On 3 Sep 1761 when Elijah was 27, he married
Ruth Bradford (28956) , daughter of
Hon. Gamaliel Bradford (12238) (18 Mar 1704-24 Apr 1778) &
Abigail Bartlett (21482) (18 Mar 1704-30 Aug 1776), in Duxbury, MA.
180 Born on 5 Jul 1743 in Duxbury, MA.180 At the age of 12, Ruth was baptized in Duxbury, MA, on 23 May 1756.316 Ruth died in Duxbury, MA, on 22 Apr 1812; she was 68.316
Children of Elijah and Ruth (Bradford) Sampson:
i. Priscilla, b. 18 Oct 1762, , bp. 27 Apr 1777, d. 18 Sep 1843 at Duxbury, m. there William Soule (b. 25 Dec 1759 at Duxbury, d. 7 Jan 1820);
ii. Abigail, b. 16 Jun 1764, d. 24 Sep 1837 at Duxbury, m. there 20 apr 1792 Isaac Sampson (b. 21 mar 1750 at Duxbury, d. there 29 May 1827);
iii. Ruth, b. Apr 1766/7, bp. 27 Apr 1777, d. 10 May 1806 at Duxbury, m. there 5 Apr 1798 Cyrus Brewster (b. 7 Dec 1772 at Duxbury);
iv. Stephen, b. 23 Sep 1768, bp. 27 Apr 1777, d. 1 Apr 1846 at Duxbury, m. 1st there Mar 1797 Deborah Delano, m. 2nd there 12 Dec 1802 Christiana Lewis (b. 11 Apr 1774 at duxbury, d. there 20 Feb 1847);
v. Welthea, b. 22 Apr 1773/4, bp. 27 Apr 1777, m. William Lewis;
vi. Bradford, b. 11 Nov 1772, bp. 27 Apr 1777, d. 24 Sep 1821 at Duxbury, m. there 23 Nov 1797 Rebecca Weston (b. 16 Jun 1774 at Duxbury, dau. of Thomas & Martha (Chandler) Weston);
vii. Elijah, bp. 27 Apr 1777;
viii. Zophar, b. 27 Apr 1777, d. in Englan d;
ix. Deborah, b. ca. Jun 1776, bp. 27 Apr 1777, d. 8 Sep 1778;
x. Bartlett, bp. 27 Apr 1777, d. 6 Aug 1805 in the West Indies, m. at Duxbury Feb 1798 Welthea Weston (, b. ca. 1777, d. 28 Apr 1833 at Duxbury, dau. of Zabdiel & Hannah (Curtis) Weston);
xi. Dorcas, b. 4 Apr 1778, bp. 15 Apr 1778, d. 18 Apr 1778;
xii. Betsey, b. 4 Apr 1778, bp. 17 May 1778, d. 18 Mar 1815 at Duxbury;
xiii. Deborah, b. 7 Feb 1780, bp. 16 Apr 1780, m. at Duxbury 22 Nov 1807 Cyrus Brewster (b. 7 Dec 1772 at Duxbury);
xiv. Elisha Sampson, b. 4 Jun 1782, m. 1st at Duxbury 22 Jan 1804 Lucy Weston (b. ca. 1783, d. 27 Mar 1831 at Duxbury), m. 2nd at Duxbury 28 Jun 1829 Rebecca Paulding; and
xv. Sylvia Sampson, b. 26 Oct 1784, m. ca. 1803 James Burgess (b. 12 Jan 1784 at Duxbury, d. 23 Jul 1805 in Bordaux, France). 316