The 1830 census shows Samuel as head of household in Hall County, Georgia. The household also contains two males under the age of five; two males between the ages of 5 and 10; one male between the ages of 20 and 30; one female between the ages of 5 and 10; one female between the ages of 10 and 15; and one female between the ages of 20 and 30. These are all listed as "free white persons." The record also indicates that Samuel owned one female slave between the ages of 5 and 10.