Orra Sams

1778 - 1853  (74 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 28 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Orra Sams
  Birth	22 Oct 1778	Washington Co, TN
  Gender	Female
  _UID	3927898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000857C
  Death	22 Aug 1853	Buncombe Co, NC
  Burial	Newton Academy Cem, Buncombe Co, NC
  Person ID	I15951	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Cpt Edmund Sams,   b. 1750/1755, Halifax Co, VA (now Henry Co, VA) d. 21 Jul 1845, Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Nancy Young,   b. 13 Nov 1752, MD d. 1845, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1777	Henry Co, VA
  _UID	E96D0979CF6E304A8D2F288B7E49496C7AA7
  Family ID	F2898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cpt Thomas Forster,   b. 14 Oct 1774, VA d. 24 Dec 1858, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1797	Buncombe Co, NC
  _UID	21DA657942DFF74B9817C1C4FA4AFA8C3A78
  Children	1. Nancy Forster,   b. 17 Nov 1797, Buncombe Co, NC d. 14 Jan 1862 (Age 64 years)   2. Elizabeth Forster,   b. 12 Jan 1799, Buncombe Co, NC d. 4 Jan 1884, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 84 years)   3. John W Forster,   b. 30 Jun 1802, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1870 (Age 67 years)   4. Edmund Sams Forster,   b. 14 Jan 1804, Buncombe Co, NC d. 26 Aug 1843 (Age 39 years)   5. William C Forster,   b. 22 Jun 1807, Buncombe Co, NC   6. Thomas H Forster,   b. 27 Oct 1809, Buncombe Co, NC d. TN   7. Sarah S Forster,   b. 4 Jan 1812, Buncombe Co, NC d. 15 Dec 1890 (Age 78 years)   8. Mary Caroline Forster,   b. 12 Jul 1814, Buncombe Co, NC d. 5 Aug 1844 (Age 30 years)   9. Benjamin Franklin Forster,   b. 18 Jan 1817, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1901 (Age 83 years)   10. Rachel S Forster,   b. 2 Jun 1820, Buncombe Co, NC   11. James M Forster,   b. 28 Sep 1822, Buncombe Co, NC d. 6 Feb 1846, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F8177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1790; CENSUS:1800; CENSUS:1810; CENSUS:1820; CENSUS:1830; CENSUS:1840; CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co, NC # 673 Orra FORSTER, 70 (1779/80) born TN;