Lorah (Standish) Sampson (abt. 1660 - aft. 1725)

Born about 1660 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Sampson Jr. — married about 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died after 2 Aug 1725 after about age 65 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Lorah Standish^[1] was born about 1660 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, the daughter of Alexander and Sarah Alden Standish. She married Abraham Sampson, Jr. about 1680^[2][3][4], also in Duxbury, and mothered seven children. The date of her death is not known, but as she was mentioned in her husband's will, we can assume that it followed the date of its writing, 2 August 1725.^[5][6]

All of the dates in her life are conjectural. The consensus opinion is to infer the date of marriage from the 1682 birth date of the first child and then to infer the date of birth from the date of marriage.^[7][8]

Lorah's father, Alexander, married twice. His will, as amended by a near-death codicil, left almost nothing to the children of the first marriage. Abraham Sampson, in behalf of himself, Lorah, and three other daughters with their husbands, contested the will stating that Alexander had promised to remember his daughters in his will. The will was proved despite their protest. However, they succeeded in identifying a parcel of land that was not mentioned in the will. Because the land could not be divided practically, it was awarded to Lorah's brother, Miles Standish, with the requirement that he pay each of his sisters £10. ^[9]

In some sources, an alternate spelling of "Lora" is used.^[10] Also, some records, as footnoted below, give her name as "Sarah".

Children of Abraham Samson & Lorah Standish^[11]

1. Nathaniel Samson, died between 15 May 1749 (will) and 6 Nov 1749 (probate - Plymouth Colony # 17607, 11:378)
2. Abraham Samson b. c 1686, d. 16 Nov 1775 ae 89 (see duxbury VR
3. Miles Samson b. ( )
4. Rebecca d. after 2 Aug 1725 (father's will)
5. Ebenezer Samson ; d. between 23 May 1771 (will) and 1 Mar 1779 (probate - Plymouth Colony)
6. Sarah Samson ; d. aft 2 Aug 1725 (Father's will)
7. Grace Samson b. c 1701 d. 2 Jan 1786 ae 85 Duxbury VR

Sources

1. ↑ Woodworth-Barnes, pp 108-109.
2. ↑ Wood, entry for 6. Abraham Sampson II, notes that the original record gives her name as "Sarah" but that someone subsequently corrected it to say "Lorah".
3. ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Littleton, p 515, gives her name as "Sarah".
4. ↑ Woodworth-Barnes, p 43 and p 108.
5. ↑ Wood, entry for 6. Abraham Sampson II.
6. ↑ Woodworth-Barnes, p 108.
7. ↑ Wood, entry for 6. Abraham Sampson II.
8. ↑ Woodworth-Barnes, p 43 and p 108.
9. ↑ Woodward-Barnes, p 109.
10. ↑ Wood, entry for 6. Abraham Sampson II.
11. ↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 2. p. 318 Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.

See also:

• "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Littleton." Database of images. New England Historic Genealogical Society. American Ancestors. AmericanAncestors.org: 2015.
• Wood, Stacy B. C. Jr. Pilgrim Henry Samson Kindred. Descendants of Abraham Sampson of Duxbury, MA. (No longer available online, pdf file not archived.)
• Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford 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, 1999.
• Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 2. pp 311, 318. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
• Hutchinson, Elizabeth Newman "Abraham Sampson in America : family genealogy, gathered and compiled 1961-1969" Publication date: 1970. Publisher [Salt Lake City : Printed by Custom Letter Service]. Pgs. 3 and 16. available e-book free to borrow with free registration https://archive.org/details/abrahamsampsonin00hutc/page/n7/mode/2up

Acknowledgements

Contributors: Tom Elliott, Jim Moore.