Edward Samson (1746 - 1816)

Born 13 Dec 1746 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Catherine (Sharrow) Samson — married 29 Oct 1768 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Cannon) Samson — married 8 Jan 1792 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1816 at age 69 in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private 'Edward Samson Edward Samson performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Birth

• 1746 ^[1]

• Edward Samson son of Joseph and Mercy (Eldridge) Samson. Is born in the year 13 Dec 1746 at Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Marriage

• '1st
• 1768^[2]
• Edward Samson married to Mary Cathrine Sharrow. In the year 22 Oct 1768 at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

• '2nd
• 1792^[3]
• Edward Samson married to Sarah (Cannon) Atsatt. In the year 8 Jan 1792 at New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Military

• 1780^[4][5][6]

• Edward Samson serve during the Revolutionary War. In the year 02 Aug 1780
• Residence Place Massachusetts
• Military Rank Private
• Military Regiment Capt Thomas Crandon's Co Col John *Hathaway's Regt

Residence

• 1800^[7]

• Edward Samson In the year 1800 is living with 2nd wife and family at New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. At this time his 1st wife has died back in the year 1790.

• 1810^[8]

• Edward Samson In the year 1810 is living with 2nd wife and family at New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Childen

1st wife (Mary Cathrine Sharrow)^[9]

• Sarah (Samson) Gifford 1770–1810
• Mary (Samson) Gurney 1774–1812
• Rhoda Sharrow (Samson) Rounseville (bef.1775-1816)
• Mercy (Samson) Atsatt 1780–1848
• Catherine (Samson) Bennett 1781–1829
• Ruhama Samson 1788–1791
• Jane (Samson) Nelson 1789–1844

2nd wife (Sarah (Cannon) Atsatt)^[10]

• Amy (Samson) Davis 1792–
• Joseph Samson 1794–1815

• Childen noted on will^[11]

• Joseph Samson
• Sarah (Samson) Gifford
• Mary (Samson) Gurney
• Rhoda (Samson) Rounsevill
• Mercy (Samson) Atsatt
• Catherine (Samson) Bennett

Death

• 1816^[12]

• Edward Samson dies in the year 25 Feb 1816 at Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Notes

• Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880 [Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. [1]

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of SAMPSON, EDWARD", Ancestor # A099528.

See also: Descendants of Abraham Sampson of Duxbury, MA Compiled by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr.

1. 829, page 188-9

Edward was born in 1746.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Page p. 130 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TJ79 : 10 November 2020), Edward Sampson, 13 Dec 1746; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711.
2. ↑ Marriage • Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWV-ZP2 : 29 July 2021), Edward Samson, 1768.
3. ↑ Marriage • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHB-GD4X : 19 April 2021), Edward Samson and Sarah Atsell, 8 Jan 1792; citing Marriage, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009332.
4. ↑ Military • United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783 "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-TB6T : 1 March 2021), Edward Samson, 02 Aug 1780; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711090.
5. ↑ Military • United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-G8BK : 20 February 2021), Edward Samson, 1779; citing 1779, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
6. ↑ Military • Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783 "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYJ-32CL : 19 February 2021), Edward Samson, 2 Aug 1780; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ Census • United States Census, 1800 Page 824 "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRZ-TH8 : accessed 5 November 2021), Edwards Sampson, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 824, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 205,612.
8. ↑ Census • United States Census, 1800 Page 310 "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2L-4BN : accessed 5 November 2021), Edd Sampson, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 310, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 205,625.
9. ↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Source Citation Description Mayflower Births and Deaths: Volume 2 Source Information Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3718/images/mayflowerbdii-002293.261?pId=10706
10. ↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Source Citation Description Mayflower Births and Deaths: Volume 2 Source Information Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3718/images/mayflowerbdii-002293.261?pId=10715
11. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Source Citation Probate Records 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 (Bristol County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Bristol County); Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts Description Notes: Probates, Vol 43-44, 1807-1809 Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.
12. ↑ Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850 Source Citation Description Book: Mayflower Deeds and Probates Source Information Ancestry.com. Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Deeds and Probates: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1994. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3223/images/mayflowerdeedprobate-000625.394?pId=12546

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