On June 26, 1826, his given name was changed by act of the Mass. legislature from "Samuel" to "Samuel Williams"[1]
Sources
↑ List of Persons whose names have been changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1883, page 52
A History and Genealogy of the Contant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520-1887; By Conant, Frederick Odell, M.A., Privately Printed, Portland:1887 p. 317
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: