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Ship Samson
London, England to New York
November 6 1833
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, D Chadwick do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the
following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now
delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York,
contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and tue account of
all the Passengers received on board the Ship Samson
whereof I am Master, from London. So help me God, Daniel Chadwick
Sworn before me, ? 1833
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the
Ship Samson whereof Chadwick is Master
from London burthen 1184 ? tons,*
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation,
country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit,
accomodation and deaths.
1 T H Verk??? Jr 36 Writer U States U States
2 Francis Verk??? 25 U States U States
3 Er? Witmore 20 U States U States
4 Jas Fenimore Cooper 45 U States U States
5 Susan A F Cooper 38 U States U States
6 Susan A F Cooper 22 U States U States
7 Caroline M F Cooper 20 U States U States
8 Ann Charlotte F Cooper 17 U States U States
9 Maria Francis F Cooper 15 U States U States
10 Paul F Cooper 11 U States U States
11 Walter Patterson 35 U States U States
12 George Oakley 38 U States U States
13 Elizabeth Oakley 30 U States U States
14 C??as Oakley 10 U States U States
15 Georganna Oakley 8 U States U States
16 Walter Oakley 5 U States U States
17 Frances Oakley 3 U States U States
18 Baby Oakley 2 mos U States U States
19 Eliza Brandon 20 U States U States
20 James H Cox 40 U States U States
21 Gordon Bucks Jr 25 U States U States
22 Maria Williamson 50 England U States
23 George B Morrison 23 U States U States
24 Edward Coxshia 21 England U States
25 B Ireland 37 England U States
26 E Cresson 37 U States U States
27 ? A?hb????? 19 U States U States
28 Francois Emmery 31 Switzerland U States
29 Lucia Aubert* 34 Switzerland U States
30 Marietta Aubert* 28 Switzerland U States
31 Louise Gallean* 24 France U States
32 James Molt* 45 England U States
Steerage Passenger Names
33 Thomas Powell 27 Blacksmith England U States
34 Elizabeth Powell 35 England U States
35 Mary Ann ?enb??ke 15 England U States
36 William Allen 72 Wereworker England U States
37 Lydia Allen 30 England U States
38 Hannah Allen 34 England U States
39 Clara Barton 7 England U States
40 Joseph Wilson 27 Clergyman England U States
41 George Matthews 21 J?ell???** England U States
42 William Tabon 29 Butcher England U States
43 James Havilon 26 Labourer England U States
44 Mary Havilon 24 England U States
45 John Miner 23 Labourer England U States
46 L??????? Fill???? 32 Labourer England U States
47 Wm Smith 55 Farmer England U States
48 Johannah Rinon 27 Lady England U States
49 John Rogers 38 Shoemaker England U States
50 Eliza??t Rogers 38 England U States
51 Stephan Rogers 14 England U States
52 Wm Rogers 13 England U States
53 John Rogers 9 England U States
54 Joseph Rogers 10 England U States
55 George Rogers 7 England U States
56 Wm Blackwell 33 Plumber England U States
57 Jemrina** Blackwell 22 England U States
58 An??? F??ak??? 16 England U States
59 George Smith 24 Engineer England U States
60 Harri? Smith 22 England U States
61 Thomas F???? 22 England U States
62 Charles Mans???? 22 Gentleman England U States
63 Richard Austin 53 Gentleman England U States
64 Francis Austin 31 England U States
65 Richard W Austin 10 England U States
66 Thomas Brown 30 Butcher England U States
67 Hannah Brown 25 England U States
68 Jolly Battan 50 England U States
69 Wm Battan 21 Labourer England U States
70 John Battan 30 Sculptor England U States
71 And???*** Lowley 29 England U States
72 Mary Lowley 20 England U States
73 Mary ?malling 28 Dressmaker England U States
74 Henry ?malling 7 England U States
75 Fred k Roke 25 Butcher England U States
76 Wm Shidelin 28 Shoemaker England U States
77 Wm Somer 28 Shoemaker England U States
78 Charles Dinyon 23 Gentleman England U States
79 Fred k Fac 15 Labourer England U States
80 Jas Dickson 25 ? England U States
81 Ruth Wildams 27 Lady England U States
82 J?an Rosmer 25 England U States
83 Edward Rosmer 5 England U States
84 J?an Rosmer 3 England U States
85 Mary Rosmer 1 yr 6 mos England U States
86 Richard Kirk 22 Taylor England U States
87 Eliza Kirk 26 England U States
88 Charles Kirk 4 England U States
89 Frederic Kirk 9 mos England U States
90 John G??? 32 Farmer England U States
91 Mary G??? 37 England U States
92 Henry G??? 38 England U States
93 John Snelling 32 Shoemaker England U States
94 Edward Marratt 21 England U States
95 Fred k Luff 23 F???maker England U States
96 Thos Tadbury 52 Machinist England U States
97 Wm Robertson 32 F???maker England U States
98 Rebecca Robertson 32 England U States
99 Wm Robertson 7 England U States
100 John Robertson 5 England U States
101 Samuel Robertson 6 mos England U States
102 Wm Tarvill 22 Draper England U States
103 Sarah A Tarvill 21 England U States
104 Daniel Tarvill 25 Miller England U States
105 Mary Cosa? 23 Lady England U States
106 Ann Cosa? 2 England U States
107 Stephen A??lan? 24 Tailor England U States
(Signed) David Chadwick
Transcriber's Notes:
There were no deaths on this voyage so that column has been eliminated.
Also, the column indicating sex had been eliminated since the writer of
the original list used only a checkmark after the name and age of each
passenger.
A question mark is used to indicate a letter or letters that cannot be read
due to the condition of the original document.
Some of the first names have been abbreviated such as; Wm-probably William,
Jas-probably James and Thos- probably Thomas. Fred with a small k slightly
above it is probably Frederick.
#29,#30,#31,#32 - Lucia Aubert, Marrietta Aubert, Louise Gallean and James
Molt are indicated to be servants.
#57 Jemrina may be a mis-spelling of Jemima.
Correspondence 07/03/2004 passengers #12-18
Passenger # 14 is Cyrus Oakley
born 02-26-1824 in Poughkeepsie, Duchess cty., New York
All the children listed were born there, except for
#18 Baby - 2 months who is: Isabella Oakley (b) September, 1833
Other children not listed are:
Caroline M. Oakley (b) 1832
Julia Oakley (b) 1836
Nelson Oakley (b) 1838
William Oakley (b) 1843
George #12 and Elizabeth #13 would be my children's
4th great grandparents.
I am including an article, which explains why they are listed
as United States to United States.
Cyrus had three children, settling in the Town of Chilton, Calumet cty.,
Wisconsin. Their decendants live there today.
Bev Oakley,Sheboygan, Wisconsin
C. H. OAKLEY, farmer, Sec. 30, P. O. Chilton. Born in Poughkeepsie,
Duchess Co., N. Y., Feb. 26, 1824. During his early life he lived in
New York Cily, and in 1832 was taken over to England, returning to the
United States in 1833. At the age of fifteen he went into a drug store,
and at the age of seventeen went into the United States Navy, shipping
on board the "Columbus" for the Mediterrean Sea; and on returning was
ordered on the "St. Louis" corvette, a sloop of war, and after a very
adventurous voyage, returned to Norfolk, Va., in 1845. He then attended
the Annapolis naval school, but finally left the service and entered
mercantile life. In 1848 he came west to Fond du Lac, where he remained
till 1851, when he took a pre-emption claim in Calumet County, where
he now lives, having a farm of 133 acres. In 1864 he enlisted in the
48th Wis. V. I., Co. H., and was mustered out in 1865. In 1852 he
married Miss Elizabeth L. Powers. They have had three children -
Caroline I., now Mrs. Wilkinson, George E. and have lost a son named
George. The are members of the Church of England.
Note
The American author James Fenimore Cooper and his family are listed as
passengers on the Samson. They were returning from England after a seven
year stay. Cooper is the author of; The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie,
The Deerslayer and many other novels, journals and papers.
James Fenimore Cooper Society
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 21.
Transcribed by Sheila
Grimley a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
January
21, 2000
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