William H Sams

1808 - 1870  (62 years)   Has 16 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William H Sams
  Birth	1808	Sullivan Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F2D3888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000E912
  Death	4 Sep 1870	Clay Co, KY
  Person ID	I4403	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 1	Sarah Murray,   b. 1807/1808, NC d. 1854, Clay Co, KY (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1835	Washington Co, TN
  _UID	74260CC939B7E548888E60B62F5722CB2B1A
  Children	1. Elizabeth Sams,   b. 1834/1835, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1850, Washington Co, TN (Age > 16 years)   2. Dorcas T Sams,   b. 1836/1837, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1850, Washington Co, TN (Age > 14 years)   3. Coleman Sams,   b. 1841/1842, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Clay Co, KY (Age > 19 years)   4. Agnes Sams,   b. 1843/1844, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Clay Co, KY (Age > 17 years)   5. Robert Reuben Sams,   b. 1845/1846, Washington Co, TN d. 10 Jul 1914, Jackson Co, KY (Age 68 years)   6. William J Sams,   b. 1847/1848, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Clay Co, KY (Age > 13 years)   7. John M Sams,   b. 1850/1851, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Clay Co, KY (Age > 10 years)   8. James D Sams,   b. 1853/1854, Clay Co, KY d. Aft 1870, Clay Co, KY (Age > 17 years)
  Family ID	F2909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Minerva Jane Martin,   b. 1842/1843, VA d. May 1908, Bell Co, KY (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1854/1858	Clay Co, KY
  _UID	6EC69B83F41C864DADB823D1CD535F9EAB10
  Children	1. Jacob W Sams,   b. 1857/1858, Clay Co, KY d. Aft 1860, Clay Co, KY (Age > 3 years)   2. David A Sams,   b. 7 May 1861, Clay Co, KY d. Aft 1870, Clay Co, KY (Age > 10 years)   3. Thomas Sams,   b. 1863/1864, Clay Co, KY d. Aft 1870, Clay Co, KY (Age > 7 years)   4. Lurany Sams,   b. 1866/1867, Clay Co, KY d. Aft 1870, Clay Co, KY (Age > 4 years)
  Family ID	F33940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1840 Washington Co., TN p. 232 William Sams age 30-39 (1800/1810) 000001-1101; !CENSUS:1850 Washington Co., TN The 4 Subdivision # 1279/1307 Wm H. Sams 43 Farmer $300 TN Sarah 42 NC Elizabeth 15 TN Dorcus T. 13 Colman 8 Aggy 6 f Ruben 4 Wm J. 2 Dorcas T. Murray 60 NC; !CENSUS:1860 Clay Co., KY Manchester PO # 846/846 William Sams 52 Farmer $400/200 TN Menerva J. 17 VA Coleman 18 Farm Lab. TN Agnis 17 Robirt 14 William J. 10 John M. 9 James D. 6 Clay Co, KY Jacob W. 2; !CENSUS:1870 Clay Co., KY District No 32 & Precinct No 4, Manchester PO # 112/112 William Sams 63 Works on farm $-/100 NC Manerva J. 26 Housekeeper VA James 15 works on farm KY David 9 Thomas 6 Lourany 3;