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Samuel Larkin was born in England, February 13, 1788, a son of Hugh and Sarah (Sargeant) Larkin. His parents emigrated to the United States and located near Batavia, Ohio, where they both died. When yet a single man he removed to Union County, Indiana. He was married in Union County to Hannah Chinault, a native of North Carolina, born in 1800. In 1826 he removed to Wayne County, and settled in Washington Township. He built a carding machine, the first in the county, on his farm, and carried on that business in connection with farming. He died December 16, 1837. His wife died August 4, 1873. They had a family of six children, only one of whom is a resident of Wayne County --- Martha A., wife of D. S. Lee. Moses F. resides in Grant County, Indiana. Susana T., Sarah J., Mary E., and William C. are deceased. Mrs. Larkin's parents, Abner and Mary (Ferguson) Chinault, were natives of North Carolina, of French descent. They removed to Union County, Indiana, in 1811, and settled three miles from Liberty. He was a leading member of the Baptist church and one of the founders of the church in Union County. He died in 1850, aged nearly eighty years. His wife died in 1848, aged sixty-five years. They had a family of eight children, two of whom are living --- Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell, of Union County, Indiana, and Mrs. Susan Carter, of Fayette County, Indiana. Mrs. Judith Beck, Mrs. Mary Phillips, Mrs. Avos Christman, Mrs. Jane Davis, Mrs. Hannah Larkin and William are deceased.
