James Samson (bef. 1574 - bef. 1639)

Born before 20 Jun 1574 in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England

Husband of Martha (Cooper) Samson — married 20 May 1599 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died before 2 Feb 1639 at about age 64 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

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Biography

James Samson was baptised at Campton, Bedfordshire on 20 June 1574.^[1][2] James' parents are not listed on the baptism record, however, John Sampson of Campton "is the only father shown to have been having children baptized at Campton in the proper period" and is the probable father of Laurence.^[2]

James married Martha Cowper on 20 May 1599 at Henlow Bedfordshire.^[3] They baptised ten children at Henlow - Henry 1604, Joseph 1605, Mary 1607, Dorothy 1609, Humphrey 1611, Elizabeth 1612, James 1613, Mirioll 1614, John 1616, Mary 1618.

He was buried at Henlow Bedfordshire on 2 February 1638/9.^[4]

From "Pilgrim Hall Museum Henry Samson"

Their son "Henry was baptized on January 15/25, 1604 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. He was the son of ""James and Martha Cooper Sampson. He came to Plymouth on the Mayflower as a 16-year-old with his adult cousins, Edward and Ann Tilley."

Sources

1. ↑ "The Parish Register of Campton cum Shefford, 1568-1812", transcribed c1962 and published 1984 by Bedfordshire County Record Office
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ward, Robert L. "Henry Sampson's Paternal Grandfather" in The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1980, vol. 56, pp. 141-143. AmericanAncestors.org($).
3. ↑ "The Parish Register of Henlow, 1558-1812", transcript by Bedford Archives and Records Service. Published by Bedfordshire County Council
4. ↑ "The Parish Register of Henlow, 1558-1812"

• https://pilgrimhall.org/henry_sampson.htm
• https://pilgrimhall.org/pdf/Henry_Sampson_17th_Century_Documents.pdf
• Ward, Robert Leigh. English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson and Cooper in The American Genealogist. 1976, Vol. 52, Page 207