The Descendants of Captain Edmund Sams of Buncombe County, NC is the ONLY book ever researched and written specifically on the many descendants of one of Asheville, NC first settlers. Documentation in this book includes a copy of the Revolutionary War Pension filed by daughter, Orra Sams Foster, wife of Captain Thomas Foster on behalf of her father, Captain Edmund Sams. Also included are transcriptions of court records from St. Clair County, Missouri that prove the often mistaken lineage of Captain Sams' children and grandchildren. The book offers census, birth, marriage and death records that record information that has been previously overlooked. Civil War service records are also included for those interested in finding verification needed to join SCoV and other Civil War societies on this Sams family line. The book spans 10 generations and includes 651 pages of family information, historical records and photos.