The 1734 Mispillion Hundred tax list identifies John Simson as William Simson’s son.
This is direct family evidence for the William-to-John relationship before the later 1749 deed of gift.
Source file
1734 Mispillion Tax List Naming John Simson
Mispillion Hundred tax list identifying John Simson as William Simson's son.
Source Citation
Kent County, Delaware, Levy Court Commissioners, "Tax Lists," Mispillion Hundred, 1734 tax list, entries for William Simson and John Simson his son; "Kent, Delaware, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-PQXR-W?view=explore : accessed 23 May 2026), image 220 of 940; Image Group Number 007834262; citing Delaware Public Archives, Dover.