James was born about 1671, the son of John Simpson and Agnes Marshall. The place is not known.
His wife was Agnes Balderstone, who he married on 24 APR 1709 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Their twelve known children were Elizabeth (c1710-?), John (c1711-?), Patrick (c1713-?), John (c1715-?), Alexander (c1717-?), Robert (c1719-?), James (c1720-?), Agnes (c1722-?), Helen (c1723-?), David (c1725-?), John (c1727-?) and David (c1729-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | ||
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| Birth | ABT 1671 | ||||||
| Christening | 9 APR 1671 |
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Note 1
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Old Parish Register Marriages
Date Surname Forename Spouse Name Sex Parish City/County
21/04/1709 SIMPSON JAMES AGNES BALDERSTONE M Falkirk /STIRLING
24/04/1709 SIMPSON JAMES AGNES BALDERSTON M Linlithgow /WEST LOTHIAN
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Old Parish Register Births & Baptisms
Date Surname Forename Parent Names Sex Parish City/County
09/04/1671 SIMPSONE JAMES JOHN SIMPSONE/AGNES MERSHALL U Linlithgow /WEST LOTHIAN
23/04/1710 SIMSON ELIZABETH JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
25/11/1711 SIMSON JOHN JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
25/09/1713 SIMPSON PATRICK JAMES SIMPSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
03/04/1715 SIMSON JOHN JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
01/05/1717 SIMSON ALEXANDER JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
14/04/1719 SIMSON ROBERT JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
29/05/1720 SIMSON JAMES JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
18/03/1722 SIMSON AGNES JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
17/11/1723 SIMSON HELEN JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
23/05/1725 SIMSON DAVID JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
03/12/1727 SIMPSON JOHN JAMES SIMPSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING
04/04/1729 SIMSON DAVID JAMES SIMSON/AGNES BALDERSTONE U Falkirk /STIRLING