no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Samson Shearman (1737 - 1801)

Samson Shearman
Born in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], , , , , and
Husband of — married 9 Dec 1761 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 63 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Charles Cobb private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 7 Nov 2016
This page has been accessed 321 times.

Biography

Samson was a Friend (Quaker)

Samson SHEARMAN was a Quaker, and was "an exemplary elder". Married Ruth Fish [1]

Death 24 Jan 1801 "an exemplary elder"[2]

Census

The inferred attributions are

SHERMAN, Sampson 2 3 2 5 - 2 13

2 men over 16: Samson SHEARMAN and 1 unknown

3 under 16: Walter Sherman (11), Job (8) and 1 unknown

2 women over 16: Ruth (33) and 1 unknown

5 girls under 16: Amy (11), Susanna (7), Hannah (5), Anne (4), and 1 unknown

2 black males over 16: unknown

His will is dated 8 January 1801 and proved on 9 February 1801 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ *p16 Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
  2. ↑ Arnold, Friends Deaths p 119
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649133_00739). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills, and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Council and Probate Records, Vol 6-9, 1764-1822, image 739-741. Portsmouth, RI, Vol. 8, Second Part of Book, pages 109-112. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • "The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" by Thomas Williams Bicknell, 1834-1925; published 1920 by The American Historical Society, New York, Page 256

[[1]] Wilbur-403 10:54, 10 February 2017 (EST)

  • Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co. , Providence, R.I., 1891) p91Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Vol. 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths, p 73 Friend Record Vol 7 Births
  • 1774 Rhode Island Census, Portsmouth, Page 3, Entry 25 -- Samson Sherman; citing transcription by Shellee Morehead in Rhode Island Roots 34 p.136, September 2008.




Is Samson your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers: It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samson: Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.


Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › Samson Shearman (abt.1744-)

Featured Eurovision connections: Samson is 29 degrees from Agnetha Fältskog, 19 degrees from Anni-Frid Synni Reuß, 25 degrees from Corry Brokken, 18 degrees from Céline Dion, 23 degrees from Françoise Dorin, 24 degrees from France Gall, 26 degrees from Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, 22 degrees from Lill-Babs Svensson, 16 degrees from Olivia Newton-John, 30 degrees from Henriette Nanette Paërl, 29 degrees from Annie Schmidt and 15 degrees from Moira Kennedy on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.

S  >  Shearman  >  Samson Shearman

Categories: 1774 Census of Rhode Island, Portsmouth