James Hendley Simpson

1819 - 1880  (60 years)

John Simpson

during the 1660s - Abt 1708

Birth	during the 1660s
Died	Abt 1708	Charles Co., Maryland
Family	Elizabeth           b. Abt 1678
Children	+ 1. Gilbert Simpson, Sr.           b. Abt 1699, Charles Co., Maryland

Susannah King

1773 - 1847  (73 years)

Birth	15 Aug 1773	Pennsylvania
Died	1847	Loudoun Co., Virginia
Buried	Ish Family Cemetery, Aldie, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Family	Jacob Ish           b. 9 Apr 1767, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Ish           b. 14 Mar 1798, Loudoun Co., Virginia   2. George Henry Ish   3. Mary Ish   4. Margaret Ish   5. Lucinda Ish   6. Naomi Ish + 7. Robert Alexander Ish           b. 22 Jun 1811 + 8. Phebe Ish   9. William King Ish   10. John Ish

Friench Simpson

1797 - 1855  (58 years)

Birth	1 Jun 1797	Mt. Gilead, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Died	27 Aug 1855	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Buried	North Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, North Fork, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Father	John Simpson           b. 7 Nov 1739, Virginia
Mother	Mary Moore           b. Abt 1751
Married	1773
Family	Elizabeth "Betsy" Ish           b. 14 Mar 1798, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Married	16 Dec 1816	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Children	+ 1. Ann Violinda Simpson           b. 27 Oct 1817, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 2. James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 3. Susan Elizabeth Simpson           b. 3 Aug 1820, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 4. John William Simpson           b. 22 Aug 1822   5. Innocence Simpson           b. 22 Aug 1822, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 6. Mary Simpson           b. 10 May 1824, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 7. Eliza Simpson           b. 31 Jan 1826, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 8. Margaret Francis Simpson           b. 7 Apr 1828, Virginia + 9. Dr. Robert Ish Simpson           b. 17 Mar 1830, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 10. Phoebe Simpson           b. 3 Mar 1832, Loudoun Co., Virginia   11. Caroline Simpson           b. 1 Mar 1834 + 12. Virginia Friench Simpson           b. 18 Jun 1837, Loudoun Co., Virginia

Elizabeth "Betsy" Ish

1798 - 1874  (76 years)

Birth	14 Mar 1798	Loudoun Co., Virginia
Died	8 May 1874	Loudoun Co., Virginia
Buried	North Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, North Fork, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Father	Jacob Ish           b. 9 Apr 1767, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mother	Susannah King           b. 15 Aug 1773, Pennsylvania
Family	Friench Simpson           b. 1 Jun 1797, Mt. Gilead, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Married	16 Dec 1816	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Children	+ 1. Ann Violinda Simpson           b. 27 Oct 1817, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 2. James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 3. Susan Elizabeth Simpson           b. 3 Aug 1820, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 4. John William Simpson           b. 22 Aug 1822   5. Innocence Simpson           b. 22 Aug 1822, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 6. Mary Simpson           b. 10 May 1824, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 7. Eliza Simpson           b. 31 Jan 1826, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 8. Margaret Francis Simpson           b. 7 Apr 1828, Virginia + 9. Dr. Robert Ish Simpson           b. 17 Mar 1830, Loudoun Co., Virginia + 10. Phoebe Simpson           b. 3 Mar 1832, Loudoun Co., Virginia   11. Caroline Simpson           b. 1 Mar 1834 + 12. Virginia Friench Simpson           b. 18 Jun 1837, Loudoun Co., Virginia

Emily Dye

1820 - 1891  (70 years)

Birth	20 Aug 1820	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Died	22 May 1891	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Buried	Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas
Father	John Hixson Dye, Sr.           b. 1785, Prince William Co., Virginia
Mother	Ann "Nancy" Hixson Johnson           b. 1796
Married	16 Feb 1812
Family	James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Married	10 Sep 1844	Virginia
Children	1. Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Simpson           b. 24 Oct 1845, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia + 2. Friench Simpson           b. 13 Feb 1848, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia + 3. Virginia Henrietta "Hattie" Simpson           b. 2 Oct 1850, Alexandria, Virginia + 4. Mary Francis "Fannie" Simpson           b. 8 Nov 1852, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia + 5. Helen Adams Simpson           b. 21 Dec 1854, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia   6. Emily Jane Simpson           b. 15 Mar 1857, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia

Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Simpson

1845 - 1850  (4 years)

Birth	24 Oct 1845	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Died	13 Jan 1850	Fairfax Co., Virginia
Buried	North Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, North Fork, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Father	James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Mother	Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	10 Sep 1844	Virginia

Friench Simpson

1848 - 1923  (75 years)

Birth	13 Feb 1848	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Died	25 Mar 1923	Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Buried	Hallettsville City Cemetery, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Father	James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Mother	Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	10 Sep 1844	Virginia
Family	Virginia Ann (Jennie) Harbert           b. 19 May 1852, Tunica Co., Mississippi
Married	11 Feb 1877	Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. Dr. Friench Simpson, Jr.           b. 7 Oct 1877, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas + 2. Stephen Harbert Simpson           b. 29 Jul 1879, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas + 3. Vera Simpson           b. 17 Jul 1882 + 4. James Hendley Simpson, Sr.           b. 19 Jun 1884, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas

Virginia Ann (Jennie) Harbert

1852 - 1935  (83 years)

Birth	19 May 1852	Tunica Co., Mississippi
Died	23 May 1935	Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Buried	Hallettsville City Cemetery, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Father	Stephen Harbert           b. 15 Jan 1809, Wytheville, Wythe Co., Virginia
Mother	Nancy Vinson           b. 5 Apr 1822
Married	23 Jul 1840
Family	Friench Simpson           b. 13 Feb 1848, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	11 Feb 1877	Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. Dr. Friench Simpson, Jr.           b. 7 Oct 1877, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas + 2. Stephen Harbert Simpson           b. 29 Jul 1879, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas + 3. Vera Simpson           b. 17 Jul 1882 + 4. James Hendley Simpson, Sr.           b. 19 Jun 1884, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas

Virginia Henrietta "Hattie" Simpson

1850 - 1926  (76 years)

Birth	2 Oct 1850	Alexandria, Virginia
Died	16 Dec 1926	Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas
Buried	Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas
Father	James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Mother	Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	10 Sep 1844	Virginia
Family	Stephen Montgomery McCormick, Sr.           b. 30 Apr 1843, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	27 Oct 1870
Children	+ 1. Robert Hendley McCormick           b. 27 Aug 1871, Oakland, Colorado Co., Texas + 2. Willie Friench McCormick           b. 17 Dec 1873, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 3. Anita Wade McCormick           b. 20 Mar 1876, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas   4. Helen McCormick           b. 12 Apr 1878, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 5. Hallie Emily McCormick           b. 16 Sep 1879, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 6. Stephen Montgomery McCormick, Jr.           b. 25 Jan 1883, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 7. Alexis McCormick           b. 19 Jun 1885, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 8. Ella Boyce McCormick           b. 8 Oct 1889, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas

Stephen Montgomery McCormick, Sr.

1843 - 1907  (64 years)

Birth	30 Apr 1843	Fairfax Co., Virginia
Died	22 Jun 1907	Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas
Buried	Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas
Father	Willis Berry McCormick           b. 13 Apr 1818, Auburn, Fauquier Co., Virginia
Mother	Ann Virginia Millan           b. 12 Jul 1822
Family	Virginia Henrietta "Hattie" Simpson           b. 2 Oct 1850, Alexandria, Virginia
Married	27 Oct 1870
Children	+ 1. Robert Hendley McCormick           b. 27 Aug 1871, Oakland, Colorado Co., Texas + 2. Willie Friench McCormick           b. 17 Dec 1873, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 3. Anita Wade McCormick           b. 20 Mar 1876, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas   4. Helen McCormick           b. 12 Apr 1878, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 5. Hallie Emily McCormick           b. 16 Sep 1879, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 6. Stephen Montgomery McCormick, Jr.           b. 25 Jan 1883, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 7. Alexis McCormick           b. 19 Jun 1885, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas + 8. Ella Boyce McCormick           b. 8 Oct 1889, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas

Mary Francis "Fannie" Simpson

1852 - 1930  (77 years)

Birth	8 Nov 1852	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Died	7 Feb 1930	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
Buried	Clover Hill Farm Cemetery, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
Father	James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Mother	Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	10 Sep 1844	Virginia
Family	Joseph Benjamin Johnson           b. 26 Mar 1852, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
Married	15 Oct 1883	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Children	1. Emily James Johnson           b. 1 Sep 1884, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   2. Joseph Hendley Johnson           b. 21 Jun 1886, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia + 3. Wheatley Miller Johnson           b. 2 Feb 1888, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   4. Prof. Elizabeth Friench Johnson           b. 21 Mar 1890, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia + 5. Joseph Benjamin Johnson           b. 23 May 1892, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   6. Johnson           b. 20 Mar 1895, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia

Joseph Benjamin Johnson

1852 - 1921  (69 years)

Birth	26 Mar 1852	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
Died	4 Apr 1921	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
Buried	Clover Hill Farm Cemetery, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
Father	Joseph Johnson           b. Abt 12 Aug 1802
Mother	Emily Eliza Wheatley           b. 2 Oct 1823, Culpeper Co., Virginia
Family	Mary Francis "Fannie" Simpson           b. 8 Nov 1852, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	15 Oct 1883	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Children	1. Emily James Johnson           b. 1 Sep 1884, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   2. Joseph Hendley Johnson           b. 21 Jun 1886, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia + 3. Wheatley Miller Johnson           b. 2 Feb 1888, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   4. Prof. Elizabeth Friench Johnson           b. 21 Mar 1890, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia + 5. Joseph Benjamin Johnson           b. 23 May 1892, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   6. Johnson           b. 20 Mar 1895, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia

Helen Adams Simpson

1854 - 1933  (78 years)

Birth	21 Dec 1854	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Died	14 Dec 1933	Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas
Buried	Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
Father	James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Mother	Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	10 Sep 1844	Virginia
Family	Edgar Austere Tomlinson           b. 10 Dec 1851, Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Married	25 Jan 1883	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. Helen Leonese Tomlinson           b. 25 Feb 1886, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas + 2. Hendley Edgar Tomlinson, Sr.           b. 14 Oct 1888, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas + 3. Virginia Friench Tomlinson           b. 28 Jan 1895, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas

Edgar Austere Tomlinson

1851 - 1924  (72 years)

Birth	10 Dec 1851	Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Died	9 Oct 1924	Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
Buried	Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
Father	Capt. Augustus Austere Tomlinson           b. 13 Jun 1830, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Mary Leonese Hartman           b. Abt 1830, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Married	24 Oct 1850	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Family	Helen Adams Simpson           b. 21 Dec 1854, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	25 Jan 1883	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. Helen Leonese Tomlinson           b. 25 Feb 1886, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas + 2. Hendley Edgar Tomlinson, Sr.           b. 14 Oct 1888, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas + 3. Virginia Friench Tomlinson           b. 28 Jan 1895, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas

Emily Jane Simpson

1857 - 1900  (43 years)

Birth	15 Mar 1857	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
Died	21 Jul 1900	El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas
Buried	Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas
Father	James Hendley Simpson           b. 12 Mar 1819, Loudoun Co., Virginia
Mother	Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia
Married	10 Sep 1844	Virginia

• Name	James Hendley Simpson  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 Mar 1819	Loudoun Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fairfax Co., Virginia
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 23 37 James H Simpson 31 1819 Male White Farmer Virginia 24 37 Emily Simpson 28 1822 Female White Virginia 25 37 French Simpson 2 1848 Male White Virginia
  Census	1860	Fairfax Co., Virginia   [3]
  	1860 U.S. Census, Fairfax Co., Virginia Enumerated 18 June. Five people in these households were recorded twice: Dr. Robert I. Simpson, Hulda (Dye) Corbette, Christopher C. Corbette, Isabella Corbette, and Ann Eliza Corbette.
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 19 17 James H Simpson 41 1819 Male White Farmer Virginia 20 17 Emily Simpson 39 1841 Female White Virginia 21 17 French Simpson 12 1848 Male White Virginia 22 17 V H Simpson 10 1850 Female White Virginia 23 17 Fannie Simpson 8 1852 Female White Virginia 24 17 Helen Simpson 5 1855 Female White Virginia 25 17 Emma J Simpson 3 1857 Female White Virginia 26 17 E Buckley 40 1820 Male White Virginia 27 17 M A Ish 22 1838 Male White Student of Medicine Virginia 28 17 Robt J Simpson 30 1830 Male White Physician Virginia  NARA Pub:  M653  Roll:  1343  Page:  3  Enumerated:  18 June 1860
  Census	1870	Colorado Co., Texas
  Precinct 2
  	1870 U.S. Census, Colorado Co., Texas
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 31 171 James Simpson 57 1813 Male White Farmer Virginia 32 171 Emily Simpson 50 1820 Female White Keeping House Virginia 33 171 Frank Simpson 22 1848 Male White Farmer Virginia 34 171 Hattie V Simpson 19 1851 Female White Virginia 35 171 Fannie Simpson 17 1853 Female White Virginia 36 171 Helen Simpson 15 1855 Female White Virginia 37 171 Emily J Simpson 13 1857 Female White Virginia 38 171 Lewis Parker 35 1835 Male Black Farm Laborer Virginia 39 171 George Prince 16 1854 Male Black Farm Laborer Virginia 40 171 Bennie Prince 15 1855 Male Black Farm Laborer Virginia  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  1580  Page:  48A  Enumerated:  6 Sept. 1870
  Death	9 Feb 1880	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
  Burial	Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas   [4, 5]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69177453/james-hendley-simpson
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Simpson           b. during the 1660s             d. Abt 1708, Charles Co., Maryland   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Susannah King           b. 15 Aug 1773, Pennsylvania           d. 1847, Loudoun Co., Virginia  (Age 73 years)  (Grandmother)
  Notes	He was a planter and a banker. He emigrated to Texas in 1857.
  Person ID	I9367
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Friench Simpson           b. 1 Jun 1797, Mt. Gilead, Loudoun Co., Virginia           d. 27 Aug 1855, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Ish           b. 14 Mar 1798, Loudoun Co., Virginia           d. 8 May 1874, Loudoun Co., Virginia (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1816	Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia           d. 22 May 1891, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1844	Virginia
  Children	1 son and 5 daughters
  1. Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Simpson           b. 24 Oct 1845, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia           d. 13 Jan 1850, Fairfax Co., Virginia (Age 4 years) + 2. Friench Simpson           b. 13 Feb 1848, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia           d. 25 Mar 1923, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas (Age 75 years) └─ Virginia Ann (Jennie) Harbert  (Age 83 years)  m. 11 Feb 1877 + 3. Virginia Henrietta "Hattie" Simpson           b. 2 Oct 1850, Alexandria, Virginia           d. 16 Dec 1926, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas (Age 76 years) └─ Stephen Montgomery McCormick, Sr.  (Age 64 years)  m. 27 Oct 1870 + 4. Mary Francis "Fannie" Simpson           b. 8 Nov 1852, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia           d. 7 Feb 1930, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia (Age 77 years) └─ Joseph Benjamin Johnson  (Age 69 years)  m. 15 Oct 1883 + 5. Helen Adams Simpson           b. 21 Dec 1854, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia           d. 14 Dec 1933, Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas (Age 78 years) └─ Edgar Austere Tomlinson  (Age 72 years)  m. 25 Jan 1883   6. Emily Jane Simpson           b. 15 Mar 1857, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 21 Jul 1900, El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F6612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Mar 1819 - Loudoun Co., Virginia  Marriage - 10 Sep 1844 - Virginia  Census - 1850 - Fairfax Co., Virginia  Census - 1860 - Fairfax Co., Virginia  Census - 1870 - Colorado Co., Texas  Death - 9 Feb 1880 - Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas  Burial - - Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  James Simpson (d. 1880)

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "James Hendley Simpson". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I9367&tree=1sttree (accessed April 29, 2025).