BASSETT, RUFUS W.
Businessman Rufus Bassett was a Generation 8 Samson and the Samson Silver Book, Part 2, gets all the way to the birth of his father, Charles Jarvis Holmes Bassett, which makes things much easier for a change. While I did not spot Rufus's birth record on the NEHGS site I did see his marriage and death records, which confirmed the account of his parentage found in the book from which this photo was taken. He was also a Gen 9 Warren, Gen 9/10 Alden-Mullins, and Gen 9 Standish, so the W. may have stood for Warren. (See those writeups for details.) Charles had an uncle of the exact same name, born in 1790, so make sure you have the correct Charles if you are researching this line. Rufus's Samson line runs as follows: Charles Jarvis Holmes Bassett, Rosalinda (Holmes) Bassett, Abraham Holmes, Hannah (Samson) Holmes, Penelope (Samson) Samson, James, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. Rufus is NOT a double Samson-descendant because of Penelope's marriage to Abraham Samson by 1713, as Abraham was not a descendant of Henry. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 319, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Businessman Rufus Bassett was a Generation 8 Samson and the Samson Silver Book, Part 2, gets all the way to the birth of his father, Charles Jarvis Holmes Bassett, which makes things much easier for a change. While I did not spot Rufus's birth record on the NEHGS site I did see his marriage and death records, which confirmed the account of his parentage found in the book from which this photo was taken. He was also a Gen 9 Warren, Gen 9/10 Alden-Mullins, and Gen 9 Standish, so the W. may have stood for Warren. (See those writeups for details.) Charles had an uncle of the exact same name, born in 1790, so make sure you have the correct Charles if you are researching this line. Rufus's Samson line runs as follows: Charles Jarvis Holmes Bassett, Rosalinda (Holmes) Bassett, Abraham Holmes, Hannah (Samson) Holmes, Penelope (Samson) Samson, James, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. Rufus is NOT a double Samson-descendant because of Penelope's marriage to Abraham Samson by 1713, as Abraham was not a descendant of Henry. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 319, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
BREWSTER, BURTON B., LYMAN S., AND WARREN GEORGE
Yes, these images look less than 100 years old; they are from 1939. I am using them to show the potential for mining other public domain sites, in this case the LOC's WPA (Works Progress Administration) photos made for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, curated by Yale's Photogrammar project. These 3 brothers were all born in the west but to a Bostonian whose parents, etc. were all from Duxbury, according to NEHGS vital records online. They are Brewsters, yes, but also have Samson, Alden-Mullins, Rogers, Bradford, and Warren genes. (See those sections for those lineages.) Warren G. (b ca 1898), Lyman S. (b 1900), and Burton B. (b ca 1903) were all born in Wyoming, based on their 1910 & 1940 census records. Their mother Grace (---) (b Dec 1876, CO) had parents from CT & VT; her line is also worth tracing. Their Gen 9 Samson line runs: George Brewster, Nathan Brewster, Abigail (Samson) Brewster, Abigail (Samson) Samson, Elijah, John, Stephen, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. Images from Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, [reproduction numbers LC-USF34-027466, LC-USF34-027464, LC-USF34-027589], in alpha order by brother. |
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COLCORD, ABIGAIL ELIZABETH
A Gen. 7 Samson descendant, Abbie also had Standish, Alden-Mullins, and Rogers genes thanks to her paternal grandmother, Mehitable Samson, who is in the 2016 Alden silver book, Part 5. Abbie's parents and siblings are in the Samson Silver Book but she is not because the source cited was the 1860 census, when Abbie had been married for several years to William T. Carson but the younger siblings were still home. She is in the 1850 FC for IL, though, age 13 and b. ME, and the enumerator spelled her name with 2 B's, "Abbigail." Her Samson line runs as follows: Samuel Colcord, Mehitable (Samson) Colcord, Michael/Micah Samson, Caleb, Caleb, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See her other write-ups for those lineages. If you are researching the Colcord family be sure to remember to pronounce it like a native New Englander and then look for spellings that match. "Colcott" and "Colket" sometimes referred to "Colcords." Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 79, 81, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
A Gen. 7 Samson descendant, Abbie also had Standish, Alden-Mullins, and Rogers genes thanks to her paternal grandmother, Mehitable Samson, who is in the 2016 Alden silver book, Part 5. Abbie's parents and siblings are in the Samson Silver Book but she is not because the source cited was the 1860 census, when Abbie had been married for several years to William T. Carson but the younger siblings were still home. She is in the 1850 FC for IL, though, age 13 and b. ME, and the enumerator spelled her name with 2 B's, "Abbigail." Her Samson line runs as follows: Samuel Colcord, Mehitable (Samson) Colcord, Michael/Micah Samson, Caleb, Caleb, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See her other write-ups for those lineages. If you are researching the Colcord family be sure to remember to pronounce it like a native New Englander and then look for spellings that match. "Colcott" and "Colket" sometimes referred to "Colcords." Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 79, 81, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
COLCORD, AMMI MITCHELL
The Colcord genealogy contains nothing more about Ammi (Ami) than his picture, birth year (1824), and first name among the list of children of Daniel and Mehitable (Sampson) Colcord, and the statement that in 1908 he was living in Bunker Hill, IL. Gen 6 Ammi is written up in part 3 of the Samson Silver Books, though, along with siblings Jane, Samuel (Sr.), and William Sampson Colcord, all below. Both the Samson book and the 1900 census say that he was born in 1820. In 1820 he was enumerated in Bunker Hill (Macoupin Co., in central IL) with daughters Ada and Eula. See Jane's writeup for their lineage. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 85, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
The Colcord genealogy contains nothing more about Ammi (Ami) than his picture, birth year (1824), and first name among the list of children of Daniel and Mehitable (Sampson) Colcord, and the statement that in 1908 he was living in Bunker Hill, IL. Gen 6 Ammi is written up in part 3 of the Samson Silver Books, though, along with siblings Jane, Samuel (Sr.), and William Sampson Colcord, all below. Both the Samson book and the 1900 census say that he was born in 1820. In 1820 he was enumerated in Bunker Hill (Macoupin Co., in central IL) with daughters Ada and Eula. See Jane's writeup for their lineage. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 85, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
COLCORD, JANE
Paternal aunt of Abigail Elizabeth Colcord, above, Jane (Colcord) Clark was a Gen. 6 Samson, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, 7 Standish, and 8 Rogers. Her parents' marriage is in the 2016 Alden silver book Part 5 and Jane's own birth and marriage are mentioned in vol. 3 of the Samson Silver Book. The author of the book from which this image was taken says only that the parents were "of Exeter, NH" and that Jane was b. 9 June 1819. However, the Samson book has only her oldest 2 siblings born in Exeter and Jane, the youngest, and 2 older sibs were supposedly born in Yarmouth, ME. I see no source cited for this info, however, so if you are a Clark descendant, please try to verify one or the other. Jane and her siblings Samuel, William, and Otis all wound up in Greenville, IL, so look there. This line runs as follows: Mehitable (Samson) Colcord, Michael/Micah Samson, Caleb, Caleb, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See her other write-ups for those lineages. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 81, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Paternal aunt of Abigail Elizabeth Colcord, above, Jane (Colcord) Clark was a Gen. 6 Samson, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, 7 Standish, and 8 Rogers. Her parents' marriage is in the 2016 Alden silver book Part 5 and Jane's own birth and marriage are mentioned in vol. 3 of the Samson Silver Book. The author of the book from which this image was taken says only that the parents were "of Exeter, NH" and that Jane was b. 9 June 1819. However, the Samson book has only her oldest 2 siblings born in Exeter and Jane, the youngest, and 2 older sibs were supposedly born in Yarmouth, ME. I see no source cited for this info, however, so if you are a Clark descendant, please try to verify one or the other. Jane and her siblings Samuel, William, and Otis all wound up in Greenville, IL, so look there. This line runs as follows: Mehitable (Samson) Colcord, Michael/Micah Samson, Caleb, Caleb, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See her other write-ups for those lineages. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 81, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
COLCORD, OTIS BRIGGS
The book has about as much info on Otis as it does on Ammi. He was born in 1817 or 1818 and died in 1898, depending on which page you read. He also emigrated to Illinois and was known to have married and had one son, also an Otis. Like Ammi, Jane, and Samuel, he was a Gen. 6 Samson, 7 Standish, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, and 8 Rogers. See Jane's writeup for more details. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 53, 82-3, 85, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
The book has about as much info on Otis as it does on Ammi. He was born in 1817 or 1818 and died in 1898, depending on which page you read. He also emigrated to Illinois and was known to have married and had one son, also an Otis. Like Ammi, Jane, and Samuel, he was a Gen. 6 Samson, 7 Standish, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, and 8 Rogers. See Jane's writeup for more details. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 53, 82-3, 85, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
COLCORD, SAMUEL
Brother of Jane and father of Abigail Elizabeth, both above, Samuel Colcord (b. 1811) was a Gen. 6 Samson, 7 Standish, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, and 8 Rogers. See Jane's writeup or more details on Samuel and the family. Like hers, his Samson line runs: Mehitable (Samson) Colcord, Michael/Micah Samson, Caleb, Caleb, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See their other write-ups for those lineages. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 85, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Brother of Jane and father of Abigail Elizabeth, both above, Samuel Colcord (b. 1811) was a Gen. 6 Samson, 7 Standish, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, and 8 Rogers. See Jane's writeup or more details on Samuel and the family. Like hers, his Samson line runs: Mehitable (Samson) Colcord, Michael/Micah Samson, Caleb, Caleb, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See their other write-ups for those lineages. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 85, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
COLCORD, SAMUEL
Son of Samuel and brother of Abigail, above, Rev. Samuel Colcord would be a Gen. 7 Samson, 8 Standish, 8/9 Alden-Mullins, and 9 Rogers. See Abigail Elizabeth Colcord's writeup for the lineage. Born in 1849, according to the family genealogy, he was a minister and in New York City and married Alice Blinn from that area. The author writes of a series of lectures culminating in a famous public debate with an agnostic. It drew a big crowd and may have been covered by the newspapers there in 1895. The book mentions no children but media coverage might mention something about collateral relatives. IImage and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 80-82, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Son of Samuel and brother of Abigail, above, Rev. Samuel Colcord would be a Gen. 7 Samson, 8 Standish, 8/9 Alden-Mullins, and 9 Rogers. See Abigail Elizabeth Colcord's writeup for the lineage. Born in 1849, according to the family genealogy, he was a minister and in New York City and married Alice Blinn from that area. The author writes of a series of lectures culminating in a famous public debate with an agnostic. It drew a big crowd and may have been covered by the newspapers there in 1895. The book mentions no children but media coverage might mention something about collateral relatives. IImage and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 80-82, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
COLCORD, WILLIAM SAMPSON
Brother of Jane and Samuel and uncle of Abigail and Rev. Samuel (all above), William (b 1815, Exeter, NH) was also a Gen. 6 Samson, 7 Standish, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, and 8 Rogers. See Jane's writeup or more details on William and the line. William was one of the family members who moved to Greenville, IL, so look for his descendants there. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 84, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Brother of Jane and Samuel and uncle of Abigail and Rev. Samuel (all above), William (b 1815, Exeter, NH) was also a Gen. 6 Samson, 7 Standish, 7/8 Alden-Mullins, and 8 Rogers. See Jane's writeup or more details on William and the line. William was one of the family members who moved to Greenville, IL, so look for his descendants there. Image and info from Doane B. Colcord, Colcord Genealogy, Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire, 1630 to 1908 (Coudersport, PA: Mahlon J. Colcord, 1908), pp. 52-3, 84, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
ELLIS, BENJAMIN
Benjamin Ellis (b. 1775, Carver) was a Samson, double Howland-Tilley, Allerton, Cooke, and Hopkins. He was also the uncle of Hon. Jesse Murdock, below. See Benjamin's other write-ups for those lineages & the Howland-Tilley section for more info overall. His birth is in the Henry Samson silver book, Part 2. Benjamin's Gen. 7 Samson line runs: Joseph Ellis, Lucia (Bennett) Ellis, Thankful (Sprout) Bennett, Ebenezer Sprout, Elizabeth Samson, Henry of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 106, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Benjamin Ellis (b. 1775, Carver) was a Samson, double Howland-Tilley, Allerton, Cooke, and Hopkins. He was also the uncle of Hon. Jesse Murdock, below. See Benjamin's other write-ups for those lineages & the Howland-Tilley section for more info overall. His birth is in the Henry Samson silver book, Part 2. Benjamin's Gen. 7 Samson line runs: Joseph Ellis, Lucia (Bennett) Ellis, Thankful (Sprout) Bennett, Ebenezer Sprout, Elizabeth Samson, Henry of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 106, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
ELY, JOHN HUGH
Elys are in various Silver Books but this one popped up in a book about several early New Jersey families. It mentioned that his mother was a Delano and he belonged to the SAR and was an "elder" in the "Mayflower Society," state or national unspecified. The GSMD's seven-generation series of green paperbacks on the Delano family was the place to search, fingers crossed that they picked up someone born in 1846 in Chillicothe, OH. It did, and the book containing the photo also mentions his Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) service, so you might find additional photos that way. John was a Samson, Warren, and Cooke. (See those sections for those lines.) His Gen. 8 Samson lineage runs: Mary (Delano) Ely, Amasa Delano, Amasa Delano, Abigail (Hammond) Delano, Priscilla (Samson) Hammond, James Samson, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. The Samson Silver Book, vol. 2, also gets as far as John's parents, Mary Delano & Seneca Wilson Ely. Use caution when submitting a Cooke or Warren lineage, though, as Abigail Hammond is not named in the 1996 Cooke book (only a brother Samuel) but she IS named in the 2000 Samson book (and brother Samuel is not.) The 2001 Warren book also mentions her. The compilers admit that this Hammond family is a puzzler and that may be why NONE of these books mentions that Abigail was a Warren descendant, too, through John Cooke of the Mayflower's wife Sarah Warren. Image and info from Reuben Pownal Ely, Warren Smedley Ely, and Daniel Brittain Ely, compilers, An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families, Who Were Among the Founders of Trenton and Burlington in the Province of West Jersey 1678-1683 with the Genealogy of the Ely Descendants in America (NY: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1910), pp. 395-6, digitized possibly by the Boston Public Libraries.
Elys are in various Silver Books but this one popped up in a book about several early New Jersey families. It mentioned that his mother was a Delano and he belonged to the SAR and was an "elder" in the "Mayflower Society," state or national unspecified. The GSMD's seven-generation series of green paperbacks on the Delano family was the place to search, fingers crossed that they picked up someone born in 1846 in Chillicothe, OH. It did, and the book containing the photo also mentions his Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) service, so you might find additional photos that way. John was a Samson, Warren, and Cooke. (See those sections for those lines.) His Gen. 8 Samson lineage runs: Mary (Delano) Ely, Amasa Delano, Amasa Delano, Abigail (Hammond) Delano, Priscilla (Samson) Hammond, James Samson, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. The Samson Silver Book, vol. 2, also gets as far as John's parents, Mary Delano & Seneca Wilson Ely. Use caution when submitting a Cooke or Warren lineage, though, as Abigail Hammond is not named in the 1996 Cooke book (only a brother Samuel) but she IS named in the 2000 Samson book (and brother Samuel is not.) The 2001 Warren book also mentions her. The compilers admit that this Hammond family is a puzzler and that may be why NONE of these books mentions that Abigail was a Warren descendant, too, through John Cooke of the Mayflower's wife Sarah Warren. Image and info from Reuben Pownal Ely, Warren Smedley Ely, and Daniel Brittain Ely, compilers, An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families, Who Were Among the Founders of Trenton and Burlington in the Province of West Jersey 1678-1683 with the Genealogy of the Ely Descendants in America (NY: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1910), pp. 395-6, digitized possibly by the Boston Public Libraries.
Filoon, Veranus
Veranus could claim Generation 9 descent from Henry Samson, John Alden, Myles Standish, and Generation 10 Mullins descent. The story is that the 2 Filoon brothers were Scots-Irish immigrants from County Armagh in the late 1700s and one, James Filoon, settled in Abington, MA. His son John Williams Filoon married Mary Fullerton (Noah, Asa, John, John) whose parents, Generation 7, appear in the Samson Silver Book, part 3. (This is a rarity in the Silver Book series.) Great-grandfather John and earlier Fullertons are in the Alden Silver Books. Mary's father Noah Fullerton was also a Generation 7/8 Alden-Mullins and Generation 7 Standish via the 1st marriage of John Fullerton b. Boston 1696 to Ruth Samson, daughter of Mercy Standish, granddaughter of Sarah Alden. Reportedly this John had 17 children, the last born when some of his children were already grandparents. Although the Fullerton family has many Mayflower descendants, John, Sr. worked for then-Gov. Winslow and fled to Canada during the Revolutionary War. Check the next two generations for possible Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution patriots. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 176, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
FULLER, GEORGE A.
The description in the book from which this image was taken states that George was a direct descendant of Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower. (See his Fuller description for those details.) If the assumptions I made are correct, his great-great grandmother Fuller was a Samson descendant plus an Alden-Mullins & Standish via a non-Mayflower Samson line. Caution: the Samson book, part 2, published in 2005, gave the marriage of Ziba Fuller but had found only one child, a Severance (not Simeon), but the implication is that there may have been more. Check out the next Samson & Samuel Fuller volumes when they come out. George's Samson line should be Gen 9, as follows: Andrew J. Fuller, Asa, Ziba, Ann (Blackmer) Fuller, Rebecca (Samson) Blackmer, Penelope (Samson) Samson, James, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See his Standish and Alden-Mullins writeup for those details. Image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 293, digitized by the Library of Congress.
The description in the book from which this image was taken states that George was a direct descendant of Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower. (See his Fuller description for those details.) If the assumptions I made are correct, his great-great grandmother Fuller was a Samson descendant plus an Alden-Mullins & Standish via a non-Mayflower Samson line. Caution: the Samson book, part 2, published in 2005, gave the marriage of Ziba Fuller but had found only one child, a Severance (not Simeon), but the implication is that there may have been more. Check out the next Samson & Samuel Fuller volumes when they come out. George's Samson line should be Gen 9, as follows: Andrew J. Fuller, Asa, Ziba, Ann (Blackmer) Fuller, Rebecca (Samson) Blackmer, Penelope (Samson) Samson, James, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See his Standish and Alden-Mullins writeup for those details. Image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 293, digitized by the Library of Congress.
KINGMAN, HOSEA
His closest relative on this page is first cousin Nathan Washburn, below. They share grandparents Cyrus Washburn and Betsey Bump (Bumpus). Like Nathan, Hosea was a Gen 9 Samson descendant and a Gen 10 Rogers & Cooke but on his mother's side AND he was also a Gen 10 Cooke on his father's side. For more details on Hosea see his Cooke writeup. His Samson line runs: Betsey B. {Washburn) Kingman, Cyrus Washburn, Luther, Amos, Elizabeth (Richmond) Washburn, Anna (Sprout) Richmond, Elizabeth (Samson) Sprout, Henry Samson the Pilgrim. Image and info from Conrad Reno, Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II (Boston: Century Memorial, 1901), p. 446, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
His closest relative on this page is first cousin Nathan Washburn, below. They share grandparents Cyrus Washburn and Betsey Bump (Bumpus). Like Nathan, Hosea was a Gen 9 Samson descendant and a Gen 10 Rogers & Cooke but on his mother's side AND he was also a Gen 10 Cooke on his father's side. For more details on Hosea see his Cooke writeup. His Samson line runs: Betsey B. {Washburn) Kingman, Cyrus Washburn, Luther, Amos, Elizabeth (Richmond) Washburn, Anna (Sprout) Richmond, Elizabeth (Samson) Sprout, Henry Samson the Pilgrim. Image and info from Conrad Reno, Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II (Boston: Century Memorial, 1901), p. 446, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
MURDOCK, JESSE
His mother was the sister of Benjamin Ellis, above. The Hon. Jesse Murdock, b. 1806, actually appears in 10 places on this web site: Allerton, Alden-Mullins, Brewster, Cooke, Hopkins, Howland-Tilley, Samson, Soule, Standish, and Warren. Check those pages for those lines and see Benjamin Ellis's Howland-Tilley writeup for more on Jesse's maternal line. His Gen. 8 Samson connection runs as follows: Susanna (Ellis) Murdock, Joseph Ellis, Lucia (Bennett) Ellis, Thankful (Sprout) Bennett, Ebenezer Sprout, Elizabeth Samson, Henry of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 200, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
His mother was the sister of Benjamin Ellis, above. The Hon. Jesse Murdock, b. 1806, actually appears in 10 places on this web site: Allerton, Alden-Mullins, Brewster, Cooke, Hopkins, Howland-Tilley, Samson, Soule, Standish, and Warren. Check those pages for those lines and see Benjamin Ellis's Howland-Tilley writeup for more on Jesse's maternal line. His Gen. 8 Samson connection runs as follows: Susanna (Ellis) Murdock, Joseph Ellis, Lucia (Bennett) Ellis, Thankful (Sprout) Bennett, Ebenezer Sprout, Elizabeth Samson, Henry of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 200, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
PALMER, JEDUTHAN
First, let me apologize for the quality of this image. It's a digitization of a reprint of a daguerrotype probably made in the 1850s. A scan of a print version of this book would be appreciated if you find it anywhere. Jeduthan (1786-1860) was a Gen. 7 Samson and Doty through his mother, and the first clue is that her name was "Desire." Any time you have a female with that name, head for a Doty Silver Book because it seems each generation named one of the girls in honor of the three-times-married daughter of Pilgrim Edward Doty, mother of eleven. The Doty book, vol. 2, gets as far as his grandparents but tells you that the grandfather was a Samson descendant. That book is more complete by two generations, so Jeduthan himself is in the Samson Silver Book, vol. 2. His Samson line runs: Desire (Oldham) Palmer, Thomas Oldham, Thomas Oldham, Mercy (Sprout) Oldham, Elizabeth (Samson) Sprout, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See the Doty section for that line. Image and info from L. Vernon Briggs, History of Shipbuilding on North River, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with Genealogies of the Shipbuilders, and Accounts of the Industries Upon its Tributaries, 1640 to 1872 (Boston: Coburn, 1889), p. 72, digitized by the Library of Congress.
First, let me apologize for the quality of this image. It's a digitization of a reprint of a daguerrotype probably made in the 1850s. A scan of a print version of this book would be appreciated if you find it anywhere. Jeduthan (1786-1860) was a Gen. 7 Samson and Doty through his mother, and the first clue is that her name was "Desire." Any time you have a female with that name, head for a Doty Silver Book because it seems each generation named one of the girls in honor of the three-times-married daughter of Pilgrim Edward Doty, mother of eleven. The Doty book, vol. 2, gets as far as his grandparents but tells you that the grandfather was a Samson descendant. That book is more complete by two generations, so Jeduthan himself is in the Samson Silver Book, vol. 2. His Samson line runs: Desire (Oldham) Palmer, Thomas Oldham, Thomas Oldham, Mercy (Sprout) Oldham, Elizabeth (Samson) Sprout, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. See the Doty section for that line. Image and info from L. Vernon Briggs, History of Shipbuilding on North River, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with Genealogies of the Shipbuilders, and Accounts of the Industries Upon its Tributaries, 1640 to 1872 (Boston: Coburn, 1889), p. 72, digitized by the Library of Congress.
POOL, OLIVE
The book with this photo has an interesting anecdote about the young Olive of Plymouth County (1768-1850) and how she came to marry the Rev. William Reed of Easton in nearby Bristol County. She was a Gen. 5 Samson descendant and her birth, marriage, 9 children, and 22 grandchildren are in the Samson book, Part 3. One son (Seth) became a seaman in Baltimore, MD and had a daughter who went to "Indian Territory" (probably today's OK) but the silver book did not specify which daughter, Charlotte or Mary L. Reed. Olive's Mayflower lines are all via her paternal grandmother, with the Samson as follows: Ruth (Fullerton) Pool/Poole, Ruth (Samson) Fullerton, Caleb Samson, Henry the pilgrim. The image here is said to have been from a daguerrotype made when she was older, and loaned to the author by the family. Daguerrotypes were in use in the 1840s so Olive would have been 70+ when this was made. The book also contains a description of the finery she and her husband wore when married, including his white wig and cocked hat. See the Alden-Mullins and Standish sections for those lineages. Image and some info from William L. Chaffin, History of the Town of Easton, Massachusetts (Cambridge: University Press, 1886), pp. 264-267, digitized by the Library of Congress.
The book with this photo has an interesting anecdote about the young Olive of Plymouth County (1768-1850) and how she came to marry the Rev. William Reed of Easton in nearby Bristol County. She was a Gen. 5 Samson descendant and her birth, marriage, 9 children, and 22 grandchildren are in the Samson book, Part 3. One son (Seth) became a seaman in Baltimore, MD and had a daughter who went to "Indian Territory" (probably today's OK) but the silver book did not specify which daughter, Charlotte or Mary L. Reed. Olive's Mayflower lines are all via her paternal grandmother, with the Samson as follows: Ruth (Fullerton) Pool/Poole, Ruth (Samson) Fullerton, Caleb Samson, Henry the pilgrim. The image here is said to have been from a daguerrotype made when she was older, and loaned to the author by the family. Daguerrotypes were in use in the 1840s so Olive would have been 70+ when this was made. The book also contains a description of the finery she and her husband wore when married, including his white wig and cocked hat. See the Alden-Mullins and Standish sections for those lineages. Image and some info from William L. Chaffin, History of the Town of Easton, Massachusetts (Cambridge: University Press, 1886), pp. 264-267, digitized by the Library of Congress.
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RICKETSON, ANNA & EMMA LOUISA
Daughters of Maria Louisa Sampson and sisters of Arthur & Walton, all below, they are Gen 9 Samsons + Standish, Alden-Mullins, & Chilton descendants. See their mother's writeup for details. Images from Anna & Walton Ricketson, eds., Daniel Ricketson: Autobiographic and Miscellaneous (New Bedford: Anthony, 1910), pp. 14, 18, digitized by the University of California Libraries. |
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RICKETSON, ARTHUR AND WALTON
Brothers of Anna & Emma Louisa, above, and sons of Maria Louisa Sampson, below, they are Gen. 9 Samsons + Standish, Alden-Mullins, & Chilton descendants. See their mother's writeup for details. Images from Anna & Walton Ricketson, eds., Daniel Ricketson: Autobiographic and Miscellaneous (New Bedford: Anthony, 1910), pp. 12, 16, digitized by the University of California Libraries. |
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SAMPSON, CASSANDER CAREY
Son of Thomas Robie Sampson, below, the Rev. Sampson was a Generation 8 Samson descendant as well as a Cooke and Hopkins. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 600-601, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Thomas Robie Sampson, below, the Rev. Sampson was a Generation 8 Samson descendant as well as a Cooke and Hopkins. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 600-601, digitized by the Library of Congress.
SAMPSON, MARIA LOUISA
Louisa Ricketson (b 1813), as she was known in adult life in New Bedford, MA, was not a Mayflower Samson descendant via her father, who was a descendant of Pilgrim Henry's possible cousin Abraham, but via her paternal grandmother, Hannah Cooper. Through the same grandmother she was also a Chilton, Alden-Mullins, Standish, and possible Warren. From Maria Louisa (Sampson) Ricketson the Gen 8 Samson line runs: Zabdiel Sampson, Hannah (Cooper) Sampson, Hannah (Sampson) Cooper, Ebenezer Sampson, David, Caleb, Henry Samson of the Mayflower. The Henry Samson silver book Part 3 gets as far as the marriage of her parents and the VRs on the NEHGS site have her birth. Her proposed Warren lineage has been declared by me as worthy of a writeup in the Mystery/Fun Photos section. Maybe you can solve that puzzle. The images here are from books published by two of her children. One is an oil by a W. A. Wall done at age 20 (1833), thus the Empire neckline that I had to cut off in the interest of space and the narrow beehive hairdo. The other is a crayon portrait by Charles Martin done 17 years later (ca 1850), with the Princess Leia-like hairdo and higher neckline indicating her matronly status. The poses in both images are reminiscent of that time period, with the tilted head, the wide-eyed look, and the bow mouth. However, both show us clearly that she was probably slender, and definitely had dark hair and eyes. Three of her children, Arthur, Walton, and Anna Ricketson take after their non-Mayflower father, Daniel, but daughter Emma Louisa resembles her mother. Image on the left from Anna & Walton Ricketson, eds., Daniel Ricketson and his Friends: Letters, Poems, Sketches, Etc. (Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1902), p. 360, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and on the right from Anna & Walton Ricketson, eds., Daniel Ricketson: Autobiographic and Miscellaneous (New Bedford: Anthony, 1910), p. 10, digitized by the University of California Libraries. |
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Sampson, Thomas B.
Generation 6 Samson descendant Thomas was a War of 1812 US Navy veteran and later a sea captain. He was also son of a mariner and onetime Barbary Coast prisoner, Capt. Chapin Sampson of Boston, himself son of a sea captain, and wife Sarah Smith. His entire lineage is in the Henry Samson Silver Book, which quotes at some length from the county history from which this image comes. Thomas was born in Waldoboro, ME in 1797 and died in or near Gardiner, ME in 1873 so this portrait is presumably of him in his early 70s. The Samson Silver Book reveals that Capt. Chapin Sampson was a descendant of the Alden-Mullins, Standish, and Warren families. These lines are from the marriages of Capt. Chapin's father Chapin/Chaffin Samson to Betty Clift, daughter of Judith (Church) Clift, a Warren; and the marriage of Caleb Samson (son of pilgrim Henry), to Mercy Standish, a granddaughter of John & Priscilla (Mullins) Alden and Myles Standish. Image from Kingsbury & Deyo, Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine (NY: H. W. Blake, 1892), pp. 672, 678, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
SAMPSON, THOMAS ROBIE
This Sampson is himself in the Henry Samson Silver Book, Part 3, as Generation 7, and was a Maine merchant, like his father, great grandfather, and great great grandfather. (Grandfather Micah was the rebel of the family, apparently, as he was a tinsmith.) The Samson book also reveals Thomas to be a Cooke and Hopkins descendant via great-great grandfather Benjamin Samson. (See his writeups in those sections for the lineages.) Thomas's Samson line is: John, Micah, Micah/Michael, Benjamin, Stephen, Henry of the Mayflower. The Rev. Cassander Cary Sampson, above, is his son via a second wife, Harriet Cary. One of the sources for Thomas, his parents, and grandparents cited is the book from which this photo was taken, along with a number of other published sources and some vital records. In this volume the references are embedded in the text rather than by number at the end of the writeup, so you will have to read the whole thing to find what you are looking for. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 598-600, digitized by the Library of Congress.
This Sampson is himself in the Henry Samson Silver Book, Part 3, as Generation 7, and was a Maine merchant, like his father, great grandfather, and great great grandfather. (Grandfather Micah was the rebel of the family, apparently, as he was a tinsmith.) The Samson book also reveals Thomas to be a Cooke and Hopkins descendant via great-great grandfather Benjamin Samson. (See his writeups in those sections for the lineages.) Thomas's Samson line is: John, Micah, Micah/Michael, Benjamin, Stephen, Henry of the Mayflower. The Rev. Cassander Cary Sampson, above, is his son via a second wife, Harriet Cary. One of the sources for Thomas, his parents, and grandparents cited is the book from which this photo was taken, along with a number of other published sources and some vital records. In this volume the references are embedded in the text rather than by number at the end of the writeup, so you will have to read the whole thing to find what you are looking for. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 598-600, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Soule, Lawrence Porter
A Generation 7 descendant of George Soule, Lawrence was a descendant of 7 other Mayflower families, including Henry Samson twice, both in Generation 7. All of his Pilgrim ancestors are on his father's side. Lawrence was born 1831 in Duxbury to Stephen and Lydia (Pierce) Soule and was the grandson of William and Priscilla (Sampson) Soule, both of whom are listed as Generation 5 Samson descendants in Silver Books, volume 20, parts 1 & 3. Other Mayflower ancestors include Bradford (Gen 8), Alden-Mullins (Gens. 8-9), and Warren & Brewster (Gen 9). All of these lineages are detailed, albeit confusingly in the following book. Image and info from Charles Edwin Hurd, The New England Library of Genealogy and Personal History (Boston: New England Historical Publishing Co., 1902), pp. 666-668, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Washburn, Nathan
Nathan is a Generation 9 Samson descendant and a Generation 10 Cooke & Rogers descendant. The Samson Silver Book, part 2, takes his line the farthest, to the marriage of his grandparents Cyrus Washburn and Betsey Bump, Generation 7 (Cyrus.) (For Bumpus/Bump/Bumpas/Bompasse genealogy, see http://bumpusgenealogy.org/, by Paul and Stephen Bumpus.) Nathan's Samson line is as follows: Bradford Sumner Washburn, Cyrus, Luther, Amos, Elizabeth (Richmond) Washburn, Anna (Sprout) Richmond, Elizabeth (Samson) Sprout, Henry Samson the Pilgrim.
On his mother's side, his is a Generation 10 Warren descendant and Generation 9 but things get murky around Generations 5 & 6 as it is not clear which Holmes of Plymouth that Elizabeth Sturtevant (Harlow) Washburn descended from. Nathan may thus have several more Pilgrim lines -- or not, as this book, like most family/area genealogies, does have its errors.
Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 190, digitized by the Boston Public Library.Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 190, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
On his mother's side, his is a Generation 10 Warren descendant and Generation 9 but things get murky around Generations 5 & 6 as it is not clear which Holmes of Plymouth that Elizabeth Sturtevant (Harlow) Washburn descended from. Nathan may thus have several more Pilgrim lines -- or not, as this book, like most family/area genealogies, does have its errors.
Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 190, digitized by the Boston Public Library.Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 190, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
