Week-1 - Dataw Historic Foundation https://www.datawhistory.org Fostering the rich history of Dataw Island, South Carolina Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:11:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.datawhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-Dataw-Historic-Foundation-logo-512x406-1-32x32.png Week-1 - Dataw Historic Foundation https://www.datawhistory.org 32 32 Bonum Sams II (1663 – abt 1718) https://www.datawhistory.org/52-sams-in-52-weeks/bonham-bonum-sams-ii-born-1663-died-before-1718/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.datawhistory.org/?p=3001 Everyone has heard that William Sams and his wife Elizabeth Hext Sams bought Dataw Island in 1783. Both William's paternal and maternal grandfathers emigrated from England to territory in or near "Charles Towne in the colony of Carolina" in the late 17th century. They both were seeking a fresh start, but their circumstances could not have been more different. Bonham (Bonum) Sams II came as an indentured servant; he is the subject of this week's article. On the other hand, Colonel John Barnwell was Irish, came from a long line of government officials, and was not an indentured servant. More on him next week.

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