Benjamin Sampson (1686 - 1758)

Born 1686 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Cook) Sampson — married 19 Mar 1716 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1758 at about age 72 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

• Benjamin (Sampson) Samson, the son of Stephen Samson (1638-1714) and Elizabeth (Unknown) Samson (1675-aft.1702), was born in 1686 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony.^[1][2]

Mayflower Passenger Descendant

• Benjamin Samson is a Mayflower Descendant from Henry Samson

Marriage

• Benjamin Samson married Rebecca Cook on 19 March 1716 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Miller) Cooke.^[3][4]

Children

The children of Benjamin and Rebecca Samson were all born in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay:^[5]

1. Micah Samson, b. Feb 1716/17; d. 10 Oct 1740 at Kingston.^[6]
2. Deborah Sampson, b. ca. 1720; mar. Rev. Samuel Veazie 06 Aug 1742.
3. Cornelius Samson, b. 1724; d. 01 Mar 1796; mar. Desire Crocker 29 Aug 1747.
4. Rebecca Samson, b. 27 Apr 1726; d. 24 Aug 1748 at Kingston.^[7][8]
5. Benjamin Samson, b. 11 Feb 1728;^[9] mar. (1) Deborah Cushing, (2) Ester Waston.
6. Josiah Samson, b. Oct 1731; d. 28 Apr 1732

Death

• Benjamin Samson age 72 died 19 Apr 1758 at Kingston, Plymouth,
• Burial Place Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
• Cemetery Old Burying Ground^{[10][11][12][13]}

• Rebecca Samson wife of Benjamin Samson age 81 dies in the year 14 Apr 1769 at Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America^[14]

• Benjamin His will was dated Feb 20, 1750-1, and proved May 1, 1758. That will provides for wife *Rebecca; *grandson Micah Samson is the son of Micah Samson who died before the will was reasd ); *son Cornelius; *son Benjamin; *daughter Deborah Veazie and *Rev. Mr Samuel Veazie.

Will - Probate

• Benjamin Sampson^[15][16][17]

Gender Male

Residence Date Abt 1755

Residence: Place Kingston, Plymouth County

Will Date 12 Feb 1755

Probate Date 20 Feb 1751

Probate Place Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Inferred Death Year 1751

Inferred Death Place Massachusetts, USA

Household members

Benjamin Sampson Sr. age 65

Rebecca Sampson Wife age 63

Micah Samson Grandson, son of Micah Samson who died before the will was read

Cornelius Sampson Son age 27

Benjamin Sampson Jr. Son age 22

Deborah Veazie Daughter age 31

Samuel Veazie Son-n-law age 40

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Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Legislators of the General Court, 1691-1780 Page 2585 of 3132 Massachusetts: Legislators of the General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691–1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB142/rd/5897092
2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). , Plymouth-V1. A reproduction of Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Lee D. van Antwerp, compiler (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1993). p. 91
3. ↑ Marriage • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZF-Y58K : 11 May 2022), Benjamin Samson and Rebeckah Cook, 19 Mar 1716; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009308.
4. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Volume - V1 page 91 of 775 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14012/91/253513071
5. ↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Description Mayflower Births and Deaths: Volume 2 Source Information Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3718/images/mayflowerbdii-002294.262?pId=10740
6. ↑ Vital • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR7-R4L : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Sampson in entry for Micah Sampson, 10 Oct 1740; citing Death, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009752.
7. ↑ Vital • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR7-R4X : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Sampson in entry for Rebecca Sampson, 24 Aug 1748; citing Death, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009752.
8. ↑ Vital • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P9-P6F : 10 November 2020), Benjaman Samson in entry for Rebecah Samson, 27 Apr 1726; citing Birth, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009751.
9. ↑ Birth • Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-H57 : 5 January 2021), Benjamin Samson in entry for Benjamin Samson, 1728.
10. ↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 page 265 of 551 Description Mayflower Births and Deaths: Volume 2 Source Information Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3718/images/mayflowerbdii-002294.262?pId=10730
11. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 page 374 of 391 Description Title: Vital Record Transcripts Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/41254_265539-00375?pId=82061848
12. ↑ Vital • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHRW-HR7 : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Samson, 19 Apr 1758; citing Death, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009751.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39849103/benjamin-samson: accessed 12 November 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Samson (19 Sep 1686–19 Apr 1758), Find A Grave: Memorial #39849103, citing Old Burying Ground, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Mayflower Pilgrim 332 (contributor 47081711). (Includes gravestone photo).
14. ↑ Vital • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHRW-W8J : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Samson in entry for Rebecca Samson, 14 Apr 1769; citing Death, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009751.
15. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Source Citation Probate Records, 1686-1903; With Index and Docket, 1685-1967; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Plymouth County); Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Description Notes: Probates, Vol 14-14e, 1755-1862 Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007050962_00288?pId=677046
16. ↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881 Volume Plymouth Cases 16000-17999 page 17457:1 of 17999:10 Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881 Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1558/i/20956/17457-co1/426444264
17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XH3C : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 288 of 498; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• Mayflower Births and Deaths, From the files of George Ernest Bowman At The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Vol 2, Susan E Roser, Genealogical Publ Co.: Baltimore, 1992; www.ancestry.com

• Vinton, John Adams. Genealogical Memoirs of the Sampson Family in America, from the Arrival of the Mayflower in 1620 to the Present Time. Pub. Henry W Ditton & Son: Higginson Genealogical Books, 1864.

• Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691–1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Bruce Veazie for starting this profile.