HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Simpson, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/runk/runk-bios.htm _______________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________ 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.