Martha Edwards

1763 - 1824  (61 years)

• Name	Martha Edwards
  Birth	1763	Henry Co, VA
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	271
  _UID	2804898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000515F
  Death	19 Jul 1824	Union Co, IL
  Burial	Sams Cemetery, Jonesboro, Union Co, IL
  Person ID	I10532	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Edwards,   b. Abt 1720   d. 1791, Pittsylvania Co, VA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lucy   d. Aft 1791, Pittsylvania Co, VA
  Marriage	Bef 1755	Lunenburg Co, VA
  Family ID	F4292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lt William Sams,   b. Bef 1752, Halifax Co, VA (now Henry Co, VA) d. 1828, Union Co, IL (Age > 76 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1778	Henry Co, VA
  Children	1. Elizabeth Sams,   b. 1777/1778, Henry Co, VA d. Aft 1850, Ballard Co, KY (Age > 73 years)   2. William Sams,   b. 1780, Henry Co, VA d. Abt Jun 1828, Hickman Co, KY (now Carlisle Co, KY) (Age 48 years)   3. Rice Sams,   b. 25 Sep 1781, Henry Co, VA d. 6 Jun 1836, Union Co, IL (Age 54 years)   4. Lavina Sams,   b. 15 Dec 1786, Washington Co, TN d. 1 Jun 1856, Rabun Co, GA (Age 69 years)   5. Thomas Sams,   b. 1780/1790   d. 20 Jun 1842, Union Co, IL (Age 52 years)   6. David Sams,   b. 1788/1789, Burke Co, NC (now Buncombe Co, NC) d. 11 Aug 1852, Ballard Co, KY (Age 63 years)   7. Wiley Sams,   b. 13 Apr 1797, Buncombe Co, NC d. 5 Jun 1866, Ballard Co, KY (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F2817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 6th Great Grand Mother; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/sams/sams-william-union-il.html !CENSUS:1790; !NAMED-WILL:-- --- 1791 Pittsylvania Co., VA Deeds & Wills Book 11 page 202 Thomas Edwards. Proven 18 Apr 1791. Wife Lucy Sons Edmund, James, John, Thomas, Nathan, William daughters Martha Sams, Elizabeth Lansford, Hannah Scoggins, Mary Britton; !CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co, NC pg 189 w/Williams SAMS age 26-44 (1755/74); !CENSUS:1810; !CENSUS:1820; !CENSUS:1830;