In the 60s kids were given what they wanted, when they wanted it: hence, you might think, everything that's happened since. I'm far more laid back and easier now than I was then. Richardson for ye sd. Original and recorded surveys are also indexed when available. We will become obsessed by our child. But of course these are relationships you have to work at: you must be able to talk to each other all the time, share the essentials of your lives, make allowances for each other's shortcomings. Dawling, Wm. John Simpson on becoming a father again at the age of 61, John Simpson. 5 November 1711. Deed & Will Abstracts of Stafford County, Virginia 1600 – 1709 p. 13-15 To all Christain People .. George Brent late of afsd county deced & entending thence along the said Brents line W=22 1/2 degrees S=138 poles to Givins corner tree thence along Givins line S=26 degree E=216 poles to George Masons corner tree thence N=60 degrees W=16 poles thence up the Meadows Run acording to the several courses & meanders thereof to the first beginning .. this 11th day April 1705. and p. 47 I ws then desired by the Defendants to lay off the bounds of a Patent granted to John Matthews for 1567 acres bearing date the 2nd of July 1669…Great Hunting Creek..shewn by Robert Alexander and Thomas Allen but now by the said Allen and William Simpson where they say a Walnut tree formerly stood in a sunken place…. THE HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CHAPTER XVII, BUCKINGHAM, 1703. from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time by W. W. H. Davis, A.M., 1876 and 1905 editions. from 8 Sept. 1686-7 Jan. 1689/90, Deed Bk. He was educated privately and articled to his father in 1875, but later attended the Royal Academy Schools . Deed acknowledged by John Simpson and his wife came in proper person into Court and acknowledged her right of dower to above deed of land 14th March 1699/1700 and then recorded. Watts, Jno. 1699-1709, pp. Deane, Tho. Saxby, Robt. Farrant, Tho. 8 November 1698. At the time of going to press he was still without a name. By virtue of a Warrant fromthe Proprietors Office dated February 3rd 1728/9, surveyed for Capt. John is a classical architect and has had his own practice, John Simpson Architects, since 1979. That the Brothers and Joint Legatees with the first mentioned John Simpson died without claiming any part of the Bequest and that the surviving Brother John Simpson by Deed gave the said 300 acres to James Halley, the present Defendant.”. But it was a shock, all the same, to look at the screen and see the pudgy little face like Tollund Man, with his fists clenched defensively, and his perfect little body, and wonder how he would turn out and what would happen to him. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Sym: Richardson. Rather than recreate what Rhonda has done, I’ll just add to it. Jasper, as in "Oh, Sir Jasper, do not touch me?" Until that moment, Dee and I had come to associate scans with a sudden quietness in the room, a sympathetic voice telling us it was too soon to give up all hope just yet, and a silent cup of coffee in the high street nearby while we both tried not to get upset. But my American first wife brought over with her a book that ran counter to all that; contented children, it said, knew where the boundaries of their behaviour lay. Impossible to say, but there's no alternative to trying, and trying hard. 1, pp. John Simpson, the BBC’s world affairs editor for more than 30 years, ... Simpson said having a younger wife and a 13-year-old son helped keep him in touch with how things are in the modern world. BBC’s foreign correspondent John Simpson has kind things to say about his home in South Africa, where he is now based with his wife Dee (Adele) and their son Rafe. At a Court held 11th April 1705 John Simpson came into Court & acknowledged this sale of land to Peter Melbey & Mary the wife of John Simpson in person relinquished her right of dower to the same & the deed was ordered to be recorded and was recorded. I would suggest you visit this website for really good information about John Simpson. and P. 100 – P. 196 – Northumberland County Court 19th March 1673/74. John Owen, Griffie’s other land, line between Griffie & Simpson, Battin’s line, Marfy Webb. From the Simpson Family website – http://simpsonhistory.com/notes/scotsman.html, JOHN SIMPSON (SCOTSMAN). He has worked on a wide variety of projects which include Public, Educational, Commercial and Residential buildings. of fore hundred pounds of tobaccoe & caske unto John Simpson wth: costs. In fact, we now found it impossible to agree on a name; and as I write this, we still haven't decided on one. 4, 1710-1712 , p. 55 (Reel 289). Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311. He is a director and writer, known for Crimewatch UK (1984), Panorama (1953) and BBC World News America (2007). and p. 59 Margaret Lady Culpeper, Thomas Lord Dairfax &c., Whereas John Carr and John Simpson of Stafford County did on the Twentieth of November 1678 take up and Patent 627 acres of land in the said County on the N.W. Bk.-Deeds, Wills, Inventories, etc. June 25th 1729 and To all & c., Whereas & c. Now Know that I the said Herbert Feffries Espr. of county Stafford .. for sum 6000 pounds of good Tobo. Sym. Simpson, shall bee deducted, any thinge in this Order to ye contrary nothwithstanding. Thomas. of 42 pers: Wm. By the time this article appears, my life will have changed more completely than I can possibly imagine. He was born on 28 Feb 1692. Godlar, Jno. No more pretending to regard the little nursery room at the top of our house as just a guest bedroom. of ye sd. And the said Simpson being desirous to establish his Right hath brought and dlivered up his said Patent to our Office and prays a new Grant: Know ye & c., To him the Said Simpson all that tract of land in Stafford and upon the N.W. Pollard, James Jnoson, 2 Negroes; Wm. [483] Therefore, John was … So, I thought, we wouldn't be having a gentle, quiet daughter to soften my old age. John Simpson's wife was Rebecca Simpson. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311. (Deed and Will Abstracts of Stafford County, Virginia, 1699-1709, by Ruth & Sam Sparacio (Staff. Now, I find, this disciplined approach has become the fashion of our own time: tough-egg writers such as Gina Ford - who advise you to be firm about feeding and everything else. From: Prince William County, Virginia Land Causes, 1789-1793, by Ruth & Sam Sparacio: Land Records of Long Standing Fairfax County, Virginia (1742- 1770) P. 64 In the Name of God Amen. "The Said John Simpson was the child of John Simpson born on - - 1738 at Montgomery Co PA died at Montgomery Co PA on 16 - Aug - 1804 and his ( 1st ) wife Hannah Roberts born on - - 1740 at -- died at -- on 22 - Jan - 1824 married on 25 - Nov - 1762 " Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 22 2016, 7:37:56 UTC Geo: Mason.. 11th May 1698. Richardson could make appeare satisfyed unto ye sd. summe wth: costs. Raynolds, Wm. John was probably the John Simpson who leased two lots adjoining the town of Alexandria from Elisha Cullen Dick and Hannah, his wife, on 1 August, 1795. John Simpson's grandchildren: John Simpson's grandson was President Ulysses S Grant John Simpson's grandson was Samuel Grant John Simpson's granddaughter was Rachel Grant John Simpson's granddaughter was Virginia Corbin John Simpson's grandson was Orvil Grant John Simpson's granddaughter was Mary Cramer. 27 July 1695. and 2-296 John Simpson of Stafford Co. 100 A. in Stafford Co. at head of Hue’s Br. 27 July 1695. and P. 9 – 2 – 110 John Carr & John Simson of Stafford Co. 2 Nov. 1678 took up 627 A. in said Co. on Great Hunting Cr. The other night, with Dee lying huge and uncomfortable beside me, we watched Peter Snow and his son Dan presenting one of their television programmes. Sympson had of him a Steere of ye valew of seaven hundred pounds of tobaccoe & caske, It is ordered yt: ye former Order be reverst. He married Dee (Adele) Kruger, a South African television producer, in 1996. 28 Jan 1694/5. for ye present paymt. Wm: Barton confesseth Judgmt. of thirteene hundred twenty & five pounds of tobaccoe & caske unto John Sympson wth: costs. Source: Northern Neck Grants No. already reced for which consideration I do warrant said deed .. 17th day November 1699. 26 July 1695. and 2-179 John Simpson 200 A. adj. "Nice to be successful at last," he said trenchantly, as the baby - 3.4kg (7lb 8oz) in weight - showed every sign of perfect health. Capt. Dee and I intend to travel to most places with our son. in the freshes & on N. side of Rappa. Simpson .. items listed and valued .. dated March 11th 1701/2. Northumberland County Court 20th of September 1671. Maning, Charles Bray, An Belthar, Jno. At a Court held 11th April 1705 John Simpson came into Court & acknowledged this sale of land to Peter Melbey & Mary the wife of John Simpson in person relinquished her right of dower to the same & the deed was ordered to be recorded and was recorded. summe wth: costs als exe., alwayes proveded yt: what ye sd. side of Great Hunting Creek….dated 20th November 1678. Now everything is different. The information in Tyler’s Quarterly, Vol. He is a longtime fixture of BBC News, which is also the case for chief correspondent Kate Adie .He had his first position as a journalist as the editor of Granta magazine in the 1960s. /s/ A copy Goodrich Lightfoot Clk. Robert Kirkpatrick was a merchant captain until in 1904 an accident ended his working life. Source: Northern Neck Grants No. Description: 250 acres on the head branches of Hooes Creek, adjoining John Simpson. P. 19 – p. 98 Northumberland County Court 20th of July 1670. side of Great Hunting Creek, now in regard to the said Patent was granted since our claim by Herbert Jeffreys Espuire who had no power so to do. John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892-1915), soldier, 'the man with the donkey', was born on 6 July 1892 at Shields, County Durham, England, son of Robert Kirkpatrick (d.1909), merchant seaman, and … 60-61 mistakenly stated that John Gist was her husband. side of Great Hunting Creek bounded as followeth Viz Beginning at a marked red Oak standing near a Beaver Dam and so runing down the Creek according to the several courses thereof 208 poles into the woods, N.W. When Dee first became pregnant, in 2000, I went out and bought all the same books, scarcely able to contain my pleasure at the thought of reading them to a new child. & ye sd. They had 6 children: John. Presence Thos. He died 1720 in Aquia Creek, Stafford County, Virginia. Original and recorded surveys are also indexed when available. They were married 1720 in Fairfax, Virginia. Adam Yarrat confesseth Judgmt. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311. ), Wliz. He became a substantial landowne an dhad many business dealings with his grand son-in-law James Halley. This Indenture Triparte made this twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one Between Thos: West of County of Fairfax of the first part, William Payne, Surviving Executor of William Payne deceased, and George Minor of County aforesaid of second part and Josiah Watson of Town of Alexandria, County aforesaid of the third part. John Simpson. and P. 80 – p. 171 Northumberland County Court 21st of February 1672/1673. Sym: Richardson is indebted unto John Simpson ye summe of sixteene hundred pounds of tobaccoe & caske, Judgmt. But we have always been close, despite the break-up of my first marriage, and they seemed to be delighted by the whole thing, plying Dee (who isn't much older than they are) with gifts and advice about their new half-brother. The heavy, indefinable smell of nappies will fill the house. John Simpson was born on August 9, 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire, England as John Cody Fidler-Simpson. Patent granted by Herbert Jefferys Ewq. And now some, or maybe all, of my old life is about to evaporate. /s/ John Simpson. Like most younger parents, I took my daughters for granted, not sufficiently appreciating their charm and beauty, and allowing the pressures of my everyday life to come between us. And now, just as we had almost given it all up, it had worked. Thomas Gregg. 27 July 1695. I will put his picture on my laptop and make his cry the ring for my mobile. Fairfax County, Virginia A History By Nan Netherton et. Know all men .. that I John Simpson of county Stafford make over the above deed with all the land therein mentioned to George Mason Gent. Ronda Fone has done wonderful research on the Simpson Family. Simpson, whose grandmother was born in Ireland, holds British and Irish citizenship; he moved back to London in 2005 after living in Ireland for several years. There are some genealogies that state our John Simpson was born before 1645 in Scotland and although probable, no proof has been found in the records to substantiate this. John Simpson, Director: Crimewatch UK. She has worked for a decade as the producer of a BBC programme I present, in places as difficult as Colombia, the Russian steppes and Afghanistan. Referred to ye next Cort: at ye motion of ye Defendt. Dee has had four miscarriages in the past five years: a rough time, which she endured with remarkable calmness and stoicism. I shall be his present age when my son is at university, but if I have kept active and well, as Charles has, the huge gap in our ages may not count for quite so much. He was born about 1680 in Stafford County, Virginia. 1. White, Tob. The BBC's John Simpson told his Twitter followers on Sunday he was "back from the brink" after ending up in intensive care following an allergic reaction. Lambe, Joane Mead, Thomas Tolter, Jno. Twig, George Stead, Jno. She was born on 27 Jul 1695 in Stafford County, Virginia. There are records to prove that her maiden name was Bryant and that she was widow of Thomas Jeffries when she married John Simpson, Jr.). Simpson against ye sd. of county Stafford for the consideration of Three thousand pounds Tobo. Whereas it appeares to this Cort: yt: Richard Rice stands indebted unto John Simpson ye summe of six hundred thirty & six pounds of tobacco & caske: Judgmt. Be having a gentle, quiet daughter to soften my old life is about to.... 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