Charles S.
Sampson, a leading resident of Matamoras, Pike county, is a
representative of one of the old and highly esteemed families of this
section of the State.
Henry Sampson, grandfather of our subject, was born in New England,
February 23, 1767, and was probably married there to Sarah Whitaker,
whose birth occurred April 26, 1768. Soon after their marriage they
emigrated to Wayne county, Penn., locating at Starrucca, where he
engaged extensively in lumbering. In their family were twelve children
whose names and dates of birth are as follows: Elizabeth, December 6,
1787; Squire, September 6, 1789; John Northrope, our subject's father,
September 8, 1791; Rachel, September 3, 1793; Stephen W., October 13,
1795; Henry, January 8, 1798; Benjamin W., July 1, 1800; Hapadyer,
August 26, 1802; Mary, September 2, 1804; William, September 14, 1807;
Sarah, February 4, 1810; and Margaret, June 22, 1813. All of the
children remained in Starrucca until they reached years of maturity, but
later, with the exception of one or two all went west, locating in
Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. Squire remained in Pennsylvania, assisted
in the construction of the Lehigh canal, and for many years served as
overseer of the same.
John N. Sampson, our subject's father, engaged in lumbering in Wayne
county for many years, and after his removal to Susquehanna in 1845
continued to follow the same occupation for twelve years, laying aside
all business cares at the end of that time. He was killed on the Erie
railroad in April, 1865, and his wife, who bore the maiden name of
Rachel Seward, died in 1856, at the age of sixty-one years. The
children born of this worthy couple were as follows: Permelia
(deceased) married Seymour Seeley, and resided at Walden, Delaware Co.,
N. Y., where they reared a large family; Nelson, a retired lumberman
residing at Binghamton, N. Y., married (first) Pauline Williams, and
(second) Purdy Kingsbury; Rensselaer (deceased), who was a millwright
and carpenter by trade, and built the first cannery at Starrucca, Wayne
county, making his home at that place; George died at the age of twelve
years; Charles S., our subject, is next in the order of birth; James
(deceased) was for many years chief operator on the Erie railroad; Sally
is the wife of Justine Squires, a retired farmer and lumberman of
Hancock, N. Y.; Clarissa is the wife of Silas E. Dickenson, a farmer
living near Hill City, N. Y.; and Margaret is the wife of Charles
Cresson, of Hancock, New York.
Charles S. Sampson was born at Starrucca, Wayne county, and when a
child was brought by his parents to Susquehanna county, Penn.. When
only eleven years old he was obliged to provide for his own maintenance,
which he did by assisting the farmers in light work, and in return he
received his board and clothes. In the fall of 1858 he secured employed
on the Erie railroad, first as a laborer later as a brakeman, and by
attending strictly to business he was in due time promoted. In 1865 he
became engineer, and still remains with the road in that capacity,
having been in the company's employ continuously for the past forty
years, his service given the utmost satisfaction. He is an honored
member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and is a stanch
supporter of the Republican party.
At Port Jervis, N. Y., Mr. Sampson was united in marriage with Miss
Abbie, daughter of Alec and Julia (Chaffey) Simpson. Her father was
born in Greene county, N. Y., January 9, 1814, and died November 13,
18---; the mother was born in Kentucky, September 11, 1816, and died in
September, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Sampson have seven children, namely:
Charles, born in 1863, is a resident of Middletown, N. J., where he
married Margaret Walliing; George, born in 1864, is an employee of the
Erie Railroad Co.; Edward, born in 1865, married Mamie McGreal, and
resides in Paterson, N. J.; Emma, born October 2, 1876, is the wife of
Charles Cook, of Matamoras, Penn.; S. Van Etten, born January 29, 1879,
is empoyed by the Erie Co., at Middletown, N. J.; and Nellie, born July
18, 1883, and Jennie, born February 26, 1885, are at home.
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