Coleman Simpson I (1813-1869) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Coleman (Cangy) Simpson I

Born 1813 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Ancestors

Son of William Simpson and Violet (Barker) Simpson

Brother of Presley Barker Simpson I, David K. Simpson, Thomas Baxter Simpson, Mary (Simpson) Barber and Stacy Frances (Simpson) Keats

Husband of Cynthia Lucas (Hines) Simpson — married 22 Sep 1834 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Descendants

Father of William Robertson Simpson CSA, Virginia A. (Simpson) Butcher, Ulam Barker Simpson Sr. CSA, Coleman Simpson II, Dennis Simpson, Sarah Francis (Simpson) Holt, Ellen Eudora (Simpson) Short and John Thomas Simpson

Died 16 Feb 1869 at about age 56 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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Biography

Coleman had a twin brother named Dennis. He died in 1838.

Coleman and Cynthia are buried at Reed Creek - NE side of Brushy Mtn.

Issue

Coleman had these children:

Wiliam Simpson
Dennis H. 7/17/1840 to 2/25/1917 married Frances Jane Simpson Adkerson, daughter of Presley and Frances Jane Simpson
Virginia 11/17/1840 married James T. Butcher - She went to live in Illinois which is where Ulam fled after escaping from the mental hospital.
Ulam B. - 3 wives: Irby - one son named Wilie, Laura Penn (Illinois) children unknown, but there were children, Pearl Ree Layne had 7 children;
Coleman C. 12/10/1846 to 2/4/1931 married Victoria Catherine Tucker
Sarah Frances 9/21/1849 to 1/14/1931 married Elijah W. Holt
Ellen Eudora 4/15/1852-9/3/1893 married William H. Short
John Thomas 11/30/1857 to 3/19/1939 married Sarah Katherine Walker
Beauregard D. 3/12/1861 to 2/7/1934 married Emma P. Walker

His son was named Coleman also and he was referred to as "Cans", but some people pronounced it as "Cange".

He was in the Regiment 107 of Pittsylvania County.

Buried at their farm at Reed Creek.

Sources

genealogy research done by Mrs. Barbour M. Richards (Sylvia Moorefield) deceased
https://www.usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/pittsylvania/vital%20records/1767marriage.pdf
1840 census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBW-KXT
1850 census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYLN-HR?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8DV-2V3&action=view&groupId=M9C6-F4K
1860 census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSX-922M?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHMH-HDS&action=view&groupId=TH-1951-25274-39732-46
marriage https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LX-MHZF?cc=4149585&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6N2Z-2NZL

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