Samuel was born in Boston, Massachusetts before 1775. He married Hannah, who was also from Boston. They settled first in Belchertown, Massachusetts, where they had four children born between about 1800 and 1810. By 1820, they were in nearby Amherst.
Sources Consulted
History of the Black Population of Amherst, Massachusetts, James Avery Smith, 1999, p. 61
Black Families in Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1650-1865, Joseph Carvalho III, 2011, p. 41