| Last name | Simpson |
| First name | John |
| Display name | John Simpson |
| Birth date | 1739 |
| Death date | 1811 |
| Birth place | England |
| Death place | Ohio |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | Society of Friends, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends. Indian Committee |
| Bio notes | Son of John and Hannah Simpson, who brought him as a small child to live in Buckingham, PA; married Ruth; later married Ann Ingham, a widow. Recognized a minister c. 1764. In 1810 removed to Ohio and travelled in the ministry; visited most of the meetings in America; encamped with Shawnee Indians near Greenville, Ohio and talked with their chief, Tecumseh. Appointed to PYM Indian Committee in 1792. |
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
The Committee Appointed to Confer With the Friends who Attended the Indian Treaty
Letter to Western Indians from the Meeting for Sufferings
Letter to the Shawanese, Delawares & others from Quakers of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 1795