Sarah "Sally" Simpson

Brief Life History of Sarah "Sally"

When Sarah "Sally" Simpson was born on 6 June 1805, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, her father, James Aaron Simpson, was 50 and her mother, Sarah Jane "Sally" Hornbuckle, was 32. She married Henry Colbern on 7 January 1828, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Warrensburg Township, Johnson, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 17 November 1869, in Johnson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg Township, Johnson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Colbern
1803–1851
Sarah "Sally" Simpson
1805–1869
Marriage: 7 January 1828
William Henry Colbern
1829–1892
Sarah Jane Colbern
1830–1890
Mary E. Colbern
1832–1839
Thomas N. Colbern
1834–1862
George Washington Colbern
1835–1902
Margaret Ann Colbern
1838–1840
James M. Colbern
1840–1846
Harriett Elizabeth Colburn
1843–1859

Sources (6)

  • Sarah Colbern, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Colbern, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Harry & Sarah (Simpson) Colburn Family Bible

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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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