Much
is recorded about Samuel, who had 4 wives and 21 or 22 children. Samuel
was born in Augusta County, Virginia in 1762 and the family lived in the Long
Cane Settlement, Ninety-Six District, Abbeville Co., South Carolina until the
early 1800s. It is believed that Thomas died young and never married.
James was killed in the Revolutionary War in a battle at Thickety Fork, South
Carolina. John Jr., David, William,
Thomas, James, and Samuel all served in the Revolutionary War. Sarah married Joseph Robinson and moved to
Indiana. David, Samuel and the sons of John Jr. immigrated to Highland
Co., Ohio about 1810. David died in Ohio about 1824. Samuel died in Ohio on April 29, 1845.
Sample
#9647 comes from a descendant of David Strain while sample #29681 was contributed
by a descendant of David's brother, Samuel Strain.