Samuel Givens (abt. 1693 - abt. 1741)

Born about 9 Oct 1693 in Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Cathey) Allen — married about 1719 in County Antrim, Ireland

Descendants

Died about May 1741 at about age 47 in Orange County, Virginia

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Biography

Samuel Givens Birth: 1693 County Monaghan, Ireland Death: May, 1741 Augusta County Virginia, USA Spouse: Sarah Cathey Givens Allen (1697 - 1769)* Children: John Givens (1719 - 1790)* Elizabeth Anne Givens Lewis (1724 - 1781)* George Givens

-Note about Importation to Orange County, Virginia, 1739- 1739 - On a list of importations to Orange County, Virginia in Feb 1739 from Ireland is Samuel Givens with wife, Sarah, and children: John, Samuel, James, Martha, Elizabeth, William, Margaret, Sarah, and Jane. After the death of Samuel GIVENS in 1741, his widow, Sarah, married Robert Allen of Frederick County, Virginia. Samuel Givens' daughter, Elizabeth, married, 1749, to General Andrew LEWIS of present Botetourt County, Virginia. He was the commander at the "Battle of Point Pleasant" in which many of the citizens of Bath County, Virginia, participated. Descendants of Samuel Givens settled in Bath, County, Virginia, and married in to the ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA FAMILIES , v.II, p.52.

Additional note: At the Battle of Point Pleasant, Lord Dunmore's War 1773-1774, Lt. George Givens, son of Samuel Givens, took command after the death of General Andrew Lewis. General Lewis and Lt. George Givens were brothers-in-law.

• Burial: Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fort Defiance Augusta County Virginia, USA ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Virtual Cemetery info Created by: Karlene Kost Record added: Nov 20, 2004 Find A Grave: Memorial #9923870

• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 2; Serial: 11393; Volume: 3
• Early Western Augusta Pioneers. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-EarlyWAugustaPioneers&h=32865&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
• List of baptisms by Rev. John Craig, Augusta County, Virginia, 1740-1749. 2004 Ancestry.com.
• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. 1739 List of Augusta County settlers. Also in no. 3816, King; no. 2302, Fry; and no. 720, Boyer, Ship Passenger Lists, the South, pp. 91-95.
• Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987. 2011, Ancestry.com.
• The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-CompAmGenVII&h=188624&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Name: Samuel Givens Birth: 1693 Ir Marriage: of VA, Source number: 23914.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code.
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgipage=gr&GSln=GIV&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=281&GRid=9923870&.
• Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly. 2002.Original data - The Virginia Genealogical Society. Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly and Magazine of Virginia Genealogy.
• Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983. Index to Wills, 1734-1947 ; Will Books, 1735-1906; Author: Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Orange County); Probate Place: Orange, Virginia.
• Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012. May 1741. Burial Place: Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, USA. Code number listed above.

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