Rev.
John
Simpson
Born in Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Gregory) Simpson
— married
8 Apr 1790 in Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Jane Simpson, Samuel Simpson, Jennie Simpson, Rebecca (Simpson) Willis, Elizabeth (Simpson) Hafer, Mary Simpson, Nancy Simpson, Sarah Simpson, John Simpson, Alice Simpson, Ruth Simpson, John Simpson, William Simpson and Margaret Simpson
Died
at age 87
in Morris, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Mar 2013
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Biography
Rev. John Simpson was a Methodist preacher, born in Ireland 1st March 1745. [1]
He arrived in America, August 12, 1791. He settled Greene County, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1796. He was licensed to preach September 22nd 1798. [2]
- 1800 - Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania [3]
The Rev. John Simpson died at home in Morris township in 1845. His death is recorded on his gravestone as 1st January 1845 ages 87 years and 10 months in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States; he is buried in Green Grove Cemetery. [4]
Sources
- ↑ An obituary by S.Cheney published 1845 in the Christian Advocate gives John Simpson's birth date as March 13th 1758 (text of obituary in Ancestry attached to various family trees)
- ↑ Obituary by S.Cheney published 1845 in the Christian Advocate
- ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR4-RML : accessed 26 March 2021), John Simpson, Franklin, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 7, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 363,343.
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial ID 83938642 - Rev John Simpson Sr
- Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania - pub. Chicago: Nelson, Rishforth and Company, 1888, p. 809.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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