Wiley Sams
1797 - 1866 (69 years)-
Name Wiley Sams Birth 13 Apr 1797 Buncombe Co, NC 
Gender Male _UID 1151898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008772 Death 5 Jun 1866 Ballard Co, KY Burial Sams Family Graveyard, Ballard Co, KY Person ID I26663 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 22 Mar 2025
Father Lt William Sams, b. Bef 1752, Halifax Co, VA (now Henry Co, VA) d. 1828, Union Co, IL (Age > 76 years) Mother Martha Edwards, b. 1763, Henry Co, VA d. 19 Jul 1824, Union Co, IL (Age 61 years) Marriage Bef 1778 Henry Co, VA Family ID F2817 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah Atherton, b. 8 Aug 1800, KYle Cem, Macon Co, NC d. 6 Jun 1847, Ballard Co, KY (Age 46 years) Marriage Bef 1824 Children 1. Mary Ann Sams, b. 19 Dec 1824, Hickman Co, KY d. Aft 1840, Hickman Co, KY (Age > 17 years)2. Rice Sams, b. 1825/1826, Hickman Co, KY d. 1852/1860, Ballard Co, KY (Age 34 years)3. Thomas C Sams, b. 5 Oct 1828, Hickman Co, KY d. 12 Jul 1915, Fulton Co, KY (Age 86 years)4. Zachariah H Sams, b. 1829/1830, Hickman Co, KY d. Dec 1877, Hickman Co, KY (Age 47 years)5. Tolbert Sams, b. 1831/1832, Hickman Co, KY d. Aft 1860, Ballard Co, KY (Age > 29 years)6. Wiley Sams, b. 1835/1836, Ballard Co, KY d. Aft 1860, Ballard Co, KY (Age > 25 years)7. Sarah Sams, b. 1837/1838, Ballard Co, KY d. Aft 1850, Ballard Co, KY (Age > 13 years)8. Hainsworth Sams, b. 1840/1841, Ballard Co, KY d. 2 Oct 1888 (Age 47 years)9. Adniram H Sams, b. 1842/1843, Ballard Co, KY d. 11 Mar 1895 (Age 52 years)10. Herman Cothes Sams, b. 1845/1846, Ballard Co, KY d. Aft 1860, Ballard Co, KY (Age > 15 years)Family ID F33926 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Family 2 Caroline, b. 1825/1826 d. Aft 1850, Ballard Co, KY (Age > 25 years) Marriage 1847/1850 Ballard Co, KY Family ID F33986 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;
!CENSUS:1790;
!CENSUS:1800;
!CENSUS:1810;
!CENSUS:1820 x
!NAMED-WILL:14 Apr 1828 Hickman Co., KY Will Book 1822-1836 pp. 85-86
William Sams of Hickman Co., KY
Sick and Afflicted in body but of sound mind ...
to my aged father (no name) 25 shillings
my brothers
Rice Sams
Thomas Sams
Wiley Sams <---
$5 each in young cattle
my brother David Sams $100 in cash
my sisters
Elizabeth Deweese
Lavina Carter
$5 each in catttle
my beloved wife Sarah my plantation on waters of Mayfield Creek
my Negro girls Devendar 25, Tammy 11, Negro boy Isaac 9,
small Negro girl named Tener about 3
my step-son Joseph D. Montgomery my Negro girl Tener 37 and Katherine about 12
also a Negro boy Solomon age 5, also $100
Samuel Gibson, William Holeman executors
S: Wm Sams
Wit: J. D. Martin, Samuel Hows, Wm Holeman
Proven June court 1828;
!CENSUS:1830 Hickman Co., KY p. 13
Wiley Sams age 30-39 (1790/1800)
300001-01001
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 30-39 (1790/1800) Wiley Sams (1797)
3m 0-4 (1825/1830).. 1. Rice Sams (c1826) son
.................... 2. Thomas C. Sams (c1828) son
.................... 3. Zachariah H. Sams (c1830) son
1f 20-29 (1800/1810) Sarah Atherton Sams (1800) wife
1f 5-9 (1820/1825).. Mary Ann Sams (1824) daughter
!CENSUS:1840 Hickman Co., KY p. 344
Wylie Sams age 40-49 (1790/1800)
2231001-110101
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1790/1800) Wiley Sams (1797)
1m 15-19 (1820/1825) Son?
3m 10-14 (1825/1830) 1. Rice Sams (c1826) son
.................... 2. Thomas C. Sams (c1828) son
.................... 3. Zachariah H. Sams (c1830) son
2m 5-9 (1830/1835).. 1. Tolbert Sams (c1832) son
.................... 2. Son?
2m 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. Wiley Sams (c1836) son
.................... 2. Son?
1f 30-39 (1800/1810) Sarah Atherton Sams (1800) wife
1f 15-19 (1820/1825) Mary Ann Sams (1824) daughter
1f 5-9 (1830/1835).. Daughter?
1f 0-4 (1835/1840).. Sarah Sams (c1838) daughter
!CENSUS:1850 Ballard Co., KY # 330/330
Wiley Sams 53 Farmer $1700 NC
Caroline 24 Unknown
Tolbert 18 Farmer KY
Wiley 14
Sarah 12
Hainworth 9 m
Adonirem 7 m
Hermon 4
James Maberry 6;
!CENSUS:1860 Ballard Co., KY Blandville District, Blandville PO # 83/83
Wiley Sams Sr 63 Farmer $4000/5000 NC
Tolbert 28 Farm Hand KY
A. H. 17 m Farm Hand
Coths 13 m;
!WILL:17 Nov 1863 Ballard Co., KY Will Book, 1886-1927 pp. 31-32
Wiley Sams of Ballard Co., KY
my youngest son Hermon Cothes Sams
my son Adaniram Sams
S: Wiley Sams
Wit: J. Corbett, A. B. Coil
Proven 25 Jul 1866;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;