Sampson
Edwards
Born in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Sampson Edwards Sr.
and Jemima (Reeves) Edwards
Brother of
Mary (Edwards) Boggan and Kizziah (Edwards) Reaves
Husband of
Hannah (Vestal) Edwards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Seymore Edwards and Rebecca Isabel (Edwards) Whitehead
Died
at age 93
in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2018
This page has been accessed 73 times.
Biography
Sampson was a Friend (Quaker)
Samson was born in 1808. He was the son of Sampson Edwards and Jemima Reeves. He passed away in 1902.
Married Hannah Vestal, dau. of David Vestal and Sarah Elizabeth York
- Children:
- William Seymore b. 1831
- Emeline Elizabeth b. 1834
- David H. b. 1840
- Rebecca Isabel b. 1842
- Larkin J. b. 1845
- Stokes R. b. 1848
- Molly Rejina b. 1852
- Marcus Lafayette b. 1853
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B4-6B3 : Tue Jul 18 02:04:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Samson Edward and Hannah Edward, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDG-BGV : Tue Jul 18 00:23:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Sampson Edwards and Hannah Edwards, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW88-13X : 29 May 2021), Samson Edwards, 1870.
- "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6F-MFL : 8 March 2021), Sampson Edwards, 1902; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,065,101.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68950309/sampson-edwards: accessed 01 August 2023), memorial page for Sampson Edwards (21 Jul 1808–11 Apr 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68950309, citing Rocky River Friends Church Cemetery, Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Linda Albright (contributor 46864579).
- family tree handed down to
Mysti (Smith) Seal. From Carol L Giem Seal genealogy records and notes/research done by Mysti (Smith) Seal
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sampson 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 Sampson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sampson 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 Sampson:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kaylene (Turner) Daughdrill 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M204677 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A936728 [compare], Ancestry member daughdrillmartinez
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~0.78%
Ashley (Hailey) Coleman :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Michelle (Bairfield) Brooks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A660836 [compare], yourDNAportal MICb92a3fa3, Ancestry member aMichelleBrooks
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~0.78%
Melissa (Johnson) Burks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A089441 [compare], Ancestry member Melb4371
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Amanda (Clayton) Anonymous :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Grace (Freret) Seelig :
AncestryDNA
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Loretta Buckner
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Edwards-24354 and Edwards-21545 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates
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Sampson is 12 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 24 degrees from Carl Sagan, 20 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 27 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 24 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 18 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 24 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 14 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 18 degrees from Isaac Newton, 24 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 22 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 15 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.