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- For all those interested in the Major Samuel Andrews born abt 1750 in NC and removed to Nova Scotia:
Childrens information and most spouses obtained from a book called "Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: A Sequel to Cambell's History" by George S. Brown; Rand Avery Company, Printers, Boston: 1888. pages 254-256. Gives the genealogy of Samuel Andrews, but lacks dates. It also states Samuel and Mary Andrews had "two or three others [meaning children] died young". We also know from other records that they had four children when they removed to East Florida after the evacuation. So atleast four children were born in either North of South Carolina.
{Source: "LOYALISTS in the SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN of the Revolutionary War", by Murtie June Clark VOL1- Baltimore- Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1981
Official Roll of Loyalists recruited from North and Couth Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana} page 12 -13
ANDREWS, SAMUEL, Bladen Co., N.C. Joined Gen. McDonald at the Cross Creek Feb 1776, escaped after defeat at Moore's Creek and returned home; imprisoned but released on bail. When Cornwallis' Army came to S.C. in 1780, joined them on march into N.C. was sent as Capt. into back country to harrass rebels. Sept. 1781 was made a Major of Militia. On evacuation of Wilmington, set out for Charlestown, nearest British Garrison; taken prisoner, escaped, reached Charlestown where he continued until May 1782. Was then sent to Little Peedee, 150 miles away, with ammunition for its defense; remained until Sept. 1782 when he returned to Charlestown. Was evacuated to E. Fla., where he remained until Mar. 1784. MEMORIAL, 28, Mar. 1786 Halifax. CLAIM: 100 acres on Saddel Tree Swamp near Drownding Creek; grist mill; orchard, cattle, etc. Rejected. (A013/25/24-26)
{Source: "Biographical Sketches of LOYALISTS of the American Revolution with an Historical Essay by Lorenzo Sabine, Vol 1". Baltimore-Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979} pag 165-166
States Samuel Andrews along with his history that ...."He was in Shellburne, Nova Scotia by July 1785, for the purpose of pressing his claim among the commissioners, "under very disagreeable circumstances." Unsuccessful, he subsequently employed David McPherson, London."
I have a copy of the original Oath Samuel Andrews filed with the Britian Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament, stating he resided in St. Johns in East Florida from the 15th of July, 1783 to the 25th of March, 1784. He claims he was unaware there was a set time for him to file a return and make claim or Memorial for his loyalties to his Majesty and the British Goverment. Was sworn on the 28th of March 1786, at Halifax. Also attached is an "Estimate of the Estate & Property of Samuel Andrews of Bladen County, North Carolina, taken and confiscated by the rebels, as follows, viz,
One hundred Acre Land laying on Saddel Tree Swamp, near Drownding Creek with a Grist mill thereon and Apple and Peach Orchard with good buildings valued by estimation Worth in Money----------$200..
2 Horses value at-------25..
50 Head Cattle -----------75..
100 Hogs value----------50..
16 Sheep value----------10..
Lord by Proclamation Paper Money 160.. equal to 90..
100 Bushels Indian Corn and Wheat value-------------10..
Household Furniture and Farming Utensils value---30..
Final Estimate------------------------------------------------------490.00
Note: There are two seperate Samuel Andrews mentioned in the book. The other was from Connecticut.
1793 Poll tax recorded for Yarmouth Township, Public Archives of Nova Scotia Record Group 1, vol 444 and one-half no 18. SAML ANDREWS assessed at 6 shillings and 9 pence. {there are 113 names, only 5 persons have a higher assessment than S.A.}
SOURCE: Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada - Index to Probate Records & Estate Papers:
ANDREWS- Samuel
Record number: 58
Place of abode: Yarmouth County
Probate granted: 20, Sep 1807
WILL book: 3/page322
ACTS: book 4/page187
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Registry of Probate/Wills, Vol 1, 1794-1828
(Have copy of Will) Will was written the fifth day of April 1799
Date of Death is most likely between October 1806 and the time the Will was probated in Sept. of 1807. For Samuel Andrews is listed by signature on "Township Records" Oct 1806 as being part of "....a joint committee of the Proprietors of Yarmouth and New Grantees with the limits of said Township,"....
I will transcribe Will when I have more time and post it.
This information may not pertain to your family, but thought it might help in some way:
Source: Biographical Sketches of LOYALISTS of the American Revolution with An Historical Essy. By Lorenzo Sabine Vol 1. Baltimore- Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1979
Page 165
" Andrews, Samuel. An Episcopal clergyman of Connecticut. His principles seperated him from his flock, and he became the first rector of the church of his communion at St. Andrew, New Brunswick. After a ministry of fifty-eight years, he died at that place, September 26, 1818, aged eighty-two. His wife Hannah died at St. Andrew, January 1, 1816, at the age of seventy-five"
His death date with age would place his birth as 1736.
This Samuel Andrews is not the Loyalist Major Samuel Andrews from NC, who removed to Nova Scotia after the Rev. War, but his son John named a son Nehemiah and that is what caught my attention in your post.
Angela
I think the Samuel Andrews and Sarah Barr family may be a different family all together, from the Samuel Andrews who's son Samuel settled in Nova Scotia. I have never seen the children's names you listed for Samuel Andrews and Sarah Barr as being mentioned in his Will in refence to either Samuel. The Samuel Andrews who's son Samuel was the said Tory and settled in Novia Scotia is mentioned in court records of the William Andrews Estate. It gives the families account of the known descendants and heirs to the estate (William did not leave a legal Will and was very old when he died). William (b. 1726), Thomas and Samuel (b. May 27, 1731) were sons of Thomas And Martha Andrews.
Excerpt as follows:
At the time of his death in 1815, it appears he had no surviving children if he had any at all. In all court documents concerning his estate there have been no record found to indicate any claimants were desended from his own children. So the descendants of Thomas (deceased) and Samuel Andrews (deceased) and Robert and Elizabeth Jordan, the children of Martha by a previous marriage, were entitled to the estate. With no legal Will the devision of property was made by executors and remained in court for years.
ESTATE PAPERS VOL II
Franklin Co., NC0 Bradley p.7
Estates Papers Volume II 7
Francis Pugh Sr Green Ross Isaac Ross Sherrod Sanders
Thomas Savage James Solomon Isaac Spikes James Spivy
Merrit Stone Kinsman Strickling Daniel Taylor Joseph Taylor
Wright Taylor Bazdil Thomas Samuel Tunstall Abel Upchurch
Buckner Upchurch Seth Ward Benja Williams Henry Williams
Simon Williams Wm P. Williams Wm.Williams (R. H.) Wm. Williams (overseer)
John York Samuel Young
7 & 16 Nov 1815. Sale of property at his quarter on the Roanoake. Buyers
John Acre(P.H.) Thomas Andrews Moses Bishop William Britton
Burges Burkitt John Drew Jr Langley Granberry George Harrell
George P. Harrell Henry Harrell Henry Harrell Jr James Harrell
Powell Harrell Samuel Harrell Ruth Hayes William Higgs Sr
Jesse Hodges Thomas Hunter Abner Jinkins Benja Jones(F. Keeper)
Benjamin Jones Joel Jones William Lancaster Sr Thomas F. Norfieet
Elisha Parker Dempsey Peale Jesse Powell Blake Raby
Elizabeth Rutling Redding Rutling Samuel Sharrock Samuel Sherlock
John Tyler Perry C. Tyler Benja Williams Frederick Wimbley
Lewis Wimbley
Sep Ct 1816. - Thomas Andrews, Allen Cooley & his wife Rebecca (Thomas & Rebecca being the children of Thomas Andrews dec'd), John Andrews, Jemima Andrews, Milley Andrews,
Henry Cook & his wife Lydia, Martha Speirs (John, Jemima, Milley, Lydia & Martha being the children of Samuel Andrews dec'd), all being nephews & nieces of William Andrews Sr dec'd, petition for their share of the personal property of the dec'd. They stated that William Lancaster Sr, as the widow's appointee, gained administration at Sep Ct 1815 "& possessed him self of the property" which included 50 negroes. They further indicated that the sd Samuel Andrews dec'd had a son named Samuel "who in the Revolutionary War attached himself to the British" & at war's end went to Canada or Nova Scotia "& has not been heard of since." They also stated that the sd dec'd had a half brother & sister on the mother's side named Robert & Elizabeth Jordan & that sd Elizabeth married a Ticer & that both Robert & Elizabeth died about 50 years ago leaving children of which nothing else was known.
June Court 1817. Account of estate by William Lancaster admr. Names mentioned:
Taxes in Bertie, Franklin, & Nash noted. Names mentioned:
John Alford Laml Alford J. Amas John Amis
T. Anderson Joel Andrews Lydia Andrews T. Andrews
Absalom Barns Augustin Bass Jesse Bass Jethro Bass
Jno Bass George Bell Moses Bishop William Bishop
Jesse Booth M. Bridgers Thomas Broom Thos Dunn
W. Dunn Wm Dunn Alexander Frasier Joseph Freeman
Thomas Hall P. Hemsted William Higgs Green Hill
J. Hopkins Moses Joiner William Jones William Lancaster Jr
Thomas Lanier E. Lankford William Marriott Robert Melton
Sampson Massey excr of R. Massey John Norwood Joseph Parrott
William Parrott Kemp Plummer J. Pippin Richard Pope
Luke Raby John Rice J. Ross Saml Sharlock
You will see the children you mentioned in the Will of Samuel Andrews (husband of Sarah Barr) are not mentioned.
There for I think it is a different family all together.
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