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1870 Census roll 1680, section M-593, pg. 24: Wakefield Twp, Sussex, Cty, Va age: 75 yoa Owned & Built Snow Hill Plantation in 1835

There is a Booth Fork in Surry County about 2 miles Northeast of the
Lightfoot Swamp.  It is where St. Rt. 617 & 612 cross.  There is also
an Ellis Fork about a mile east of Booth Fork that may be named after
Sally Ellis' father.

DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN SUSSEX COUNTY
THE OBIT GIVES HIS AGE AS "nigh on to Ninety years of age"

He was a Captain of the Home Guards at the time of the War Between the States ( Mary Pullery-Granddaughter)

By the way Col. Samuel picture came from a gold locket the locket had a dagarette photo that was enlarged.

From Kathleen Baird:
On May 18, 1814 he was drafted at Petersburg for six (6) months of military service during the War of 1812. Samuel served as a private in Capt. Edward Prescud's (spelling?) Company of Infantry, Virginia Militia, from the 39th Regiment in the Count y of Dinwiddie.  He was discharged in Norfolk om Oct 18,1814 after 5 months of service because of sickness.

In April of 1839 he was appointed deputy sheriff.  David Booth was the sheriff.
He was commissioned a Lt. Col.,  on May 14, 1835 in the 71st Regiment of Infantry, 8th Brigade, 4th Division of the Virginia Militia (hence the title Col. Sam).  He served in the Surry County Militia between 1835 and 1840.

Samuel applied for bounty land in January of 1851. Mary applied for a pension in June of 1878 and said  that as far as she was able to give it that at the time of his enlistment he was about 5 feet 10 inches tall, grey eyes, dark hair, fair and ro sy complexion.  The application was approved in April 1879 for a rate of eight dollars per month, commencing March 1878.  Mary died July 5, 1891
Sources:  Petersburg, Prince George and Surry Courthouses and family bible of Kathleen Baird.

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