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Benjamin W. Sampson (1800 - 1877)

Benjamin W. Sampson
Born in Middletown, Saratoga, New York, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of [half] and
Husband of — married before 1822 (to 12 Jun 1846) [location unknown]
Husband of — married about 1846 in Starucca, Wayne County, PAmap
Descendants descendants
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Died at age 76 in Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born in about 1800 to Henry M. Sampson and Sarah "Sally" Whitaker.[1] The family lived in Walton, Delaware, New York in 1800. [2]

Family researchers say he married Sarah Weed on 8 Apr 1821 in Starrucca, Wayne, Pennsylvania [3] their first child, Daniel, was born on 23 Aug 1822. Together the couple had at least eight children before Sarah died in 1846.

In 1830, Benjamin lived in Preston Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania. His household consisted of 6 people: 2 adults and 4 people under age 10. His father Henry Sampson lived next door. [4]

Males under 52
Males 5 & under 102
Males 30 & under 401
Females under 50
Females 5 & under 100
Females 20 & under 301

In 1840, Benjamin lived in Preston, Wayne, Pennsylvania. His household consisted of 9 people: 2 adults and 7 people under age 20. His father Henry Sampson still lived next door.[5]

Males under 50
Males 5 & under 102
Males 10 & under 151
Males 15 & under 202
Males 40 & under 501
Females under 51
Females 5 & under 101
Females 10 & under 150
Females 15 & under 200
Females 30 & under 401

By 1850 [6] Benjamin had remarried to Olive Ransom. According to her obituary in 1907 [7] the couple had fifteen children, nine of whom grew to maturity.

Per the Census of September 1850, he lived with his family in Preston Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, and his household consisted of 8 people.[8]

Benjamin Sampson49mN.Y.
Olive "24fPa
David B "17mPa
Jonathan W "14mPa
Theodosia M "11fPa
Joseph "7mPa
Sarah O "3fPa
Thomas N "1mPa

Per the Census of June 1860, he lived with his family in Wayne Borough, Wayne county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, and his household consisted of 11 people.[9]

Benj Sampson60mPa
Olive "58fPa
Jos. "18mPa
Sarah "14fPa
Emma "9fPa
Thos. "11mPa
Malinda "4fPa
Theophilius1mPa
Jno Mulligan21mIrd
Pat Mulligan18mIrd
Julia Williams16fPa

In August 1870, he lived with his family in Wayne Borough District 327, Wayne, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer.[10]

Sampson Benjam70mNew York
— Olive54fPenn
— Olive23fPenn
— Thomas21mPenn
— Emma20fPenn
— Malinda14fPenn
— Hector F11mPenn
— Irbie5mPenn
— Kate4fPenn
— Lemuel1mPenn

Per an article in the Wayne County Herald from 30 November 1871:[11]

The Scranton Republican says, BENJAMIN SAMPSON, residing up the Starrucca creek, has become the happy and favored father of twins, weighing respectively seven and nine pounds, which would not have been strange had BENJAMIN not seen seventy and his wife fifty winters. ABRAHAM and SARAH! were you living what rivals you would have! Said SAMPSON was married for the second time, twenty-four years ago, and is the father of thirty children, including four pair of twins.

Benjamin Sampson was reported to be "energetic, thrifty, and public-spirited, always leading in anything that promised to advance the welfare of the community at large. At the time of his death he had a family of twenty-secen children, nearly all of whom still live at or near Starruca."[12]

In January 1877, Benjamin was reported to be ill.[13] He passed away on January 20th, 1877 in Pennsylvania at age 76 years and 6 months.[14] He was buried in Starrucca Cemetery in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.[15]

Children with Sarah Weed

  1. Daniel F. Sampson (1822-1905) married Elizabeth Flynn.
  2. Edmund W. Sampson (1824-1870) married Harriet Lewis Stuart.
  3. James Whitaker Sampson (1826-1870) married Anna Sears.
  4. Laura Olive (1828- ?)[1]
  5. Benjamin Sampson, Jr (1830-1830)[1]
  6. Lurana M. Sampson McMurray (1831-1906) married Hutchinson E. McMurray, Jr.
  7. David Benjamin Sampson (1833-1920) married Sarah A. Doolittle.
  8. Josiah (1836-1837) Twin. Died young.
  9. Joshua (1836-?) Twin. Died young.
  10. Jonathan Sampson (1836-1919) married Mary Dunn and Clara Scott.
  11. Theadosia M (b. 1839), she appeared on the 1850 census.
  12. Joseph H. Sampson (1842-1901) married Anna Wallace.
  13. twins or triplets. born 1846. Died young.[1]

Children with Olive Ransom

  1. Sarah Olive (1847-1914)
  2. Thomas Henry (1848-1900)
  3. Emma Matilda (1851-1891)
  4. Baron Sampson (1853-1853)
  5. Malinda (1856-1901)
  6. Infant son (1857)[1]
  7. Theophilus (1859- ?) [same person as Hector?]
  8. Hector T. (1859 - 1945)
  9. Clarisa Elnor (1861-1863)
  10. Stephen C. (1863-1864)
  11. Urban Abraham (1865-1944)
  12. Kate Alberta (1866-1940)
  13. Frank Lemuel (1868-1891)
  14. Blanche V. (1871-1901)
  15. Blanchard (1871-before 1874) The twin of Blanche as per the 1871 article.

His Will

His will, dated 10 June 1874, was executed by his widow Olive A Sampson. [16] Per the will, she would receive all his real estate in Starrucca, livestock, furnishings etc until death or remarriage at which point the remainder went to his "three sons: Hector, Abram, and Lemuel, share and share alike, after paying to each of" his "daughters Kate and Blanch one hundred dollars each."[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Generations of Ezekiel Sampson", records kept and compiled, including from Family Bible. Viewed 15 Mar 2024.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRZ-7HY : Thu Jul 20 16:59:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Samson, 1800.
  3. ↑ citation needed
  4. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1830; Census Place: Preston, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 160; Page: 159; Family History Library Film: 0020634
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #549428 (accessed 15 March 2024)
    Benjamin Sampson in Preston, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
  5. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 493; Page: 294; Family History Library Film: 0020557
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2901016 (accessed 15 March 2024)
    Benjamin Sampson in Preston, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZW-P48 : Tue Jul 18 00:56:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Benjamin Sampson and Olive Sampson, 1850.
  7. ↑ Obituary in Wayne County Herald, January 31, 1907, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/wayne-county-herald/130300166/ : accessed August 19, 2023)
  8. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 31; Digital film/folder number: 004205398; FHL microfilm: 444803; Image number: 78; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01019-5
    FamilySearch Record: M4ZW-P48 (accessed 15 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SG7-GG
    Benjamin Sampson (49) in Preston Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in New York.
  9. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 73; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171194; FHL microfilm: 805194; Image number: 402; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01817-2
    FamilySearch Record: MXR6-PR7 (accessed 15 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSZ-92J7
    Benj Sampson (60) in Wayne Borough, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
  10. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 6; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004276451; FHL microfilm: 000552963; Image number: 853; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01642-9
    FamilySearch Record: MZ25-NQY (accessed 15 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QFQ-N8H
    Benjam Sampson (70) head of household in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in New York.
  11. ↑ 1871 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Wayne County Herald (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) Thu, Nov 30, 1871, page 3
    Newspapers Clip: 143395534 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  12. ↑ Mathews, Alfred., History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania., (Philadelphia: R.T. Peck & Company, 1886), p. 720 Available online. Accessed 18 March 2024.
  13. ↑ 1877 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Wayne County Herald (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) Thu, Jan 25, 1877, page 3
    Newspapers Clip: 143395367 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  14. ↑ 1877 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Wayne County Herald (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) Thu, Feb 1, 1877, page 3
    Newspapers Clip: 143395248 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  15. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #169187045 (accessed 15 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Benjamin Sampson (1800-20 Jan 1877), citing Starrucca Cemetery, Starrucca, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Lot 255); Maintained by B Bedford (contributor 48944711).
  16. ↑ 1877 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Wayne County Herald (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) Thu, Mar 8, 1877, page 2
    Newspapers Clip: 143395305 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  17. ↑ Will books, 1798-1906; index, 1801-1925: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Will books, 1798-1906; index, 1801-1925 Wills, vols. 3-4, 1872-1888.
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Wayne > Wills 1872-1888 vol 3-4 > image 135 of 621
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8991-L9W9-1 (accessed 15 March 2024)

See Also:

  • Family Search Profile Benjamin W. Sampson
  • Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Find A Grave: Memorial #169187045
  • Other articles published regarding the birth of twins in 1871:
    • 1871 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com" Tunkhannock Republican (Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania) Wed, Dec 6, 1871, page 2 Newspapers Clip: 143395627 (accessed 14 March 2024)
    • 1871 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com" Wayne County Herald (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) Thu, Nov 16, 1871, page 3 Newspapers Clip: 143395573 (accessed 14 March 2024)




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Ray-13496 Cayla Ray
My 4th Great Grandfather. I have added some info tonight, and intend to return to this within the next few days.

Per the 1870 news clipping, he'd had 30 children, so we definitely have several children still to account for.

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Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Sampson-3470 and Sampson-1204 appear to represent the same person because: Similar data

Refer to https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169187045/benjamin-sampson

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