In Memory of Mrs Bethiah, widow of Mr. Joseph Sampson. She died July 4, 1799 in her 68th year.
Complete Joseph Samson Citation in The Giles Memorial
In Memory of Mrs Bethiah, widow of Mr. Joseph Sampson. She died July 4, 1799 in her 68th year. |
Bethiah Samson was born April 22, 1731, the daughter of Jonathan3 and Joanna Sampson of Plympton. A Descendant of Myles Standish and John Alden, as her paternal grandmother was Lydia Standish, wife of Isaac 2 Samson. Her husband Joseph Joseph Samson's stone was the eldest son of Thomas4 and Lydia (Bryant) Sampson of Plympton Thomas & Lydia Samson's stones; b. there, April 18, 1732; m. He was a "yeoman," and lived on the homestead where his father lived, in Plympton, which by will he transmitted to his son Peleg. He died March 29, 1795, age 63. His wife Bethiah died July 4, 1799, age 68.
Their graves are near the north side of the Burying Ground in Plympton.
Complete Joseph Samson Citation in The Giles Memorial |