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View Tree for Samuel MaggardSamuel Maggard (b. 1774, d. October 5, 1853)

Samuel Maggard (son of John Maggart and Elizabeth) was born 1774 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and died October 5, 1853 in Letcher County, Kentucky. He married Rebecca Robertson on 1795 in Rockbridge County, Virgina, daughter of Benjamin Robertson and Celia (unknown).

 Includes NotesNotes for Samuel Maggard:
Samuel was born in Botetourt, what now is Rockbridge County, Virginia located in the Shenandoah Valley and he died in Letcher County, Kentucky.

Samuel was a farmer by trade as well as a Pastor at Oven Fork Church from 1849 until just shortly before his death. The cause of death was listed as "old age" he was 79 years old. He was 15 years old when George Washington was elected our 1st president.

Rebecca was born in Russell now Scott County, Virginia and died in Letcher County, Kentucky. She died a few years before Samuel as he was listed as a widower on his death certificate.

Soon after their marriage, in 1795 with the money they made selling off land they were given by their British Employer, they joined a wagon train and came to Kentucky. The trip was long and hazardous and they endured many hardships. They stopped at the head of the Cumberland to repair some wagons, Samuel saw the fertile, clear streams filled with fish, and plenty of wild game. He stopped in what is now Letcher County and built a large log house. A year later, John was born and in 1798 they became the parents of a daughter, Susanna who would later marry Henry Bach Jr. Samuel was 22yrs and Rebecca was 18yrs when they had their first child.

They are both buried in the "Maggard Cemetery" located in Whitesburg, Kentucky which was also formed at the same time of the county and is located on the North Fork of the Kentucky River. Letcher County was formed in 1842 from portions of Harlan and Perry counties and is located in the eastern coal field region of the state.

Old Mose, the last of the Maggard Slaves traveled with Sam and Rebecca from Virginia to Kentucky where he lived out his life as an endeared family member.

At this point the family name has gone through changes in spelling as well as pronunciation. Mägert to Maggart to Maggard, which is the current spelling to this day.

On the back of a picture of his grandson, "Uncle" Dave Maggard, Baptist Preacher, is written that Samuel came from the German area of Switzerland, and Rebecca was from Ireland.


More About Samuel Maggard:
Heritage: Swiss.

More About Samuel Maggard and Rebecca Robertson:
Marriage: 1795, Rockbridge County, Virgina.

Children of Samuel Maggard and Rebecca Robertson are:
  1. +John Benjamin Maggard, b. October 10, 1796, Russell (now Scott) County, Virginia/Russell Co., VA, d. May 13, 1886, Leslie County, Kentucky.
  2. Susan Maggard, b. 1798.
  3. Rudolph Maggard, b. 1800.
  4. Henry Maggard, b. 1801.
  5. David Maggard, b. 1804.
  6. Margret Maggard, b. 1806.
  7. Sarah Maggard, b. 1809.
  8. Samuel Maggard, b. 1814.
  9. James Maggard, b. 1816.
  10. Moses Maggard, b. 1819.
  11. Rebecca Maggard, b. 1820.
  12. Elizabeth Maggard, b. 1823.
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