Birth Name: Samuel Timothy Daly
Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 24, 1984
Ethnicity: Irish, English, German, Scottish, Dutch, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Sam Daly is an American actor. He is the son of actors Tim Daly and Amy Van Nostrand. His aunt is actress Tyne Daly and his cousin is actress Kathryne Dora Brown.
Sam’s paternal grandfather was James Daly (born James Firman Daly; the son of Percifer “Percey” Charles Daly and Dorothy Ethelbert Hogan), an actor. Percifer was the son of John Daly, whose parents were Irish, and Elizabeth Nancy Smith. Dorothy was the daughter of John Francis Hogan, whose parents were Irish, and Martha Ellen “Mattie” Jones.
Sam’s paternal grandmother was Hope Newell (born Mary Hope Newell; the daughter of John Pierce Newell and Maria Hope St. Clair), an actress. John was the son of Charles H. Newell and Ida Mae Pierce. Maria was the daughter of John Franklin St. Clair and Mary Jane Lemon.
Sam’s maternal grandfather was Albert Douglas Van Nostrand (the son of Leroy/Roy Van Nostrand and Madeline/Madalene/Madaline Farrington Haff). Albert was a professor of English at Brown, specializing in American literature, literary criticism, and functional writing. Leroy was the son of Ezra Van Nostrand and Lena. Madeline was the daughter of Albert D. Haff and Josephine Farrington.
Sam’s maternal grandmother was Nancy Willard Connely (the daughter of James Willard Lowry Connely and Laurel Louisa Fletcher). James was the son of George Washington Connely and Annie H. Willard. Laurel was the daughter of Stoughton J. Fletcher and Elizabeth Laurel “Lizzie” Locke.
Sources: Obituary of Sam’s maternal grandfather, Albert Douglas Van Nostrand – https://www.brownalumnimagazine.com
Sam’s great-grandfather, Leroy/Roy Van Nostrand, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Sam’s great-grandmother, Madeline/Madalene/Madaline Farrington Haff, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Sam’s maternal grandmother, Nancy Willard Connely – https://www.findagrave.com
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