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Samuel Mack (abt. 1771 - aft. 1860)

Samuel Mack
Born about in Connecticutmap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
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Died after after about age 89 in Jefferson County, New Yorkmap
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Biography

Samuel was born about 1771. He was the son of Samuel Mack and Martha Rawson.

In 1856, one named Samuel joined the 1st Presbyterian Church of Watertown, along with Mrs. Mary Mack who died 22 Dec. 1853, John C Mack who died 2 May 1858, and Mrs Mary C Mack who died 12 Jan. 1890. Samuel A Mack and his wife Elizabeth from North Adams in Jefferson County also joined in 1852. The date of death, though, that they give for the 1st named Samuel, is the date found on the gravestone of Samuel A Mack, husband of Elizabeth and her sister Thankful.[1][2]

The Mack family settled in Jefferson County, New York. Watertown was an early township organized in Oneida, even before Jefferson county, NY was formed. Originally just a village, the town of Watertown was organized March 14, 1800. In 1802 Rugland and in 1806,Hounsfield were formed from parts of Watertown. In 1816, Watertown incorporated as a village and the city was formed in 1869. The town of Watertown now lies on the southern border of the city.

Settlers on the north side of the Black River, in the early days of Jefferson County, New York, set out to build the village of Pamelia,[3] hoping to rival Watertown. It was first settled in 1804 and the town was formed in 1819 from part of Brownville. Both towns were named in honor of a couple that were early settlers. Brownville was named after [[Brown-39392|General Jacob Brown. Pamelia was named after his wife, Pamelia Williams. A dam was built, with mills, clothing and carding works erected. Samuel Mack was well known among the residents of Pamelia or Brownsville. He was a skillful mechanic and intended to build a public house, a temporary home for travelers or house of entertainment for people attending court on court house hill, which was at the north end of the bridge. he hoped it would be the nucleus of the village. It was 2 stories with a piazza projecting at each of the stories, each with a view of the river and the court house grounds. Colonel Mack kept it only a short while, leasing it. It then passed through the hands of John C. Collins, also a prominent pioneer of Brownsville. he died there. It next was owned by David Haven, who occupied it at the start of the War of 1812, Asa Harris owning after that. it passed hands a couple more times and in 1849 improvements were made. Soon a fire started from a stove pipe at the top of the roof. There was little water and much damage was done. Outbuildings and furniture was saved. [4] There are several Mack Wills found in Jefferson County Probate Court.[5]\ The 1830 census for Wilna, Jefferson County, New York shows the following in the home of Samuel Mack: males, 1 20-30 years, 4 30-40, 3 40-50 and 1 50-60; females 2 10-15 years, 2 20-30 and 1 50-60.[6]

The Federal Census for 1840[7] and 1850 shows William living in Addison, Steuben County, New York.[8] The State census shows Samuel living with son William in Addison, Steuben County, New York during 1855.[9] The Federal census for 1860 shows Samuel 89 years old, living in the household of William, his son and daughter in-law Maria in Tuscarora, Steuben County, New York.[10]

Research Needed

Samuel Mack is commonly listed as Martha Rawson's son but her birth year as calculated on the alleged age at death makes her too young to be his mother. For that reason, they have been detached from each other. More research is needed to find an earlier marriage that might show the mother of Samuel II. Since there is such a wide age gap between Samuel I and Martha, one might think she was actually married to Samuel II and that Sophronia is actually his child, rather than sister.

If the year of marriage for Samuel Sr and Martha Rawson is correct, it adds to the evidence that Martha isn't Samuel Jr's mother. Ebenezer Mack Treman adds another marriage for Samuel Sr. in the Appendix, stating he married Lydia Brainard 1758 in Chatham, CT. This, though, is likely Samuel Mack, son of Ebenezer Mack and Hanah Huntley. That Samuel migrated to Nova Scotia.

Harry Mack backs up this uncertainty on page 5 of his book The Mack and Sine Families questioning the marriage to Martha Rawson and also admitting he is not able to confirm the wife of Daniel Mack either.[11]

Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #106349532
  2. Foley, Janet Wethy. Early Settlers of New York State: Their Ancestors and Descendants: Their Ancestors and Descendants, Volumes I-VI (PART II - iv-vi). United States: Heritage Books, Incorporated, (n.d.). Pg. 86. Also Archive.org Vols 1-3, vols 4-6.
  3. Map Pamelia and Black River
  4. History of Jefferson County, New York: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Durant, Samuel W; Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) 1878 Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co. Samuel Mack of Jefferson county, Ny, Pgs 131, 145 and others.
  5. Jefferson County Wills
  6. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP3-2CN : 20 February 2021), Samuel Mack, Wilna, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing 202, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 92; FHL microfilm 17,152.
  7. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR5-WDH : 8 December 2020), Samul Mack, Addison, Steuben, New York, United States; citing p. 100, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  8. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1G-2P2 : 24 December 2020), Samuel Mack, Addison, Steuben, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  9. "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6SB-Y8G : 3 March 2021), Samuel Mack in household of William Mack, E.D. 1, Addison, Steuben, New York, United States; citing p. 3, line #10, family #7, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 512,420.
  10. William Mack household, Tuscarora, Steuben, New York, United States. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch.
  11. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89061966032 The Mack and Sine Families by Harry W. Mack.




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The Find a Grave number 106349532 is for Samuel A. Mack, not Samuel Mack Jr.
posted by John Mack
My name is John Mack, I live in Nova Scotia although I was born in Ontario. My 4th GGF was Daniel Mack, making Samuel Mack Jr. my 5th GGF. I recently did Y-DNA testing to check my paternal ancestors. Turns out that in and around Samuel Mack's birth there is a male connection to the Marvin family. This means that either Daniel or his Father was born a Marvin. This could alleviate the problem with his mothers age as she may have been his step mother. We need to get more Mack's related to Daniel and Samuel Mack Y-DNA tested. This can be done at www.familytreedna.com You can sign up for free and upload your autosomal DNA as well, however since Y-DNA is only carried by men, we need Y-DNA results.
posted by John Mack

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