1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Kentucky Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Hinton, Samuel

Downs, Rachel

Aug 28, 1792

Nelson Co.

2.  Anon.  1991.  The 1795 Census of Kentucky [as constructed from tax lists].  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL.

Name	County
Hinton, Samuel	Mason

Other HINTONs in Mason Co. in 1795 were his father, Vachel, and his brother, Zachariah. 

3.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312):

1800 Tax List

Hinton, Samuel

KY

Fleming Co.

Other HINTONs in Fleming Co. in 1800 were his father, Vachel, his brother, Zachariah, and Daniel (who is he?). 

4a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313).  Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched). 

1810

Henton, Samuel

KY

Fleming Co.

p. 76

01110-2121000

4b.  1790-1870 Census Index (online at Ancestry.com):

1810

HENTON

SAMUEL

KY

Fleming Co.

p. 76

21210-01110-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1800-1810	=
1 male	10-15	1794-1800	= Vachel (b. 1795/6)
2 males	16-25	1784-1794	=
1 male	26-44	1765-1784	= Samuel
1 female	10-15	1794-1800	=
1 female	16-25	1784-1794	=
1 female	26-44	1765-1784	= Rachel

5a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 (Broderbund CD-314).   Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched). 

1820 State Census	Hinton, Samuel	IL	St. Clair Co.		p. 256
1820 Federal Census	Hinton, Samuel	IL	St. Clair Co.	Spring Twp.	p. 133	00011-020001000

5b.  Illinois Census Returns, 1820 (online at Ancestry.com):

Names of heads of families in St Clair County:  Samuel Hinton Free White males under twenty one: 2 Free White males of twenty one & under forty five: 1 Free White females under eighteen: 1 Free White females of forty-five & upwards: 1

These data do not correspond with the data from Broderbund, even when taking into account the gender switching.

6.  Messages in the Hinton Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).