Mary Simpson

Not the same as Mary Calverley

Mary (unknown)

• AKA Mary Thompson
• Birth c.1647
• Death >1705
• Husband: John Simpson, "The Scotsman" b.1645 Scotland d.1720 Stafford County, Virginia

Children

• 1 F Jane Simpson ?
• 2 F Mary Simpson ?
• 3 M John Simpson Jr. (1680-1756)
• 4 M Thomas ‘carpenter’ Simpson (1682-c.1734)
• 5 M George Simpson (1684-c.1720)
• 6 F Ann (Simpson) Gist (1689-1769)
• 7 M Richard Simpson (c.1692-c.1762)
• 8 F Elizabeth Simpson (7/27/1695-3/14/1698)

Ref: https://simpsonhistory.com/scotsman

Biography

(1) Will of Henry Thompson. In this will, Henry Thompson leaves legacies to many people, including "John Simpson in Aquia Creek Scotsman." Although some researchers assume that Henry Thompson and John Simpson were related, there is nothing in the records to indicate this. The claim that the Scotsman's wife was a daughter of Henry Thompson is totally unsubstantiated and appears to be based solely upon the mention of John Simpson and his three eldest sons in Henry Thompson's will. However, Thompson left property and possessions to many others in his will, did not mention any relationships, and no relationship to any of the legatees has been found in the records. PLEASE NOTE: the 300 acres left to John the Scot's sons was NOT on Aquia Creek but located on Powell's Run in the area that later became Prince William Co..

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Simpson_%2849%29

Early Simpsons in Northern Virginia, Part 1 Posted by: Ted Simpson (ID *****2197) Date: March 07, 2006 at 12:57:10

John "The Scotchman" Simpson was probably born about 1645, transported by George Brent as an indentured servant to Stafford Co. by 1677, married Mary (Thompson?) about 1678, and died about 1719. He could have come from either England or Scotland, but probably not from northern Ireland.

Additional information on this John Simpson, his descendants and other Simpsons, can be found at the following website maintained by Ralph Simpson: SimpsonHistory.com. Since this website is an ongoing effort, the data there might conflict with some of the information presented here.

John married Mary (Thompson?) and the couple had at least nine children: Jane, Mary, John Jr., Thomas Sr., George, Ann, Richard Sr., and Elizabeth.

John and his family lived on Aquia Creek on some land that was probably leased from George Brent.

Although he was granted three tracts of land in what is now known either as the city of Alexandria or Fairfax County, he probably never lived on any of them.

Year Year No. of Present-day Granted Sold Acres City/County River/Stream 1678 1698 313.5 Alexandria Great Hunting Creek 1695 1699 200.0 Fairfax Little Hunting Creek 1695 1705 217.0 Fairfax Little Hunting Creek

John Simpson Jr., the oldest son of John "The Scotchman," was born 1679-80 in Stafford Co., had at least two wives (Mary? and Silent), and raised at least two children: John III and Alexander. In addition, he may have been the father of a Thomas Simpson. However we’re not sure of this because Thomas spelled his last name as Samson on many occasions. John Jr. may, or may not, have lived for a time in present-day Fairfax Co., but he died in Stafford Co. in 1756.

He inherited part of a 300-acre tract on Powell's Run in present-day Prince William Co. The land was given to John Jr. and two of his brothers (Thomas Sr. and George) in 1691-92. By the time he sold it in 1755, his two younger brothers had already died.

We don't know where he lived in Stafford Co. However, in his last few years, he was probably living with his son, Alexander, there.

References

• https://simpsonhistory.com/scotsman
• https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I020525&t...
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Simpson_%2849%29