He is named in his father's will dated 3 Aug 1789 and proved on 7 May 1792 in Susses County, Virginia.
In 1795, he is named in the following wills of Warren County:
As friend and Executor in the Will of Hardy Wester (18 May 1795; estate inventory/sale by Sampson Ivy 27 Oct 1797) named in the will: wife, Fanny; daughters, Nancy, Hester, and Elizabeth. (Will Book 1 - 1798 - 1808
As witness in the Will of Nathaniel Hood (17 Nov 1795) named in the will: Brother/Heir/Executor: John Hood
Sampson, along with several of his brothers, migrated to Warren County, Georgia, probably before 1800.
Last Will and Testament (28 Feb 1814) Warren County, Georgia. Names: wife, Milly Ivy; daughters: Elizabeth and Charlotte Ivy, and Polly Ivy Williams, Jency Ivy McKenny; son: Thomas Ivy, Executor. Witnesses: Barnard W Fickling, Moses McKenny, and John Lewis. Refers to slaves. Proved 5 Feb 1816. He passed away between 1814 and 1816. He was probably about 53 years old in 1814. It is not known where he is buried.
Research Notes
There is no mention of Millie Wester's parents, nor has there been any discussion of her being related to the Hardy Wester mentioned above. See the Wester family on FamilySearch.
Some family researchers indicate that Millie may not be the mother of his 3 older children and possibly married 1st in Virginia. There are no marriage documents available to verify this information.
Ivey-161 created through the import of Wells Tree.ged on Mar 8, 2012 by Tommy Wells. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tommy and others.
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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: