William Azmon Sample, Jr

Male 1736 - 1791  (55 years)


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  • Name William Azmon Sample  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 1736  New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 21
    • Age 55 per Burial Record
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A099471  [12
    Relocated 1760  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    From Maryland 
    Will 26 Jan 1769  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mentioned in Father's Will; L50 
    Military 1778  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 22
    Soldier 
    Residence Abt 1780  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    Burial 1791  Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10, 17, 21, 24
    • Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetary
    Death Sep 1791  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10, 12, 17, 18, 21, 24
    Probate 7 Sep 1793  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Person ID I25305  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Father William Azmon Sample, Sr,   b. 1690, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1769, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Esther Garrison,   b. 1717, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1803, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1734 
    Family ID F1736  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Alexander,   b. 17 Nov 1746, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1822, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1760  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12
    Children 
    +1. Abigail Sample,   b. 16 Dec 1763, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1825, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]
    +2. Esther Sample,   b. 17 Nov 1765, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1818, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Mary Sample,   b. 23 Jun 1768, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1824, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. 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)  [Father: natural]
    +5. Jemima Sample,   b. 12 Feb 1772, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1799, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Ann Sample,   b. 28 Jan 1774, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1830, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Joseph Rankin Sample,   b. 12 Nov 1777, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1842, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]
    +8. Jane Bain Jensie Sample,   b. 7 Jan 1780, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1850, Bartow County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]
    +9. Elizabeth Betsy Sample,   b. 17 Jun 1782, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1813, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 30 years)  [Father: natural]
     10. Margaret Peggy Sample,   b. 26 Aug 1785, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1844 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]
     11. Araminta Cannon Sample,   b. 11 Jan 1789, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1794, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1760 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will; L50 - 26 Jan 1769 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Soldier - 1778 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1780 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1791 - Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Sep 1791 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 7 Sep 1793 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S302] Alexander, John Brevard, MD, Mecklenburg County Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers of theHopewell Section, (Name: Name: Observer Printing and Publishing House; Location: Charlotte,North Carolina; Date: 1897;;), Reminiscences of the Pioneers and Their Descendants and Families http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/alexander_j_b/default_alexander_biographical_sketches.htm, 01002603 LC F264.88A3.

    2. [S382] Marler, Kathleen, Residents of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2005;;), Lists deed and other transaction information between 1762-1790, ISBN-13: 978-0-8063-5285-5 ISBN-10: 0-8063-5285-X.
      William Orr items: Page 265
      Cathey Items: Pages 64-65
      Clark Itmes: 67-69

    3. [S535] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Name: Name: Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of September 9, 2010;;), Batch #: 8479402, Sheet #: 20, Source Call #: 1395857, Printout Call#: NONE.

    4. [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.

    5. [S580] Holcomb, Brent H, Abstracts of Early Wills, (Name: Name: Cleafield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1980;;), This book gives abstracts of wills that were recorded in Mecklenburg,NC, between 1763 and 1790.

    6. [S601] Alexander, J Fred, J Fred Alexander Genforum Posting, (Name: Location: Genforum _ Alexander; Date: 22 Jan 2010;;), J Fred Alexander discusses his ancestors.

    7. [S615] Sommerville, Charles William, History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, (Name: Name: Hopewell Presbyterian Church; Location: Charlotte, NC; Date:1939, Reprint 1987;;), Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies ofmembers, NCR 285.1756 M43 H791 S.

    8. [S654] Garner, Jo Ann Starkey, Bethesda Methodist Church_Garner, (Name: Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1995;), Article in Quarterly Newsletter about Bethesda Methodist Church andAndrew Moore; Volume 13, Number 2.

    9. [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 2776.038; Source type: Family groupsheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
      Record for William Sample

    10. [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.

    11. [S793] Montgomery, W Vaughan, Letter of W V Montgomery to W F Sample 1942, (Name: Location: Selma, AL; Date: 5 Dec 1942;;), Letter from W V Monmtgomery to W F Sample, discussing Sampledescendants and also Henderson descendants. Lists Bible records of Miss Florence Jamison.

    12. [S864] DAR Ancestor A099471, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), William Sample.

    13. [S1165] William Sample War Record, William Sample War Record.

    14. [S1749] Sample, Mary E, Email from Mary E Sample 3 May 2012, (Name: Location: Florida; Date: 3 May 2012;;).

    15. [S1873] Owens, Mildred Jo Roberts, Sample -Alexander Families, (Name: Location: Heritage Book Company;;), Article about Sample and Alexander Families # 808 in the Heritage Bookof Old Mecklenburg. Book found in Charlotte library.

    16. [S3323] Coulter Sandra McKay, Email from Sandy Coulter Aug 2012, (Date: 14 Aug 2012;), Email Also included family charts provided by Sandy.

    17. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for William Sample
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=104385525&indiv=try

    18. [S3760] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills and Estate Papers (Mecklenburg County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
      Record for Wm Sample
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateNC&h=1213207&indiv=try

    19. [S4118] Christenberry, Margaret Rebecca Moore, My Mother's History, (Name: Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Date: 21 Jan 1899;), Article from Carole Bazzell containing letter written by Margaret Christenberry about her mother Jane Bane Sample. OMGS Quarterly Newsletter 4th Qtr 2016.

    20. [S4285] Kinney, Helen C, Family Group Record _ James Alexander, James Robert Alexander family.

    21. [S4204] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Jane Bain Moore
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=112025499&indiv=try

    22. [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.

    23. [S107] Montgomery, William Vaughn, Letter from WVMontgomery to JLMontgomery, (Name: Date: 12 Jul 1939;;).

    24. [S335] Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA;), Lists of person buried at Hopewell Presbyterian Church http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=76 Website has drilldowns for more info on individuals http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=174139&CScn=Hopewell&CScntry=4&CSst=29&CScnty=1710& 10500 Beatties Fort Road Huntersville, NC.