https://www.sampsonhistory.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-04-24 https://www.sampsonhistory.org/blog/captain-david-dodd-a-local-patriot monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea9ad1edfdc910ba85fcdb1/85362152-89bf-4e4d-b3bc-71d6db027cdc/1735503297570blob.jpg BLOG - Captain David Dodd – A Local Patriot - Make it stand out This map shows where David Dodd’s property was when he moved to Lisburn on the river at Lisbon Bridge near present day Ingold. He and his family are believed to be buried on this property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea9ad1edfdc910ba85fcdb1/15c2a34e-b9b6-4a04-b596-0bec0f9c241a/dodd+grave+marker.jpg BLOG - Captain David Dodd – A Local Patriot - Make it stand out This is the headstone for David Dodd at old Beulah Church on Ten Mile Swamp. 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Lewis, said General John Ashe was buried in the John Sampson Cemetery. Ashe, a prominent militia leader during the Revolution, was captured and imprisoned in Wilmington by the British in 1781. After developing smallpox, he was released and made his way as far as Sampson Hall before he died. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea9ad1edfdc910ba85fcdb1/9e460f9f-e11c-4bf7-ad77-6b683c242ecf/ashe4.jpg BLOG - Sampson Hall Plantation In 1983, the Sampson County Historical Society erected a headstone as a memorial to John Sampson and family, as well as to the many unknowns who are also buried there. 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Brown, Early Area Photographer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea9ad1edfdc910ba85fcdb1/ecdfb11e-5f6c-4c22-8b2e-d238918530a2/AA+McKoy.JPG BLOG - Claude O. Brown, Early Area Photographer - Make it stand out This crayon portrait of Judge A.A. McKoy (1825-1885) still hangs in the courtroom at the Sampson County Courthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea9ad1edfdc910ba85fcdb1/ae98deee-69bb-4701-8a86-affd3a0d4dcb/1898+Red+Shirt+Parade+in+downtown+Clinton.JPG BLOG - Claude O. Brown, Early Area Photographer - Make it stand out This photo by Brown was taken in 1898 during a political rally held in Clinton. The courthouse is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea9ad1edfdc910ba85fcdb1/df0f68a7-2884-4add-9779-50e45cb51fd5/CO+Brown+print+%281%29.PNG BLOG - Claude O. 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