Evans References in Book by Ralph Smith THE SIMPSON FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND, WESTERN MARYLAND AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 1820: VOL. 2 Miscellaneous Simpsons of Charles and St. Mary's Counties, and the Stimpson /Simpson family of Prince George's Co. by Ralph D. Smith May 2005 [These are only partial citations] pg. 46 "In May 1686, this land had been deeded to William 'Keech' [not 'Keett'] by Edward Evans. Charles Co., Md. Court and Land Records, Liber N, p. 28. pg. 53 "Signed Thomas Simson [makes his mark which looks like a capital 'T' with a backwards 'S' superimposed upon its leg.] Witnesses: Thomas Ford, John Robertson, Mary Evans." pg. 57 George Simson/Simcon/Simeon, and Wife Mary _____. Mar. 17, 1713/4 - The St. Mary's Co., Md. Administration account of Edward Evans shows that Evans' estate received a payment from George Simson. Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., 'Abstracts of the Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1712-1716,' p. 14. Page 58 Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., 'Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1718-1724,' p. 29. Comment: The payments made by the estate include: -- a payment to Edward Evans; further down the page Source: T. L. C. Genealogy, 'St. Mary's County, Maryland Administrative Accounts, 1674-1720,' pp. 135-6. Comment: The payments made by the estate include: -- a payment to Edward Evans.... Hope this is helpful to someone Renee ps Ralph D. Smith has written 3 spiral bound booklets on the Simpson Families of Southern Maryland. There are Evans references in Vols. 2 and 3.

William was born October 11, 1813 in Holly Hills, SC. By 1840 he was living in Newport, Tennessee and married Amilia Elizabeth Mims. They had 8 to 10 children. William died in 1863. I've tried everything I know to try and identify William's father, but keep hitting a brick wall. No one even seems to know why or how William H. ended up in Tennessee. Ancestry.com has him listed as a son of Rowland Evans, the Rev. War soldier, but that is incorrect. Rowland did had a son William, but it wasn't William H. Rowland was killed in 1781 and William was not born until 1813. Just a little gap in the calendar there. :) I suspect, but can't prove, that the lineage goes Rowland, William, then William H. I found William on the 1830 SC census, with a son of the correct age bracket, but of course that doesn't really prove anything. I even found a brief family history written by another branch of the family, but it was mostly about Rowland firstborn son John. Unfortunately, it had almost no information about William or his descendants. Any suggestions or information would be welcome. Thanks Jeanne