Henry Sampson (1604-1684)/List of Famous Descendants

List of Famous Descendants for Mayflower pilgrim and Plymouth Colony settler Henry Sampson (1604-1684) and his wife, Ann Plummer.

Family Trees

 * Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)/Immigrant Ancestors

Longfellow

 *  Longfellow, Henry W (1807-1882) - ( ZWadswoth, PWadsworth,  SSampson,  JSampson,  SSampsons, HSampson1) - Famous American Poet, Writer and Harvard Professor
 *  Longfellow, Charles A (1844-1893) - Snuck away to join the Civil War where he was gravely wounded. He inspired Longfellow's poem I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.
 *  Longfellow, Ernest W (1845-1921) - renowned artist and art collector who donated a sizeable collection to the Boston Museum of Art.
 *  Longfellow, Alice M (1850-1928) - noteworthy philanthropist and historical preservationist. Never married.
 * Edith Longfellow (1853-1915) - married Richard Henry Dana III, son of the popular writer Richard Henry Dana, Jr., author of Two Years Before the Mast.

Wadsworth

 *  Wadsworth, Henry, Lt (1785-1804) - US Midshipman who died in the Battle of Tripoli during the Barbary Pirate Wars.
 *  Wadsworth, A.S., Commodore (1790-1851) - US Naval Officer with over 40 years duty. Was 1st Leiutenant on the USS Constitution during it's famous battle with the Guerriere in the War of 1812.
 *  Wadsworth, Peleg, Gen (1748-1829) - ( SSampson, JSampson,  SSampsons, HSampson1) - Revolutionary War officer serving in various capacities including aide to  General Artemas Ward and later as brigadier general of militia-gained fame for escaping British capture and helping liberate the city of Bagaduce (now named Castine), Maine from British control.