Records of Uncle Sam on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Uncle Sam in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

A Moment of your Time Please...

In order to try and help fund this website, I've tried producing some music. Click the banner below to listen to my latest album on your favourite streaming service. If you like it, please consider adding your favourite songs to a playlist!

Play music by Gracie James
Country Collection
Globe Ancestry.com Global records search results for Uncle Sam.
USA Ancestry.com US records search results for Uncle Sam.
UK Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Uncle Sam.
Canada Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Uncle Sam.
Australia Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Uncle Sam.

DNA

Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Sam ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!

Unlock your DNAHave you reached a brick wall in your Sam Tree?

Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Uncle Sam and the Sam Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sam Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sam family tree.

Check out Parish Records for Uncle Sam at Find My Past.

Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Uncle Sam using the FreeBMD database.

Explore Genealogy BankGenealogy Bank for Uncle Sam records.

Study MyHeritage for Uncle Sam information.

Investigate the LDS Database for records about Uncle Sam.

Research the Sam surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sam Military records.

ukDid you know that there are currently 309 people with the Sam surname in the UK? Sam is now ranked number 3751 for popularity in the UK.

Sam Family History Databases

Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.

Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Uncle Sam.

Study MyTrees for information on the Sam family and people looking to contact living Sam relations.

Explore One Great Family for Sam records submitted by people who are already researching the Sam Family Tree.

Find Uncle Sam from Ireland on findmypast.ie

Sam Forums

There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.

Research the Sam surname using Genealogy.com forums .

ukDid you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Sam surname in the USA? Sam is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA.

Miscellaneous Sam Databases

Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Uncle Sam. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.

Comments

Looking for information on a Uncle Sam in your family tree? Why not post a question here -

Some Famous People called Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam (singer)

Uncle Sam (born Sam Turner; May 31, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American R&B singer. He is best known for being signed to Boyz II Men's Stonecreek Records imprint (distributed by Epic Records) in the late 1990s.

His only Top 40 hit was the Nathan Morris-penned "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" released October 14, 1997, which reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1997. The same track reached No. 30 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1998. The record sold over one million copies, gaining gold disc status.

Uncle Sam also sang a cover of "When I See You Smile", originally recorded by Bad English, for the television program, Touched by an Angel.

Uncle Sam performed a live global stream in Nairobi, Kenya on February 18, 2017, following the final bout of the Making of a Champ boxing series. His set included:# "Free"# "When I See You Smile"# "You" (pre-release debut of new single)# "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again"

Source: Uncle Sam (singer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Sam

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

Saam Sahm Sahnow Sain Saine Sainio Same Samm Samme Samwaye Sane Sanio Sann Sanna Sanney Sanow Saum Sawin Sawn Sawney Sawnwy Sayen Sayne Scain Scane Scanio Scawen Scawn Schaan Schan Schane Schaney Schanie Schany Schaun Schein Scheine Schene Schiambi Schien Schine Schini Schino Schnee Schoen Schoene Schoeni Schon Schone Schoni Schonie Schoon Schoone Schum Schumm Schunn Schwan Schwann Schwehn Schwen Schwenn Schwin Schwinn Scianni Scini Scone Scoon Scoone Scowen Scown Scoyne Scyone Seamn Seaney Seeney Sehn Sehon Seim Sein Seine Sem Semiao Sena Senay Seney Senn Senne Seoane Seum Shaan Shahan Shaheen Shahen Shain Shama Shambaugh Shambe Shambeau Shambo Shambough Shammo Shamway Shane Shaney Shann Shanne Shaughen Shaum Shawhan Shawn Sheahan Sheain Sheean Sheehaan Sheehan Sheehane Sheen Shehan Shehane Shehauon Shehawn Shehawne Shehen Sheohan Shewan Shewen Shewon Shine Shinn Shinnie Shinoe Shinow Shion Shoen Shoeny Shoham Shohan Shohoney Shomo Shone Shoney Shonio Shoun Showen Shown Shuan Shum Shuma Shume Shumway Shwenn Shynn Sieme Siene Sign Signe Sim Sima Simao Sime Simm Simo Sine Siney Singh Sinn Sinney Sinnie Sinno Skaim Skain Skan Skane Skawne Skayhan Skeen Skeene Skehan Skehen Skein Skene Skim Skin Skinn Skon Skone Skune Skym Skyme Smaw Smay Smee Smy Smye Snay Snea Snee Snow Soame Soan Soane Sohn Soigne Soma Son Sone Soni Sonnee Soon Suhan Suhm Summa Summe Summey Summy Sumney Sunne Suomi Swaim Swaime Swain Swaine Swam Swan Swanay Swane Swaney Swann Swanne Swanney Swannie Swayme Swaynay Swayne Swayney Sweaney Sweem Sweeney Sweeny Swem Swim Swimm Swin Swine Swiney Swinn Swinney Swinnowe Swym Swymm Swyn Swyne Syme Syne Szum