The Descendants of Abraham Sampson is an 12 Generation Report based on the Pilgrim Henry Samson Kindred’s “Abraham Sampson Database of Sources” Because there are no recent publications similar to the Mayflower Society’s Five Generation Project specifically for non-Pilgrim Abraham, the database was assembled to help prospective members find sources to help prove their lines to Abraham. It is a work in progress that currently consists of more than 24,000 individuals. The individuals are descendants, their spouses and parents of those spouses. Each descendant is accompanied by an individual number, the line back to Abraham, and when available the dates and places of birth, marriage, death and occupation, and Federal Census information. The Name Index includes dates of birth and death when known. Where possible, databank lines have been extended back to Pilgrim ancestors. Those lines do not appear in this report because, once again, this report is for Abraham’s descendants. The report has been assembled from various published sources, the most recent being the 1930 Federal Census, Social Security Death Index into 2007, some state death indexes as recent as 2003, and submissions by both PHSK members and non-members, however sources are NOT included with the Report as presented here. To obtain sources see the instructions below.

Besides Sampson/Samson, the 10th Generation includes the following surnames: Ackley, Armitage, Atwood, Bachelder, Barrows, Barstow, Berry, Blute, Brightman, Burt, Button, Chandler, Collins, Curtis, Delano, Downes, Fisher, Glass, Hammers, Harriman, Hatch, Henderson, Hutchinson, Jones, Jordan, Magee, Magoun, Manter, Marsh, Morrison, Newcomb, Noyes, Penover, Peterson, Pollard, Pratt, Rippe, Sanborn, Silsby, Smith, Soule, Tagan, Tolman, Turner, Vaughan, Wagner, Weston, White, Winsor. The 11th generation includes Marsh, Noyes, Peterson and Tagan. The Table of Contents tell you where each generation begins. There is an All Name Index (i.e. given and surname with dates) at the end of the Report.

The report identifies duplicate lines. The database includes Abraham’s probable first cousin Pilgrim Henry Samson only when lines merge. Those interested in proving descent from Pilgrim Henry Samson should refer to the Mayflower Society’s “Mayflower Families Through Five Generations – Family of Henry Samson” Volume 20 Parts 1, 2 and 3. Some of Henry’s 6th and later generations that are shared with Abraham appear in those publications.

Thanks are due to various PHSK members and non-members for contributing information to the database, particularly most recently Kathleen C. Beals, Paul S. Bumpus, Muriel C. Cushing, Barbara Sampson Dillon, Jane F. Fiske, Luana Johnson, Robert M. Long, Dawn Mason, Dennis E. Schneible, Robert F. Sampson, Walter Samson, Franklin D. Sampson, Dean Simpson, Clay Stubbins , Laurel Van Dusen, Lucina H. Verish, Wanda M. Walker, and Barbara Young.

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, UPDATED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS

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A Working Aid For Proving Descent From Abraham Sampson (b. circa . 1614 d. aft. 1685) Using the Above Descendants of Abraham Sampson Chart Report

a. First consult the "Name Index" for a name that you recognize in your family tree. The individual should be as close to your generation as possible.

b. Go to the appropriate page in the Descendants Report. If you haven't found an ancestor, check back later as the Chart Report is constantly being updated based on further research.

c. If the individual is in fact your ancestor, The Pilgrim Henry Samson Kindred (PHSK) can make available to you in PDF via e-mail one of the three following reports:

(1) a detailed narrative Ancestor Report (Ahnentafel) for your ancestor complete with name Index and complete source citations that should make it possible for you to document your line to Abraham. In addition, you may find one or more lines to the 1620 "Mayflower" passengers and other members of Plymouth Colony. You may be able to "flesh out" ancestors further than just dates of birth, marriage and death such as wives of the ancestors and their maiden names and their lines;siblings of the ancestor; occupations and civic service; service in the American Revolution (key documentation for joining the SR, SAR, DAR, etc.), the War of 1812 or the American Civil War; residences; will information; inventory information; cause of death; land holdings; etc. [21 page SAMPLE **** Note that there is a Revolutionary War naval hero, Capt. Simeon Sampson, in the direct Abraham Sampson line and there are also lines to Pilgrims Alden, Hopkins, Mullins, and Standish!] Cost: $25.00

Sampson Ancestor's name as listed and spouse:

(2) a Pedigree Report PDF complete with Name Index but NO sources. [5 page sample SAMPLE] Cost: $10.00

Sampson Ancestor's name as listed and spouse:

(3) an Ancestry Chart Report PDF complete with Name Index but NO sources. [2 page SAMPLE] Cost: $10.00

Sampson Ancestor's name as listed and spouse:

d. PHSK Reports are intended purely as a "working aid."

e. Sources include, but are not limited to, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations" and "Mayflower Families in Progress" publications (also respectively known as "Silvers" and "Pinks") [may be ordered at www.themayflowersociety.com]; Plymouth County Vital Records CD; "Vital Records of Plymouth to the Year 1850" by van Antwerp and Sherman; Eugene Aubrey Stratton's "Plymouth Colony: Its History & People 1620-1691"; The New England Historic Genealogy Society "Register"; John Adams Vinton's 1864 "The Sampson Family: Genealogical Memoirs of the Sampson Family in America From the Arrival of the Mayflower in 1620"; Robert Charles Anderson's 2004 "The Pilgrim Migration"; the Robinson's "Burial Hill in the 1990s; Plymouth, Massachusetts"; U.S. Federal Census 1850-1930; published selected family genealogies; etc. Some of the sources may have been or will be revised causing page numbers to be different and therefore the most recent edition should be consulted and its index consulted for the proper page.

f. Each recipient MUST verify the source citations listed and use those sources and NOT use a PHSK Report as a source.

g. The PHSK is not responsible for any errors or omissions.

h. Printouts of Reports are NOT available. ALL business is to be conducted by e-mail.

i. Fees are payable via PayPal and are not refundable. The PHSK intends to use funds received for the placement of appropriate memorials in memory of the Samson/Sampson ancestors.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at phsk@sail1620.org