Samuel Dishman Sr.

Male, #249, (circa 1725 - 1796)

FatherJohn Dishman Sr.1 b. c 1700, d. c Nov 1739
MotherFrances Sanford2 b. 1705, d. c 1757

Relationship Grandson of Samuel Duchemin.

Birth*circa 1725 Samuel Dishman Sr. was born circa 1725 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.3,4 
(Heir) Will20 Mar 1738/39 He was named an heir in the will of John Dishman Sr. dated 20 Mar 1738/39 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.5,6
GuardianChoose*28 Apr 1741 Samuel Dishman Sr. chose Robert Harrison as his guardian on 28 Apr 1741 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.4 
Marriage*1750 Samuel Dishman Sr. married Mary Butler, daughter of William Butler and Grace Price, in 1750.2,7 
Marriage*1760 Samuel Dishman Sr. married Mary Degges, daughter of (?) Degges, in 1760.2 
Tax List*1787 Samuel Dishman Sr. appeared on the Tax List of 1787 in King George County, Virginia.8 
Will*26 Dec 1793 He made a will on 26 Dec 1793 in King George County, Virginia.9
Death*1796 He died in 1796 in King George County, Virginia. 
Probate*5 May 1796 His estate was probated on 5 May 1796 in King George County, Virginia. 

Family 1

Mary Butler b. circa 1730, d. circa 1758
Children

Family 2

Mary Degges d. 1778
Children

Charts Descendants of Samuel Duchemin (Dishman)
Last Edited 29 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S11] John Dishman will (20 Mar 1739), Deed Book 9, page 31a, County Clerk's Office, Westmoreland County, Virginia. , names his "two sons Samuel Dishman and John Dishman" as heirs.
  2. [S102] James Dallas Dishman, Compiler, Dishman Family Genealogical Chart (Lynchburg, VA: Privately printed, 1993). Concerning the descendants of Samuel Dishman (Duchemin) (d 1726) and his son John Dishman (d 1739).
  3. [S182] Dishman-Hagey Correspondence, 1985-1993, letters between William Anderson Hagey of Roanoke, VA and James Dallas Dishman of Lynchburg, VA concerning the genealogy of the Dishman and related families, Personal papers of James Dallas Dishman, Lynchburg, Virginia, Family Group sheet of Frances Sanford prepared 15 Jun 1989 by W.A. Hagey.
  4. [S346] Genealogical papers of William Anderson Hagey, ca. 1940-1998, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, box 2, file 120, "Dishman, John (ca 1698-1739) and Francis Weedon, 2 of 3", copy of Westmoreland County Orders, 28 Apr 1741 (West Co Orders 1739-1743, p. 94) stating that "Samuel Dishman son of John Dishman dec'd came into court and made choice of his father-in-law Robert Harrison for his guardian", implying that John Dishman was born circa 1725 assuming guardian choice occurred at age 16.
  5. [S11] John Dishman will (1739) Deed Book 9, page 31a.
  6. [S111] Augusta B. Fothergill, Compiler, Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1654-1800 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973; reprint Richmond, VA: Appeals Press, 1925), p. 107.
  7. [S182] Dishman-Hagey Correspondence, 1985-1993 Personal papers of James Dallas Dishman, in 30 Dec 1986 letter WAH states "From lead supplied by you, I have proven positively that the first wife of Samuel Dishman (1723-1796), Mary Butler, was a daughter of William Butler (d. 1731) and Grace Price, and a granddaughter of Thomas Butler (d. 1714)...".
  8. [S118] Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, compiler, The 1787 Census of Virginia (Springfield, VA: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987), p. 370. Hereinafter cited as 1787 Virginia Census.
  9. [S13] Samuel Dishman Sr. will (16 Dec 1793), Will Book 2, page 198, County Clerk's Office, King George County, Virginia.
  10. [S4] Charles M. Marsteller, "The Dishman Family of Pine Hill, c.1752-1905, Westmoreland and King George Counties", Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy Vol. 9, No. 3 (Nov/Dec 2000). Hereinafter cited as "The Dishman Family of Pine Hill".
  11. [S314] The Joseph Ruffner II Papers, online http://members.cox.net/joseph-ruffner-2/index.htm, downloaded 1 Jan 2006. The papers of Joseph Ruffner II, his daughter Eliza, and his father Joseph Ruffner were passed down through the Ruffner, Haskins, Schultze, Shipler, and Myers families.. Bill of sale for slave signed by James Diggs Dishman on behalf of his father, Samuel Dishman. Hereinafter cited as Ruffner Papers.
 

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