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Ancestors of Charles Samples

Generation No. 2

      2. William Samples, born Bet. 1760 - 1770 in King William Co., VA; died 1850 in Virginia. He married 3. Nancy Wilson 1791 in King William CO., VA.

      3. Nancy Wilson, born 1775; died 1859. She was the daughter of 6. Harris Wilson.

Notes for William Samples:
WILLIAM SAMPLE & WIFE NANCY (WILSON) SAMPLES
**WRITTEN BY STEVE GIBSON SAMPLE, 320 E MAIN ST, EDNA TX, APRIL 25 (DATE IS CUT OFF)

I DO NOT KNOW THE NATIVE HOME OF EITHER WILLIAM SAMPLE OR HIS WIFE, NANCY (WILSON) SAMPLE, DAUGHTER OF HARIS WILSON.

HARRIS WILSON DIED IN RUSSELL COUNTY, VA IN 1808, AND THE FOLLOWING OCTOBER 2, HIS CHILDREN, RICHARD WILSON , JOHN WILSON, RHODA LAWSON,HARRIS WILSON, ELIZABETH WILSON & CHARLOTTE BARNETTE, CONVEYED THEIR INTREST IN 194 ACRES OF LAND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLINCH RIVER IN RUSSELL COUNTY, VA, TO THE SAID WILLIAM SAMPLE.

STRANGELY ENOUGH ALL THESE GRANTORS SIGNED BY MARK, (DEED BOOK #4 P. 381 , RUSSELL CO) WILLIAM SAMPLE ON 4-28-1850 SIGNED BY HIS MARK. AS THE WILL (WILSON) WAS PROBATED ONLY FIVE DAYS LATER IT IS NOT IMPROBABLE THAT HIS SIGNING MARK WAS MADE NECESSARY BY HIS LAST ILLNESS & THE INFIRMATIES OF HIS AGE.
FEB 22, 1859, NANCY (WILSON) SAMPLE ALSO SIGNED HER WILL BY MARK. THE WILL WAS PROBATED JUNE 9, 1859.

BY THE TERMS OF HIS WILL, WILLIAM SAMPLE GAVE TO HIS DAUGHTERS DELILA HUNT & POLLY SAMPLE, ONLY "ONE NEGRO APIECE," ASSIGNING HIS REASON THAT THEY HAD DISOBLIGED HIM SO MUCH. THE MOTHER, NANCY, TOOK NOTE THAT WILLIAM HAD NOT TAKEN CARE OF POLLY BY HIS WILL AND LEFT ALL OF THE MOTHER'S PROPERTY TO POLLY.

THE EARILEST RECORD I HAVE FOUND OF WILLIAM SAMPLE IN RUSSELL COUNTY,VA., IS A DEED TO HIM FROM PATRICK KENDRICKS AND WIFE, DATED SEPT. 24, 1804, OF RECORD IN VOL 3, PAGE 521 OF DEED RECORDS. IT CONVEYED TO HIM 50 ACRES OF LAND ON SUGAR RUN, A BRANCH OF CLINCH RIVER (THOSE WHO HAVE TRAVELED OR LIVED IN VIRGINIA WILL KNOW THAT "RUN" AS USED IN THIS DEED MEANS CREEK OR BRANCH)

MY FATHER HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT WILLIAM CAME TO RUSSELL COUNTY FROM ROTETOURT CO., VA., IT HAS NOT BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO CHECK THE RECORDS OF THAT COUNTY. ONE WILLIAM SAMPLE, DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF VA STATEHOOD, WAS CHARGED IN COURT WITH COUNTERFEITTING. THAT WAS NOT IN RUSSELL COUNTY AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OUR ANCESTOR MENTIONED. ANYWAY, HE WAS ACQUITTED UPON BEING TRIED. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH IN 1850 WILLIAM LEFT 22 SLAVES, APPRAISED AT $6100, AND WHICH SOLD FOR $5,427.39. OTHER UNUSUAL ITEMS OF PROPERTY WERE "ONE STILL AND WORM AND THREE STILL TUBS WHICH WERE BOUGHT BY JACKSON SAMPLE AT THE SALE FOR $16.80.

TO OFFSET ANY PREJUDICE CREATED BY THE ABOVE NARRRATIVE OF FACTS AGAINST THE NAME "WILLIAM SAMPLE" I WILL RECOUNT THAT IN THE LATTER PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY ANOTHER WILLIAM SAMPLE WAS ONE OF THE GREAT PREACHERS OF VIRGINIA. A FORMER COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND FEDERAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ALSO AN AUTHOR OF NOTE A MR. SUMMERS RESIDING AT ABINGDON, VA IN 1937, TOLD ME OF THIS GREAT PREACHER. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, I READ CONVINCING ACCOUNTS OF HIS SUCCESS AS A PREACHER.

Children of William Samples and Nancy Wilson are:

Patsy Samples, born July 26, 1791 in VA.

Notes for Patsy Samples:
PER INFO EITHER FROM STEVE SAMPLE OR GRACE JACKSON:

ALTHOUGH AN OLD RECORD IN MY POSSESSION SHOWS PATSY TO HAVE BEEN THE OLDEST OF THE CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND NACY SAMPLE AND MAKES NO MENTION OF MARTHA, YET IN THE WILLIAM SAMPLE WILL, PATSY IS NOT MENTIONED AND MARTHA SPRAT IS REFERRED TO AS ONE OF WILLIAM'S CHILDREN.

1	ii.	Charles Samples, born November 19, 1792 in Russell Co, VA; died December 28, 1873 in Clay Co, MO; married (1) Anna Young 1815 in Russel Co, Va; married (2) Matilda Cornwell September 25, 1862 in Clay Co, MO.
	iii.	Sally Samples, born July 08, 1797 in VA; married Enoch Pratt.
	iv.	James Samples, born December 31, 1801 in VA; died 1853 in Russell Co, VA; married (1) Celia Fuller June 16, 1825; born March 04, 1801; died March 26, 1837; married (2) Elizabeth Herndon Bet. 1837 - 1840 in Russell CO, VA.

More About James Samples:
Occupation: 1829, Lieutenant of Militia In Russell CO., VA

		v.		Anna Samples, born May 18, 1804 in VA; married Absolem Hurt.
		vi.		Delila Samples, born September 24, 1806 in VA; married mr. Hunt.
		vii.		Polly Samples, born December 04, 1808 in VA.
		viii.		Lewis Samples, born June 02, 1814 in VA.

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