Samuel Green Austin

Samuel Austin declared himself the son of John when he sold his

father's land in Q. Anne Co. - Deed-Liber R.T.#D, folio 32, 1751. This

land had been previously bought by John from William Bishop in 1733 -

Q. Anne Co. Deeds- Liber RT#A folio 277, on branch of Chester River.

Pariarch of the Wittenburg family of Austins and related in some way

now undefined to William Austin of Ellendale, came to NC from MD on

the north bank of the Potomac about 1800. He entered a tract on the

ridge between Big Rock Creek and Isaac's Creek, where Bethlehem Church

now stands. The timber from 130 acres of his tract brought 450,000 in

the 1920's. Samuel Austin was also known as "Lame Sam" and "Shoemaker

Sam".

About 1836 he moved to Green County MO, near Springfield, MO.

Provided by Gail Gaither from A History of Alexander County, NC by Pen