Samuel Donelson

1760 - 1803  (43 years)

• Name	Samuel Donelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1760	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1790	Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Territory South of Ohio River
  Occupation	1795	Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	"licensed to practise as an Attorney in the Superior Courts of Law and Courts of Equity"
  Death	1803	Clover Bottom, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [5, 6]
  Burial	Hermitage Churchyard Cemetery, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  		Hermitage Churchyard Cemetery (also known as Donelson Family Cemetery) Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #1461217
  Person ID	I26148	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Colonel John Donelson,   b. 7 Apr 1718, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA d. 17 Nov 1785, Barren County, Kentucky, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Stockley,   b. 1715, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1794, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1749	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F11194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Michie 'Polly' Smith,   b. 26 Apr 1781, Rock Castle Plantation, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Dec 1857, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1796	Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 7]
  Children	1. Brigadier General Daniel Smith Donelson,   b. 23 Jun 1801, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Apr 1863, Montvale Springs, Blount, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Andrew Jackson Donelson,   b. 25 Aug 1799, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Jun 1871, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Samuel Donelson,   b. 1797, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA d. 1817, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1760 - Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Census - Territory South of Ohio River - 1790 - Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Occupation - "licensed to practise as an Attorney in the Superior Courts of Law and Courts of Equity" - 1795 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 20 Jun 1796 - Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Death - 1803 - Clover Bottom, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Hermitage Churchyard Cemetery, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S2234] Ancestry.com, U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 4; Page Number: 470; Family Number: 15. [S634] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Historic Sumner County, Tennessee : with genealogies of the Bledsoe, Cage and Douglass families and. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Historic Sumner County, Tennessee : with genealogies of the Bledsoe, Cage and Douglass families and [S2234] Ancestry.com, U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 4; Page Number: 445; Family Number: 39. [S5422] Find a Grave: DONELSON Samuel 1770-1804, Samuel Donelson (Veteran). BIRTH: 1770 Pittsylvania County, Virginia DEATH: 1804 (aged 33–34) Davidson County, Tennessee BURIAL: Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID: 71091959 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71091959/samuel_donelson [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S5426] Find a Grave: SMITH Mary Sanders 1781-1857, Mary Ann “Polly” Smith Donelson Sanders. BIRTH: 26 Apr 1781 Virginia DEATH: 29 Dec 1857 (aged 76) Saundersville, Sumner County, Tennessee BURIAL: Rock Castle Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee MEMORIAL ID: 6624132 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6624132/mary-ann-donelson_sanders