~1778 - ~1850
Virginia - North Carolina - Kentucky
I haven't done a narrative for her - this is just the brief outline (identical to the one on the page for "Children of William and Martha Sams"). We descend through her eldest son Henry (married Amelia Hudson) and their son Absalom (who married this Elizabeth Sams's niece).
~1778 born - Henry County, Virginia Crawford Sams has her b. ~1784
1790 - not found in census (no Virginia census for that year)
only one Sams (Joseph) in North Carolina online index
~1793 - married John Deweese, probably in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Children: unknown little girl, born 1794
Henry, born ~1796 - married Amelia Hudson - 12 children
Lavinah, born 1798, Logan Co, Ky - married Reuben Arundell
Martha (Patsy), born 1800 - married John Masters
William, born 1802, Logan Co, Ky - married Rachel Kuth or Keith - 7 children
John, born 1805, Logan Co, Ky - married Mary Polly Harper - 9 children
Elizabeth, born 1808, Logan Co, Ky - married Elijah Masters
Garrett, born 1810, Butler Co, Ky - married Elizabeth Polk
Nancy, born 1812, Butler Co, Ky - married John Henry Garner
Cornelius, born 1814, Butler Co, Ky - married 1. Elizabeth Browne, 2. Francis Elizabeth Broome
Morgan, born 1816, Butler Co, Ky - married Elisa G Harper - 4 children
Charlotte T, born 1818, Butler Co, Ky - married Richard Russell
James, born 1820 - married Ann Oliphant - 1 child (known)
Mary Polly, born 1823 - married (cousin) Eli Sams - 8 children
Sarah (Sally), born 1824, Butler Co, Ky - married William Harper - 5 children
1799 - John Deweese on tax roll for Logan Co, Ky
1800 Logan (tax list) - Deweese, John - Muddy River - 1-0-0-0-3-0
1m over 21 = John, 3 horses, 200 acres 3rd class land
1810 Butler County (formed from Logan) KY (total population 2181)194
John 11011-03011
1m under 10 John 5
1 m, 3 f 10-16 Henry 14, Lavinah 12, Patsy 10, unknown f
1m, 1 f 25-45 John 41, Elizabeth 30
1m, 1f 45+ ??? father Henry Deweese 64, mother Elizabeth Hughes?
(not here William 8; Elizabeth 2 - unless one of them is unknown f)
1820 Kentucky, Butler
John Deweise 2 m, 1f under 10; 1m, 2 f 10-15; 1 m 16-18; 1m, 1f 16-25; 1m, 1f 26-44
Morgan 4, Cornelius 6, Charlotte 2 (James 0)
Garrett 10, Elizabeth 12, unknown f (prob. Nancy 8)
John 15
William 18, unknown female 16-25 (Patsy 20 married, Lavina 22 married)
John 51, Elizabeth 40
1827 Hickman County, Kentucky tax list - John Deweese - 1m over 16, 3 horses
1828 Hickman County, Kentucky tax list - John Deweese - 1m over 16, 5 horses
1829 Hickman County, Kentucky tax list - John Deweese - 1m over 16, 6 horses
1830 Kentucky - Hickman 013 - John Deweese - 1111 - - - 1 - 111 - - 1
1 m 5-10 James 10 1 f 5-10 Sally 6, Mary Polly 7
1m 10-15 Morgan 14 1 f 10-15 Charlotte T 12
1 m 15-20 Cornelius 16 1 f 15-20 Elizabeth 22 (other girls married; Eliz married 1831)
1m 20-30 Garret 20
1m 60-70 John 61 1 f 40-50 Elizabeth Sams 52
Sons Henry and William, daughters Patsy Masters and Nancy Garner were in Hickman County;
son John was possibly back in Butler; Lavinah Arundell was possibly in Morgan County, Ky - but I am not sure.
1840 Kentucky Hickman 344 John 0001200001 010110001
1m 15-20 James 20
2m 20-30 Morgan 24(married Dec 1840), Cornelius 26 (married June 1834)
1m 70-80 John 71
1f 5-10
1f 15-20
1f 20-30
1f 60-70 Elizabeth
1843 - John Deweese died
1850 Kentucky Ballard
335-335 James Deweese 30 M Farmer Ky 1820
Ann 19 F Ky 1831
Abijah 1 M Ky 1849
Elizabeth 72 F Va 1778
George Russle 22 M Farmer Ky 1828
1850-60 - sometime after the census, Elizabeth Sams Deweese probably died.
???? buried Sloan Family Graveyard - Deweese, John (Baptist)
wife and children - no dates
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