'Simpson03'
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Families covered: Simson of Kirktounhall
| Robert Simson of Kirktounhall (a 1660) | |||||||||||||||
| m. "M.W." | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Simson of Kirktounhall (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Simson of Kirktounhall & Knockeyard (d 1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1685) Agnes Simpson (dau of Rev. Patrick Simpson of Renfew (sic) by Agnes, dau of John Hay of Renfield) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Simson of Kirktounhall (b c1688, d unm 10.1768, Professor of Mathematics at Glasgow University) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Patrick Simson (minister in Coventry) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Ann Simson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Simson in Coventry @@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Thomas Simson (Professor of Medicine in the College of St. Andrews) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1724) ?? Preston (dau of Sir John Preston of Prestonhall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Simson in Coventry (physician, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Simson (dau of Rev. Patrick Simson) @@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Simson of Kirktounhall (vicaar of St. Michael's in Coventry) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Tandy ("an English lady") | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | 2 sons + 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Agnes Simson | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Wilson of St. Andrews (Professor) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Catherine Wilson (b c1777, d 08.08.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Jeffrey (b 23.10.1773, d 26.01.1850, judge as Lord Jeffrey, son of George, m2. Charlotte, dau of Charles Wilkes of New York) | |||||||||||||||
| Details on Lord Jeffrey come from Wikipedia ("Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey"). | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Jeffrey (d 1802) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Preston Simson | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Craigie of St. Andrews (Professor) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue (d unm) - John, Patrick (cleric), James (Professor of Medicine in the College of St. Andrews) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | John Simson of Edinburgh, later of Wester Balloch, Dunbartonshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Prentice (dau of John Prentice of Glasgow by Annabel, dau of ?? Porterfield of Duchal) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | "a large family, none of whom married, save two sons and a daughter" | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Matthew Simson of Glasgow (d 20.11.1769) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1724) Marion Prentice (elder sister of Agnes) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Marion Simson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Michael Erskine of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | 9 sons (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| F.+ | other issue - Patrick (minister in Coventry), William (d unm), 11 other sons (d young), 0 daughters | ||||||||||||||
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| 'The Pedigree Register'(p165) suggests that "All the Simsons, without a "p", consider themselves to belong to the Fraser clan." | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Simson (a 1554, 1586, minister in Dunbar, Master of Perth Grammar School) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Violet Adamson (sister of Patrick Adamson, Archbishop of St. Andrew's) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Patrick Simson (b 1556, d 31.03.1618, minister at Stirling, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Baron (dau of ??, Provost of Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Simson (a 1618, minister of New Abbey, Dumfriesshire) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Simson (b 02.10.1628, d 24.10.1715, minister at Renfrew) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Mathew Simson (a 1740, minister of Pencaitland) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) Alison Drummond (dau of Adam Drummond, 9th of Lennoch) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Patrick (b c1712, minister of Fala then Clunie), Colin (d 1756 in Calcutta) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Simson (d 1740, professor in Glasgow) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1710) Jane Stirling ('niece of John Stirling') | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Jean Simson | ||||||||||||||
| Jean is identified as the mother of General Sir John Moore (d Corunna 1809). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (John) Moore (doctor) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | 11 others | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Simson of Kirkton Hall, West Kilbride | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Robert (b 1687, d 1768, professor, translator of Euclid's Elements), 16 other sons | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - Matthew (professor in Glasgow), William (minister at Dumbarton), Alexander (a 1621, minister of Newton of Dryburgh), Abraham (minister of Norham), Archibald (a 1618, minister of Dalkeith) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 31.05.20) : 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p144+)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 16.07.20) : 'The Pedigree Register' (edited by George Sherwood, vol 1, No. 6 (September 1908), 'Simson', p164)
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