John Simpson was born 6 October 1773 in Perquimans County, North Carolina, to Samuel Simpson and Mary [Swain] Simpson.
While John was still a young child, his father Samuel spent almost three years away from his family during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in the 1st Regiment, of the 2nd Brigade of North Carolina Continental Line, on 1 January 1777, for a term of 2 1/2 years. He was at Valley Forge with General Washington's army during the winter of 1777/1778, and later fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, was later stationed at West Point and Stoney Point in New York.
After Samuel returned, in 1779, he resettled his family in adjacent Chowan County, where his parents (John Simpson's grandparents) had originally settled when they arrived in North Carolina. By 1790, John, then 17, had married, apparently recently; he and his unknown wife appear in the 1790 census, in Chowan County, both aged 16 to 26, with no children present.
John's father Samuel last appears in Chowan County in 1794, when he deeded land to Frederick Creecy. Samuel must have died shortly after; by 1800, Samuel's wife Mary appears, as head of household, in Orange County, where their eldest son Benjamin Swain Simpson had settled earlier.
John and his first wife may have followed the rest of the family to Orange County, though this is uncertain. They had at least one child, Delilah, born about 1796-1797. John and his wife do not appear in the 1800 census, but John reappears in 1808, marrying his second wife Elizabeth Drake, in Orange County. He was 35, she was about 15 years his junior, born about 1788. What happened to John's first wife, and their whereabouts during this period, is unknown.
A John Simpson, unmarried and with no children, age 16 to 26, appears in Pasquotank County (adjacent to Perquimans County) in 1800. This could be John; his wife may have died, and daughter Delilah could be one of the children in John's brother Benjamin's household in Orange County.
John's daughter Delilah married, in Orange County in 1810, to Robert Green, of Chatham County. John appears in the Orange County census that year, with his new wife Elizabeth and two males under 10. He's shown as under 26 (certainly an error; he should be 26 to 44), and she's 16 to 26. In 1820, he's shown (correctly) as over 45, and his wife is 26 to 45; they have two boys, and two girls, under 10, and 2 boys 10 to 15.
John disappears from the record after 1824, when he and Elizabeth's daughter Nancy was born. In 1850, and 1860, Elizabeth appears in Pasquotank County living with Nancy. There are no others in the household, indicating Nancy may never have married. Elizabeth disappears from the record thereafter.
The circumstances of John's death and burial are unknown.
While John was still a young child, his father Samuel spent almost three years away from his family during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in the 1st Regiment, of the 2nd Brigade of North Carolina Continental Line, on 1 January 1777, for a term of 2 1/2 years. He was at Valley Forge with General Washington's army during the winter of 1777/1778, and later fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, was later stationed at West Point and Stoney Point in New York.
After Samuel returned, in 1779, he resettled his family in adjacent Chowan County, where his parents (John Simpson's grandparents) had originally settled when they arrived in North Carolina. By 1790, John, then 17, had married, apparently recently; he and his unknown wife appear in the 1790 census, in Chowan County, both aged 16 to 26, with no children present.
John's father Samuel last appears in Chowan County in 1794, when he deeded land to Frederick Creecy. Samuel must have died shortly after; by 1800, Samuel's wife Mary appears, as head of household, in Orange County, where their eldest son Benjamin Swain Simpson had settled earlier.
John and his first wife may have followed the rest of the family to Orange County, though this is uncertain. They had at least one child, Delilah, born about 1796-1797. John and his wife do not appear in the 1800 census, but John reappears in 1808, marrying his second wife Elizabeth Drake, in Orange County. He was 35, she was about 15 years his junior, born about 1788. What happened to John's first wife, and their whereabouts during this period, is unknown.
A John Simpson, unmarried and with no children, age 16 to 26, appears in Pasquotank County (adjacent to Perquimans County) in 1800. This could be John; his wife may have died, and daughter Delilah could be one of the children in John's brother Benjamin's household in Orange County.
John's daughter Delilah married, in Orange County in 1810, to Robert Green, of Chatham County. John appears in the Orange County census that year, with his new wife Elizabeth and two males under 10. He's shown as under 26 (certainly an error; he should be 26 to 44), and she's 16 to 26. In 1820, he's shown (correctly) as over 45, and his wife is 26 to 45; they have two boys, and two girls, under 10, and 2 boys 10 to 15.
John disappears from the record after 1824, when he and Elizabeth's daughter Nancy was born. In 1850, and 1860, Elizabeth appears in Pasquotank County living with Nancy. There are no others in the household, indicating Nancy may never have married. Elizabeth disappears from the record thereafter.
The circumstances of John's death and burial are unknown.
John Simpson was born 6 October 1773 in Perquimans County, North Carolina, to Samuel Simpson and Mary [Swain] Simpson.
While John was still a young child, his father Samuel spent almost three years away from his family during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in the 1st Regiment, of the 2nd Brigade of North Carolina Continental Line, on 1 January 1777, for a term of 2 1/2 years. He was at Valley Forge with General Washington's army during the winter of 1777/1778, and later fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, was later stationed at West Point and Stoney Point in New York.
After Samuel returned, in 1779, he resettled his family in adjacent Chowan County, where his parents (John Simpson's grandparents) had originally settled when they arrived in North Carolina. By 1790, John, then 17, had married, apparently recently; he and his unknown wife appear in the 1790 census, in Chowan County, both aged 16 to 26, with no children present.
John's father Samuel last appears in Chowan County in 1794, when he deeded land to Frederick Creecy. Samuel must have died shortly after; by 1800, Samuel's wife Mary appears, as head of household, in Orange County, where their eldest son Benjamin Swain Simpson had settled earlier.
John and his first wife may have followed the rest of the family to Orange County, though this is uncertain. They had at least one child, Delilah, born about 1796-1797. John and his wife do not appear in the 1800 census, but John reappears in 1808, marrying his second wife Elizabeth Drake, in Orange County. He was 35, she was about 15 years his junior, born about 1788. What happened to John's first wife, and their whereabouts during this period, is unknown.
A John Simpson, unmarried and with no children, age 16 to 26, appears in Pasquotank County (adjacent to Perquimans County) in 1800. This could be John; his wife may have died, and daughter Delilah could be one of the children in John's brother Benjamin's household in Orange County.
John's daughter Delilah married, in Orange County in 1810, to Robert Green, of Chatham County. John appears in the Orange County census that year, with his new wife Elizabeth and two males under 10. He's shown as under 26 (certainly an error; he should be 26 to 44), and she's 16 to 26. In 1820, he's shown (correctly) as over 45, and his wife is 26 to 45; they have two boys, and two girls, under 10, and 2 boys 10 to 15.
John disappears from the record after 1824, when he and Elizabeth's daughter Nancy was born. In 1850, and 1860, Elizabeth appears in Pasquotank County living with Nancy. There are no others in the household, indicating Nancy may never have married. Elizabeth disappears from the record thereafter.
The circumstances of John's death and burial are unknown.
While John was still a young child, his father Samuel spent almost three years away from his family during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in the 1st Regiment, of the 2nd Brigade of North Carolina Continental Line, on 1 January 1777, for a term of 2 1/2 years. He was at Valley Forge with General Washington's army during the winter of 1777/1778, and later fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, was later stationed at West Point and Stoney Point in New York.
After Samuel returned, in 1779, he resettled his family in adjacent Chowan County, where his parents (John Simpson's grandparents) had originally settled when they arrived in North Carolina. By 1790, John, then 17, had married, apparently recently; he and his unknown wife appear in the 1790 census, in Chowan County, both aged 16 to 26, with no children present.
John's father Samuel last appears in Chowan County in 1794, when he deeded land to Frederick Creecy. Samuel must have died shortly after; by 1800, Samuel's wife Mary appears, as head of household, in Orange County, where their eldest son Benjamin Swain Simpson had settled earlier.
John and his first wife may have followed the rest of the family to Orange County, though this is uncertain. They had at least one child, Delilah, born about 1796-1797. John and his wife do not appear in the 1800 census, but John reappears in 1808, marrying his second wife Elizabeth Drake, in Orange County. He was 35, she was about 15 years his junior, born about 1788. What happened to John's first wife, and their whereabouts during this period, is unknown.
A John Simpson, unmarried and with no children, age 16 to 26, appears in Pasquotank County (adjacent to Perquimans County) in 1800. This could be John; his wife may have died, and daughter Delilah could be one of the children in John's brother Benjamin's household in Orange County.
John's daughter Delilah married, in Orange County in 1810, to Robert Green, of Chatham County. John appears in the Orange County census that year, with his new wife Elizabeth and two males under 10. He's shown as under 26 (certainly an error; he should be 26 to 44), and she's 16 to 26. In 1820, he's shown (correctly) as over 45, and his wife is 26 to 45; they have two boys, and two girls, under 10, and 2 boys 10 to 15.
John disappears from the record after 1824, when he and Elizabeth's daughter Nancy was born. In 1850, and 1860, Elizabeth appears in Pasquotank County living with Nancy. There are no others in the household, indicating Nancy may never have married. Elizabeth disappears from the record thereafter.
The circumstances of John's death and burial are unknown.
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