One may notice in yesterday's post of the Jonathan Boyd family group, that Nancy married the son of Simeon Hunt and Polly Samples, Simeon Jackson Samples...wait a minute..."Samples?" That's right, Simeon Hunt and Polly were not married when Simeon was born, at least not by law.
Furthermore, one may notice that Nancy's sister, Celia, married another son of Simeon Hunt...and Delilah Samples Hunt (Polly's sister). His name was James Basil Hunt. His parents were legally married.
For many years, Polly Samples lived next to her sister and her husband, Simeon Hunt, raising children with him/them. That's right! Must've been quite the scandal in those days. Apparently, Delilah supported this "activity," or I'm sure she would have run Polly off. You can find further evidence in their father's will that both ladies were in agreement for this unique lifestyle. Their father, William Samples, mentioned in his will that both Delilah and Polly had "disobliged" him "so much" that he did not think he would give them any more than he already had. After Delilah's death, their mother, Nancy Wilson Samples, in her will, gave much to Polly citing William's withholding as justification for her generosity.
Also, after Delilah's death, Simeon and Polly traveled all the way to Utah to have their marriage blessed by the Mormon Church. They did return, and lived out the rest of their lives in Russell County, Virginia. At some point, not sure whether it was before or after they went to Utah, they were charged with "lewdness" according to the Russell County court records. This was in reference to the timing of their marriage, apparently, because once they proved they had not married until after Delilah's death, the case was dismissed.
Simeon Hunt was a captain of the Russell County infantry during the Civil War. He was a blacksmith and a farmer, a very tall and respected man in the community.
About the time Nancy Boyd and her husband Simeon Jackson Samples moved to Estill Co., KY, Simeon changed his name to Andrew Jackson Samples.
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