3I have hi-lited Mathieu because he is the first person of the surname "SAMSON" recorded as having taken up land in L'Ardoise. This information Can be found amoung the records at the Nickolas Deney's museum in St. Peters, of one Fr. Lesions, a Roman Catholic Missionary priest of that era, the year being 1747.

Laroque Census, 1752
Mathieu Samson, habitant Caboteur, native of Port Royal, 42 years of age, married to Marguerite Lapierre, native of l'Acadie, 42 years of age.
They have 4 boys and 3 girls.
Pierre Samson, aged 17 years.
Jean Samson, aged 16 years.
François Samson, aged 11 or 14 (worn out) years.
Bruneau Samson, aged 7 years.
Iasbelle Samson, aged 13 years.
Charlotte Samson, aged 8 years.
Jeanne Samson, aged 3 years. <<<<< from second marriage to Marguerite LAPIERRE
They have been in the colony since 1730.
They have 3 ox, 2 cows and 7 hens.

From "Fonds des Archives departementales de la Charente-Maritime; LaRochelle (France), textual documents 1754, Louisbourg, Series Amiraute de Louisbourg, B I found the following under a Register of Inspection of boats ready to depart Louisbourg during the months April-May 1754 "Goelette LaVICTOIRE, captaine Mathieu Sanson, p. 38"