Genealogy Thomas » William Sams (1741-1798)

Personal data William Sams 

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Household of William Sams

He is married to Elizabeth Hext.

They got married on February 5, 1761 at South Carolina, he was 19 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Robert Sams  1764-1790
  2. William Sams  1766-1817
  3. John Sams  1769-???? 
  4. Francis Sams  1772-1827
  5. Lewis Reeve Sams  1784-1856 
  6. Edward Hext Sams  1790-1830

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Sams

Bonurm Sams
1663-1717
John Barnwell
1671-1724
Anne Berners
1682-1724
Robert Sams
1717-1760

William Sams
1741-1798

1761
Robert Sams
1764-1790
William Sams
1766-1817
John Sams
1769-????
Francis Sams
1772-1827

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    • The temperature on April 18, 1741 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1741: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
      • May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
      • June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
      • July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
      • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
      • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.
    • The temperature on February 5, 1761 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1761: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
      • September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
      • September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
      • December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.
    • The temperature on January 16, 1798 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1798: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 20 » Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.
      • July 11 » The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
      • August 2 » French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.
      • August 31 » Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
      • November 4 » Beginning of the Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu.
      • November 28 » Trade between the United States and modern-day Uruguay begins when John Leamy's frigate John arrives in Montevideo.
    

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