{"id":12002,"date":"2020-08-03T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=12002"},"modified":"2020-07-23T08:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:42:19","slug":"mayflower-families-henry-samson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2020\/08\/03\/mayflower-families-henry-samson\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayflower Families: Henry Samson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2020 marks the 400th anniversary of\nthe Mayflower<\/em> voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony. Commemorative\npublications, programs, and tours are planned in the US, the UK, and the\nNetherlands by various organizations, including the General Society\nof Mayflower Descendants<\/a>, the New England Historic\nGenealogical Society<\/a>, and Plymouth\n400, Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In preparation for the festivities,\nwe will be blogging about our resources for different Mayflower<\/em> families\nthroughout the year. This month we’ll explore the family of Henry Samson! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry Samson was baptized on January 15, 1603\/04 in at St. Mary\u2019s Church, Henlow, Co. Bedford, England to James and Martha (Cooper) Samson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry was about 16 years old when he boarded the Mayflower with his cousin\/aunt Ann (Cooper) and Edward Tilley. His relatives did not survive the first winter at Plymouth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Henry was a teenager and did\nnot sign the Mayflower Compact he is sometimes overlooked as a Mayflower\nAncestor. Henry Samson married Ann Plummer on February 6, 1635\/36 in Plymouth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Samson moved to Duxbury ca. 1643\nand was elected constable in 1661 and tax collector in 1667-68. The will of \u201cHenery\nSampson of Duxburrow\u201d is dated December 24, 1684.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first generation of Henry Samson\ndescendants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Elizabeth<\/strong>, born 1638-1642, married Robert Sprout<\/strong> ca. 1661.<\/li>
  2. Hannah<\/strong>, born 1642-1646, married Josiah Holmes<\/strong> on March 20, 1665\/6.<\/li>
  3. [unknown]<\/strong>, born ca. 1648, married John Hanmore\/Hanmer<\/strong> ca. 1682.<\/li>
  4. John<\/strong>, born ca. 1640. <\/li>
  5. Mary<\/strong>, born ca. 1650, married John Summers\/Somers<\/strong> ca. 1684. <\/li>
  6. Dorcas<\/strong>, born ca. 1652, married Thomas Bonney<\/strong> ca. 1684. <\/li>
  7. James<\/strong>, born ca. 1644, married Hannah [unknown]<\/strong> Wait<\/strong> ca. 1679.<\/li>
  8. Stephen<\/strong>, born ca. 1638, marriedElizabeth [unknown] <\/strong>ca. 1686.<\/li>
  9. Caleb<\/strong>, born ca.1654, married Mercy Standish <\/strong>ca. 1686.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Want to learn more about Henry\nSamson\u2019s descendants? Stop by the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center\nand browse through volume 20 of Mayflower Families through five generations (SC\n929.2 May)<\/p>\n\n\n\n