Samuel Churchill
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Samuel B Churchill (1779 - 1863)

Samuel B Churchill
Born in Middlesex, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 19 May 1803 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Died at age 83 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Samuel Churchill was the son of Armistead Churchill, Jr. and Elizabeth Blackwell. He was a member of the Kentucky Legislature in both the Senate and the House. 1814-1819: represented Jefferson County in the Kentucky Senate. 1830: elected to the State House of Representatives. Churchill Downs was built on land from his old estate. Reburial Date 10/10/1910 [1]

The 1860 census shows that he was 81 years of age and lived alone in the 7th Ward of Louisville, Jefferson County. He valued his real estate at $250,000 and his personal estate at $40000. He also owned 22 slaves. This census report shows that he was born in Virginia. It should be noted that his FindAGrave entry reports that he was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky.[1] [According to a snippet from First Families of Louisville: A Series of Genealogical Sketches [2], Samuel was eight years old when his family headed for Kentucky in 1787. All of his siblings were born in Fauquier County, Virginia. It would appear that the FAG description of his birthplace is off.] Finally, from Wikipedia:[3]

On December 31, 1776, the region of Virginia beyond the Appalachian Mountains was established as Kentucky County by the Virginia General Assembly.[7] (Kentucky County was abolished on June 30, 1780, when it was divided into Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties.) …..
On December 18, 1789, Virginia again gave its consent to Kentucky statehood. The United States Congress gave its approval on February 4, 1791.[55] …..
Kentucky officially became the fifteenth state in the Union on June 1, 1792. Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected its first Governor.[57]

So, Samuel could not have been born in Kentucky under any circumstances. Even when his family left its home in Virginia for "Kentucky" in 1787, there was no Kentucky. Just real estate in a place that used to be the county of Kentucky, Virginia, that had become the counties of Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln, Virginia, and was destined to become the State of Kentucky, when Samuel was thirteen.

Samuel Churchill was a prominent businessman in Louisville, KY. He was a farmer and landowner, interested in everything designed to advance agricultural pursuits.

He married Abigail Pope Oldham[1] on 19 May 1803 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.[4] Later, his brother Henry would marry the widow Oldham -- Samuel's mother-in-law -- and Samuel would therefore become his mother-in-law's brother-in-law, and his brother would become his wife's step-father. His will makes mention of these unique relationships when he names headstones he would like to be erected for various family members.[5]

Samuel's will was written on 25 Jun 1861, with two codicils added, 27 Mary 1862 and 23 July 1862. It was probated 12 January 1863.[5]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave: Memorial #76554218
  2. Jennings, Kathleen. "The Churchill Family." Louisville's First Families: A Series of Genealogical Sketches. Louisville: The Standard Printing Co., 1920. 61-62. Print.
  3. Kentucky
  4. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch, Saml. Churchill, 1803.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-1989 for Samuel Churchill subscription required




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