John | James | Littlebury | William | Edmund | Elijah | Rice
John b. 1749
1749 born - probably Lunenburg Co
Pittsylvania (formed 1767)
1767 - Pittsylvania Co - John Sams tithable (= he was at least 16
1769 Aug 26 - Pittsylvania Co - John Sams plaintiff against Henry DeLap
1770- John Sams tithable
1776 John Sams tithable
Henry Co (1777)
John Sams had 200 acres on Turkey Cock Creek, a tributary of the Smith River,
northeast of Martinsville.
apparently already married to first wife Sarah (1778)
John Sams and Edmond Sams left Henry Co, Va for eastern Tennessee before 1782 as
they are no longer on any records there, but do show up in Tennessee records.
Washington Co, TN
1784 - John and Edmund Sams witnesses to will of Thomas Dillard.
1784 - John voted to establish state of Franklin.
1792 - held 261 acres (Greasy Cove, Washington Co, TN) in trust for brother James.
1793 - bondsman for son Littlebury who married Elizabeth Burns 27 May 1793.
Buncombe Co, NC
1793-1800 - moved to Buncombe Co, NC
1800 census - age 51, [new]wife in 26 year age group, 1 son, 3 daughters less than 10
years old.
1800 North Carolina Buncombe Morgan 189 - John 10001 30100
1806 - acquired land on Ivy (Buncombe Co index to deeds)
(unless it was son or nephew - probably not son because they were in TN)
Crawford says Edmund "joined brothers John & James on Big Ivy."
1810 census - NC
1820 census - NC
He presumably died in Buncombe Co NC
Children:
Littlebury Sams b. 1773 (m. Elizabeth Burns)
on tax list in Washington Co, TN 1812
Catherine Sams b. 1776
John Sams jr b. 1780 (m. Nancy Glover)
on tax list in Washington Co, TN 1812
Edmond Sams b. 1782 (m Sara Randall)
on tax list in Washington Co, TN 1812
Obediah Sams b. 1783-7
on tax list in Washington Co, TN 1812
Lucy Sams
Elizabeth Sams
James b. 1750
1750 - b. Lunenburg County
Halifax Co, Va (formed 1752)
1764 - James Sams, John Hendrick, Joseph Warren, James Rowland - defendants in
a trespass and assault and battery suit filed by John Carrol.
Pittsylvania Co (formed 1767)
1767 James Sams tithable - no land recorded
~1770 - married Mary Agnes Warren (b. 1753 Henry Co, d. Madison Co, NC)
Surry Co, NC
1771 Surry Co, NC tax rolls
1772 Surry Co, NC tax rolls
Henry Co, Va (formed 1777)
1774 Henry Co - oath of allegiance
1776 - family tradition says he went to South Carolina for the duration of the
Revolutionary War
Burke Co, NC (->Buncombe Co 1791 ->Madison 1851)
1783 Burke Co (now Madison Co) NC - settled on Little Ivy Creek below the fork.
Buncombe Co, NC (formed 1791)
1792 - John Sams held 261 acres (Greasy Cove, Washington Co, TN) in trust for
brother James.
1794-96 - acquired land on Little Ivy (Buncombe Co index to deeds)
(unless it was son or nephew) - Crawford says Edmund "joined brothers John &
James on Big Ivy."
1800 census - James Sams 1 2 - - 1 - 1 - 1
1820 sold land
probably died soon after 1820
Children:
Warren Sams b. 1772 NC
land o n Little Ivy 1818 - but this fellow moved around a lot! - and
brother John had a son Warren b. 1797
John Sams b. 1774 VA (m. Agnes Blackwell)
land on Little Ivy 1794-6 - unless it was uncle
1800 census Buncombe(?) John 2 - 1 - - 2 - 1
James Sams b. 1775 (m Charlotte Ware in Clay Co, Ky 1811)
land on Ivy 1806 - unless it was father
Lott Sams b. 1784 NC (m. Elizabeth unknown)
land on Little Ivy 1802
moved to Butler Co, KY 1815
moved to Edwards Co, IL - established Samsville
Reuben Sams b. 1786 NC
land on Little Ivy 1806
moved to Georgia after 1820
William Hackley Sams b. 1790 NC
land on Little Ivy 1806
1810 census Buncombe
1820 census Edwards Co, IL
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Littlebury b. 1754
Pittsylvania Co (formed 1767)
1770 - Littlebury titheable for first time
- no further records of him (according to Crawford) in Va, NC, Tn
William b. 1755 - our next ancestor
Briefly - b. 1755 Halifax Co, Va, served in Rev. War, returned to (now) Henry Co
~1780 - m. Martha Edwards ~1780,
~1799? moved to NC
~1805 left for Kentucky
~1810 left for Union Co, Ill
~1820 back to Kentucky (Hickman Co)
bef. 1825 back to Illinois
Eight children?: Elizabeth, William, Rice, Thomas, David, Wiley, Lavinah, Valonel
1824 wife Martha d. Jonesboro, Union Co, IL
1825 William d. Jonesboro, Union Co, IL
To William Sams II page
Edmond b. 1757
1757 - born Halifax Co, VA
Pittsylvania (formed1767)
1773 - Edmund Sams tithable for first time (=16 years old)
~1775 m. Anne (Nancy) Young
Rev War - Indian fighter against the Cherokees - Captain in NC militia. 1779-1781 in "a
Fort"
Washington Co, TN
1778 - moved to Washington Co, TN - Watauga settlements - Greasy Cove on the
Nolachucky
1784 - John and Edmund Sams witnesses to will of Thomas Dillard
Buncombe Co, NC
"lived near Candler on the Upper Hominy"
1796 - acquired land on Big Ivy (unless it was his nephew)
1800 census - Edmund Sams 1 2 1 - 1 1 2 1 - - 1
1801 - purchased 100 acres from Carson in Big Ivy
1818 - with son Edmund - purchased 300 acres from Swann Burnett on French Broad
River
- operated ferry on French Broad River for many years
1832 - wife Nancy bought 111 acres from Stacey Young Webb (her sister)
1845 July - Edmund died. Nancy d. Dec 1845 - buried Ashville, NC
Children:
Benoni (Ben) b. 1775-85
land in Buncombe 1810
d. ~1846 Hendersonville, NC
Burdett b. 1775-78
land grant NC 1798
land in Buncombe 1808
1820 moved to Missouri (Pike; 1830 Marion; 1840 Polk)
Orra b. 1778 (m. Captain Thomas Foster) - no children- d. 1863
Greenlee b. 1780-90 (m. Rachel Gash)
land in Buncombe 1811 (Rachel land in 1819)
~1819 moved to Missouri with brother
Edmund jr b. 1792 (m. 1. Sara Roberts, 2. Martha unk, 3. Nancy
Johnston
land in Buncombe 1837
1860, 1880 living in Madison Co, NC
Elijah b. 1760
1760 - born in Halifax Co, Va - and stayed there all his life
Henry Co, Va (formed 1777)
1783 - still in Henry Co Va
1797 - William Mills to Elijah Sams of Henry Co 100 pounds for ~ 300 acres on both
sides of Matrimony Creek. (Abstracts of Deed Books - Henry Co, Va 1792-1805 - DB5 p318-9 - 26 Oct 1796-PR 27 Feb 1797)
~1805 - "obtained the property of William Sams jr when he left for NC. (no record of
transfer, but sale in 1829 by Elijah was of William jr's property)
1820 Henry Co census
Sams Elijah 231301-10001
Sams William 100100-00100
Children:
William b. 1793 (m. Elizabeth) (d. after 1870)
Elijah jr b. 1799 (m. Elizabeth)
John b. 1800 (m. Nancy Pratt in 1821)
Christopher b. 1802
Edmund sr b. 1803 (m. Mary)
stayed in Henry County
Rice sr b. 1804 (m. Rebecca)
stayed in Henry County
James b. 1809 (m. Permilia Caville in 1834)
moved to Cumberland Co, KY
1845 moved to Jackson Co, OH
Catherine b. 1810 (m. Charles Dollard in 1834)
Rice b. 1766
1766 b. Halifax Co, VA
~1788 - moved to Washington Co, TN with brothers James & Edmund
1784 - received grant of 100 acres
1799 - sold land in TN - moved back to Rockingham Co, NC
1800 census - Rockingham Co, NC
1805 - purchased 80 acres on Little Ivy from brother William jr (Buncombe Co, NC)
~1805 - filed a court action against William jr for 45 pounds (Buncombe Co, NC)
1810 census - Rockingham Co, NC
1815 sold 300 acres to daughter Polly & wife John Stephens
no record of him after 1815
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