HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Simpson, Dauphin County, PA 

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 142.
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                        THE SIMPSONS OF PAXTANG.

  I.  JOHN SIMPSON, of Scotland, settled in the north of Ireland after 
the battle of the Boyne, where he died and was buried.  Of his family, 
we have the names of two of his sons, who were early settlers in 
Paxtang, coming to America in 1720.  They were:
    2.   i.  Thomas, b. 1683; m., and had issue. 
        ii.  John, m., and had issue; d. in October, 1738, in Paxtang; 
in his will is designated "of Fishing Creek."

  II.  THOMAS SIMPSON (John), a native of the north of Ireland, where 
he was born in 1683, emigrated to America in 1720, and settled in 
Paxtang, then Conestoga township, Chester county, Pa.; he died in 
Paxtang in June, 1761; was twice married; by first wife there was 
issue:
    3.   i.  Samuel, b. 1706; m., and left issue.
        ii.  Joseph, b. 1708; m., and left issue. 
       iii.  William, b. 1710.
        iv.  Rebecca, b. 1712. 
         v.  John, b. 1714.
  By second wife, Sarah, there was issue:
        vi.  Mary, b. 1732; d. October 3, 1786; m. Rev. John Elder. 
       vii.  Jean, b. 1734; d. February 20, 1777; m. William Kelso, b. 
1737; d. November 26, 1788; both buried in Paxtang church graveyard. 
    4.viii.  Thomas, b. 1736; m., and had issue. 
         x.  Michael, b. 1740; became quite prominent in the 
Revolution. 

  III.  SAMUEL SIMPSON (Thomas, John), b. 1708, in Paxtang; d. in 
December, 1791, in Paxtang, leaving a wife, and the following issue:
         i.  Jean, b. 1730.
        ii.  Margaret, b. 1732; m., October 4, 1752, William Augustus 
Harris, b. 1730; d. about 1760; leaving issue, John and Simpson, both 
d. s. p.
       iii.  Sarah, b. 1734; m. Col. William Cooke, of the Revolution. 
        iv.  Samuel, b. 1736.
         v.  Rebecca, b. 1738; m. Thomas Cavet. 
        vi.  Nathaniel, b. 1740; m. Sarah _____. 
       vii.  Mary, b. 1741; m. Robert Taggart, of Northumberland 
county. 

  IV.  THOMAS SIMPSON (Thomas, John), b. 1736, in Paxtang; d. February, 
1777; m. Mary _____.  They had issue:
         i.  Michael.
        ii.  Thomas, m. Mary _____, who after being left a widow m. 
William Stewart. 
       iii.  Rebecca.