James Brown Sams

1793 - 1841  (48 years)   Has 16 ancestors and 31 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Brown Sams
  Birth	1793	Buncombe Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E4D3888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000DB32
  Death	8 Oct 1841	Washington Co, TN (now Unicoi Co, TN)
  Burial	Sams Cem # 3, Unicoi Co, TN
  Person ID	I4396	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Sams,   b. 1773/1774, Pittsylvania Co, VA (now Henry Co, VA) d. 1864, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Agness Blackwell,   b. 1772/1777, VA d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 74 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1793	Buncombe Co, NC
  _UID	B704A68086F2F249BC75B3A13F50E33AC549
  Family ID	F2900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hickam,   b. 6 Jul 1799, Washington Co, TN d. 6 Aug 1885, Unicoi Co, TN (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1816	Buncombe Co, NC
  _UID	BA331D4EDF1CEB46B3030B20FA1EDA2D8427
  Children	1. John Hickam Sams,   b. 25 Sep 1816, Buncombe Co, NC d. 27 Nov 1911, Loudon Co, TN (Age 95 years)   2. Jacob Comer Sams,   b. 20 Oct 1817, Buncombe Co, NC d. 21 Mar 1897, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 79 years)   3. Leroy W Sams,   b. 18 Oct 1825, Buncombe Co, NC d. 22 Aug 1896, Madison Co, NC (Age 70 years)   4. Josiah Blackwell Sams,   b. 27 Jan 1828, Buncombe Co, NC d. 13 Aug 1908, Unicoi Co, TN (Age 80 years)   5. Catherine Sams,   b. 1831/1832, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1887 (Age > 56 years)   6. Lucinda Ann Sams,   b. 17 Jan 1834, Washington Co, TN d. 17 Mar 1925, Unicoi Co, TN (Age 91 years)   7. Eliza J Sams,   b. 1837/1838, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1887 (Age > 50 years)
  Family ID	F2902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co., NC p. 189 John Sams age 16-25 (1774/1784) 20100-20100-0-0 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 16-25 (1774/1784) John Sams (c1774) 2m 0-9 (1790/1800).. 1. James Sams (c1793) son .................... 2. Warren Sams (1797) son 1f 16-25 (1774/1784) Agnes Blackwell Sams (c1777) wife 2f 0-9 (1790/1800).. 1. Mary S. Sams (c1794) daughter .................... 2. Daughter? !CENSUS:1810; !CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co., NC p. 125 James Sams Jun age 16-25 (1794/1804) 200100-00200-0-0 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 16-25 (1794/1804) James B. Sams (c1793) 2m 0-9 (1810/1820).. 1. John H. Sams (1816) son .................... 2. Jacob C. Sams (1817) son 2f 16-25 (1794/1804) 1. Mary Hickam Sams (1799) wife .................... 2. Sister? Sister-in-law? !CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co., NC p. 254 James Sams age 30-39 (1790/1800) 312001-00002 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 30-39 (1790/1800) James B. Sams (c1793) 2m 10-14 (1815/1820) 1. John H. Sams (1816) son .................... 2. Jacob C. Sams (1817) son 1m 5-9 (1820/1825).. Leroy W. Sams (1825) son 3m 0-4 (1825/1830).. 1. Josiah B. Sams (1828) son .................... 2. Son? .................... 3. Son? 2f 20-29 (1800/1810) 1. Mary Hickam Sams (1799) wife .................... 2. Sister? Sister-in-law? !CENSUS:1840 Washington Co., TN p. 232 James Sams age 40-49 (1790/1800) 0002101-210001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 40-49 (1790/1800) James B. Sams (c1793) 1m 20-29 (1810/1820) Son? 2m 15-19 (1820/1825) 1. Leroy W. Sams (1825) son .................... 2. Josiah B. Sams (1828) son 1f 30-39 (1800/1810) Mary Hickam Sams (1799) wife 1f 5-9 (1830/1835).. Catherine Sams (c1832) daughter 2f 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. Lucinda Ann Sams (c1834) daughter .................... 2. Eliza J. Sams (c1838) daughter * Note: Male 20-29 may be marked out