Person:William Sams (4)

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William Sams, Sr.
b.Abt 1717 Rappahannock County, Virginia
d.Abt 1779 Henry County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1715
  1. William Sams, Sr.Abt 1717 - Abt 1779
  2. James Sams, Jr.Abt 1718 - 1768
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Sams, Sr.Abt 1717 - Abt 1779
  • W.  Mary FullerAbt 1724 -
m. Abt 1744
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Facts and Events
Name William Sams, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1717 Rappahannock County, Virginia
Marriage Abt 1744 Virginiato Mary Fuller
Death[1] Abt 1779 Henry County, Virginia
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Sams, Sr. (son of James Sams, Sr. and Kathryn Aldin) was born Abt. 1717 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1779 in Henry County, Virginia. He married Mary Fuller on Abt. 1744.

    Notes for William Sams, Sr.:

    William was born in Old Rappahannock County in the tidelands and grew up in Spotsylvania County. He was present at the muster of Captain Gills list in 1742 at the age of 25 during a period of active fighting against Indians who were attacking settler's plantations East of the mountains.

    William and Mary deeded 100 acres to John Paine on June 4, 1744, 18 acres to James Sams, Jr. on June 4, 1745, and 34 acres to James Stevens on June 4, 1745. This is the last record of William in Spotsylvania County. He subsequently went to what in now Henry County, Virginia in 1746 where all seven of his sons were born.

    In 1779, a record survey of 411 acres for William Sams, Sr. and a man named Watkins was recorded and platted on Saville Creek, a tributary of Smith River. The land was transferred to Watkins without record of compensation to William. There is no record of a will or probate record and there is no further record pertaining to him in any other county or state. It is probable that he died in Henry County, some ten miles Northwest of Martainsville. There is an old cemetery with field stones marking grave sites before 1800 and carved stones after 1800 when stone carvers became available.

    More About William Sams, Sr.:
    Burial: Unknown

    More About William Sams, Sr. and Mary Fuller:
    Marriage: Abt. 1744

    Children of William Sams, Sr. and Mary Fuller are:
    i.+John Sams, Sr., b. Abt. 1749, Lunenburg County, Virginia, d. Aft. 1820, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    ii.+James Sams, b. Abt. 1750, Lunenburg County, Virginia, d. Abt. 1820, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    iii.Littlebury Sams, b. Abt. 1754, Halifax County, Virginia, d. date unknown.
    iv.+William Sams, Jr., b. Abt. 1755, Halifax County, Virginia, d. Abt. 1825, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinoise.
    v.+Edmund Sams, b. Abt. 1757, Halifax County, Virginia, d. July 21, 1845.
    vi.+Elijah Sams, Sr, b. Abt. 1760, Halifax County, Virginia, d. date unknown.
    vii.Rice Sams, b. Abt. 1766, Halifax County, Virginia, d. date unknown.

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