I seek info related to my great grandfather, Hugh Simpson, who married Elizabeth Jane Morrow on Jan. 3, 1818 in Bowling Green in Warren County, Ky. Hugh later moved to Washington County, Arkansas where he died. From his death certificate, I learned he was born in the York District of South Carolina on Dec. 18, 1787. This is where I run into a dead end. I have heard that he had a brother John Lewis Simpson born 8/4/1791 who married an "Elizabeth". However, I cannot confirm this and wonder at the coincidence of his wife also being named Elizabeth. I find a Hugh and a John Simpson in the 1790 York County Census, but,of course, cannot determine who they were. Some York County Simpsons were apparently Scotch-Irish -immigrated from Ireland. Our family tradition is that our Hugh descended from one of two Scottish brothers who immigrated from Scotland in the early 1700s. How does one try to find birth/family information in York County as early as 1787? Did any of the churches keep congregation records of important events like births? I suppose there is a good chance that Hugh's parents were Presbyterians since they were of Scottish origins. Bob Simpson