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About John M. Semple
Name: John M. SEMPLE John M. Semple MBirth: 1775 in Castledawson, IrelandDeath: 1829 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USAOccupation: Merchant October 9, 1802 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
1) The book called "The Old and New Monongahela" by John S. Van Voorhis says the following about John Semple and his family. My corrections and additions are in brackets.
John Semple had three brothers and one sister: their names were William, Alexander, Samuel and Mary. Mary married Admiral Graves, a resident of north of Ireland, and was connected with the royal family. John Sample was second cousin to George the third. Admiral Graves was commander-in-chief of the marine forces of England, being appointed by the king on account of his connection with the crown through his wife. Admiral Graves was sent from England with a large fleet in [p.241] the time of the revolution to relieve Cornwallis at the battle of Yorktown, but he arrived one day too late, as Cornwallis had been taken by General Washington. Admiral Graves returned with his fleet to England. He was owner of old Castle-Dawson with its elegant parks and hunting grounds. John Sample's wife's maiden name was Margaret Whiteside, a resident of Belfast, Ireland. Her brother [more likely her nephew], James Whiteside; was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, the highest gift of the queen. He was a nobleman. At the age of 16 Margaret Whiteside married a young man named William Thompson, also a resident of Belfast. They had three children, John T., William T. and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson immigrated to America while their children were quite young and settled in Philadelphia, where Mr. Thompson died not long after his arrival. In a few years after his death his widow married John Sample, of the same city. He was a merchant. The issue of this marriage was seven children, viz: Ann, Margaret, Sarah, Eliza, Alexander, Jane and Martha. John Sample died in Pittsburgh, .Pa., in 1829; his wife died in 1850 [should be July 11, 1851], in Kentucky, whilst on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Martha Wheeler [the 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Grant County, Kentucky list her living with the Wheelers, age 80, and born in Ireland]. Jane married Rev. G. M. Hair, both of whom are deceased. Eliza married Rev. Samuel Hair, whose death is noted elsewhere. His wife, at this date (1893) is still alive, and resides at No. 4417 Lake avenue, Chicago. Martha married John T. Wheeler [should be John "D" wheeler], now deceased; his wife survives him and resides in Chicago. Alexander was long a resident of Steubenville, Ohio, where he was regarded as one of the most distinguished dentists in that profession."
2) An aquaintance, named Henry Lott, was John's character witness for the naturalization.
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John M. Semple's Timeline
| 1775 |
1775
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Castledawson, Stillorgan, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
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| 1806 |
April 21, 1806
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1808 |
1808
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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1817 |
June 15, 1817
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Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1829 |
1829
Age 54
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Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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