Samuel Bland, Sr. was born abt. 1700 and died abt. 1755. He was married to Martha Merritt (abt.1700- abt. 1797). Samuel and Martha had two children as far as I know- Merritt Bland(1720-1723) and Thomas H. Bland (1731-1836). They all lived and died in Virginia around Upshur or Pendleton.