THE SAMPSON FAMILY, who are among the most influential and wealthy citizens of Carroll township, were formerly natives of Westmoreland county, Penn., where William Sampson was born in 1765. He was married in that county to Mary Neal, who bore him four children. 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, was born February 5, 1806, just above Webster, on the Monongahela river, in Westmoreland county, Penn., 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 1888. James Sampson carried on a distillery in his early years in connection with farming, and he now owns 1,250 acres of land. He was president of the Bank of Monongahela City for ten years, and is one of the leading citizens of Washington county. JOHN GRANT SAMPSON, a very prominent young farmer and wealthy stockman of Carroll township, was born February 6, 1852, on the old Sampson homestead in this county. He passed his youth on the old place, assisting with the usual duties of the farm, and on Christmas Day, 1879, linked his future with Mary V., daughter of John S. Williams, of Carroll township. To this union have been born five children, viz.: Mary Gertrude, William Howard, James Grant, Helen Marguerite, and Alice May Virginia. Mr. Sampson owns and occupies the old homestead containing 260 acres of fertile land, and is extensively engaged in agricultural pursuits. At one time he sold a herd of cattle worth $1,000 to a stranger, who never paid for them. He is a Republican in his political views, and in religious faith he is an earnest member of the Methodist Church.

Text taken from page 922 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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