Nancy was still living when Samuel died in December 1824 and lived until at least June 1825 when son Samuel was born. It is possible that she died during childbirth or shortly after. That she was deceased before the estate was settled is supported by there being neither a signature by her nor a mention of her in the settlement statement. Her death, if it led to the care of the children by her sister Jane and Jane's husband Jonathan Williams, could also explain Jonathan's claim (image 18.jpg in the settlement papers) to guardianship of the children.
Nancy's and Samuel's son Samuel lived a short life, dying in 1851. His grave is in the same cemetery as and a short distance from his father Samuel. The gravestone states that he died 24 September 1851, aged 26 years, 3 months, and 17 days. The only other record available for him is his mention in Tate Alexander's will and his listing on the 1850 census in the family of his brother James Stewart giving his age and his occupation as a miner.
Almost everything that we know about his life comes from the few records that were left after a courthouse fire. Although I'm uncertain about the Burke County and McDowell County courthouses, many North Carolina courthouses were gutted by fires set by federal troops during the Civil War. The saved papers produced no record of the marriage of Samuel and Nancy, but the marriage bond issued for them survives. The bondsman was John Pulliam, husband of Nancy's sister Mary. There is also a packet of papers recording the settlement of the estates of Samuel, who died in 1824, and his brother James Y., who died in 1825. The papers from the two estates are mixed, and the dates range from 1825 to 1830. Co-administrator of both estates were the father James and David Glass.
During the last year of his life, Samuel appears to have incurred many debts and to have been unable to pay when they were due, perhaps because of illness. His being sick is supported by a bill for services and various medicines during that time. There was little left from his estate to pass on to his family after paying what was due.
The estate settlement didn't address only Samuel's assets and debts. One item was a claim by Jonathan Williams that he should be the guardian of Samuel's children. If I understood the outcome, the claim was not allowed.
Note 1: Gravestone: the inscription on his gravestone in Drucilla Independent Fundamental Cemetery, McDowell County, NC, appears to state that he died December 1824, age 32 years and seemingly some months. I can't be certain of the 32, but one gravestone photo poster agreed that it was 32 and didn't mention months. Another had the age at death as 27 or 28, but the listed age was definitely neither of those. Note: the cemetery was in Burke County at the time of his burial.