Sampson

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Lumbee Indian Related Surnames

Recorded on the 1790 North Carolina Census Index

Sampson Surname

English, Dutch, and Jewish: variant of Samson. The -p- was introduced in the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shimshon. The English surname has also long been established in Ireland. In North America, this name has absorbed other European cognates, for example Greek Sampsonakis, Sampsonides. Source

NAME

county

LOCALE

SERIES

PART

ROLL

PAGE

Avin Sampson

CRAVEN

NEWBERN DIST

M637

428

James Sampson

GUILFORD

SALISBURY

M637

498

Michael Sampson

NEW HANOVER

WILMINGTON

M637

StephenSampson

HALIFAX

HALIFAX DIST

M637

477

James Samson

CRAVEN

NEWBERN

M637

429

Joshua Samson

PASQUOTANK

EDENTON DIST

M637

250

Samson, Jr

CARTERET

NEWBERN DIST

M637

440

Source: New US Census Collection:

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Sampson Surname

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