Samuel Donelson
1760 - 1803 (43 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Samuel Donelson was born in 1760 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA; died in 1803 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hermitage Churchyard Cemetery, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1790, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Territory South of Ohio River
- Occupation: 1795, Tennessee, USA; "licensed to practise as an Attorney in the Superior Courts of Law and Courts of Equity"
Notes:
Died:
(Clover Bottom)Samuel married Mary Ann Michie 'Polly' Smith on 20 Jun 1796 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of General Daniel Smith and Sarah Michie) was born on 26 Apr 1781 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Dec 1857 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Brigadier General Daniel Smith Donelson
was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Apr 1863 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. - 3. John Samuel Donelson was born in 1797 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1817 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
- 4. Andrew Jackson Donelson was born on 25 Aug 1799 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1871 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
Generation: 2
2. Brigadier General Daniel Smith Donelson (1.Samuel1) was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Apr 1863 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
- _ELEC: 1841; Tennessee House of Representatives
- _MILT: Abt 1861; US Army (Second Lieutenant ), Tennessee Militia (Brigadier General), and Confederate Army - War between the States (Major General)
Family/Spouse: Margaret donelson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. John Samuel Donelson (1.Samuel1) was born in 1797 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1817 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
4. Andrew Jackson Donelson (1.Samuel1) was born on 25 Aug 1799 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1871 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
- _ELEC: 1846; United States Envoy to Prussia
- Census: 1850, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
- Census: 1860, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Residence Post Office: Memphis
Family/Spouse: Emily Donelson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]