In the book titled, "They Made Their Own Laws" by Melanie Wiggins, it mentions on pages 45 and 46, that George's parents, John and Jemima Simpton sailed from England and landed at the Galveston, Texas port. During this voyage, Jemima gave birth to their third child, a daughter name Sarah. They first settled on the Island of Galveston, before moving onto the Bolivar Peninsula, where Jemima gave birth to her only surviving son, George, who is mentioned in this book as being the first boy born on the Bolivar Peninsula.
Since Jemima gave birth to Sarah at sea, this means that John and Jemima Simpton and their two young daughters, Caroline and Mary sailed across the Atlantic in 1836. The Galveston Co. census' shows that Caroline, Mary and Sarah were all born in England and their father, John was born at sea.
George W. Simpton was a Civil War Veteran and was married on July 1, 1868 in Galveston Co., Texas to England native, Helen Margarite Stewart, daughter of James (b: Scotland) and Margaret (b: Ireland) Stewart. During the 1861 England census, Helen was living and being raised by her brother, Hill Hamilton Stewart. This might mean that Helen was an orphan before her teen years.
Sometime during Helen's teenage years, she immigrated to Galveston Co., Texas, as a Nanny for a Dorrsett family. She was the youngest child born to James Stewart, who was born in approx. 1809 in Scotland and his wife, Margaret, who was born in approx. 1820 in Ireland. Helen's brother, Hill Hamilton Stewart was born in approx. 1841 in Belfast, Ireland, before the Stewart family immigrated to Liverpool, England, where Helen was born in 1849.
In the book titled, "They Made Their Own Laws" by Melanie Wiggins, it mentions on pages 45 and 46, that George's parents, John and Jemima Simpton sailed from England and landed at the Galveston, Texas port. During this voyage, Jemima gave birth to their third child, a daughter name Sarah. They first settled on the Island of Galveston, before moving onto the Bolivar Peninsula, where Jemima gave birth to her only surviving son, George, who is mentioned in this book as being the first boy born on the Bolivar Peninsula.
Since Jemima gave birth to Sarah at sea, this means that John and Jemima Simpton and their two young daughters, Caroline and Mary sailed across the Atlantic in 1836. The Galveston Co. census' shows that Caroline, Mary and Sarah were all born in England and their father, John was born at sea.
George W. Simpton was a Civil War Veteran and was married on July 1, 1868 in Galveston Co., Texas to England native, Helen Margarite Stewart, daughter of James (b: Scotland) and Margaret (b: Ireland) Stewart. During the 1861 England census, Helen was living and being raised by her brother, Hill Hamilton Stewart. This might mean that Helen was an orphan before her teen years.
Sometime during Helen's teenage years, she immigrated to Galveston Co., Texas, as a Nanny for a Dorrsett family. She was the youngest child born to James Stewart, who was born in approx. 1809 in Scotland and his wife, Margaret, who was born in approx. 1820 in Ireland. Helen's brother, Hill Hamilton Stewart was born in approx. 1841 in Belfast, Ireland, before the Stewart family immigrated to Liverpool, England, where Helen was born in 1849.
Family Members
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Delia May Simpton Johnson
1870–1955
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Frank Hill Simpton
1871–1948
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George Albert Simpton
1873–1945
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Charles "Hugh" Simpton
1876–1896
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Edith Emma Simpton Shaw
1877–1943
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Helen Nora Simpton Hayes
1879–1913
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Leslie E "Pa" Simpton
1883–1966
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Emily Priscilla "Emmie" Simpton Brown
1886–1979
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Bennett James "Bennie" Simpton
1887–1967
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