Person:James Semple (36)

James Semple

• Semple, William Alexander. Genealogical History of the Family Semple: From 1214 to 1888. (Hartford, Connecticut: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1888), Page 54.^S1

274. Alexander Semple, eldedest son of James or "English" Semple, was born in London, April 29, 1805; emigrated to America, May, 1848; died at Warehouse Point, Ct., July 5, 1873. Married Jeannette Buchanan (born February 11, 1806), granddaughter of James Buchanan (of Kilbarchan), antiquarian and intimate friend of the poet, Robert Tannahill. Issue, three sons and three daughters:^S1

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275. 1. Jean Semple m. William Brown of Kilbarchan.^S1

2. Alexander Semple (see 307).^S1

3. James (see 308).^S1

276. 4. Annie Semple m. Charles Cooper, of Bennington, VT.^S1

277. 5. Janet.^S1

278. 6. John Semple,^S1

• Semple, William Alexander. Genealogical History of the Family Semple: From 1214 to 1888. (Hartford, Connecticut: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1888), Page 58.^S1

308. James Semple, third child and second son of Alexander Semple (274), born at Kilbarchan, April 6, 1837. Married Grace Cullen, born Egglestoun, Renfrewshire, February 13, 1841. Issue:^S1

309. 1. Robert Alexander Semple, born at Amesbury, Massachussetts, September 30, 1864, living at Broad Brook, Connecticutt.^S1

310. 2. Jennie Margaret, born at Maynard, Massachussetts, October 3, 1870.^S1

1.   Semple, William Alexander. Genealogical History of the Family Semple: From 1214 to 1888. (Hartford, Connecticut: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1888)
   Page 54, 58.