The Simpson family was a large non-conformist family based in Nottinghamshire. Mary's parents, Edward Simpson and Elizabeth Folds, were married on 29 Jul 1756 at St. Nicholas in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[1]
Birth
Mary Simpson was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
Mary was born c. 1766 to Edward and Elizabeth, and was christened on 30 May 1766 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
Siblings
Mary was one of six children - four daughters and two sons - born to Edward and Elizabeth, of whom four survived to adulthood; sadly, Mary was not one of the surviving children.
William Simpson, christened on 25 Aug 1757 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[2]
Sarah Simpson, christened on 14 Aug 1760 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[4]
Dorothy Simpson, christened on 09 Nov 1762 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[5]
Mary Simpson, christened on 30 May 1766 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[6] Buried on 19 Nov 1769 in Radford, Nottinghamshire.
Edward Simpson, christened on 05 Jan 1770 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[7] Buried on 2 Mar 1770 in Radford, Nottinghamshire.
Death
Mary Simpson died young.
Mary died c. 1769 at the tender age of three, and was buried on 19 Nov 1769 in Radford, Nottinghamshire. She was the first child to precede her parents in death.
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PJ-SHM : 11 December 2014), Elizabeth Simpson, 23 Jan 1759, Baptism; citing p. 102, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VWZZ-F3P : 11 December 2014), Edward Simpson, 05 Jan 1770, Baptism; citing p. 12, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary: