Your SIMPSON family is a "married-in" of mine, thru the Baker line. I keep looking upwards thru your line just to see if it connects back to mine. I honestly find it hard to believe that there were two distinct Simpson families within a few miles of one another in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. I would believe that in England, Scotland or Ireland...but in 1800 in western Pennsylvania? To me, that stretches the imagination. Richard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barbara Shannon Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Trying to unblock some road blocks... I've been watching this exchange with interest. I'm at a standstill with my SIMPSON family research also. Mine is the "other" Simpson family that you refer to. Anannias Theodore Simpson and Lucetta Ann Simpson are the children of John Simpson (1818 - 1867) and Catharine Miller (1821 -1901). Their sister, Sarah Ann Simpson (1840-1908), is my great-great grandmother. She was married to Joseph Peter Wible. John Simpson is the son of Samuel Simpson (1770-1855) and Franey Ebersol (1785- ca 1852). This is where my Simpson research dead ends. Barbara Shannon

Do not disregard any possibility. While researching a Revolutionary War Soldier in that area named George Anderson I found that there were actually 3 George Andersons in Westmoreland / Somerset who were Revolutionary War Soldiers. And one had a son named George Anderson who lived in Westmoreland Co near an unrelated George Anderson. Talk about tough research. Anyway my distant cousins from long ago didn't try to separate them and just made them one person. Just go where the research leads you -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard McClelland Simpson, III Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Trying to unblock some road blocks... I honestly find it hard to believe that there were two distinct Simpson families within a few miles of one another in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. I would believe that in England, Scotland or Ireland...but in 1800 in western Pennsylvania? To me, that stretches the imagination. Richard

Richard, I believe Samuel Simpson was from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before he came to Westmoreland County. How about yours? I wonder if we could find a connection there? Barbara Shannon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard McClelland Simpson, III" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Trying to unblock some road blocks... > Your SIMPSON family is a "married-in" of mine, thru the Baker line. I keep > looking upwards thru your line just to see if it connects back to mine. > > I honestly find it hard to believe that there were two distinct Simpson > families within a few miles of one another in Westmoreland County, > Pennsylvania. I would believe that in England, Scotland or Ireland...but in > 1800 in western Pennsylvania? To me, that stretches the imagination. > > Richard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Barbara Shannon > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Trying to unblock some road blocks... > > I've been watching this exchange with interest. I'm at a standstill with my > SIMPSON family research also. > > Mine is the "other" Simpson family that you refer to. Anannias Theodore > Simpson and Lucetta Ann Simpson are the children of John Simpson (1818 - > 1867) and Catharine Miller (1821 -1901). Their sister, Sarah Ann Simpson > (1840-1908), is my great-great grandmother. She was married to Joseph Peter > Wible. > > John Simpson is the son of Samuel Simpson (1770-1855) and Franey Ebersol > (1785- ca 1852). This is where my Simpson research dead ends. > > Barbara Shannon > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message