Mary (Davis) Sampson (abt. 1725 - 1824)

Born about 1725 in Spotsylvania, Virginia

Wife of John Sampson — married 6 Aug 1743 in Culpeper, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died Oct 1824 at about age 99 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia

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Biography

The parents of Mary Davis are not known.

She married John Sampson on August 6, 1743 in Culpeper Co., Virginia.

John wrote his will June 18, 1778. It has been recorded by a Sampson researcher that he had died while traveling to Valley Forge in 1778, however, it has also been pointed out that he states that he is weak of body in his will.

We know that John was dead by July 20, 1778 for his will was probated at the county court on this date.

He appears to have been laid to rest in the area where the current John Sampson Cemetery is now located in Madison Co., Virginia.

WILL OF JOHN SAMPSON "In the name of God Amen I John Sampson of the County of Culpeper and Parish of Bromfield being low and weak in Body but in perfect sense and calling to mind that all flesh must yield to Death when please God to call do hereby bestow whatever God has been pleased to Trust me with as follows:

Inprimis

I assign my Body in the Grave as cheerfully as ______ nature Will admit me to be Buried in a decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors and my sole to almighty God who Gave it me trusting in the merits of my Crucified Mediator to raise me up from the Death of sin to the Lip of Righteousnefs thro the washing of his precious blood spilt upon the Crofs.

• Item 1st I lend my loving wife Mary Sampson during her natural life the land on the south side McAllister's mountain it being the Tract of land whereon I now Live with my negro man Duke, my wenches Fan (?), Vender, and two negro children Christopher & Job (?). The House Furniture & plantation & all other Tools of all Kinds with Twelve head of cattle all my hogs and sheep my black riding Mare and Bay Mare with fifty pounds cash (except) that my children William Joseph, Thomas and Rhoda, do receive one Bed and furniture each at their mothers Death

• Item 2d I having formerly given out to Elizabeth Rend wife of Lewis, Bathesheba Clark wife of Reuben, Ann Burdine wife of Reginal, Delilah Dicken wife of William, Lucey Berry wife of Aaron, Franky Berry wife of Elisha Berry, what I think a Just proportion of my Estate they are hereby Excluded from any part thereof Except such part as I shall hereafter Direct

• Item 3d I give my son William all my land on the south side of the church road (namely, where Forrester & Mary lived with a Negro man named Jack and one horse named Juniper & one Feather Bed and Furniture at his mothers Death to him his Heirs and assigns forever

• Item 4th - I give to my son Joseph the land whereon Aaron Berry now lives to be by him possesed at the Expiration of the year of our Lord 1792 (and in the mean time I lend the same to Aaron Berry) and one Negro man named James and one mare called Phillis and One Feather Bed and Furniture at his Mothers Death to him his heirs and assigns forever

• Item 5th - I give my son Thomas Sampson the land whereon I now live to be by him held and Enjoyed so soon as his mother shall Depart this life, and one negro lad named Duke Immediately and a colt that may come from either of my mares left his mother one Feather Bed and (p. 262) Furniture at his mothers Death to him his Heirs and assigns forever

• Item 6th - I give all my land on the north side the church road whereon the Hughes lives to my three sons William Joseph and Thomas in Equal Distribution to them their Heirs and assigns forever

• Item the 7th - I give my Daughter Rhoda my Negroes Flora & John and one Feather bed at her mothers Death, to her her (sic) Heirs & assigns forever

• Item 8th - I give my sons in Law John and William Hughes my Negroes Beth (?) and Rose to be Equally Divided between them, theirs, their Heirs and assigns forever

• Item 9th - I give to Aaron Berry the money now Between us

• Item 10th - I give Elisha Berry two cows such as shall be assign him by my Executors

• Item 11th - I give my money save the Fifty pound lent my wife and my ____ Towards the payment of my Just Debts and Funeral charges and the remainder if any with the Cattle that is not other ways Disposed of, I give to my Children in General and all the things lent my wife save the land an four beds at her death, I give to all my children in Equal Distribution or in Case of their Deaths to their legal representatives. Immediately after my wifes Death to them their Heirs and assigns forever

• And lastly I constitute and appoint my loving wife Mary Executrix & Reubin Clark & Reginal Burdine with my trusty Friend Henry Lewis Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke all former Wills by me made and Declare this to be my Last Will and Testament the 18th day of June 1778

Signed Sealed & Declared & Published Reuben Clark and Riginal Burdine in presence of ) With, was Interlined with all my Geo Witherall ) land before signed Michl Yeager (his mark) Joseph Campbell (his mark) John Sampson, __ (his mark)

At a Court held for Culpeper County the 20th day of July 1778, etc." - (Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book B (p. 260 - 263)

Mary was born about 1745. She passed away in 1824.

Mary's Will

"Noncupative Will of John Sampson's widow, Mary Madison County Virginia Will Book 4, p 311 Transcribed by Jan Hensley

August the 11th 1824 I Mary Sampson do give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Rhoda Barnes all the wealth that I am legally possessed with or have a right to be possessed with, for her to enjoy or dispose with as she may think proper.

This she said in our presence.

Thomas Chapman Strother Lillard Gabriel Lillard

At a Court held for Madison County the 28th day of October 1824

This paper writing purporting to be the nuncupative will of Mary Sampson deceased, was produced into Court, and on the examination of Thomas Chapman, Strother Lillard and Gabriel Lillard witnesses to said Will, and all circumstances being considered; It is ordered by the Court that said paper be admitted to record as the will of said Mary Sampson deceased.

Teste Belfield Cave"

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Denay Greco for creating WikiTree profile Davis-15086 through the import of Wayland-Ebert Family Tree .ged on Mar 10, 2013.

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Denay and others.

• John Sampson Will, Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book B (p. 260 - 263)
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 November 2019), memorial page for Mary Davis Sampson (unknown–Oct 1824), Find A Grave Memorial no. 167105467, citing John Sampson Cemetery, Etlan, Madison County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Eric Bruno Borgman (contributor 46808488)