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Joseph Elam Sample

Male 1810 - 1871  (61 years)

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  • Name Joseph Elam Sample  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 22 May 1810  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 4 Sep 1849  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence 1850  Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Land 1853  Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Inherited land from father that came from Ezekiel Alexander 
    Residence 1860  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Eastern Division 
    Burial 1871  Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    • Providence Presbyterian Church
    Death 13 Aug 1871  Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I22281  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_daughter Martha Montgomery, William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

    Father James Sample,   b. 14 Feb 1770, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1853, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Patsy Robison,   b. 22 Sep 1777, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1861, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1802  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    • Bondsman John Robison; Witness Tho Henderson
    Family ID F1910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Caroline McKee,   b. 1820, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1883, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1840  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Bondsman John Weeks
    Children 
    >1. John Newton Sample,   b. 16 Sep 1841, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1841, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Isabella Watson Sample,   b. 3 Sep 1846, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Jane A Sample,   b. 1847, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Martha Ann Sample,   b. 22 May 1850, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1913, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 May 1810 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1840 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 4 Sep 1849 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Inherited land from father that came from Ezekiel Alexander - 1853 - Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Eastern Division - 1860 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1871 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Aug 1871 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S627] Providence Presbyterian Church, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,USA;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=136 http://ppc1767cemetery.org/ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1963077&CScn=Providence&CScntry=4&CSst=29&CScnty=1710&.

    2. [S663] Carlson, Gladys, Through Mecklenburg County, (Name: Location: Pensacola, FL; Date: 1991;;), "Through Mecklenburg County, Eight Family Lines From MecklenburgCounty, North Carolina" Book found in Charlotte Library, includes biographical information on 8 families, NCR 929.3756a M43 C28.

    3. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.
      After son James died in 1833, Joseph added a codicil to his will

    4. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL #0546461-0546466.
      Record for J. Elam Sample

    5. [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division,Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 24; Image: 47.
      Record for J E Sample

    6. [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Mattie A Hood

    7. [S1752] Ancestry.com, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
      Record for Joseph E Sample

    8. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M432_637; Page: 81A; Image: 169.
      Record for Joe Elam Sample
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=12860694&indiv=try

    9. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL #0546461-0546466.
      Record for James Sample

    10. [S4587] Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestors, (Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;), DAR Ancestor A099471 Sample, William (1736-1791) Accessed KRM 22 Jun 2025 7:14am https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A099471.
      Daughters of the American Revoluntion
      https://www.dar.org/
      https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A099471

    11. [S881] DAR Ancestor A097715, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Robert Robison.

    12. [S3451] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1770; Birth city: New Munster; Birth state: MD.



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