Lott Sams
1784 - 1863 (79 years)-
Name Lott Sams Birth 29 May 1784 NC 
Gender Male _UID DCD3888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000D3B2 Death 24 Oct 1863 Edwards Co, IL Burial Potter Cem, Edwards Co, IL Person ID I4392 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 20 Mar 2025
Father James Sams, b. Bef 1755, Halifax Co, VA (now Henry Co, VA) d. Aft 1820, Buncombe Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) (Age > 67 years) Mother Mary Agnes Warren, b. 1753, Spotsylvania Co, VA d. 1792, Buncombe Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) (Age 39 years) Marriage Abt 1770 Pittsylvania Co, VA Family ID F2818 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Margaret, b. 15 Apr 1787 d. 15 Oct 1847, Edwards Co, IL (Age 60 years) Marriage Bef 1810 Butler Co, KY Children 1. Berry Sams, b. 1810/1815, Edwards Co, IL d. 1830/1840, Edwards Co, IL (Age 25 years)2. Margaret Sams, b. 1821, Edwards Co, IL d. 25 Feb 1852, Edwards Co, IL (Age 31 years)3. Lott Sams, b. 3 Jan 1824, Edwards Co, IL d. 9 May 1890, Edwards Co, IL (Age 66 years)4. Phillip H Sams, b. 1828/1829, Edwards Co, IL d. Aft 1880, Wayne Co, IL (Age > 52 years)Family ID F33951 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Family 2 Elizabeth Brown, b. 5 Sep 1802, NC d. 16 Jan 1869, Edwards Co, IL (Age 66 years) Marriage 23 Nov 1848 Edwards Co, IL Family ID F33918 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co., NC p. 189
James Sams age 45+ (bef 1755)
12001-01010-0-0
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 45+ (before 1755) James Sams (bef 1755)
2m 10-15 (1784/1790) 1. Lot Sams (1784) son
.................... 2. Reuben Sams (c1790) son
1m 0-9 (1790/1800).. William H. Sams (c1790/94) son
1f 26-44 (1755/1774) Mary Agnes Warren Sams (c1753) wife
1f 10-15 (1784/1790) Daughter?
!CENSUS:1810 Butler Co., KY p. 367
Lott Sams age 16-25 (1784/94)
00100-20100-0-0
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 16-25 (1784/1794) Lott Sams (1784)
1f 16-25 (1784/1794) Margaret (---) Sams (1787) wife
2f 0-9 (1800/1810).. 1. Daughter?
.................... 2. Daughter?
!CENSUS:1820 Edwards Co., IL p 13
Lott Sams age 26-44 (1775/1794)
100010-31100
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 26-44 (1775/1794) Lott Sams (1784)
1m 0-9 (1810/1820).. Berry Sams (1810/15) son
1f 16-25 (1794/1804) Margaret (---) Sams (1787) wife
1f 10-15 (1804/1810) Daughter?
3f 0-9 (1810/1820).. 1. Daughter?
.................... 2. Daughter?
.................... 3. Daughter?
!CENSUS:1830 Edwards Co., IL p. 47
Lot Sams age 30-39 (1790/1800)
110001-011101
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 30-39 (1790/1800) Lott Sams (1784)
1m 5-9 (1820/1825).. Lott Sams (1824) son
1m 0-4 (1825/1830).. Phillip Sams (c1829) son
1f 30-39 (1790/1800) Margaret (---) Sams (1787) wife
1f 15-19 (1810/1815) Daughter?
1f 10-14 (1815/1820) Daughter?
1f 5-9 (1820/1825).. Margaret Sams (1821) daughter.
!CENSUS:1840 x
* Edwards Co., IL, p. 120
Lot Sams? age 50-59 (1780/1790)
01010001001-00010001
* First name is definitely Lot, surname is very hard to make out and seems too long to say Sams. Perhaps it isn't Lot Sams, but if not, then where is Lot Sams in 1840? The enumerations (analyzed below) don't line up very well with what our Lott Sams should be.
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 80-89 (1760/1770) ?
1m 50-59 (1780/1790) Lott Sams (1784)
1m 15-19 (1810/1815) Son?
1m 5-9 (1820/1825).. Son?
1f 50-59 (1780/1790) Margaret (---) Sams (1787) wife
1f 15-19 (1810/1815) Daughter?
* This household doesn't line up well at all.
!CENSUS:1850 Edwards Co., IL # 433/437
Lott Sams 64 Farmer $1000 NC
Elizabeth 46 NC
Mary Doty 19 IL
Nancy 17
Dannil 14 m
Marshall 13
Stephen 11
James 8
Martin Lay 14 m
Eliza 13;
!CENSUS:1860 Edwards Co., IL, West Salem PO # 713/711 (very dim page) *
Lott Samms 76 Farmer $2000/1000 NC
Elizabeth 60 NC
James Doty 18 IL
- !CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co., NC p. 189