Samuel Fleming (abt. 1720 - abt. 1770)

Born about 1720 in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1770 at about age 50 in Jefferson, Georgia

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Biography

Little is known about Samuel Fleming 1720]] though much is written about his family in subsequent generations.

Died: about 1770, Jefferson County, Georgia

• Source for death place:
• Source for death date:
• Explanation for death year estimate: abt 1770 is the most commonly reported year of death for Samuel, although 1775 had been reported as well. At this time it is not clear which is correct.

Additional Information

The information written below was taken from the following source: http://www.merrell.net/dessamuelfleming.pdf

1. SAMUEL1 FLEMING was born Abt. 1720 in County Antrim, Ulster Provence, Ireland, and died Unknown in Jefferson County, Georgia.

He married (2) UNKNOWN. She died Unknown. Note: Wife is unknown. Apparently she died in Ireland or on the ship enroute to Savanah Georgia in 1768. He arrived in Savanah, Georgia in December 1768 from County Antrim, Ireland. This family settled in Queensborough, Jefferson County, Georgia, 20 Feb 1769.

It is believed that Samuel Fleming, Sr. came on the Ship "Prince George" from Belfast, Ireland to Savannah, Georgia which landed in December 1768, with five sons, James, Samuel, Jr, William, John, and Robert, and a sister. They are believed to have come from County Antrim, Provence of Ulster, Northern Ireland being Scotch-Irish. Their ancestors were of the group of Scotts who migrated to the Ulster Provence of Northern Ireland.

Note: This is not the same Samuel Fleming that was married to Alice Charlton d. 1806 in Maryland, as numerous online family trees erroneously indicate. The Maryland Samuel Fleming and wife Alice Charlton have separate, sourced profiles.

Sources

• To see his profile page go to Ancestry.com.

• Sources: "Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of the American Revolution Revolutionary Records of Georgia", Vol.1; Available at Archive.org

• Georgia's landmarks, memorials, and legends ..by Knight, Lucian Lamar, 1868-1933;CallnumberF287.K7CameraEOS-1DIdentifier cu31924092219991Identifierarkark:/13960/t5v700s71 Available at Archive.org

• Colonial America, 1718-1775. By R. J. Dickson; 1966. Published by 1st ed Routledge and Kegan Paul London (1966); Published by Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, 1976. ISBN 10: 0901905178/ISBN13:9780901905178

• ‪Those Glorious Days: A History of Louisville as Georgia's Capital, 1796-1807‬. Yulssus Lynn Holmes; Mercer University Press 1996. Pages 127. Available on Google Books

• 26 July 1768 Ship, "Prince George" ,300 tons, Robert Beatty, Master, now in Belfast port, to clear Sept. 10th for Savannah, in Georgia - families should be ready for passage BNL 7-26-68

• 30 Aug 1768 Sailing of "Prince George", for Savannah, in Georgia put off until Tuesday, 20th Sept. BNL

• 6 Sept 1768 "All who have agreed to take their passage must be in Belfast by 20th instant. BNL

• 7 Dec 1768 Arrived ship "Prince George", Capt. Robert Beatty, Master, from Belfast, with 114 settler from this Provence, also Rev. Mr. David McKey?, who is appointed Pastor of Williamsburg Congregation, South Carolina. GA Gazette 12-7-68

• 9 Dec 1768 Gov. Wright announced to his Council, arrival of 107 families, destitute protestants from North of Ireland. CRG X-67I

• 21 Dec 1768 "Wanted immediately six wagons, with four strong horses each, to carry the women and children lately come in to settle the township allotted them about Buckhead - John Rea, GA Gazette 12-21-68

• 20 Feb 1769 Tracts ordered laid out of "Naserve?" on Ogeechee for Emigrants recently arrived.

• "Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia", 1756-1788 Roster of the Revolution and certificates of Service in American Revolution John Henry Knight. “FLEMING, WILLIAM. Certificate of John Twiggs, Brig. Gen., February 2, 1784. Petitioner prays 287% acres in Washington Co., Available at Archive.org
• Direct link to a paid website requiring a subscription in which original online documents can be viewed: Samuel Fleming.

DNA Confirmation Statement

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Marvin Lester Fleming, Relative Genetics kit #16530, and his 5th cousin once removed, Daniel Harvey Fleming Relative Genetics kit #840987, son of Clarence Fleming, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 43 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Samuel Fleming 1720 IRE. TMRCA calculation indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor approximately 95% within the last 11.4 generations.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Marvin Lester Fleming, Relative Genetics kit #16530, and his 6th cousin, Timothy Tooke Fleming, match at a Genetic Distance of 0 on 43 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Samuel Fleming 1720 IRE. TMRCA calculation indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor approximately 95% within the last 7.4 generations.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Daniel Harvey Fleming Relative Genetics kit #840987, son of Clarence Fleming, and his 5th cousin once removed, Timothy Tooke Fleming, match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 43 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Samuel Fleming 1720 IRE. TMRCA calculation indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor approximately 95% within the last 14.7 generations.

DNA

Marvin Lester Fleming tested in the (now discontinued) Relative Genetics yDNA Fleming study. He was a 6 MRCA predicted match with Daniel Harvey Fleming, also a documented descendant of Samuel Fleming 1720 through James Fleming 1743. They are calculated to be fifth cousins once removed with Samuel Fleming 1720 determined to be their most recent common ancestor. Another close match is Timothy Tooke Fleming, a descendant of Samuel Fleming 1720 through William Fleming 1750. He is calculated to be a sixth cousin to Marvin Lester Fleming with Samuel Fleming 1720 calculated as their most recent common ancestor. His haplogroup is I1a (now I-M253), which matches the haplogroup of participants of the other Relative Genetics yDNA Fleming study participants who were also documented to be direct patrilineal descendants of Samuel Fleming 1720 through sons James Fleming 1743 and William Fleming 1750.