living	30 Dec 1740	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	It was on this date that he, Edmund Bayly and Southy Rew were named in Isaac Dix's will to appraise and divide his estate between his wife and children.
  Was Living	27 Jan 1741	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	It was on this date that he and Mason Abbott were the securities on the administration of the estate of William Taylor to his widow Mary Taylor.
  Will	23 Dec 1741	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	To wife Mary. To son Thomas Simpson plantation and marsh where I now live being 442 acres reserving his mother's thirds. To daughter Sinah Simpson, daughter Mary and Ann (wife Mary mother of all the children). Wife and children residual legatees. Wife executrix. Witnessess were Southy Rew, Job Haddersick, and William Riley.
  Death	1742  [7]
  Probate	26 Oct 1742	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Record ID	32445
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Simpson, Sr.,   b. Abt 1660   d. Jan 1726, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)  (Father)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1660   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 1. Samuel Simpson,   b. Abt 1684, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Dec 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 76 years) ╚═ Sarah Parker,  m. Abt 1710 + 2. Thomas Simpson, Jr.,   b. Abt 1686, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1728  (Age 42 years) ╚═ Rhoda 'Rhody' Clark, (Clark?,  m. Abt 1720   3. Elizabeth Simpson,   b. Abt 1688, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Simpson,   b. Abt 1689   d. Bef 25 Mar 1746, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 57 years)   5. Rachel Simpson,   b. Abt 1694   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. William Simpson, (I),   b. Abt 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Jun 1751, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 55 years) ╚═ Drummond [74] Wise,  m. Bef 1734   7. Patience Simpson,   b. Abt 1698   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. John Simpson,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1742  (Age 42 years) ╚═ Mary (--?--),  m. Abt 1720   9. Sarah Simpson,   b. Abt 1702, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 10. Margaret Simpson,   b. Abt 1704, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Mar 1778  (Age < 74 years) ╚═ Woodman Bloxom, Sr.,  m. Abt 1720
  Person ID	I32445	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas Simpson, Sr.,   b. Abt 1660   d. Jan 1726, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years) Other Partners: ╚═Catherine (--?--), wid|o Charles Compleshon II,   b. Abt 1680  m. 1709
  Mother	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1660   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1680
  Family ID	F26325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Dec 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1720
  Children	1. Thomas Simpson,   b. Abt 1722, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 38 years) + 2. Anne Simpson,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas Wise (171) (of Daniel) Rogers  (Age 30 years)  m. Abt 1760;    ╚═ Jonathan (200) West, II  (Age < 61 years)  m. Aft 2 Nov 1769 + 3. Mary Simpson,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1817 (Age 77 years) ╚═ Charles (101) Bayly  (Age 52 years)  m. Abt 1764 + 4. Sinah Simpson,   b. Abt 1741, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Ralph Justice, Jr.  (Age < 64 years)  m. Abt 1760
  Family ID	F10172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1700 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 6 Jan 1726 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Was Living - 30 Dec 1736 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Was Living - 30 Dec 1740 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Was Living - 27 Jan 1741 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 23 Dec 1741 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 26 Oct 1742 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 76, 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1090, 572. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 108, 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 123, 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 114, 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 126 (will of John Simpson, wife Mary), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 126, 570.