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Sampson King 1773–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1773

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: 19 Feb 1837

Death Location: Wood, Virginia, United States

Father: William Potential

Mother: Elizabeth Potential

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gates

Children(s): Nancy King

Sampson King was born in 1773 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, the child of William Kirby King Potential And Elizabeth Sharp Potential. Sampson King married Elizabeth Gates, and had children including Nancy Louise King. Sampson King passed away in 1837 in Wood, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Sampson King was born in 1773 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, the child of William Kirby King Potential And Elizabeth Sharp Potential.
  • Sampson King married Elizabeth Gates, and had children including Nancy Louise King.
  • Sampson King passed away in 1837 in Wood, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Potential
1752–1840
Birth Location: Middletown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Potential
1749–1829
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gates
1773–1857
Birth Location: Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Nancy King
1804–1883
Birth Location: Wood, Virginia, United States
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Sampson King's Ancestors

Self
Sampson King
1773–1837
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Parents
William Kirby King Potential
1752–1840
Middletown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Sharp) Potential
1749–1829
Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Edward King
1720–1790
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Nichols
1734–1808
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
John (Anderson Sharp) Sr
1720–1796
Bruce Castle, Scotland
Jane Hamilton
1721–1789
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1695–1764
Jane Sharp
1697–1739
William Hamilton
1700–1786
Mary Bitener
1703–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sampson King's Descendants

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Sampson King (about 1773–19 Feb 1837) m. Elizabeth Gates (1773–2 Jan 1857)
  1. 1. Nancy (Louise) King 1804–1883 m. John (Moore) Lockhart 1799–1871
    1. 1. Mahala (Sarah) Lockhart 1838–1913 m. George (C) Maddox 1833–1882
      1. 1. Albert (G) Maddox 1871–1950 m. Malissa (Catherine) Dailey 1875–1947
        1. 1. Helen (Louise) Maddox 1902–1963 m. Roy (Ernest) Haynes 1899–1982
    2. 2. George (Harrison) Lockhart 1835–1872 m. Phoebe (Elizabeth) Cheuvront 1835–1883
      1. 1. Obediah (D) Lockhart 1865–1948 m. Sarah Cox 1867–1920
        1. 1. Noah (Alvin) Lockhart 1887–1952 m. Effie (Ellen) Springston 1888–1973
    3. 3. Caleb (Webster) Lockhart 1829–1897 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Owens 1834–1911
      1. 1. Almeda (Viola) Lockhart 1860–1930 m. Christopher (Columbus) Posten 1859–1926
        1. 1. Wilbert (Clifford) Posten 1886–1960 m. Clara (Edith) McCoy 1890–1957

Sampson King's Timeline

2 Records

1773
about 1773
Birth of Sampson King in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1837
19 Feb 1837
Age 64
Death of Sampson King in Wood, Virginia, United States
Wood, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1773
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Wood, Virginia, United States
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