On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:09:57 -0400 Susan Johanson <scjohanson@earthlink.net> writes: > Does anyone have a list of the children of Abraham Sampson (probable > brother of the Mayflower's Henry Sampson)? His son Isaac Sampson > married Lydia Standish, grandaughter of Myles Standish. Also, does > anyone know if Abraham Sampson just had one unknown wife, more than > one > wife, and/or if his wife or wives' names are known. Any help would > be > appreciated. Susan - First, one correction. From what I have read it seems that Henry Samson and Abraham Sampson were possible first cousins, not probable brothers as earlier assumed. See Robert Leigh Ward, "English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson and Cooper" (TAG 52 [1976]:198-208) and, by the same author, "Henry Sampson's Paternal Grandfather" (TAG 56 [1980]:141-43). Note the difference in the spelling of the surnames of Henry and Abraham - this is often (but not always) a clue in contemporary records as to which family someone belonged to. For Abraham's sons see Rachel (Mrs. John E.) Barclay, "The Early Sampsons" (TAG 28 [1952]:1-11) and for sons and daughters see Robert S. Wakefield, "The Daughters of Abraham1 Sampson (born 1614?) of Duxbury MA" (TAG 63 [1988]:207-10). I have not yet seen the Barclay article. From the a deed quoted in the Wakefield article it would seem that Abraham's first wife was a daughter of Lt. Samuel Nash and that they had a son named Samuel. Wakefield discusses Torrey's attribution of daughters Elizabeth and Mary to the first wife. He also gives the probable children of the (name unknown) second wife as George, Abraham, Isaac, Judith and Mary, and addresses the point of two daughters named Mary. Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, WWWR Roanoke VA, WCQV Moneta VA, WKBA WZZI Vinton VA, WKPA WLNI WLVA WZZU Lynchburg VA

Dale, I do have Abraham and Henry as probable 1st cousins in my database. Calling them probable brothers was a mistake in my email. As for Esther Nash being a wife, The following is what the George Soule's four generation pink book says: "John Soule m. (2) Duxbury c 1678 ESTHER --- Sampson, born 3-6-1640 ( if age at d. is correct) ; d. Duxbury 9-12-1735 ae95y 6m 6d; her parents are unknown; widow of Samuel Sampson by whom she had Samuel and Ichabod" My question is this-- Were there two different Esther ---Sampsons, one who married Abraham and one who married his son Samuel Sampson? Was one Esther Nash who married Abraham Sampson and one Esther unknown who married Samuel Sampson? Susan -- -- Susan C. Johanson, Springfield VA http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...