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Sampson ~ First Generation

    Issue of William Sampson and Ann Newham  
1.   John SAMPSON
Bap 16 Sep 1757 at Royston, Hertfordshire, son of Wm & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).

Marriage 29 Nov 1782 at Royston of John Sampson to Mary PYMONT; they were bachelor and spinster of the parish (ref fmp Hertfordshire marriages).
Mary's burial not found.

Presumed 2nd marriage of John 28 Mar 1805 at Royston to Elizabeth BILTON; John was a widower (ref fmp Hertfordshire marriages, one record indexed as Briton).

John was a Flaxdresser in 1814 at bap of daughter Eleanor. He was listed as a Rope Manufacturer at the 2nd marriage of son Peter in 1841, and a Rope Maker at the marriage of son Joseph in 1843.

Probable burial of Elizabeth Sampson 19 May 1833 at St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Royston, age 56 (born c1777).

Death reg of John Sampson Mar qtr 1840 at Royston &c dist, Hertfordshire (ref FreeBMD).
Burial of John Sampson 19 Jan 1840 at St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Royston, Hertfordshire age 84 (ref fmp Hertfordshire Burials).

Several descendants of John and Mary have matching DNA with descendants of John's brothers Joshua and William. 		 
    Children of John and Mary:  
  1. Ann SAMPSON (1) born 1783 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  2. Ann SAMPSON (2) bap 1784 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  3. Mary SAMPSON bap 1787 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  4. William SAMPSON bap 1789 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  5. Sophia SAMPSON bap 1791 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  6. John SAMPSON bap 1793 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  7. Thomas SAMPSON (1) born 1795 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  8. Thomas SAMPSON (2) bap 1798 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
    Children of John and Elizabeth:  
  9. Elizabeth SAMPSON (1) bap 1806 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  10. Sarah SAMPSON bap 1807 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  11. Peter SAMPSON bap 1810 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  12. Elizabeth SAMPSON (2) bap 1812 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  13. Eleanor SAMPSON bap 1814 at Royston, Hertfordshire  
  14. Joseph SAMPSON bap 1819 at Royston, Hertfordshire
  
2.   Ann SAMPSON
Bap 26 Aug 1759 at Royston, Hertfordshire, dau of William & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).
Burial of Ann Sampson 14 May 1774 at Royston, dau of Wilm & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire burials). 		 
3.   William SAMPSON
Bap 27 Sep 1761 at Royston, Hertfordshire (as SAMSON), son of William & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).

William SAMPSON married Mary unknown. Mary's birth date is uncertain.

The whole of Leicestershire has been searched for a possible marriage of William Sampson to a Mary with surname unknown. There are no other Sampson records in the Wigston Magna entries around the time of son John's birth in 1789. There are no other records in Leicestershire that appear to match the case. A previous liking for the marriage of William Sansome and Mary Gulson in 1788 has been discarded because of the clarity of the writing of the name Sampson and it being unlikely to have got it so wrong or for there to have been such a change in the time. An incorrectly indexed record in findmypast for 1781 at Shackerstone, Leicestershire turns out to be a baptism of William Read, son of Sampson & Mary Read, not, as indexed, the marriage of William Sampson and Mary Read.

This implies that the marriage of William and Mary took place elsewhere in England. There are several possible marriages of a Mary to William Sampson in other parts of England such as in Essex, but a connection hasn't been proved. The most likely one is that on 29 Jun 1788 at St Mary The Virgin, Leyton, Essex to Mary YOUNG (due to the location being close to other relatives). No other siblings for John Sampson have been found. John certainly stayed on at Wigston Magna to bring up his family, but the records suggest that by old age, William and Mary had returned to Royston for their final days. Their deaths can't be found in Leicestershire records. The following records are a likely match.

Ref 1841 census. Cambridgeshire, England. Parish of Bassingbourn. Registration district of Royston & Buntingford. Address: Fleet End.
William Sampson. Age 75. Wool Comber. Not born in Cambridgeshire.
Mary Sampson. Age 75. Not born in Cambridgeshire.

Death reg of William Sampson Mar qtr 1843 at Royston dist, Hertfordshire (ref FreeBMD).
Burial of William Sampson 21 Mar 1843 at St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Royston, Hertfordshire age 80 (ref fmp Hertfordshire Burials).

Death reg of Mary Sampson Dec qtr 1845 at Royston dist, Hertfordshire (ref FreeBMD).
Burial of Mary Sampson 14 Nov 1845 at St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Royston, Hertfordshire age 80 (ref fmp Hertfordshire Burials).

FROM WHOM LIBBY SHADE IS DESCENDED.

Several descendants of William and Mary have matching DNA with descendants of William's brothers Joshua and John. 		 
    Child:  
  1. John SAMPSON bap 1789 at Wigston Magna, Leicester
  
4.   Joshua SAMPSON
Bap 7 Aug 1763 at Royston, Hertfordshire (as SAMSON), son of William & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).
He is the only Joshua Sampson born in the area around this time.

Probable marriage of Joshua Sampson to Elizabeth POTRILL 11 Apr 1793 at Royston; Joshua was of Shepreth, Cambridgeshire, and Elizabeth was of the parish of Royston (ref Royston fmp Hertfordshire marriages).

In 1833, Joshua was listed as a beneficiary of the Will of A. Pottrill of Royston as brother in law; Elizabeth was a beneficiary as the sister; four of the children, Elizabeth, Philip, Thomas and William were also listed; the reason for the location in Essex is uncertain, as the address given is 3 Hackney Road, Cambridge Heath; the family was certainly living at Cambridge Heath, Hackney in 1819 when 4 of the children were baptised on the same day (ref fmp Essex Wills Beneficiaries Index).

Burial of Joshua Sampson 30 Oct 1836 at St John of Jerusalem, South Hackney, age 71 (bc1765), residence Cambridge Heath (ref Ancestry London CofE Deaths & Burials image).

Joshua's occupation was Lath Render (ref baptisms of children).
Joshua was listed as a Lath Maker at the marriage of dau Elizabeth in 1838.

Several descendants of Joshua and Elizabeth have matching DNA with descendants of Joshua's brothers John and William. 		 
    Children:  
  1. Philip SAMPSON bap 1795 at Shepreth, Cambridgeshire  
  2. Maria Ann SAMPSON born 1802, bap 1819 at Hackney, Middlesex  
  3. Thomas SAMPSON born 1805, bap 1819 at Hackney, Middlesex  
  4. William SAMPSON born 1809, bap 1819 at Hackney, Middlesex  
  5. Elizabeth SAMPSON born 1812 at Shoreditch, bap 1819 at Hackney, Middlesex
  
5.   Peter SAMPSON
Bap 3 Mar 1765 at Royston, Hertfordshire (as SAMSON), son of William & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).

It is possible that Peter was tried in the Old Bailey in 1784 and sentenced to 7 year's transportation to New South Wales, Australia. The records do not show the age of the defendant. The charge was that, together with two others, of burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of James Stratten Esq at Hackney, Middlesex about the hour of one in the night, on the 16th June last, and burglariously stealing therein, one linen sheet, value 10s, eight damask table cloths, value 40s, one sheet value 10s, eight shirts, value 3 pounds, one counterpane, value 10s.

Peter arrived in New South Wales on one of the ships Scarborough or Alexander (Lady Penrhyn was for female convicts only), arriving 22 Jan 1788 as part of the six convict transports in the First Fleet. In the original court document they were to go to America but the convict databases confirm that he arrived in Australia. There is a lengthy Wikipedia article describing the First Fleet.

No further details found, or any confirmation of this being the person named in the tree, but it seems likely. 		 
6.   Thomas SAMPSON
Bap 12 Oct 1766 at Royston, Hertfordshire, son of Wm & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).

Marr 24 Sep 1799 at Cambridge St Edward, Cambridgeshire of Thomas Sampson to Sarah AUSTIN; Thomas was of All Saints, Cambridge, and Sarah was of St Edward; by licence (ref fmp Phillimore Marriage Registers). Sarah was born c1763 (ref death).

Thomas lived at All Saints Passage in 1823 at marriage of his only daughter Sarah (ref fmp British Newspapers Cambridge Chronicle 8 Aug 1823).

Ref 1841 census. Cambridgeshire, England. Parish of All Saints. Registration district of Cambridge. Address: All Saints Passage.
Together with dau Sarah Carte (40) and her 2 sons:
Thomas Sampson. Age 70. College Porter. Born in Cambridgeshire.
Sarah Sampson. Age 70. Born in Cambridgeshire.

Death reg of Sarah Sampson Jun qtr 1850 at Cambridge dist age 87 (ref GRO Index).
Burial of Sarah Sampson 18 May 1850 at Cambridge All Saints, age 86, residence All Saints Passage (ref fmp Cambridgeshire Burials).
"DEATHS. On the 11th instant, in her 87th year, Sarah, the beloved wife of Mr. Thomas Sampson, of All Saints' passage, Cambridge, deeply lamented by her family and friends." (ref fmp British Newspapers, Cambridge Independent Press, 18 May 1850)

Ref 1851 census. Cambridgeshire, England. Parish of All Saints. Registration district of Cambridge. Address: All Saints Passage, All Saints, Cambridge.
Together with dau Sarah Carte (49), her daughter, a visitor, and 2 servants:
Thomas Sampson. Head. Widower. Male. Age 84. Proprietor of Houses & Fund Holder. Born Royston, Hertfordshire.

Death reg of Thomas Sampson Jun qtr 1853 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (ref FreeBMD).
Burial of Thomas Sampson 30 Apr 1853 at All Saints Parish, Cambridge, age 86, residence All Saints Passage (born c1767) (ref fmp Cambridgeshire burials).
"DEATHS. April 25, at his residence, All Saints' passage, after a lingering illness, deeply regretted, Mr. Thomas Sampson, aged 86." (ref fmp British Newspapers, Cambridge Chronicle, 30 Apr 1853)







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    Child:  
  1. Sarah SAMPSON bap 1800 at Cambridge All Saints, Cambridgeshire
 
7.   Philip SAMPSON
Bap 24 Feb 1769 at Royston, Hertfordshire, son of Wm & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).

Marriage 1 Sep 1794 at St Katherine Creechurch, City of London, of Phillip Sampson to Mary NEWTON; both were of the parish, bachelor and spinster; Banns; witness Henry Lacey (ref Ancestry London CofE Marriages & Banns image).

Their residence was Kingsland Road between 1795 and 1804, and Hackney in 1805 (ref baptism records).
Burial of Philip Sampson 5 Jan 1823 at Saint Leonard Cemetery, Hackey Road, Shoreditch, residence Hackney Road, age 52 (bc1771) (ref fmp England Deaths & Burials).
Mary's death not known.
Philip was named as a Timber Merchant at the marriage of son John in 1841. 		 
    Children:  
  1. Matthew Newton SAMPSON born 1794, bap 1795 at Shoreditch St Leonards, London  
  2. William SAMPSON born 1796, bap 1796 at Shoreditch St Leonards, London  
  3. Philip SAMPSON born 1799, bap 1799 at Shoreditch St Leonards, London  
  4. John SAMPSON born 1801, bap 1804 at Shoreditch St Leonards, London  
  5. Thomas Matthew SAMPSON born 1803, bap 1804 at Shoreditch St Leonards, London  
  6. Mary Ann SAMPSON born 1805, bap 1805 at Shoreditch St Leonards, London
  
    Issue of Ann Sampson and James Brown  
1.   Mary BROWN
Bap 19 Apr 1772 at Royston, Hertfordshire, dau of James & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).		  
2.   Eleanor BROWN
Bap 14 May 1773 at Royston, Hertfordshire, dau of James & Ann (ref fmp Hertfordshire baptisms).
  

Last modified 12 Oct 2019