The Descendants of Abraham Sampson is a 13 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 27,000 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 2008, 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 Kathleen C. Beals, Paul S. Bumpus , Muriel C. Cushing, Barbara Sampson Dillon, Jane F. Fiske, Ann T. Gillis, Luana Johnson, Philip A. Keane, Robert M. Long, Dawn Mason, Robert F. Sampson, Walter Samson, Franklin D. Sampson, Dennis E. Schneible, Suzanne K. Shaub, Dean Simpson, Clay Stubbins , Mary D. Trickey, Laurel Van Dusen, Lucina H. Verish, Wanda M. Walker, Raymond Wing, and Barbara Young.

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