CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.

1756 - 1818  (61 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

CABELL, Col. William Sr.

1730 - 1798  (68 years)

Birth	13 Mar 1729/30	Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	23 Mar 1798	Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Buried	Union Hill Cemetery, Wingina, Amherst, Virginia, USA
	Address: Union Hill Cemetery Wingina, Virginia USA
Father	CABELL, Dr. William,   b. 9 Mar 1698/99, Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Mother	BURKS, Elizabeth,   b. 1705, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family	JORDAN, Margaret Meredith,   b. 1742
Married	1756
Children	+ 1. CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. CABELL, Col. William Jr.,   b. 25 Mar 1759 + 3. CABELL, Paulina,   b. 1763 + 4. CABELL, Landon,   b. 1763 + 5. CABELL, Hector,   b. Abt 1768 + 6. CABELL, Margaret Jordan,   b. 25 Dec 1770 + 7. CABELL, Elizabeth,   b. 1774

JORDAN, Margaret Meredith

1742 - 1812  (70 years)

Birth	1742
Died	Mar 1812	Hardwicksville (Wingina), Nelson, Virginia, USA
Buried	Union Hill Cemetery, Wingina, Amherst, Virginia, USA
	Address: Union Hill Cemetery Wingina, Virginia USA
Father	JORDAN, Col. Samuel
Mother	MEREDITH, Ruth
Family	CABELL, Col. William Sr.,   b. 13 Mar 1729/30, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1756
Children	+ 1. CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. CABELL, Col. William Jr.,   b. 25 Mar 1759 + 3. CABELL, Paulina,   b. 1763 + 4. CABELL, Landon,   b. 1763 + 5. CABELL, Hector,   b. Abt 1768 + 6. CABELL, Margaret Jordan,   b. 25 Dec 1770 + 7. CABELL, Elizabeth,   b. 1774

SYME, Sarah

1760 - 1814  (53 years)

Birth	5 Nov 1760	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	15 May 1814	Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Nelson, Virginia, USA
	Address: "Soldier's Joy", Cabell Family Home Wingina, Virginia USA
Buried	1814	Cabell Fanily Cemetery, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA
	Address: Inglewood - Cabell Family Cemetery Variety Mills Rd. Norwood, Virginia USA
Father	SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	15 Nov 1781	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. CABELL, Mildred Meriwether + 2. CABELL, Margaret Washington   3. CABELL, Nicholas Meriwether + 4. CABELL, William Syme,   b. 13 Mar 1786 + 5. CABELL, Dr. Samuel Jordan Jr.,   b. 11 Nov 1787 + 6. CABELL, Paulina R.,   b. 1789 + 7. CABELL, Dr. Patrick Henry,   b. 12 Aug 1799, Amherst County, Virginia, USA + 8. CABELL, George Washington,   b. 12 Jul 1802 + 9. CABELL, Emeline S.,   b. 1804

CABELL, Mildred Meriwether

- 1819

Died	14 Jun 1819	Alabama Territory, USA
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	GREEN, Joseph Kirkland
Married	Abt 1803

CABELL, Margaret Washington

- 1881

Died	17 Feb 1881	Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 1	HIGGINBOTHAM, John
Married	7 Dec 1815	Hardwicksville (Wingina), Nelson, Virginia, USA
	Address: "Soldier's Joy", Cabell Family Home Wingina, Virginia USA
Family 2	PAYNE, Dr. Nathaniel West
Married	17 Sep 1839	Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA

CABELL, Nicholas Meriwether

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

CABELL, William Syme

1786 - 1842  (56 years)

Birth	13 Mar 1786
Died	27 Jun 1842	Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	PAYNE, Elizabeth Dorothea Spotswood,   b. 1 Jul 1788
Married	10 Jun 1808

CABELL, Dr. Samuel Jordan Jr.

1787 - 1845  (58 years)

Birth	11 Nov 1787
Died	30 Dec 1845	Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	AVERY, Elizabeth S.
Married	1 Jun 1827	Tennessee, USA

CABELL, Paulina R.

1789 - 1827  (38 years)

Birth	1789
Died	1827
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	WHITLOCK, George

CABELL, Dr. Patrick Henry

1799 - 1838  (38 years)

Birth	12 Aug 1799	Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Died	28 Jun 1838	Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Buried	Cabell Fanily Cemetery, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA
	Address: Inglewood - Cabell Family Cemetery Variety Mills Rd. Norwood, Virginia USA
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	LEE, Elizabeth S.
Married	13 Feb 1826

CABELL, George Washington

1802 - 1869  (67 years)

Birth	12 Jul 1802
Died	2 Oct 1869	Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Buried	Cabell Fanily Cemetery, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA
	Address: Inglewood - Cabell Family Cemetery Variety Mills Rd. Norwood, Virginia USA
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	ANTHONY, Mary Ann,   b. 3 Oct 1808
Married	18 Feb 1829	Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA

CABELL, Emeline S.

1804 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1804
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	CABELL, Col. Samuel Jordan Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1756, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 1	SCRUGGS, Benjamin E.
Married	17 Dec 1829	Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Family 2	HARTMAN, Rev. Andrew
Married	2 Sep 1875	Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

• Name	CABELL, Samuel Jordan  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Col.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	15 Dec 1756	Colony of Virginia, UK   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1772-1775	Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, UK   [4]
  	William and Mary College
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	41995018
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41995018
  Military Service	1776-1781  [5]
  	Revolutionary War
  Residence	Amherst County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Death	4 Aug 1818	Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Nelson, Virginia, USA   [6, 7]
  	Address: "Soldier's Joy", Cabell Family Home Wingina, Virginia USA
  Age	61 years
  Burial	Soldier's Joy Cemetery, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA   [7, 8]
  	Address: Soldier's Joy Cemetery Wingina, Virginia USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #41995018.
  Person ID	I291	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	CABELL, Col. William Sr.,   b. 13 Mar 1729/30, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 23 Mar 1798, Amherst County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	JORDAN, Margaret Meredith,   b. 1742   d. Mar 1812, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Nelson, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F1446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 15 May 1814, Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Nelson, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1781	Hanover County, Virginia, USA   [1, 9, 10, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 11 months - She : 21 years.
  Residence	1 Oct 1785	Hardwicksville (Wingina), Amherst, Virginia, USA   [12]
  	after their marriage in 1781 at his father's estate, Union Hill, on the James River near Wingina. They then moved into their own home, Soldiers Joy, also on the James River,
  Children	>   1. CABELL, Mildred Meriwether   d. 14 Jun 1819, Alabama Territory, USA >   2. CABELL, Margaret Washington   d. 17 Feb 1881, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA     3. CABELL, Nicholas Meriwether   d. Yes, date unknown >   4. CABELL, William Syme,   b. 13 Mar 1786   d. 27 Jun 1842, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA (Age 56 years) >   5. CABELL, Dr. Samuel Jordan Jr.,   b. 11 Nov 1787   d. 30 Dec 1845, Franklin County, Virginia, USA (Age 58 years) >   6. CABELL, Paulina R.,   b. 1789   d. 1827 (Age 38 years) >   7. CABELL, Dr. Patrick Henry,   b. 12 Aug 1799, Amherst County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Jun 1838, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 38 years) >   8. CABELL, George Washington,   b. 12 Jul 1802   d. 2 Oct 1869, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years) >   9. CABELL, Emeline S.,   b. 1804   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Dec 1756 - Colony of Virginia, UK Education - William and Mary College - 1772-1775 - Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, UK Residence - - Amherst County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 15 Nov 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Residence - after their marriage in 1781 at his father's estate, Union Hill, on the James River near Wingina. They then moved into their own home, Soldiers Joy, also on the James River, - 1 Oct 1785 - Hardwicksville (Wingina), Amherst, Virginia, USA Death - Address: "Soldier's Joy", Cabell Family Home Wingina, Virginia USA - 4 Aug 1818 - Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Nelson, Virginia, USA Burial - Address: Soldier's Joy Cemetery Wingina, Virginia USA - - Soldier's Joy Cemetery, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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