Brief Life History of Alexander
Alexander Simpson was born about 1638, in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. He married Margaret Marshall about 1671. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Alexander Simpsone in entry for Issobell Simpsone, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Simpsone in entry for Alexander Simpsone, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Simpsone in entry for Jonet Simpsone, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1638– Male
1642– Female
Children (5)
1672– Female
1674– Female
1675– Female
1686– Male
1686– Male
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Sim(m), Sime (see Sim ) + -son.
English: occasionally a variant of Sumsion with unrounding of the vowel before the nasal consonant, a dialect feature of southwestern England.
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Simpson or one called Zemson, all in Devon. The one in Holsworthy parish derives from an uncertain first element + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, while the one in Diptford comes from the Old English personal name Sigewine (genitive Sigewines) + Old English tūn. Both the one in Torbryan and Zempson in Dean Prior probably also have the same origin as the Diptford placename.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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