WILLIAM T. SAMPSON. The Sampson family, of whom this gentleman is a worthy representative, are among the most influential and wealthy citizens of Carroll township. They originally were natives of Westmoreland county, Penn., where William Sampson was born in 1765. He was married in that county to Mary Nill (who bore him four children), and some time after his marriage the family moved to Washington county, Penn., where the father died in 1815. James Sampson, son of William and Mary Sampson, was born February 5, 1806, just above Webster, on the Monongahela river, in Westmoreland county, Penn. He came with his parents to this county in 1810, and in 1840 was married to Mary Grant, a native of Washington county. She bore him seven children, of whom are named William T., Harvey J. and John G. The mother died in 1889. James Sampson has carried on a distillery for twenty years in connection with farming, and now owns 1,250 acres of land. He was president of the Bank of Monongahela City for twenty-two years, and is one of the leading citizens of Washington county.
William T. Sampson was born January 22, 1844, in Carroll township, Washington Co., Penn., and received his education in the schools of the county. On May 23, 1876, he was united in marriage with Lucretia Welsh, daughter of John and Sarah Jane (Bell) Welsh, the former of whom is a farmer of Knox county, Ohio, and they have two sons and three daughters, namely: Mary B., Sarah J., John W., Lucretia V. and William K. The home place is situated three miles from Monongahela and contains 265 acres of land, and upon it he raises a good quality of stock, besides carrying on general farming. Mr. Sampson is a Republican, and has served his township as supervisor for several years. Mrs. Sampson is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Text taken from page 1322 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
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