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James Simpson, of Buffalo Creek
b.Bef 1716
Facts and Events
| Name |
James Simpson, of Buffalo Creek |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Bef 1716 |
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| Marriage |
Bef 1736 |
to Unknown |
James Simpson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 8.--18th March, 1758. Robt. Breckinridge to James Simpson, £35, 242 acres by patent, 19th October, 1753, on south side Buffelo Creek, opposite Long Berch, top of the Whiskey Hill. Delivered: Jno. Mathews, son of Richard, March 6, 1773.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's: [records listed below appear to be for this James Simpson]
- Page 93.--19th March, 1755. Robert Kirkham's appraisement, by Joseph Lapsley, James Simpson, John Paxton.
- Page 27.--14th November. 1757. Borden's executors to William Adams, £4, 336 acres, part of 92,100, on Moffets Creek; David Hays' line (ivery sapline?); Jas. Trimble's line. Teste: James Simpson. [Note: Moffett's Creek was nearby]
- Page 270.--23d June, 1763. Robt. Bratton's settlement of estate of James Dunlap, approved and recorded--Paid Hugh Wardlaw, Ro. Lusk, Lettice Breckinridge, Joseph Wahob (Wauchut), Jas. Simpson, Thos. Gillespy, Jos. Mays, Henry Cartmill, James Means, David Dryden, Jas. Burnsides, Thos. Vance, Archd. Clendenning, Lawrence Huntsman, Thos. Thompson, John Low. Received from Capt. Christian, being arrears due Capt. Dunlap. Received from Capt. Hog, due for pay. Received from George Jameson. Received from Capt. Hog, account of James Ramsey.
- Page 374.--24th November, 1764. Robert McClenachan's bond (with Thos. Bowyer, Robt. Breckinridge) as administrator of James Simpson. [Needs additional research, not sure which James Simpson this was, there were several in the area at the time].
References
- Austin, J. William, and Rebecca H.R Austin. Related families of Botetourt County, Virginia. (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, c2000 (Baltimore : Genealogical Pub.))
pg. 271.
THE SIMPSON FAMILY
The first reference we found to the Simpson family of Southwest Virginis, was the purchase, on March 18, 1758, when James Simpson bought land from Robert Breckenridge for 33 pounds, 242 acres of land on the south side of Buffalo Creek, opposite Long Berch, top of Whiskey Hill. (Augusta County Deed Book D, Book 8-6), and between June 8, 1757 and May 4, 1759 he served in a company of Rangers under Major Andrew Lewis. We are told by the Simpson family that the first Simpson came from Washington County, Pennnsylvania to Virginia. Other early Simpsons in the area, in the next generation, are possibly James' sons. They were apparently men of prominence and action, all serving in the Revolution or in the militia, and contributing to the development of the area.
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