Person Page - 705

     Florence Lucretia Simpson was born on 14 February 1879 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1881 Census: see Thomas Simpson.¹ She lived on 12 March 1906 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.² As of 12 March 1906,her married name was Down. She married James Albert Down, son of Abraham Nelson Down and Harriet Elmira Roberts, on 12 March 1906 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017017: Groom: James Down; Age: 24; Res.: Trenton; Born: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Abraham Down & Harriet Roberts; Bride: Florencce Simpson; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: - ; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Thos. W. Simpson & Eliza Bound; Wit.: Mr. G. Nelson & Elva Nelson, both of Hillier Twp; Date: Mar 12 1906; Place: Hillier Twp; Perfrmed by: Rev. G. W. McColl; Reg'd.: Mar 13 1906; Reg'r.: Stephen Nease, Hillier (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017017-1906, ancestry.ca) Location per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.³ Florence Lucretia Simpson died on 10 April 1910 at Saskatchewan at age 31; Date Apr 10 1910 & location Saskatchewan per family tree of MaybeSociety on ancestry.ca, Nov 24 2017. " ... Family story is that Florence died from tuberculosis a year or two after she and James were married. His second wife was Verda May Pearson." per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002.
Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.⁴

     James Albert Down was born on 12 August 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024443: Name: James Albert Down; Date: Aug 12 1881; Parents: Abraham N. Down & Harriet Amelia Roberts; Inf.: A. Down, farmer, Murray Twp; Reg'd.: May 6 1882; Phys.: J. A. Stevenson, MD; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt (Ontario Birth Registration, #024443-1882, ancestry.ca) Date 1881 per Memorial. Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 12 1881 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1881 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^2,3,4,5,6 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1901 Census: see Abraham Down.² He lived on 12 March 1906 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Trenton per marr. reg'n.³ He married Florence Lucretia Simpson, daughter of Thomas Walter Simpson and Louise Eliza Bound, on 12 March 1906 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017017: Groom: James Down; Age: 24; Res.: Trenton; Born: Murray Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Abraham Down & Harriet Roberts; Bride: Florencce Simpson; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: - ; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Thos. W. Simpson & Eliza Bound; Wit.: Mr. G. Nelson & Elva Nelson, both of Hillier Twp; Date: Mar 12 1906; Place: Hillier Twp; Perfrmed by: Rev. G. W. McColl; Reg'd.: Mar 13 1906; Reg'r.: Stephen Nease, Hillier (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017017-1906, ancestry.ca) Location per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.⁷ James Albert Down lived circa 1908 at Wilbert, Saskatchewan; per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. He Wife Florence (Simpson) Down died in Saskatchewan. on 10 April 1910 at Saskatchewan.⁸ He lived in 1911 at Sidney Twp., Frankford, Hastings Co., Ontario; per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. He married Verda May Pearson, daughter of John Nelson Pearson and Adelaide Maybee, on 19 November 1914 at Murray Twp., Frankford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 19 1914 & location Frankford per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Aug 3, 2005. per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002.¹ James Albert Down appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1921 Census: Down, James Albert, 39, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., teamster, married; Verda May, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Velma Isabelle, 7; Phyllis Vivian, 2; Rosella Fidelia, 1/12 (1921 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 33, pg. 5, line 19 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He died on 15 November 1961 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 80; Date 1961 per Memorial. Date Nov 15 1961 & location Kingston per family tree of MaybeSociety on ancestry.ca, Nov 24 2017.^8,6 He was buried on 17 November 1961 at Mount Zion Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) DOWN; Father; James; Albert; 1881 - 1961; Mother; Verda May; Pearson; 1897 - 1955 (Mount Zion Cemetery, Murray Twp., Aug 7 2005) per family tree of MaybeSociety on ancestry.ca, Nov 24 2017.^8,6

     Lenna Blanche Simpson was born on 23 February 1877 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Thomas Simpson.² As of 23 November 1898,her married name was McKenzie. She married William McKenzie on 23 November 1898 at Murray Twp., Frankford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#041502: Groom: William McKenzie; Bride: Lenna Blanche Simpson; Date: Nov 23 1898; Place: Frankford; (Ontario Marriage Registration, #041502-1898, Reel 95, ancestry.com.)³ Lenna Blanche Simpson " ... Lena moved to Montreal after her marriage .. " per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. after 1902 at Montreal, Quebec. She died on 18 September 1942 at age 65; Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.

     Richard Simpson was born on 13 September 1892 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Births: Name: Richard Simpson; Born: Sep 13 1892; Parents: Thomas W. Simpson & Louise Eliza Bound (Births, Murray Twp., seen at Cobourg Public Library, May 1, 2003)
Date Sep 1 1892 per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹ He died on 15 October 1895 at Ontario at age 3; Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.

     James Simpson was born on 18 October 1830 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹ He married Sarah Jane Ryckman, daughter of Daniel Ryckman and Sarah Dyer, in 1850 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Dat e1850 & location Northumberland per family tree of llsmeland on ancestry.ca, March 29 2019.² James Simpson appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see Jacob Simpson.³ He lived on 1 April 1857 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant 647) show that Jacob Simpson & wife sold 30 acres of lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to James Simpson. ITS Date: Apr 1 1857. Reg'n. Date: Apr 14 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)⁴ He lived on 1 June 1857 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant 849) show that James Simpson & wife sold 30 acres in the south east part of lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Pelatiah R. Proctor. ITS Date: Jun 1 1857. Reg'n. Date: Sep25 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Conc 5 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 5, Lot 2, Brighton Twp., 15 acres
Note: This is curious. James Simpson and family does NOT appear in any census records for 1861 in Cramahe, Brighton or Percy Twp.'s. James Simpson does appear in the agr. list at Conc 5, Lot 2, Brighton Twp., near Orvin Dickinson who married James's sister Hannah Simpson. Their father, recently widowed Jacob Simpson is not shown but John Simpson is - an apparent mistake in the given name???
NOT in Brighton Twp. or Cramahe Twp. or Percy Twp.⁵ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 10 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 10, Lot 6, 3 acres, owner. He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1871 Census: Simpson, James, 44, b. Ont., EM, Eng., Sawyer, married; Sarah Jane, 36, b. Ont., EM, Ger., married; Sarah, 17; Nancy, 14; Mahala, 12; Effie, 4 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 3, pg. 21, line 8 - Conc 10, Lot 6, 3 acres, owner.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: Simpson, James, 52, b. Ont., EM, Eng., Carpenter, married; Sarah J., 45, b. Ont., Ger., married; Effie A., 14, Eng; Dessa M., 10Jacob, 83, b. US, EM, Eng., farmer, widower.⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1891 Census: Simpson, James, 60, b. Ont., parents b. US & Ont., Carpenter, married; Sarah, 50, b. Ont., parents b. Ont., married; Effa Alma, 20; Ryckman, Sarah, 86, b. Ont., meth., widow.⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1901 Census: Simpson, James, 70, b. Ont. Oct. 18 1830, married; Sarah J., 67, b. Mar 29 1734, married (Conc 7, Lot 1.)⁹ He died on 22 May 1908 at River Road, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 77; Death Reg'n.#013577: Name: James Simpson; Date: May 22 1908; Age: 79; Res.: River Road, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ont; Occ.: woodworker; Status: widower; Born: Murray Twp; Cause: acute pneumonia, 1 week; Phys.: Dr. John Walls; Rel.: CE; Reg'd.: May 23 1908; Reg'r.: J. N. Ostrum?, Trenton (Ontario Death Registration, #013577-1908, ancestry.ca) Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹⁰ He was buried on 24 May 1908 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Death Reg'n. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹¹

     Sarah Jane Ryckman was born on 29 March 1834 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Mary 29 1843 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 73y 21d at death Apr 19 1907. Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹ As of 1850,her married name was Simpson. She married James Simpson, son of Jacob Simpson and Elizabeth Tompkins, in 1850 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Dat e1850 & location Northumberland per family tree of llsmeland on ancestry.ca, March 29 2019.² Sarah Jane Ryckman appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1851 Census: see Jacob Simpson (father-in-law.)³ She appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see Daniel Ryckman.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1871 Census: see James Simpson.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumbrland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: see James Simpson.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1891 Census: see James Simpson.⁷ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1901 Census: see James Simpson.⁸ She died on 19 April 1907 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 73; Death Reg'n.#021329: Name: Sarah Jane Simpson; Date: Apr 19 1907; Age: 73y 21d; Res.: Conc 7, Lot 3, Brighton Twp; Occ.: house wife; Status: married, wife of James Simpsn; Born: Brighton Twp; Cause: inflammation of stomach, 5 days; Inf. & Phys.: A. L. Webb; Rel.: Meth; Reg'd.: Apr 21 1907; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #021329-1907, ancestry.ca) Date Apr 14 1907 Per Modified Register for William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.⁹ She was buried on 20 April 1907 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Sarah J. Simpson; Maiden: Ryckman; Born: 1834; Died: 1907; Buried: McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp; Other names: James Simpson (1829-1908), Lois E. Simpson (Bound) (1854-1938), Thomas Simpson (1851-1931)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.

     Sarah Eliza Simpson was born in September 1855 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Sep 1855 & location Cda. per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. Sarah Eliza Simpson is dau. of James Simpson and Sarah Jane Ryckman per family tree of greentree2 on ancestry.ca, March 29 2019. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see James Simpson.⁷ She lived on 30 August 1875 at Brighton Twp., Norhumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.² As of 30 August 1875,her married name was Crary.¹ She married Isaac M. Crary, son of Alvin Crary and Laura Ann Puffer, on 30 August 1875 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006380: Groom: Isaac Carreary; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Alvin & Laura Ann Carrarey; Bride: Sarah Eliza Simpson; Age 21; Res. & Born: Brigton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Sarah Jane Simpson; Wit;Wm. Jno Douglas & Anne Eliza Finn, Norham; Date: Aug 30 1875; Place: Norham; Rel.: M. Episc; Performed by: Rev. G. M. Finn; Reg;r.: R. P. Hurlbut, Percy Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006380-1875, ancestry.ca) Date Aug 30 1875 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of greentree2 on ancestry.ca, March 29 2019.^1,8 Sarah Eliza Simpson appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1881 Census: see Isaac Crary.⁴ She appeared on the census of May 1891 at Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos Twp.'s, Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: see Isaac Crary.⁵ She immigrated in 1895 to New York, U.S.A; Immigraton 1895 per 1900 US Fed Census.⁶ She appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Parma, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A; Age 44 at 1900 US Fed Census: see Isaac Crary.⁶

     Nancy Simpson was born in 1857 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date 1857 per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see James Simpson.² As of 16 November 1878,her married name was Unger. She married James Leonard Unger, son of Chester Unger and Sarah Ann Gibson, on 16 November 1878 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007339: Groom: James Leonard Unger; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brightno Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Chester & Sarah Jane Unger; Bride: Nancy Simpson; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Sarah Jane Simpson; Wit.: Thomas W. Simpson & Catherine Jane Crouter, Brighton Twp; Date: Nov 16 1878; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: E.M; Performed by: Rev. D. Crouter; Reg'r.: T. J. Wright (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007339-1878, ancestry.com.)³ Nancy Simpson died in 1925; per amily tree of llsmeland on ancestry.ca, March 29 2019.⁴

     Mary Mahala Simpson was born in 1859 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1861 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.
Note: Are Mahala Simpson and Mary Simpson the same person?? Is this Mary Mahala Simpson the same person?? Mother's name shown as "Mary Jane" and not Sarah Jane - but is that just a mistake. Most other info works. Also, witness at her marriage is DAvid Ryckman, brother of Sarah Jane Ryckman - her mother.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see James Simpson.³ As of 7 June 1878,her married name was Stoneburgh.¹ She married James Henry Stoneburgh, son of John Stoneburgh and Pheobe ?, on 7 June 1878 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007315: Groom: James Henry Stoneburg; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Prince Edward Co; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Shoemaker; Parents: John & Phebe Stoneburg; Bride: Mary Mahala Simpson; Age: 17; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Mary Jane Simpson; Wit.: David Ryckman, Brighton Twp. & Mary Ann ?Gerkins", Percy Twp; Date: Jun 7 1878; Place: Percy Twp; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Edward Cragg; Reg'r.: R. P. Hurlburt (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007315-1878, ancestry.com.)⁴

     Detta Mae Simpson was born on 22 August 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1871 per Memorial. Date Aug 22 1862(72?) per 1901 Census. Date Aug 22 1862? Per Modified Register for William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see James Simpson.³ She married John Charles "Chester" "Chet" Tackaberry, son of James Henry Tackaberry and Louisa Carr, before 1887 at Northumberland Co., Ontario. As of after 1887,her married name was Tackaberry. Detta Mae Simpson appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1901 Census: see Chester Tackaberry.¹ She died on 30 August 1902 at Conc 6 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 31; Death Reg'n.#: Name: Detta May Tackabury; Date: Aug 30 1902; Age: 30y 8d; Res.: Conc 6, Lot 3, Brighton Twp; Status: married; Occ.: housewife; Born: Orland, Ont; Cause: consumption, 1/2 yr; Phys.: C. M. Sanford; Rel.: Meth; Inf.: C. M. Sanford; Reg'd.: Sep 3 1902; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #017824-1902, ancestry.com)
Date 1901? per Burial.^2,4 She was buried on 2 September 1902 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) TACKABERY; John C; 1869 - 1953; Detta; 1871 - 1902? (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 4, 2005) Date 1902 per Death Reg'n.^2,5

     Jacob Simpson was born in 1798 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A; Per 1881 & 1851 Census. Location US per 1881 Census. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.
" ... place of birth as Cambridge Massachusetts .. parents William and Rebecca Simpson, Ep. Meth. ... " Per Modified Register for William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. He appeared on the census of 1803 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: 1 of 5 males under 16 - see William Simpson. He appeared on the census of 1819 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Jacob Simpson; 1 male over 16. He appeared on the census of 1820 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Jacob Simpson; 1 male over 16. He appeared on the census of 1821 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Jacob Simpson; 1 male over 16. He appeared on the census of 1822 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Jacob Simpson; 1 male over 16. He married Elizabeth Tompkins, daughter of Phillip Tompkins and Maria ?, before 1827 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada. Jacob Simpson appeared on the census of 1839 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Jacob Simpson; 2 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 4 females under 16; 1 female over 16. He lived on 15 March 1844 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 7334) show that Adam H. Meyers took a mortgage from Jacob Simpson on all 200 acres of lot 2, conc 6, Cramahe Twp. ITS Date: Mar 15 1844. Reg'n. Date: July 3 1844. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, Lot 2, pg. 004 of 169, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Aug 19 2021)
Note: The next transactions show Jacob Simpson selling this land, so he apparently acquired the lot from Adam H. Meyers through the mortgage.¹ He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Jacob Simpson; Conc 6, Lot 2, prop., labourer. He lived on 9 October 1848 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S Cramahe A208) show that Jacob Simpson & wife sold 50 acres in the south west part of lot 2, conc 6, Cramahe Twp. to Hannah Rawson. ITS Date: Oct 9 1848. Reg'n. Date: Apr 19 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, Lot 2, pg. 004 of 169, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Aug 19 2021.)¹ He appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Jacob Simpson; Conc 6, Lot 2, oc., prop; Total Persons: 10. He Brighton Township was created on Jan 1 1852, taking the east part of Cramahe and the West part of Murray Townships, plus Presqu'ile Point. on 1 January 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He appeared on the census of March 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1851 Census: Simpson, Jacob, 54, b. Cda., Epis., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 44, b. Cda., Epis., married; Hannah, 23; Abijah, 21; Maria, 18; Sarah, 13; Clark, 9; Charles, 3; Tompkins, Phillip, 77, b. US, Pres., lab., widower, non-member of family; Simpson, James, 25, b. Cda., EM, married; Sarah, 18, b. Cda., married; Thomas, 1, Wrightman, Mahala, 8, non-member of family (Agr.: Jacob Simpson, Conc 2, Lot 6, 100 acres.)² He lived in March 1852 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 6, Lot 2, 100 acres.³ He On April 21 1852 Hilton Lake broke through the gravel bank and flooded down the creek, destoying Lewis Shearer's saw mill and killing the owner and a worker, John Herrington.Jacob Simpson owned Lot 2 of Concession 6 at that time per the 1851 Census, which would be the land directly to the north of the creek just west of the Shearer saw mill; roughly where No. 30 Highway goes through the creek valley now. John W. Simpson, a brother, owned Conc 4, Lot 34, just down the creek a ways. His saw mill was also damaged by the flood but there were no casualties there. There is some confusion about which Simpson family was involved; it appears to have been the John W. Simspon's although previous writing indicates a William Simpson and wife Grace. I see no family like that in Brighton Twp. at this time. on 21 April 1852 at The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West.³ He lived on 21 March 1855 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant 339) show that Jacob Simpson & wife sold the north 50 acres lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert J. Morrow. ITS Date: Mar 21 1855. Reg'n. Date: Mar 20 24 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)¹ He lived on 21 March 1855 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim 338) show that Adam H. Meyers provided a Quit Claim to Jacob Simpson reagarding 140 acres of lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Mar 21 1855. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)¹ He lived on 1 April 1857 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 648) show that Jacob Simpson & wife sold 70 acres in central part of lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Abijah Simpson. ITS Date: Apr 1 1857. Reg'n. Date: Apr 14 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)¹ He lived on 1 April 1857 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant 647) show that Jacob Simpson & wife sold 30 acres of lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to James Simpson. ITS Date: Apr 1 1857. Reg'n. Date: Apr 14 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)¹ He lived on 13 April 1858 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 848) show that Abijah Simpson sold "the same" (70 acres in central part) of lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Jacob Simpson. ITS Date: Apr 13 1858. Reg'n. Date: Sep 18 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)¹ He lived on 4 April 1859 at Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 926) show that Jacob Simpson sold about 35 acres of lot 2, conc 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Orin Dickinson. ITS Date: Apr 4 1859. Reg'n. Date: Apr 13 1859. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumnberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 6, pg 004 of 169, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 24 2023.)¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 60 at 1861 Census: see Orvin Dickinson (son-in-law)
Note: Name is John Simpson with Orvin Dickinson and wife Hannah Simpson; she is a daughter of Jacob Simpson who's wife died 1859 so I wonder if the name should be Jacob Simpson???⁴ He married Mary Young, daughter of Henry Young and Mary ?, on 11 December 1870 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Jacob Simpson; Age: 68; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cambridge, Mass; Status: widower; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: William & Rebecca Simpson; Bride: Mary Cumming; Age: 70; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cda; Status: widow; Wit.: P. A. & Catharine Cumming, Brighton; Date: Dec 11 1870; Place: Brighton; Rel.: EM; Performed by: Malcolm McPhail, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com) Date Per Modified Register for William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002.⁵ Jacob Simpson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1871 Census: see Charles Simpson.⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 83 at 1881 Census: see James Simpson (son.)⁷ He died on 24 May 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#013211: Name: Jacob Simpson; Date: May 24 1881; Age: 83y; Res.: Brighton Twp; Occ.: farmer; Cause: old age; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Inf.: Ann Dickinson, Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: May 28 1881; Rel.: Epis. Meth; Reg'r.: T. J. Wright (Ontario Death Registration, ancestry.com, #013211-1881.)⁸

     Elizabeth Tompkins was born in 1809 at Upper Canada; Date 1807 & location per 1851 Census. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. As of before 1827,her married name was Simpson. She married Jacob Simpson, son of William Simpson and Rebecca Benedict, before 1827 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada. Elizabeth Tompkins appeared on the census of 1852 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: see Jacob Simpson.¹ She died on 10 July 1859 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date July 10, 1859 per Burial. Date Jul 29 1859 & location per Burial. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.² She was buried on 12 July 1859 at Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Elizabeth; Wife of; Jacob Simpson; Died; July 10, 1859; Aged 5? Years (Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, Jul 10 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: Elizabeth Simpson; Maiden: Tompkins; Born: - ; Died: 1859-07-29; Notes: Wife of Jacob Simpson; Buried: Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 4; No other names.^2,3

     Hannah Elvia Grosjean was born on 27 May 1880 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#021910: Name: Hannah Grosjean; Date: May 27 1880; Parents: Francis M. Grosjean & Eve Nelson; Inf.: F. M. Grosjean, farmer, Brighton Twp; Reg'd.: Jun 6 1880; Phys.: none; Reg'r.: T. J. Wright (Ontario Birth Registration, #021910-1880, ancestry.com)
Date 1879 per Memorial & CEMSearch. Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jun 15 1873 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.
Date 1879 per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. Note: I have placed Hannah Elvia Grosjean as a daughter of Francis Grosjean & Eve Nelson. The Birth Reg'n. for Hannah and the Death Reg'n. of Florence Simpson, daughter of Williet Simpson & Elvia Grosjean shows the mother's name as Hannah Elvie Grosjean. No marriage reg'n. seen yet which might help.^6,1,7,8,9,5 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1891 Census: see Francis Grosjean.³ As of before April 1901,her married name was Simpson. She married Willet Simpson, son of Thomas Walter Simpson and Louise Eliza Bound, before April 1901 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Married for 1901 Census.⁸ Hannah Elvia Grosjean appeared on the census of April 1901 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1901 Census: see Willet Simpson.⁸ She appeared on the census of 1911 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1911 Census: see Willet Simpson.⁴ She appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.⁵ She lived on 6 September 1927 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of husband Willett Simpson.² She died in 1951 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. She was buried in 1951 at Christian Church Cemetery, Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Simpson; Willet; 1869 - 1927; Elvia; 1879 - 1951; Homer; 1917 - ; Florence; 1903 - 1924 (Cramahe Hill Cemetery, Morganston, May 2, 2003)
CEMSearch: Name: Elvira Simpson; Maiden: Grosjean; Born: 1879; Died: 1951; Notes: Wife of Willet Simpson; Buried: Chirstian Church Cemetery, Morganston, Conc 9, Lot 14, Cramahe Twp; Other names: Florence Simpson (1903-1924), Homer Simpson (1917- ), Willet Simpson (1869-1927)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^1,7

     Wilfred "Earl" Simpson was born on 20 October 1901 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#029013: Name: Wilford Earl Simpson; Date: Oct 20 1901; Parents: Willet Simpson & Elvia Grosjean; Inf.: Willet Simpson, farmer, Percy Twp; Phys.: E. J. Free; Reg'd.: Nov 2 1901 (Ontario Birth Registration, #029013-1901, ancestry.com) Date 1902 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^4,5 He appeared on the census of 1911 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1911 Census: see Willet Simpson.³ He appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.⁵ He Earl Simpson appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁶ He married Lulu Mildred Curtis, daughter of Hiram Charles Curtis and Ethel Blair, on 2 May 1931 at United Church, Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... W. Earl Simpson and L. Mildred Dunk... " Marriages, Wooler Pastoral Charge, 1947, Rev. W. T. R. Delve, Minister (Tweedsmuir Histories - I197) Date May 2 1931 & location Warkworth per family tree of ruthannaugustaferris on ancestry.ca, Feb 7 2023.
"1st Husband: Wilfred Earl Simpson (1901-1955), died in Brighton, Ont." per FindaGrave.^7,8,9 Wilfred "Earl" Simpson lived on 20 October 1943 at Conc 9 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 9 & 10, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant N13139) show that Thomas L. Martin & wife, Earl Martin & wife, Mary Struke, Jennie Martin (widow) Everett Martin & wife sold Codrington Village Lots 9 & 10 to Wilfred Earl Simpson. ITS Date Oct 20 1943.
Note: The Martin's had acquired both Lot 9 and 10 through earlier transactions.¹⁰ He lived on 13 August 1945 at Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 13, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13342) show that Wilfred E. Simpson purchased Codrington Village Lot 13, 3/4 acres, East of Richards St. from Claude Palmateer & wife. ITS Date Aug 13 1945.¹⁰ He died on 1 April 1955 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 53; "Wilfred Earl Simpson; Entered into rest at his home in Codrington, April 1st, 1955, Wilfred Earl Simpson, dearly loved husband of Mildred Curtis, in his 54th year. He was born in Cramahe township October 20, 1901, to the late William Simpson and Elvia Grosjean, predeceased also by two sisters, Florence in 1923 and Betty (Mrs. Wm. Beatty) in 1930. Besides his sorrowing wife, he leaves to mourn his loss three brothers, Frank and Willet of Norham and Arthur of Colborne; four sisters, Ida (Mrs. Joseph French), codrington; Winnie (Mrs. Garnet Potter), Stirling; Madeline (Mrs. William Baxter) of Port Hope and Stella (Mrs. Gerald Stickle) Warkworth, and fourteen neices and nephews. Earl was a member of Codrington United Church, a loyal member of Percy Lodge, A.F. & A.M., No 161; Warkworth Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, No. 110 and of King Baldwin Preceptory, Belleville. .. He was a skilled mechanic and an honourable business man and will be greatly missed. .. The pall bearers were: Lloyd Ames, Robert Carlaw, Charles Buchanan, Gordon McCubbin, Owen Finlay and Arthur McKee. Flower bearers were Eldon Ewing, Jack Cameron, Claude Morgan, Arthur Ames, James Bird, Blair Huycke, Norman Hazelwood, Delbert Carr, Harold Peister, Donald Anderson, Max Morgan, Arthur Meneilly. Internet at McPhail's Cemetery." per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.
" ... Mr. Wilfred E. Simpson ... " In Memorium, 1955, Wooler Pastoral Charge (Tweedsmuir Histories, Reel 1, I-204)
per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^11,7 He was buried on 3 April 1955 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Wilfred Earl Simpson - 1901 - 1955; His Wife; Mildred Curtis - 1907 - ; Willet Simpson - 1909 - 1983 (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., May 1, 2003)
CEMSearch: Name: Wilfred Earl Simpson; Born: 1901; Died: 1955; Buried: McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp; Other names: Mildred Curtis (1907- ), Willett Simpson (1909-1983)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^2,12

     Elvia B. "Ida" Simpson was born on 14 January 1907 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1907 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jan 1907 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1907 & location Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n. Date Jan 14 1907 per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1911 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1911 Census: see Willet Simpson.¹ She appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.³ As of 14 November 1928,her married name was French. She lived on 14 November 1928 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Codrington per marr. reg'n.² She married Joseph George French, son of Samuel French and Betsy R. Gibbs, on 14 November 1928 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017611: Groom: Joseph George French; Age: 33; REs.: Codrington; Born: Howard Twp., Kent Co., Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Truck Driver; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Samuel French & ? R. Gibbs; Bride: Ida Elvia Simpson; Age: 21; Res.: Codrington; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Willet Simpson & Elva Grosjean; Expected Res.: Codrington; Wit.: Percy & Jessie French, Codrington; Date: Nov 14 1928; Place: Brighton Twp; Performed by: Jas. F. B. Belford, Codrington, Anglican; Sworn: Campbellford, Nov 10 1928; Reg'r.: J. F. McGregor (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017611-1928, ancestry.com.)⁴ Elvia B. "Ida" Simpson lived on 1 April 1955 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Survived by - per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.⁵ She lived on 4 April 1976 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; "He was the brother of ... Mrs. Ida French, Trenton ... " per Death Notice of Charles Francis "Frannk" Simpson from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.⁵ She died in 1997 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. She was buried in 1997 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSEarch: Name: Ida E. Simpson; Born: 1907; Died: - ; Buried: McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp; Other name: Joseph G. French (1896-1962)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.

     Willett Simpson was born on 8 December 1909 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#032967: Name: Willett Simpson; Date: Dec 8 1909; Parents: Willett Simpson & Elvie Grosjean; Phys; Dr. Armstrong; Inf.: Willett Simpson, Morganston; Reg'd.: Dec 24 1909; Reg'r.: C. A. Wilson, Cramahe (Ontario Birth Registration, #032967-1909, ancestry.com)
Date Dec 1909 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 8 1909 per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1911 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1911 Census: see Willet Simpson.¹ He appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.⁴ He Willett Simpson appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library) circa 1930 at Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario.⁵ He lived on 1 April 1955 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Survived by - per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.⁶ He lived on 4 April 1976 at Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "He was the brother of Willet, Warkworth .. " per Death Notice of Charles Francis "Frank" Simpson from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.⁶ He died in 1983 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. He was buried in 1983 at McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Willett Simpson; Born: 1909; Died: 1983; Buried: McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp; Other names: Mildred Curtis (1907- ), Wilfred Earl Simpson (1901-1955)
Memorial: (see Exhibit) Wilfred Earl Simpson - 1901 - 1955; His Wife; Mildred Curtis - 1907 - ; Willet Simpson - 1909 - 1983 (Warkworth Cemetery, May 1, 2003)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^7,8

     Florence Simpson was born on 15 September 1903 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#030232: Name: Florence Simpson; Date: Sep 15 1903; Parents: Willet Simpson & Elvia Grosjean; Inf.: Willet Simpson, thresher, Cramahe; Phys.: Dr. Free; Reg'r.: Oct 13 1903 (Ontario Birth Registration, #030232-1903, ancestry.com) Date 1904 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1904 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date 1903 per Burial. Date 1909 per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of 1911 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1911 Census: see Willet Simpson.³ She appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.² She died on 3 August 1924 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 20; Death Reg'n.#022889: Name: Florence Simpson; Date: Aug 3 1924; Age: 20y 10m 16d; Res.: Conc 6, Brighton Twp; Born: Codrington, Sep 15 1903; Status: single; Parents: Willet Simpson & Hannah Elvie Grosjean, b. Ont; Inf.: Willet Simpson, Codrington, father; Burial: Christian Church Cemetery, Aug 6 1924; Reg'd.: Aug 4 1924; Reg;r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #022889-1924, ancestry.com)
Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.⁴ She was buried on 5 August 1924 at Christian Church Cemetery, Morganston, Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Florence Simpson; Born: 1903; Died: 1924; Notes: Daughter of Willet and Elvira; Buried: Christian Church Cemetery, Morganston; Other names: Elvira Simpson (Grosjean) (1879-1951), Homer simpson (1917- ), Willet Simpson (1869-1927)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.

     Homer Simpson was born on 2 January 1917 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. He died on 14 January 1917 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. He was buried on 16 January 1917 at Chirstian Church Cemetery, Morganston, Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Homer Simpson; Born: 1917; Died: - ; Notes: Son of Willet and Elvira?; Buried: Christian Church Cemetery, Morganston; Other names: Elvira Simpson (Grosjean) (1879-1951), Florence Simpson (1903-1924), Willet Simpson (1869-1927)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.

     Nettie Madeline Simpson was born on 3 April 1922 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. As of 20 December 1941,her married name was Baxter. She lived on 1 April 1955 at Port Hope, Ontario; Survived by - per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.¹ She died in February 1975 at Port Hope, Ontario, at age 52; Location per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. ied Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002.

     Winnifred Lettica Simpson was born on 15 March 1915 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1915 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date per Burial. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹ She appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.¹ As of after 1940,her married name was Potter. She married Garnett Barton Potter, son of Simon Joseph Potter and Alice May Derry, after 1940. Winnifred Lettica Simpson lived on 1 April 1955 at Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario; Survived by - per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.² She lived on 4 April 1976 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "He was the brother of ... Mrs. Garnet Potter (Winnie), Brighton ... " per Death Notice of Charles Francis "Frannk" Simpson from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.² She died in 1987 at Ontario; Per Burial. She was buried in 1987 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch :Name: Winnie L. Simpson; Born: 1915; Died: 1987; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sect 4; Other name: Garnett B. Potter (1913-1981.)

     Garnett Barton Potter was born in 1913 at Ontario; Date 1913 per Burial of Wife. Date 1913 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹ He appeared on the census of 1 June 1921 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1921 Census: see Simon Joseph Potter.¹ He married Winnifred Lettica Simpson, daughter of Willet Simpson and Hannah Elvia Grosjean, after 1940. Garnett Barton Potter was buried in 1981 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Ontario; CEMSearch :Name: Winnie L. Simpson; Born: 1915; Died: 1987; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sect 4; Other name: Garnett B. Potter (1913-1981.) He died in 1981 at Ontario; Per Burial.

     Delbert Arthur Simpson was born on 17 February 1918 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1918 per Burial. Date 1918 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.¹ He appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.¹ He lived on 1 April 1955 at Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Survived by - per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.² He died on 18 June 1973 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 55; Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Per Burial. He was buried on 20 June 1973 at Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) SIMPSON; D. Arthur Simpson; 1918 - 1973; L. Marguerite Van Wicklin; 1932 - (Salem Cemetery, Salem, Jul 10 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: D. Arthur Simpson; Born: 1918; Died: 1973; Notes: Husband of Marguerite Van Wicklin; Buried: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Salem, Sect NW; Other names: David C. Van Wicklin (1901-1959), Edward Van Wicklin (1863-1937), Gordon Van Wicklin (1895-1979), L. Maguerite Simpson (Van Wicklin) ( 1932- ), Margaret A. Van Wicklin (?) (1914- ), Mary Ann Van Wicklin (?) (1868-1931), Nellie G. Van Wicklin (?) (1896-1980.)^3,4

     Charles Francis "Frank" Simpson was born on 18 January 1905 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#031864: Name: Charles Francis Simpson; Date: Jan 18 1905; Parents: Willet Simpson & Elvie Grosjean; Inf.: Willet Simpson, lab., Cramahe; Phys.: Dr. Fall; Reg'd.: Feb 21 1905 (Ontario Birth Registration, #031864- 1905, ancestry.com) Date 1905 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1905 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Date 1905 per Burial. per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 1911 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1911 Census: see Willet Simpson.³ He appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1921 Census: see Willet Simpson.² He lived on 1 April 1955 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Survived by - per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.⁴ He died on 4 April 1976 at Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 71; "Charles Francis Simpson; Warkworth: - Charles Francis (Frank) Simpson, Norham, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Peterborough, Sunday April 4, at the age of 71. He was a life resident of the area. Born in Cramahe township, he was the son of the late Willet Simpson, and the lateEliva Grosjean. He is survived by his wife, the former Annie Irene Plumton. He was the father of Harold, Whitby; Mrs. Terry Grose (Frances), Peterborough; and Mrs. Murray McVety (Margaret Anne), Scarboro. He was the brother of Willet, Warkworth; Mrs. Ida French, Trenton; Mrs. Garnet Potter (Winnie), Brighton; and Mrs. Gerald Skinkle (Stella), Warkworth; and the late Earl, Codrington; the late Florence (1923); Arthur, Colborne; Mrs. William Beatty (Betty), Trenton; Mrs. William Baster (Madeline), Port Hope. Mr. Simpson was groundskeeper at the Warkworth Cemetery for the past 11 years. He was a carpenter by trade. He was a member of Percy Masonic Lodge 161 and of the Warkworth Chapter, Royal Arch Masons 110. Services were held Wednesday April 7 at 2 pm in the Allen Funeral Home, Warkworth, conducted be Rev. Beth Hankinson. Interment took place in Warkworth Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Honey, Arthur Wartman, Edward Hucke, Blair Huycke, Harry Brownson, Norman McCubbin, and Rowland Edwards." (from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007)


Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Per Burial.⁴ He was buried on 6 April 1976 at Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) SIMPSON; Charles Francis; 1905 - 1976; His Wife; Annie Irene Plumton; 1916 - (Warkworth Cemetery)
CEMSearch: Name: Charles Francis Simpson; Born: 1905; Died: 1976; Notes: Husband of Annie Irene Plumton; Buried: Warkworth Cemetery, Sect 2, Row 11, Plot 24; Other names: Annie Irene Simpson (Plumton) (1916-.^5,6 )

     Lena Maude "Betty" Simpson was born on 24 October 1912 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002. As of after 1932,her married name was Beatty. She died on 20 November 1934 at Mercia St., Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 22; Death Reg'n.#017645: Name: Betty Maud Beattie; Date: Nov 20 1934; Age: 22y 1m 16d; Res.: Mercia St., Trenton; Born: Trenton, Oct 24 1912; Status: married; Nat.: Scot; Parents: Willet Simpson & Elvia Grosjean, b. Ont; Inf.: Thomas Simspon, Trenton, (Foster) Father; Cause: acute indigestion, 2 days; Phys.: A. L. Driscoll, Trenton; Burial: Mt. Evergreen, Trenton, Nov 23 1934; Und.: N. J. Nair, Trenton; Reg'd.: Nov 22 1934; Reg'r.: P. J. O'rourke (Ontario Death Registration, #017645-1934, ancestry.com) Predeceased by - per Death Notice of Wilfred Earl Simpson in The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007.
per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002.¹ She was buried on 23 November 1934 at Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n. per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002.²

     Dora Belle Keighton was born on 22 March 1880 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Apr 1880 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1880 & location Murray per marr. reg'n. Per Skip Simpson's Modified Register for Jacob Simpson, sent to me Aug 23, 2002. Location Brighton Twp. per Late Birth Reg'n. of daughter Velma Irene (Simpson) Clapp.^1,2,3,4 As of 6 July 1904,her married name was Simpson. She married Wilfred Simpson, son of Thomas Walter Simpson and Louise Eliza Bound, on 6 July 1904 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013434: Groom: Wilfred Simpson; Age: 28; Res.: Murray Twp; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Thos. W. Simpson & Mrs. Bound; Bride: Dora Keighton; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: William Keighton & Mary McMaster; Wit.: Mrs. A. Foster & Ethel Tripp, Smithfield; Date: July 6 1904; Place: Smithfield; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: A. H. Foster; Reg'r.: Jul 12 1904 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013434-1904, ancestry.com)
Per Skip Simpson's Modified Register for Jacob Simpson, sent to me Aug 23, 2002.⁵ Dora Belle Keighton appeared on the census of 5 June 1911 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1911 Census: see Wilfred Simpson.³ She appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1921 Census: see Wilfred Simpson.⁴ She died on 25 June 1951 at age 71; Date per Modified Register of William Simpson, from Skip Simpson, Oct 3, 2002. Per Skip Simpson's Modified Register for Jacob Simpson, sent to me Aug 23, 2002. She was buried on 27 June 1951 at Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Wilfred Simpson; 1873 - 1952; His Wife; Dora Belle Keighton; 1880 - 1951 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, July 9, 2004)
CEMSearch: Name: Dora Belle Simpson; Maiden: Keighton; Born: 1880; Died: 1951; Notes: Wife of Wifred Simpson; Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield; Other names: Wilfred Simpson (1873-1952)
Per Skip Simpson's Modified Register for Jacob Simpson, sent to me Aug 23, 2002.⁶

     Velma Irene Simpson was born on 17 September 1907 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#502946: Name: Velma Irene Simpson; Date: Sep 17 1907; Place: Murray Twp; Parents: Wilfred Simpson & Dora Belle Keighton, both born Brighton Twp; Inf.: Velma Irene (Simpson) Clapp; Reg'd.: at Trenton, Apr 27 1972; Reg'r.: A. J. Wilkie (Ontario Late Birth Registration, #502946-1907, ancestry.com) Date 1907 per Burial. Date 1908 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Sep 1907 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Per Skip Simpson's Modified Register for Jacob Simpson, sent to me Aug 23, 2002.^2,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of 5 June 1911 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1911 Census: see Wilfred Simpson.⁴ She appeared on the census of 13 June 1921 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1921 Census: see Wilfred Simpson.⁵ As of 10 October 1942,her married name was Clapp. She married John Franklin "Jack" Clapp, son of William Albert Clapp and Esther Alma Credicott, on 10 October 1942 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Wes Covery (miltel_836@hotmail.com) jun 29 2015.⁶ Velma Irene Simpson lived on 27 April 1972 at Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Informant for her own Late Birth Reg'n.¹ She died in 1992 at Ontario; Date 1992 per Burial. Per Skip Simpson's Modified Register for Jacob Simpson, sent to me Aug 23, 2002.² She was buried in 1992 at Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CLAPP; John Franklin; 1905 - 1964; His Beloved Wife; Velma Irene; Simpson; 1907 - 1992 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, July 9, 2004)
per Skip Simpson's Modified Register of Jacob Simpson, received Aug 23 2002.²