Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Thomas Sams
1790 - 1842 (52 years) Has 16 ancestors and 28 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Thomas Sams Birth 1780/1790 Gender Male _UID 0F51898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008552 Death 20 Jun 1842 Union Co, IL 
Person ID I26661 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Father Lt William Sams, b. Bef 1752, Halifax Co, VA (now Henry Co, VA) d. 1828, Union Co, IL (Age > 76 years)Mother Martha Edwards, b. 1763, Halifax Co, VA (now Henry Co, VA) d. 19 Jul 1824, Union Co, IL (Age 61 years)Marriage Bef 1778 Henry Co, VA _UID 11A5F326DB9F624B91B7B71506721A2DC98E Family ID F2817 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Sarah Boren, b. 1789/1790, TN d. Aft 1860, Union Co, IL (Age > 71 years)Marriage 1 Oct 1807 Muhlenberg Co, KY _UID 1D4B970BF7FD6B43909B8B72994B52A8B2CC Children 1. Uriah Sams, b. 1807/1808, Muhlenberg Co, KY d. Aft 1870, Butler Co, KY (Age > 63 years)2. Willis Sams, b. 1814/1815, Union Co, IL d. Aft 1850, Alexander Co, IL (Age > 36 years)3. Louisa Sams, b. 1817/1818, Union Co, IL d. Aug 1888, Washington Co, AR (Age 70 years)4. Dr Thomas M Sams, b. 22 Jul 1819, Union Co, IL d. 9 Jan 1893, Perry Co, IL (Age 73 years)5. Nathan Sams, b. 1819/1820, Union Co, IL d. Aft 1860, Alexander Co, IL (Age > 41 years)6. Calvin Sams, b. 1821/1822, Union Co, IL d. Aft 1850, Union Co, IL (Age > 29 years)7. Matilda Sams, b. 8 Mar 1825, Union Co, IL d. 27 Mar 1912, Union Co, IL (Age 87 years)8. Nancy W Sams, b. 28 May 1827, Union Co, IL d. 17 Nov 1881, Perry Co, IL (Age 54 years)9. Rebecca J Sams, b. 22 Feb 1830, Union Co, IL d. 17 Nov 1875, Union Co, IL (Age 45 years)10. Benjamin F Sams, b. 1834/1835, Union Co, IL d. 12 Oct 1894, Jackson Co, IL (Age 59 years)11. Dr John Milton Sams, b. 1835/1836, Union Co, IL d. 20 Jul 1861, Union Co, IL (Age 25 years)12. Sarah Sams, b. 1841/1842, Union Co, IL d. Aft 1850, Union Co, IL (Age > 9 years)Family ID F11841 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;
!CENSUS:1790;
!CENSUS:1800;
!CENSUS:1810 x
!STATE-CENSUS:1818 Union Co., IL
Thomas Sams, 1 white male 21 and upwards, 8 other white persons
... three houses away
David Sams, 1 white male 21 and upwards, 3 other white persons
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Rice Sams, 1 white male 21 and upwards, 6 other white persons
!CENSUS:1820 Union Co., IL p 166
Thomas Sames age 26-44 (1775/1794)
510110-10011
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 26-44 (1775/1794) Thomas Sams (1780/1790)
1m 16-25 (1794/1804) Son? Nephew?
1m 10-15 (1804/1810) Uriah Sams (c1808) son
5m 0-9 (1810/1820).. 1. Willis Sams (c1815) son
.................... 2. Thomas M. Sams (1819) son
.................... 3. Nathan Sams (c1820) son
.................... 4. Son?
.................... 5. Son?
1f 45+ (before 1775) Mother-in-law?
1f 26-44 (1775/1794) Sarah Boren Sams (c1790) wife
1f 0-9 (1810/1820).. Louisa Sams (1818) daughter
!NAMED-WILL:14 Apr 1828 Hickman Co., KY Will Book 1822-1836 pp. 85-86
William Sams of Hickman Co., KY
Sick and Afflicted in body but of sound mind ...
to my aged father (no name) 25 shillings
my brothers
Rice Sams
Thomas Sams <---
Wiley Sams
$5 each in young cattle
my brother David Sams $100 in cash
my sisters
Elizabeth Deweese
Lavina Carter
$5 each in catttle
my beloved wife Sarah my plantation on waters of Mayfield Creek
my Negro girls Devendar 25, Tammy 11, Negro boy Isaac 9,
small Negro girl named Tener about 3
my step-son Joseph D. Montgomery my Negro girl Tener 37 and Katherine about 12
also a Negro boy Solomon age 5, also $100
Samuel Gibson, William Holeman executors
S: Wm Sams
Wit: J. D. Martin, Samuel Hows, Wm Holeman
Proven June court 1828;
!CENSUS:1830 Union Co., IL p. 50
Thomas Sams age 40-49 (1780/90)
0113101-2110001
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1780/1790) Thomas Sams (1780/1790)
1m 20-29 (1800/1810) Son?
3m 15-19 (1810/1815) 1. Willis Sams (c1815) son
.................... 2. Son?
.................... 3. Son?
1m 10-14 (1815/1820) Thomas M. Sams (1819) son
1m 5-9 (1820/1825).. Nathan Sams (c1820) son
1f 40-49 (1780/1790) Sarah Boren Sams (c1790) wife
1f 10-14 (1815/1820) Louisa Sams (1818) daughter
1f 5-9 (1820/1825).. Matilda Sams (1825) daughter
2f 0-4 (1825/1830).. 1. Nancy Sams (1827) daughter
.................... 2. Rebecca J. Sams (1830) daughter
!CENSUS:1840 Union Co., IL p. 57 (super dim)
Thomas Sams age 40-49 (1790/1800)
2002301-00300001
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1790/1800) Thomas Sams (1780/1790)
3m 20-29 (1810/1820) 1. Willis Sams (c1815) son
.................... 2. Thomas M. Sams (1819) son
.................... 3. Son?
2m 15-19 (1820/1825) 1. Calvin Sams (c1822) son
.................... 2. Son?
2m 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. Benjamin F. Sams (c1835) son
.................... 2. John M. Sams (c1836) son
1f 50-59 (1770/1780) Sarah Boren Sams (c1790) wife
3f 10-14 (1825/1830) 1. Matilda Sams (1825) daughter
.................... 2. Nancy Sams (1827) daughter
.................... 3. Rebecca J. Sams (1830) daughter
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;