Samuel
Acton
Born in Salem, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of John Acton
and Susannah (Thompson) Acton
Brother of
Elizabeth (Acton) Hancock, Clement James Acton, Susannah (Acton) Hall and John Acton [half]
Husband of
Sarah (Hall) Acton
— married
1796 in Salem, New Jersey, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 63
in Salem, New Jersey
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Nov 2015
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Biography
"At a monthly meeting, held the 25th of the 1st month 1796... to this meeting came Samuel Acton, and Sarah Hall, and declared their intentions of marriage with each other. Joseph Reeve and John Wistar is appointed to inquire into his clearness in relation to marriage and report to next meeting. The young man's mother, being present, was consenting."[1]
Research Notes
From birth date, this Samuel's mother would have been John's first wife, Susannah (Thompson) Acton. R Flanagin, 2/27/2022.
Findagrave has a 5 Sep 1801 DOD for Samuel Acton, and a marriage date of 9 Mar 1796 to Sarah Hall. Findagrave gives them three children. [2]
- Clement Acton 1797-1868
- Isaac Oakford Acton 1800-1895
- Samuel Acton 1801-1877
Sources
- ↑ Samuel Acton and Sarah Hall. Marriage Intentions, Minutes of Salem Monthly Meeting, 1788-1807, p. 110. Via U.S. Quaker Meeting Records on Ancestry.com
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #156045525: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for Samuel Acton (10 Nov 1764–5 Sep 1801), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156045525, citing Salem Friends Burial Ground, Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Schwab (contributor 46985190).
- Shourds, Thomas. History and genealogy of Fenwick's colony, New Jersey. (Bridgeton, N.J., G.F. Nixon, 1876
- H. Stanley Craig, Salem County Genealogical Data, Vol 1, first print apx 1930, reprinted 1980, p 7.
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
P Husted
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M616683 [compare]
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~0.78%
Shirley Bennett :
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Richard Flanagin Jr.
Acton-565 and Acton-1402 do not represent the same person because: Reason they have different birth dates is that they have different mothers.
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Richard Sparks
Acton-1402 and Acton-565 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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on Acton-1402 (merged)
by Richard Sparks
Richard Flanagin Jr.
Acton-1402 and Acton-565 appear to represent the same person because: Clearly only one Samuel married Sarah that day. I'm not which birth date is more reliable.
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Rejected matches › Samuel Ashton (1773-1849) › Samuel N Ashton (abt.1771-abt.1834) › Samuel Ashton (abt.1770-)
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