Bissell Family History

 

[-------- Mary Wyne

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Martha Cooper

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[-------- Michael Cooper

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[-------- Michael Cooper

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[------- Edmund Cooper

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              [-------- Elizabeth Page

 

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One of the Internet sites that has information about Henry Samson, “Marble’s Ancestors Database,” has the following statement.  (The information about "One of Henry's ancestors" and "Other of his ancestors" has not been verified by the Bissell Family History website). 

 

"Henry Samson was only sixteen when he traveled aboard the Mayflower in 1620 to the New World under the care of his aunt and uncle Edward and Ann ( Cooper ) Tilley, who both died soon after Mayflower arrival. Baptized 15 Jan.1603/4 in Henlow, Bedford, England, Henry was the son of James Samson and Martha Cooper. One of Henry's ancestors through his mother was Wido de Reinbudcourt (born about 1040 A.D.), who was a Doomsday governor under William the Conqueror. Other of his ancestors were barons, lords, sheriffs, and governors. He married Ann Plummer 6 February 1635/6 and had nine children: Elizabeth, who married Robert Sprout; Hannah, who married Josiah Holmes; a daughter who married John Hanmore; John, who was unmarried; Mary, who married John Summers; Dorcas, who married Thomas Bonney; James, who married Hannah; Stephen, who married Elizabeth; and Caleb, who married 1)Mercy Standish and 2) Rebecca. (Bartlett)(Bradford) Sanford. Ann had a sister Mary Plummer, who married John Barnes in Plymouth on 12 September 1633. Henry fought in the Pequot War of 1637 and held the civil positions of constable of Duxbury, property surveyor, and tax collector. Henry died 24 December 1684 in Duxbury, MA at the age of 80/81. President George W. Bush is a descendant of Henry Samson (through his mother Barbara Pierce Bush).