Lusanna Wadsworth

Descendant of Henry Samson,"Mayflower" Passenger

Lusanna Samson

• Birth: Circa 1719 - Duxbury, Massachusetts
• Parents: John Samson, Priscilla Bartlett

Children of Lusanna Samson and Peleg Wadsworth are:

1. Zilpah Wadsworth.
2. Cephas Wadsworth.
3. Uriah Wadsworth.
4. Lucia Wadsworth.
5. Ira Wadsworth.
6. Welthy Wadsworth.
7. Dura Wadsworth.
8. +Peleg Wadsworth, b. 25 Apr 1748, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, d. 12 Nov 1829, Hiram, Oxford, Maine.

Biography

Lusanna, daughter of John and Priscilla (Bartlett) Sampson, was born at Duxbury, MA on April 30, 1729.

She married Peleg Wadsworth, son of John and Mercy (Wiswall) Wadsworth, ca. 1741, probably in Duxbury. They resided in their hometown where she gave birth to thirteen children, eight of those reaching adulthood.

She died on July 20, 1788 at the age of 67. Peleg survived her and continued to live in Duxbury until he died on July 28, 1799 at the age of 83. She is buried in Duxbury at Mayflower Cemetery.

Sources

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Samson-2 cites

1. Esther Littleford Woolworth-Barnes, comp., Alicia Crane Williams, ed., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, John Alden, Volume 20, Part 2 of 5, (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002), pp. 127-129
2. Barbara Lambert Merrick, comp., E Virginia Hunt., ed., Mayflower Families In Progress, William Brewster, Fifth Generation Descendants of his son Love Brewster, (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2003), p. 15
3. Robert Moody Sherman, FASG, Ruth Wilder Sherman, FASG, comps., Robert S. Wakefield, ed., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Henry Samson, Part 1 of 3, (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), pp. 28, 94-95
4. Robert S. Wakefield, FASG, comp., John Bradley Arthaud, M.D., FASG, Jane Fletcher Fiske, FASG, Judith Haddock Swan, eds., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Richard Warren, Volume 18, Part 2 of 3, (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2011), p. 4
5. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), (birth)
6. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), (death)
7. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 February 2021), memorial page for Lusanna Samson Wadsworth (30 Apr 1720–20 Jul 1788), Find A Grave: Memorial #142532545, citing Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
8. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-Four, Part 3, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by John Bradley Arthaud, previewed by Peggy M. Baker, published in 2019 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, page 146

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