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About Rev. Samuel Dusenbury
Samuel Dusenbury was the son of Charles and Mary Dusenbury of Peekskill, New York and a War of 1812 veteran. He married:
- 1. Mary Drysdal Ellis, widow of ______ Ellis
- 2. Sarah O'Donnell Lay, widow of ______ Lay
Both widows had children prior to their marriage to Samuel Dusenbury and more research is needed in their lines. Only Mary Drysdal Ellis had attributed children with Samuel.
It is disputed as to whether or not he had a partnership with Jane Singleton. See notes below.
From Dusenbury Family Genealogy submitted to the Horry County Historical Society by Betty Duke Allen, 2006
Assistant surgeon on the Privateer "Old Ironsides" during the War of 1812 and issued a land grant by the U.S. Government for 160 acres for his services by Pres. James Monroe
In the War of 1812, Ships Surgeon. Samuel was a commissioned Samuel Dusenbury Surgeons mate by President Monroe and served on "Old Ironside". Mustered out in Charleston, SC Buried in Toddville, Union Co., SC (Correction - Union Methodist Church, Conway, Horry County, South Carolina).
Samuel Dusenbury was born to Charles and Mary Dusenbury on August 4, 1792. He left Peekskill during the War of 1812 as assistant surgeon on the privateer "Old Ironsides". At the close of the war, the cruise of the privateer being over, he was given his discharge at the Port of Charleston. The County was then in an unsettled state and the next authentic account we have of him, he was located in Columbus County, North Carolina.
The original commission granted to Dr. Samuel Dusenbury was written on sheepskin and the last known account of that, it was in the possession of Lt. James Saye Dusenbury, USA of Fort Totten, New York. Several years ago, one dozen imperishable photographs were made of this commission and promiscuously distributed among the Dusenbury Family. By virtue of this service on "Old Ironside" in the year 1849, the United States Government awarded him a land warrant of 160 acres of land. This land was located out west and he realized it for $160.
Samuel was a Baptist preacher and a school teacher, having taught school in Robeson County, North Carolina, at a place called Ashpole Baptist Church. He married a widow, Mary Ellis, an Irishwoman who had imigrated to Charleston, SC from the Emerald Isle. How they ever came to locate in North Carolina, we do not know. She was the mother of six children by her first husband. Her Dusenbury children were all boys and in the order of their birth, were: Timothy, Zacheus William, Samuel Solomon and James Elkanah. (Profile Manager's note: More research is needed on children of Mary Drysdal Ellis Dusenbury with her first husband _______ Ellis. After Mary died, Samuel married Sarah O'Donnell Lay, another widow who was deceased by the 1850 Horry County Census when Samuel is listed.)
All of the boys came to Horry County in SC. Zacheus William secured a position as lumber surveyor at the Old Upper Mill, as did James Elkanah who lived with Zacheus William. Solomon had learned the tailoring business and located in Conway where he pursued that vocation (later moving to Georgia). Timothy was the last to move from Columbus County, NC and he was a farmer.
After his boys had settled in Horry County, Samuel joined them becoming a Missionary Baptist minister, public school teacher, industrialist and landowner. He came to Bucks Lower Mill between 1850 and 1855 and lived with his youngest son, James Elkanah up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1864. He is buried in Union Methodist Church Cemetery Toddville.
A report from Anne Dusenbury Childs says that Samuel died in 1864. Adele has he died on the 12th.Name Suffix: Rev. IRQ jul 1969 and Summer 1984: has dates as 4 aug 1792-12 jul 1861 IRQ article thinks he had 5 sons: Charles, Samuel Solomon, Timothy, Zacheus, and James Elkanah tomb says: Surgeons mate USN 1812 by President Monroe familyties web page has birthdate as 4 aug 1792. listed on 1850 census with son, Zacheus listed on 1860 census with son, James IRQ jul 1969 and Summer 1984: has dates as 4 aug 1792-12 jul 1861.
IRQ article thinks he had 5 sons: Charles, Samuel Solomon, Timothy, Zacheus, and James Elkanah tomb says: Surgeons mate USN 1812 by President Monroe. Profile Manager's note: After a thorough census review, please consult the profile of son Charles Timothy Dusenbury. There is only one son with the names of Charles and Timothy in this researcher's opinion. Please do not construct separate profiles. Charles Timothy Dusenbury did marry twice and in some census records is listed in either name or both. Follow the children to determine the veracity of the profile. SFG
For extensive information and sources, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dusenbury-14
For more extensive information and sources A Biography of Rev. Samuel Dusenbury (1792-1864) by Richard Samuel Dusenbury, Ed. D is located in the Media Documents section. It was retrieved from http://www.hchsonline.org/hchsonline_website/Horry%20County%20Histo...
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55716658/samuel-dusenbury
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QJ-QLH : 4 April 2020), Samuel Dosenbery in household of Z W Dosenbery, Horry county, Horry, South Carolina, United States; citing family 422, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Z W Dosenbery Male 30 North Carolina
- Mary Dosenbery Female 24 South Carolina
- A M Dosenbery Male 9 South Carolina
- U A Dosenbery Male 7 South Carolina
- J H Dosenbery Male 5 South Carolina
- Z W Dosenbery Male 2 South Carolina
- Samuel Dosenbery Male 0 South Carolina
- Samuel Dosenbery Male 58 New York
- Jane Singleton Female 55 South Carolina
- Wiliam Newton Male 16 South Carolina
Jane Singleton is listed on the 1850 census, but may be a relative of Mary Harper Dusenbury's. If there is any evidence that Jane Singleton is married to Samuel Dusenbury, please share it. South Carolina is a common law state and if they presented as a married couple, they would be deemed so by the law, especially during that time. However, Samuel was often a preacher and common law marriage does not seem to be an appropriate path. SFG
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Rev. Samuel Dusenbury's Timeline
| 1792 |
August 4, 1792
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Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States
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| 1819 |
January 15, 1819
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Columbus County, South Carolina, United States
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| 1820 |
March 3, 1820
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Culumbus County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1823 |
1823
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Columbus County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1824 |
September 23, 1824
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Port, Horry, South Carolina, United States
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| 1840 |
1840
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North Carolina, United States
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| 1860 |
1860
Age 67
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Porter, Niagara, New York
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1860
Age 67
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Porter, Niagara, New York
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