When Sampson Chynoweth was born on 22 January 1770, in St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samson Chenoweth, was 27 and his mother, Ann Nicholas, was 27. He married Mary Thomas in 1789, in Gwennap, Cornwall, England. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 19 October 1844, in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.
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Cornish: variant of Chenoweth .
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