Rev. Samuel Williamson b. 12 Jun 1795 ____, York Co., SC d. 12 Mar 1882: Davidson Genealogies

1795 - 1882 (86 years)

Name	Samuel Williamson
Prefix	Rev.
Born	12 Jun 1795	____, York Co., SC
Gender	Male
1830 Census	1830	____, Mecklenburg Co., NC
	p. 331 Revd Samuel Williamson 100 011 000 0000 - 010 010 000 0000
1840 Census	1840	____, Mecklenburg Co., NC
	p. 340 Williamson, Saml Revd 011 000 100 0000 - 211 001 000 0000
1850 Census	7 Aug 1850	Davidson, Mecklenburg Co., NC
	Davidson College, p. 37a Sam'l Williamson 55 M Pres. D. College $3000 So Carolina Jane " 45 F " James " 20 M " John " 15 M " Ann " 25 F " Jane " 13 F " Martha " 10 F " Margt " 6 F No Carolina Jno. D. Williamson 18 M Student $2800 " Margaret A " 15 F "
1860 Census	1860	Ozan, Hempstead Co., AR
	Washington PO, Ozan Twp., p. 39 Samuel Williamson 64 M Minister P. C. $17,300 $28,000 SC Jane C. " 55 F " A. E. " 32 F NC James A. " 29 M Lawyer " Jane A. " 25 F " Martha B. " 22 F " Maggie S. " 16 F "
1870 Census	1 Jul 1870	Ozan, Hempstead Co., AR
	Washington PO, Ozan Twp., p. 429a Williamson, Saml 75 M W Minister $3500 $1500 South Carolina citizen ---, Jas A 38 M W $500 $8000 North Carolina " ---, J. A. 27 F W $1200 " ---, M. S. 25 F W $1200 " ---, J. C. 65 F W South Carolina McKnight, J B 38 M W $500 "
1880 Census	Jun 1880	Ozan, Hempstead Co., AR
	ED 112, p. 52 Adams, Janius W M 67 Head Md Farmer NC NC NC ---, Mary L. W F 57 Wife Md Keeping House SC SC SC ---, Lela V. W F 18 Dau S At Home SC NC SC Williamson, Samuel W M 85 Head Md Minister SC SC SC ---, Jane C. W F 75 Wife Md At Home SC SC SC ---, Jane A W F 35 Dau S Keeping House NC NC NC
Died	12 Mar 1882
Buried	Aft 12 Mar 1882	Old Washington Cemetery, Washington, Hempstead Co., AR
Person ID	I14520	DNA Family 1 Genealogies
Last Modified	2 Feb 2011

Father	Samuel Williamson, b. 1759, ____, ____, SC , d. 8 Oct 1815, ____, York Co., SC (Age 56 years)
Mother	Ann Starr, b. 22 Dec 1759, d. 30 Aug 1806, ____, York Co., SC (Age 46 years)
Married	5 Dec 1782	____, York Co., SC
Family ID	F9348	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jane Caroline Adams, b. 21 May 1805, ____, ____, SC , d. 2 Nov 1880 (Age 75 years)

Children

	1. Ann E. Williamson, b. Abt 1825, ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC , d. Unknown
	2. James Adams Williamson, b. Abt 1830, ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC , d. Unknown
	3. John Williamson, b. Abt 1835, ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC , d. Unknown
	4. Jane A. Williamson, b. Abt May 1836, ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC , d. 1921 (Age ~ 84 years)
	5. Martha B. "Mattie" Williamson, b. Abt 1839, ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC , d. Unknown
	6. Margaret S. "Maggie" Williamson, b. Abt Mar 1845, ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC , d. Unknown

Last Modified 4 May 2006

Family ID F5793 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 12 Jun 1795 - ____, York Co., SC
	1830 Census - 1830 - ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC
	1840 Census - 1840 - ____, Mecklenburg Co., NC
	1850 Census - 7 Aug 1850 - Davidson, Mecklenburg Co., NC
	1860 Census - 1860 - Ozan, Hempstead Co., AR
	1870 Census - 1 Jul 1870 - Ozan, Hempstead Co., AR
	1880 Census - Jun 1880 - Ozan, Hempstead Co., AR
	Buried - Aft 12 Mar 1882 - Old Washington Cemetery, Washington, Hempstead Co., AR

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Photos
Samuel Williamson (1795-1882)
Davidson College Portrait.

Notes

Reverend Samuel Williamson, D.D. (b.1795 d. 1882) came to Davidson in 1839, joining the faculty as professor of mathematics and natural philosophy. Having been an outstanding scholar at the University of South Carolina and South Carolina College, Williamson became minister before accepting the Davidson professorship. Within two years of serving the college as faculty member, Williamson was elected president.

Samuel Williamson's administration, longer than that of any other nineteenth-century Davidson president, was marked by a time of hardship for the college. The years 1841-1854 were a difficult, formative period for the college. Davidson faced great financial struggles, yet Williamson kept the college afloat with his quick-witted style, great physical energy, and love for public speaking. Recollections by former students reveal that Williamson was much loved by the students for the kindness with which he met them at every turn. During his term, he saw the construction of Eumenean and Philanthropic Literary Halls. Additionally, he ended the manual labor system.

Samuel Williamson, 1795-1882, was the second president of Davidson College serving from 1841 to 1854. He came to Davidson in 1839, joining the faculty as a professor of mathematics and natural philosphy. While president Williamson also taught classes in chemistry, geology, physics, logic, metaphysics, law, political economy and moral philosophy. During his time as president the campus experienced problems with student discipline and underwent several changes in faculty. When Williamson assumed office the faculty consisted of Williamson, Samuel Blair Wilson, and Mortimer Johnston. Elijah F. Rockwell joined the faculty in 1850, James Gilland in 1852 and Daniel Harvey Hill in 1853. In 1853 Wilson and Johnston resigned and in 1854 Williamson and Gilland resigned.