Mary (Wells) Simpson (1754 - 1810)

Born 29 Aug 1754 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Wife of John Simpson — married 21 Sep 1786 in England

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1810 at age 55 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

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Biography

This profile is part of the Wells Name Study.

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Mary Wells was born on August 29, 1754 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England, daughter of Jane Asmond

Mary, child of Richard Wells, was baptised on 10 September 1754 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England.^[1]

Mary (32) married John Simpson (34) (born on November 17, 1751 in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland; son of William Simpson and Mary Simpson) on 21 September 1786 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England.^[2] Their children were:

• Mary Wells Simpson (1791–1845)
• Catherine Simpson (1793–1831)
• John Wells Simpson (1796–1881)
• Richard Franklin Simpson (1798–1882)

Mary died on April 9, 1810 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States, aged 55. BURIAL Little River Dominick Presbyterian Church, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #7684626 Has a photo of gravestone.

Notes

It will be interesting here to preserve all we know of Mary Wells, Col. John Simpson's first wife. She was a remarkable woman, being eminently possessed of those virtues which render women lovable, and secures to them an everlasting influence for good to those so fortunate as to be brought under their guidance. She was mild, gentle and affectionate, and was, in the best sense of the term, a help-meet to her husband a tender mother to her children. And, while Col. John Simpson was an upright, christian gentleman, and a kind and affectionate husband, there is no doubt but that the descendants of John and Mary Wells Simpson are largely indebted to the gentle Mary Wells for those characteristics which have been the means of lifting them up to the degree of prominence they have always occupied. These descendants are noted for their habits of sobriety (not one of them having been a drunkard), their good natures, Christian virtues and successful lives. While calm and unostentatious in their deportment, they were yet firm and determined in all that pertained to duty. During the Confederate War, when volunteers were called for to undertake some particularly dangerous duty, the Simpson boys were the first to step forth and render their services, and while they made no boast of their bravery, there were no cooler and braver soldiers in the army than they were, and none more willing to sacrifice their lives for their Country if necessity required. And today, 1897, there is not a descendant of this couple of worthy ancestors who does not occupy a respectable and worthy position in the esteem of the people of the State. They have intermarried with the most respectable familes of the State. Mary Wells had two sisters, Nancy and Catherine, and one brother, John Wells. Nancy died in her youth from small pox. Catherine married John Franklin, no doubt the father of Sir John Franklin.Col. John and Mary Wells Simpson had seven children, as follows:

Jane Simpson, b June 18th, 1787, married Dr. John Nickels, June 8, 1814. - P.6 to 9

William Wells Simpson, b Feb. 15th, 1789, married Nancy Garlington, May 26th, 1813. - P 10 to 13

Mary Simpson, b April 2nd, 1791, married Capt. Anthony Griffin, 1805. - P.13 to 17

Catherine Simpson, b June 24th, 1793, married Gen. Jno. K. Griffin, 1809. - P.17 to 21

Nancy Simpson, b Dec. 23rd. 1794, married Gen. Thos. Wright, 1812. - P.21 to 26

John Wells Simpson, b Sept. 2nd, 1796, married Elizabeth Satterwhite, March 2nd, 1820. - P. 26 to 33

Richard Franklin Simpson, b Mar. 25th, 1798, married Margaret Taliaferro, Dec. 27th, 1836. - P. 33 to 37

Little River Church Cemetery (Presbyterian) located on the border of Newberry and Laurens Counties, near Milton Station: Wife ! Mary Simpson ! Consort of Colonel John Simpson ! who was born in 29 August 1754 ! died in April 9, 1810.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812"
   Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD48_C_2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61056 #999131 (accessed 12 September 2023)
   Mary Wells baptism on 10 Sep 1754, child of Richard Wells, in Burford, Oxfordshire, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007561450; FHL microfilm: 95221
   FamilySearch Record: NLMQ-G46 (accessed 12 September 2023)
   Mary Wells marriage to John Simpson on 21 Sep 1786 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.