Ancestry of
Jessica Capshaw

TV and Movie Actress

Seth Samson

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• • 6th Great-grandfather of Jessica Capshaw — 9th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 490 
  • Father:
  • Ezekiel Samson 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Fance   
  • Birth Date:
  • 17 Jan 1778 
  • Birth Location:
  • near Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 20 Aug 1856 
  • Death Location:
  • Madison County, Illinois 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Eunice Hopkinson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 8 Jul 1804 
  • Marriage Location:
  • New York 
  • Children:
  
  

  Olive Samson

  Lydia A. Samson (Ahnentafel No:245 )

  Hannah Samson

  Sabra Samson

  Amanda Samson

  Caleb Samson

  Lucy Samson

  Elizabeth Samson

  John Samson

  Seth Samson

  Eunice Samson

  Mary Ann Samson

  Sarah Fance Samson

  Seth Samson

  Almira Samson

  James Samson

  Phebe Samson

  • Notes: 

  • Seth Samson's surname is also seen as Sampson.

    D.A.R. records give Seth Samson's birth year as 1773.

• Sources for Seth Samson

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A058234, #A099536 and #A058242.
  • ² Federal Census, IN, Switzerland County, 1850, Posey, Image 23 of 60.
  • ³ Federal Census, IN, Switzerland County, 1840, Posey, Image 37 of 39.
  • ⁴ New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Will of father Ezekiel Samson.
  • ⁵ The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine, 1943, Vol. 6, pp. 72-74.

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