Born about in Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Jonathan Wood
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Moses Samples Sr.
— married
about 1747 in Augusta, Virginia [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Mary Francis (Samples) Scaggs, Elizabeth Samples, Moses Samples Jr., John Samples Sr., Alexander Samuel Samples, Betsy Samples, Elenor (Sample) Shanks, Jane (Sample) Campbell, Peggy Samples, Catherine (Samples) Carrigan, William Samples, Matthew (Sample) Samples, Ruth (Sample) Norwood, Robert A. Samples, Agnes (Sample) Kirkpatrick and Amy (Samples) Blackburn
Died about
at about age 53
in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
Ruth (Wood) Samples lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Children of Ruth Wood & Moses Samples
- Mary Samples 1749 -
- Elizabeth Samples 1752 -
- Moses Samples, Jr. 1754 - 1830
- John Semple, Sr. abt 1755 - 1794
- Alexander Samples 1756 - abt 1820
- Betsy Samples 1758 -
- Elender Samples Shanks 1758 - ABT 1796
- Jane Sample Campbell 1760 - 1818
- Peggy Samples 1760 -
- Anna Sample abt 1761 - abt 1838
- William Samples bet 1761-1769 - 1850
- Matthew Samples Bet 1762-1770 - ABT 1829
- Nancy Ruth Samples Abt 1765 -1824
- Phebe Sample abt 1766 - 1822
- Robert A Samples 1770 - 1857
- Agnes Sample abt 1776 - abt 1824
Moses married (2) MARY B. RUTHERFORD Abt. 1787 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Mary was born 15 August 1759, and died 15 January 1824.
Daughters of the American Revolution Records
- Patriot: Moses Samples
- Service: Virginia Rank(s): Civil Service
- Birth: Circa 1730
- Death: After January 24, 1824 Jefferson County, Tennessee
- Service Source: Levinson & Levinson, Rockingham County, Virginia, Minute Book, Part 1, 1778-1786, p. 217
- Service Description: 1) Served on a jury, Rockingham County, 1783
- Residence: 1) County: Augusta County - State: Virginia. 2) County: Rockingham County - State: Virginia
- Spouse: 1) RUTH WOOD 2) MARY B RUTHERFORD
Research Notes
Birth location was given as Augusta but it did not exist yet as it was formed from Orange in 1738 which was in turn formed from Spotsylvania in in 1734.
Sources
- Mentions wedding date for Moses Samples as 1747 https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/samples/832/
- Geni entry for Ruth Sample
- Source: S1296 Title: RICK WILLIAMS, ALICE REYNOLDS
- We Relate entry for Moses Samples
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 26, 2018), "Record of Moses Samples", Ancestor # A099466.
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZRK-35D/ruth-wood-1730-1793
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Johnny Putman 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M190888 [compare]
-
~1.56%
James Samples :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SA7511336 [compare], Ancestry member carl_samples
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Cheryl Keen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A429309 [compare], Ancestry member CKT96
-
~1.56%
Janice (Samples) Gilbert :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T721693 [compare], FTDNA kit #463821
-
~0.78%
Debbie (Hughey) Parsons :
23andMe, GEDmatch M447593 [compare], yourDNAportal DEB24a3df21
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A497254 [compare], Ancestry member Debrapolly
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T472748 [compare], FTDNA kit #B179257
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H802165 [compare]
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch QS1276355 [compare]
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~0.78%
Glenna (Cordill) Tolliday :
23andMe, GEDmatch DV4990593 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PZ4279753 [compare], Ancestry member GCordillTolliday
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~0.78%
Gary Samples :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Joe Ann (Gann) Hancock :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MemaJoe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Allice (Burns) Reynolds :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A775543 [compare], Ancestry member alliceburnsreynolds
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A775543 [compare], FTDNA kit #B40559
-
~0.78%
Mel (Gilbert) Lambert :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A068971 [compare], Ancestry member ljlmcl
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B188642
-
~0.78%
Jimmie (Outlaw) Shrader :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A249626 [compare], Ancestry member FayeOutlawShrader
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A249626 [compare], Ancestry member FayeOutlawShrader, FTDNA kit #95937
-
~0.78%
Charles Thomas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A583376 [compare], Ancestry member fresaandcream
-
~0.78%
Adrian Nichols :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A465651 [compare], Ancestry member nicholsadrian
-
~0.78%
Linda Scrivner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A713384 [compare], Ancestry member genealogynut42
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Cindy (White) Boyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A017998 [compare], Ancestry member BoydCA1123
-
~0.78%
Claudette Colbert :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member colbertc66
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Sandra (Wright) Stepp :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
David Kingsella :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A083319 [compare], Ancestry member David_Kingsella
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~0.78%
Ernest Allen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A574804 [compare], Ancestry member ErnestBlaneAllen
-
~0.78%
Carl Samples :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AR1411103 [compare], Ancestry member carlsamples52
-
~0.78%
James Fultz :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member guard1972
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~0.78%
Patrick (Hogue) Payne :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member samples_59
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~0.78%
Bob Floyd :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
K. Jeffries :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WE4984728 [compare]
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~0.78%
Teresa (Hughey) Araiza :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T421007 [compare], FTDNA kit #740362
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Betty Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YX3909858 [compare], FTDNA kit #982477
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~0.78%
Bill Foster :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL066551 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Katherine (Foster) Galloway :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL217522 [compare]
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~0.78%
Robert Foster :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL238875 [compare]
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~0.78%
J. Samples :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M065598 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lisa Tharp :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Jay (Hughey) Hughey-Jarstfer :
23andMe, GEDmatch T256062 [compare], yourDNAportal JAY1a950b92
-
~0.39%
Kristin (Jenkins) Wenzel :
23andMe, GEDmatch BN8619562 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A627016 [compare], Ancestry member stnemelcnitsirk
-
~0.39%
Lee Anne Samples :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Steve Workman :
23andMe
+
Living DNA
-
~0.39%
Diane Horton :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Jennifer Heil :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmheil
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #384273
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch TB736618 [compare]
-
~0.39%
William Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FV8739260 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL5a0a4916, Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FV8739260 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL5a0a4916, FTDNA kit #B49727
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~0.39%
Melissa (Foster) Fetter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61850
-
~0.39%
Foster Hurley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61955
-
~0.39%
Beth (Foster) Honeycutt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149214
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~0.39%
Carole Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], FTDNA kit #B70419
-
~0.39%
Lance Hurley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], FTDNA kit #B72462
-
~0.39%
Angela (Nichols) Perry :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member angeladperry
-
~0.39%
Ryan Scrivner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MH6394115 [compare], Ancestry member genealogynut42
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Fay (Hill) Adkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A372074 [compare], Ancestry member fadkins2449
-
~0.39%
Christopher Lamb :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A632037 [compare], Ancestry member chrisau8831
-
~0.39%
Stacy Young :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member plsayoung2
-
~0.39%
Gayland Stone :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A892950 [compare], Ancestry member Fayeoutlawshrader
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~0.39%
RG Campbell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XH3729526 [compare], Ancestry member golfbum66
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.39%
Jason Samples :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AN7132161 [compare], Ancestry member Azmodeus82
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Karen Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PV2619793 [compare], FTDNA kit #981784
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