Sempill History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Sempill familyThe surname Sempill was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Sempill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sempill research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1280, 1315, 1489, 1545, 1558, 1564, 1566, 1577, 1591, 1595, 1596, 1600, 1616, 1621, 1625, 1640, 1643, 1644, 1654, 1663, 1666, 1667, 1677, 1680, 1682, 1700, 1741, 1749, 1757, 1782 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Sempill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sempill Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Semple, Simple, Sempill, Sempell, Symple, Sympell and many more. Early Notables of the Sempill familyNotable amongst the family at this time was
Migration of the Sempill family to IrelandSome of the Sempill family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Sempill familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Semple settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1772; Alexander, Francis, Hugh, James, John, Joseph, Lewis, Mathew, Robert, Samuel and William Semple all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870..
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