This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Simpkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AIBAIB/383 Message Board Post: I can trace my tree back as far as Nicholas Simpkins in Oyster Bay,Long Island,New York 1600, but I am stumped after that, I was told I was Scottish from the Fraser Clan so I am trying to find anything I can on the Simpkins before 1600, any help would be greatful.