found: Virginia. Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1816 Nov.) Acts passed, 1817:inscr. (James Semple)
found: Tyler, L.G. Encyclopedia of Virginia biography, 1915:p. 269 (James Semple; studied law; member of the legislature and judge of the General Court; professor of law, College of William and Mary, from 1819; b. Sept. 7, 1768; d. 1831)
found: Genealogies of Virginia families from Tyler's Quarterly, 1981:p. 99 (James Semple; judge of the Circuit court; professor of law, College of William and Mary; b. Sept. 7, 1768, son of Rev. James Semple; d. Aug. 1834)
found: America's Historical Newspapers, via WWW, Apr. 2, 2012:Richmond Whig, 8-25-1835 (Hon. James Semple; d. Staunton, Va. on the 15th inst., in his 68th year)
found: Jefferson, T. Papers, v. 5, 2009:p. 374 (James Semple (1768-1835))
found: OCLC, Apr. 2, 2012(hdg.: Semple, James, b. 1768)