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William Simpson 1720 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1720

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, United States

Father: Allen Simpson

Mother: Margaret McDowell

Spouse(s): Agnes Mayes

Children(s):

William Simpson was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in 1720, to Allen Simpson and Margaret McDowell. Later in life, William Simpson married Agnes Mayes. William Simpson died in Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, United States, 1787.

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Parents

Allen Simpson
1689 – 1754
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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Margaret McDowell
1695 – 1780
Birth Location: Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Mayes
1735 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1720
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1787
    Event Place: Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, United States
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