Person:Sampson Smith (3)

Sampson Smith

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m. Abt 1800

Facts and Events

Name	Sampson Smith
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	27 Apr 1780	Guilford County, North Carolina
Marriage	Abt 1800	North Carolina?to Martha Donnell
Death^[1]	8 Aug 1855	Red River County, Texas
Burial^[1]		Shiloh Cemetery, Red River County, Texas
Other^[3]	11 Jan 1856	Red River County, TexasLand

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Grave marker, Shiloh Cemetery, Red River, Texas, United States.
Red River, Texas, United States. Red River, Texas, United States. Probates
Book A, p. 85.

On 26 Mar 1846, he signed his will, which mentions sons Daniel D., William H., Joseph E., daus Mary Sampson, Jane Doak, Oseneth Ward, Martha Berry, Ann Ritchey, Louisa Ritchey, wife Martha. It was recorded 16 Mar 1855.
↑ Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
Patent #885 & 887 (Abstract # 775 & 776).

On 11 Jan 1856, he received 2nd Class headright certificate #40 for 1,007 acres (located just below Denwiddie Bayou) & for 273 acres (located on Boggy Creek just north of Clarksville).