Esther Hemphill

Esther Hemphill was born about 1795 in Ireland to Hugh Hemphill and Sara Lyons. Esther married William Semple in Ireland sometime before 1816. William was born about 1793 in Ireland. They immigrated to the U.S. from Liverpool, England aboard the ship Ivanhoe, and arrived at the port of New York on May 13, 1850.

Esther and William had 7 known children:

• James - born May 5, 1816 in Ireland, died July 24, 1902 in Van Buren, Indiana. He married Louisa about 1847.
• William J. - born March 1823 in Ireland, died July 2, 1904 in Monroe County, Indiana. He married Sarah Hemphill about 1869.
• Hugh - born about 1828 in Ireland, died between 1881 and 1900 in Indiana. He married Margaret Jenkins sometime before 1870.
• Sarah - born about 1829 in Ireland.
• Samuel - born March 1829 in Ireland, died between 1900 and 1910 in Indiana. He first married Ann about 1858 who died before 1870. He married second Sarah about 1872.
• Esther - born about 1832 in Ireland.
• David - born about 1834 in Ireland, died May 16, 1866 according to family sources.

Included on the passenger list with William and Esther are: Sarah age 25, Samuel age 23, and Mary Anne age 19. None of the U.S. censuses show a Mary Anne with the family, however, Esther listed above is about the same age. Perhaps they are one and the same with the name being written incorrectly. Or they had an 8th child (Mary Anne) and Esther and David immigrated later with another relative. James, William and Hugh Semple all immigrated to the U.S. separately from their parents.

Esther Hemphill Semple died on September 16, 1969 and William Semple died February 11, 1871 - both probably in Indiana.