Elijah
Sams
aka Sammes, Sams
Born about in Henry, Sussex, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Sams Sr.
and Mary (Fuller) Sams
Brother of
John Sames, James Sams, Edmund Sams, Littleberry Sams, William Sames Jr., Rice Sames, Samuel Byrus (Sames) Sams and Catherine (Sams) Byers
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Sams) Lewis
Died about
at about age 76
in Henry, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Elijah was born about 1760. He passed away about 1840 in Henry, Virginia, United States.
Sources
- 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Henry, Virginia; Page: 37; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 48
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1100136 (accessed 25 January 2024)
Elizah Sames in Henry, Virginia, USA.
- 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Henry, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 195; Page: 206; Family History Library Film: 0029674
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #2241374 (accessed 25 January 2024)
Elijah Sams in Henry, Virginia.
- 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Henry, Virginia; Roll: 561; Page: 288; Family History Library Film: 0029687
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3499764 (accessed 25 January 2024)
Elijah Sams in Henry, Virginia.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BV-DRM : 24 December 2020), Eligah Sams in household of Elijah Jr Sams, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
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~0.78%
Wayne Mullings
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A504476 [compare], Ancestry member waynejanemullings
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~0.78%
Sandy (Bradley) Huston :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Dave Lewis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member alewis1111
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~0.78%
Anne Massey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TE503449 [compare], Ancestry member abmassey66
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TE503449 [compare], FTDNA kit #B732013
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jimmy Pugh :
AncestryDNA
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Anne Massey
Anne Massey
Sams-1383 and Sames-18 appear to represent the same person because: Sams-1383 and Sames-18 appear to be the same person. Same Parents. I believe the spelling of last name is Sams. It appears in Ancestry and Family search as Sams.
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on Sames-18 (merged)
by Anne Massey
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