Robert Samples

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Samples was born in 1740, in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Samples, was 46 and his mother, Susannah Wilkins, was 50. He married Abigail Moore about 1765, in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 18 July 1822, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Robert Samples
1740–1822
Abigail Moore
1732–1810
Marriage: about 1765
Moses Samples Jr
1754–1830
Elizabeth Samples
1755–1798
Sarah Jane Samples
1763–1833
Phoebe Sample
1766–1822
Samuel Sample
1771–

Sources (2)

  • Robt., "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
  • Family Group Record

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1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sample , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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