Sampson inquiry

[sharon]

My great grandfather's name was Albert Sampson.  All I know about him was in 1888 he was living in N.Y. state, married to an American woman and father to his son (my great grandfather) Claude Sampson.  In 1892 he was living in N.Y., was a stone mason.  At some point his wife and son moved to Minnesota .  I do not know anything else of Albert, but long to know anything of our Family in Sweden and what became of Albert.  I assume his birth year was late 1855 or early 1856.  Is Sampson a Swedish name or could it have been changed to American spelling?  I look forward to hearing from anyone being able to answer me.  Thank you.  Sharon

[Simon Duzet]

Sharon,
Saw your request today. Have you got any answers meanwhile? Do you have any information that he came from Sweden? There are right now 19 Sampson listed in the Swedish Phone Directory. To my mind Sampson is not a Swedish name. Some families here are spelled Samson probably an abbreviation of Samuelsson.