Henry Samson (1724 - aft. 1768)

Born 4 Aug 1724 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died after 26 Apr 1768 after age 43 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Henry was born in 1724, the son of Abraham Samson and Penelope Samson.

Henry Samson was born 4 Aug 1724 in Duxbury, son of Abraham Samson III and wife Penelope. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He married Joanna Samson [her maiden name], 11 May 1749 in Duxbury. No children of the marriage are known. ^[5]

Probate

Henry wrote a will on 26 Apr 1768 and it was proved on 1 November 1787 in Plymouth. It can be assumed that he died sometime between 1768 and when his inventory was taken on 1 August 1787. ^[6] He mentions only his wife Joanna. His inventory was taken on 1 August 1787 in Duxbury. His estate was represented as insolvent.^{[7] [8]}

In 1787, his widow Joanna refused the executorship.^[9]

In 1788, a list of claims and creditors was recorded.^[10]

Research Notes

There is room for argument regarding the choice of Samson or Sampson as the surname. The Samson Kindred site uses the spelling Sampson.^[6] The General Society of Mayflower Descendants uses the Samson spelling.^[2] The published Vital Records of Duxbury lists his birth record under the name Samson, but notes that there is a duplicate with the Sampson spelling.^[4] Weighing all of this, the scales tip ever so slightly in the direction of Samson.

Sources

1. ↑ Maj Joel Andrew Delano, (compiler), The genealogy, history and alliances of the American house of Delano, 1621 to 1899: with the history and heraldry of the maison de Franchimont and de Lannoy to Delano, 1096 to 1621, and the royal ancestry of Lannoy from Guelph, prince of the Scyrri, to Phillippe de Lannoy, 476 A. D. to 1621, including other royal lines and a list of the Lannoy chevaliers de la toison d'or [golden fleece] (New York: [n.p.], 1899), pdf p 480 [230]; digital images, Open Library, Open Library (https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23693816M/The_genealogy_history_and_alliances_of_the_American_house_of_Delano_1621_to_1899. : accessed 2 March 2015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes and Alicia Crane Williams, compiler and editor, respectively, Family of John Alden, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620, Vol 16, Part 1 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1998), pp. 393-4.
3. ↑ Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes and Alicia Crane Williams, compiler and editor, respectively, Family of John Alden, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620, Vol 16, Part 5 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2016), p.8, genealogical sketch of Ruth Samson.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Duxbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), p. 144-145; page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofdu00duxb : accessed 21 June 2023). "Samson...Henry [ dup. Sampson], s. Abraham and Penelope, Aug. 4. 1724".
5. ↑ Pilgrim Henry Samson Kindred (https://www.pilgrimhenrysamsonkindred.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I391&tree=1 : accessed 16 June 2023), Joanna Sampson.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Pilgrim Henry Samson Kindred (https://www.pilgrimhenrysamsonkindred.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I538&tree=1 : accessed 16 June 2023), Henry Sampson.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-8ZRJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 153 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT2B-D9Z?cc=1918549&wc=921C-T38%3A208834501%2C211210501 : 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Case no 17446-17571 Sampson, Anthony-Sampson, Joseph > image 1378 of 2110; Supreme Judical Court, Boston.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-XW96 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 533-534 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8ZY2 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 211 of 639; State Archives, Boston.