Samuel Pool was born 1790 to 1795, the son of John Henry Pool of Fairfax County, Virginia, his mother could be John's first wife Catherine Stone. Samuel married Mary Eleanor (Kidwell) Webster Dec. 23, 1813 Fairfax County, Virginia, this is based on the Family Bible of their eldest son Thomas Randolph.
Samuel served in the 60th Regiment of the Virginia Militia during the War of 1812, lead by Lt. Col. George Minor who during August 1814 with Dolly Madison fled Washington DC when the British burned down the White House and Capital Building for retaliation of the burning of York, Ontario gov. buildings. Dolly with the help of many house slaves saved US government documents like the famous Gilbert Stuart painting of George Washington of the Dollar Bill fame and copies of the Constitution.
The 1820 US Census, Samuel is a resident of Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia with two sons and one daughter ages 0 to 10; Samuel and Mary are ages 26 - 45 with one other adult male who may be Samuel's brother Edward. We know Mary was born in 1792, Maryland.
Samuel was born about 1795. He was the son of John Pool and Jane Wood. He passed away in 1846.[1]
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Name Samuel Pool Event Type Military Service Event Date 1812-1815 Event Place United States
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Name Samuel Pool Enumeration Date 7 Aug 1820 Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Truro Parish, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 2 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 Slaves - Females - Under 14 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2 Free White Persons - Under 16 3 Free White Persons - Over 25 3 Total Free White Persons 6 Total Slaves 1 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 7
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Name Samuel Pool Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Cameron, Loudoun, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 3 Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 2 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1 Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 1 Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 1 Free White Persons - Under 20 7 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 2 Total Free White Persons 9 Total Slaves 2 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 11
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Issue Date: 10 Mar 1836 Place: Washington, Ohio, USA Land Office: Marietta Meridian: Ohio River Survey Township: 2-N Range: 5-W Section: 21 Accession Number: OH0050__.440 Document Number: 2440 Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=OH0050__.440&docClass=STA&sid=oajqf21b.wq2
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Issue Date: 20 Sep 1839 Place: Washington, Ohio, USA Land Office: Marietta Meridian: Ohio River Survey Township: 2-N Range: 5-W Section: 21 Accession Number: OH1130__.380 Document Number: 4890 Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=OH1130__.380&docClass=STA&sid=oajqf21b.wq2
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Name Samuel Pool Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Jolly, Washington, Ohio Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1 Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 2 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 2 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture 3 Free White Persons - Under 20 8 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 2 Total Free White Persons 10 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 10
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