GEORGE SIMPSON-3 died at the conclusion of the Revolution on November 18, 1782. He and SUSANNAH had been married nearly 40 years. He left SUSANNAH their plantation and the use of four slaves. He states in his will that he had already given portions to the married daughters and that sons, William-4, AARON-4, James-4, Joseph-4, and Richard-4, should have their part. These last five sons were probably still partly or fully dependent upon the nuclear family for support, though they were adult men at this time. We know that AARON-4 was not married at the time his father died. The Wolf Run Plantation was to be divided between four of GEORGE-3’s children. His brother, Moses-3, son, AARON-4, and son, Richard-4, were to be executors. For some reason that we can’t see now, the estate was not completely settled until September 21, 1824, when the “final report” was sent to the court “as formerly settled.” We don’t know if it was a clerical error or if some of the heirs wanted to make sure that it was all divided, or if somehow, SUSANNAH lived to be over 100 years old! The total estate amount was more than 1,000 English pounds in value, plus the land and the slaves. Obviously, GEORGE had done well for himself. [Fairfax County, VA, Will Book D, page 292.]
In the county court of Fairfax, the 20th Day of December 1825, On the motion of Charles Ford administrator de ___now of George Simpson dec’d, Robert Ratcliffe being first sworn according to law is appointed to settle the estate account of the said decdent with the adm and make report to the court. [signature of clerk unreadable.]”
The Estate of George Simpson dec’d Dr.
To cash paid Jacob Edwards on ___ account [in pounds] . 6 0 42
to 124 lbs tobacco paid Francis Coffer on ditto at 12/6 16 6
Cash paid Richard Wheeler ditto 1 19
Ditto Baxter Simpson ditto etc etc.
The rest of the names of moneys paid to are: Richard Ratcliff, Sheriff, Benjamin Suddath, Richard Simpson, Shaddrack Green, Lancelott Beckwith [later entries list him as L. Beck,] John Hough, Joseph Banett, Philip Langfit, William Simpson, John Simpson, Edward Ford, John Tiller[?] Thomas Langster, Richard Ratcliffe, Benjamin Thomas, Francis Hune, John Sutton, Moses Simpson, Robt Marshall, George Simpson, Joseph Simpson, “Amount of legacy willed and delivered 223 pounds 19 shillings and 2 ¾ pence. Then the statement “Susannah Simpson the widow as ____ acct L 190.2.4 Then William Simpson as per rect 50 pounds, Richard Simpson exor in his right 25 pounds, Aaron Simpson 75 punds, George Simpson 27 pounds, James Simpson 32, Joseph Simpson 50, Mary Marshall and husband 50 pounds,
GEORGE’s brother, Moses-3, died in January, 1787, not too many years after GEORGE-3, and left most of his property divided among GEORGE’s-3 sons, and their brother, Richard-3’s sons, and other nephews and nieces, freed four of his slaves, provided they worked for the family, and named AARON-4 executor.