Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture George Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1691
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1774
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Sampson (Cir 1654-1739)
         Mother: Elizabeth Sprague (1657-1727)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Soule (1696 - 1776)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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George Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Cir 1654 - Duxbury, Plymouth  Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 26 Jul 1739 - Plympton, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Death, 1676

Parents 
         Father: Abraham Sampson (Abt 1614-1686)
         Mother: Esther Nash (1640-1733)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth Sprague (1657 - 27 May 1727)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. George Sampson (1691-1774)
                2. William Sampson (1695-      )



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Grace Harding Sampson 
      Sex: F
AKA: Grace Atwood Sampson 2
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Nov 1848 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1915 - (Brooklyn, New York)
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William W Sampson (1827-1894)
         Mother: Mary Rich Atwood (1825-1897) 3
Spouses and Children 
1. *Charles William Scofield (1849 - 1911)
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Charles William Scofield)
1880 Brooklyn census

Child:
Lelo Scofield b: 1868

picture Hannah Sampson 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1642 - Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 9 Jan 1715 - Pembroke, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Henry Sampson (1603-Between 1684)
         Mother: Ann Plummer (Est 1620-After 1684)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Josiah Holmes (1640 - After May 1721)
       Marriage: 20 Mar 1665 - Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Josiah Holmes)
Children
Hannah HOLMES b: 11 OCT 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Dorcas HOLMES b: 4 AUG 1669 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Josiah HOLMES b: 13 AUG 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mary HOLMES b: 5 NOV 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
John HOLMES b: 28 MAY 1676 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
William S. HOLMES b: 18 JAN 1678/79
(pacl88)

picture Henry Sampson 
      Sex: M
AKA: Henry Samson
Individual Information 
          Birth: Jan 1603 - Henlow, Bedford, England
        Baptism: 
          Death: Between 1684 and 1685
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 1614
• Alt Death, 24 Dec 1684 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
date of will?

Spouses and Children 
1. *Ann Plummer (Est 1620 - After Dec 1684)
       Marriage: 6 Feb 1636 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Hannah Sampson (1642-1715)
                2. Dorcas Sampson (1649-1684)
                3. Caleb Sampson (Cir 1658-Between 1744)
Notes
General:
Henry Samson came on the Mayflower in 1620 at the age of 17 with his aunt and uncle, Edward and Ann (Cooper) Tilley.

picture Jonathan Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 Mar 1768 - Duxbury, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Mar 1842 - Medford, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Judith Ford Hopkins (10 Jul 1792 -       ) 4 
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
General:
1st marriage: Chloe Stetson, 27 May 1763 Pembroke - 4 Sep 1806 Pembroke, m 11 Mar 1790 Pembroke, 8 children

picture Dr Joseph Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1784 - Nantucket, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1845 - Brewster, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Deborah Reynolds Cobb (28 Jan 1794 -       )
       Marriage: 30 Mar 1815
         Status:
Notes
General:
"Joseph Sampson, M.D., born in Nantucket in 1784, was a graduate of Harvard Medical College, and was on the Embargo Commission in 1809, he being at that time a resident of Brewster. He was married in 1815 to Deborah R. Cobb of Brewster, was the first president of the Barnstable District Medical Society, and died in Brewster in 1845." 5

picture Josiah Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1794
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Deborah Reynolds Cobb (28 Jan 1794 -       )
       Marriage: 12 Nov 1845 - Harwich, Massachusetts
         Status: 



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Maria Sampson 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1790 - Plympton, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Rev Daniel Johnson (Est 1780 -       )
       Marriage: 1809 - (Plympton, Mass.)
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Daniel Johnson (1819-      )



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Maria F Sampson 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1827 - Duxbury, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *David B Cook (31 Jan 1824 -       )
       Marriage: 1852 - (Provincetown, Massachusetts)
         Status: 



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Mary Sampson 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1655 - Freetown, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: After 1716
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Abraham Sampson (Abt 1614-1686)
         Mother: Esther Nash (1640-1733)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Howland (1640 - 7 May 1716)
       Marriage: 1673 - Freetown, Plymouth Colony
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abraham Howland (1675-1747)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Samuel Howland)
Children
Mary HOWLAND b: 1673 in Duxberry or Freetown MA
Abraham HOWLAND b: 9 May 1675 in Freetown
Content HOWLAND b: Abt 1677 in Duxbury
Samuel HOWLAND b: Abt 1679 in Duxbury or Freetown MA
John HOWLAND b: Abt 1680 in Freetown
Isaac HOWLAND b: Abt 1682 in Freetown
Gershom HOWLAND b: Abt 1686 in Duxbury
Alice HOWLAND b: Abt 1688 in Freetown
Joshua HOWLAND b: Bef 1690 in Freetown
Sources:
Title: New England Marriages prior to 1700
Author: Clarence Almon Torrey (via rcp53)

picture Miles Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1818 - (Medford, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Betsey L Lombard (20 Sep 1818 - 25 Jun 1851) 6 
       Marriage: 16 Mar 1847 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Richard Henry Sampson (1848-      ) 7
Notes
General:
1848 caulker, Truro

picture Richard Henry Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 22 Feb 1848 - Truro, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Miles Sampson (1818-      )
         Mother: Betsey L Lombard (1818-1851) 6



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Southworth Sampson 
      Sex: M
AKA: Southworth Samson
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Sep 1735 - Plymouth, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Jedida Paine (13 May 1734 -       ) 8 
       Marriage: 23 Feb 1758 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 9
         Status:
Notes
General:
Father: Noah Sampson b: 24 Jan 1703-1704
Mother: Jemima Rider b: Abt 1707

picture William Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Jul 1695 - Plympton, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: George Sampson (Cir 1654-1739)
         Mother: Elizabeth Sprague (1657-1727)



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William A Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1857
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1909
         Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William W Sampson (1827-1894)
         Mother: Mary Rich Atwood (1825-1897) 3



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William W Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1827 - Duxbury, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1894
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Rich Atwood (15 Oct 1825 - 1897) 3 
       Marriage: 14 Dec 1847 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Grace Harding Sampson (1848-1915) 1
                2. William W Sampson (1851-1854) 10
                3. William A Sampson (1857-1909)
Notes
General:
1848 seaman, Wellfleet
1851 boot maker, Plymouth 11
Marriage Notes (Mary Rich Atwood)
1851 res Plymouth, but son born in Wellfleet
1880 Brooklyn census

picture William W Sampson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 17 Nov 1851 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 12
        Baptism: 
          Death: 8 Mar 1854
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William W Sampson (1827-1894)
         Mother: Mary Rich Atwood (1825-1897) 3



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Samson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Dec 1904 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 13
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Henry L Samson (Est 1878-      )
         Mother: Charlotte Brainard Williamson (1880-      ) 14



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Delilah Samson 
      Sex: F
AKA: Delilah Roach
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1773 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 23 Dec 1839 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Gibbs (6 Oct 1770 - 9 Aug 1823) 15 
       Marriage: 18 Feb 1801 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 16
         Status:
Notes
General:
In 1802 town document, "the last Indian in Wellfleet"

"Delilah Gibbs the last Indian died Dec 23, 1839" 17
Marriage Notes (Samuel Gibbs)
1820 US census, Wellfleet:
Samuel Gibbs family: 1 colored man > 45, 1 colored woman > 45
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Sources

1 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 18.

2 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 21.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:137. Children of Thomas Atwood Jr and Abigail his wife.

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:38. the family of Benjamin Hopkins and Jemima his wife.

5 George N. Munsell, M.D. ( Simeon L. Deyo, editor), History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 12, Medical Profession (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 243.

6 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 130. Small & Paine.

7 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 366-7.

8 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 85 (MD16:200). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

9 Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 64 (MD23:128).

10 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 719B.

11 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 29.

12 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 29. unnamed.

13 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1904 births.

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 26.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:28. the son of Rebecca Thomas.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:551 Marriages.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:242. Deaths.

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