Giles Slocum (1696 - 1750)

Born 19 Feb 1696 in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Manchester) Slocum — married 26 Jan 1720 in Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1750 at age 54 in Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Giles Slocum was born the son of Ebenezer Slocum and Mary Thurston in Jamestown Township, Rhode Island, the 19th day of the Twelfth month, 1695. Giles married Mary Manchester on 26 Jan 1720 and settled in Warwick Township, Rhode Island. He was admitted freeman there in the year 1723.

Giles was a farmer and a dealer in land, He was also a slaveholder, giving his daughter, Desire, at the time of her marriage, a negro woman, named Clara.

When Giles died in Warwick on 26 March, 1750, his estate was appraised at 1890 pounds, 14s, 11d. His wife, Mary, died 2 Jan 1763.

They had four children: Desire (b. 1720), Mary (b. 1722), Ebenezer (b. 1724), and Mercy (b. 1726).

His will is dated 14 October 1749 with a codicil dated 2 March 1749/50 and proved on 28 April 1750 in Warwick, Rhode Island.^[1]

His date of death, 26 March 1749/50 is recorded in the heading of his inventory which was taken on 28 April 1750.^[1]

Source: #S643

Source: #S364

Page: 393

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649992_00104). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database online], image 104-110. Wills, No. 2, Warwick, 1745-1764, Page 143-154. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• "A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, Genealogical and Biographical (from 1637 to 1881)" by Charles Elihu Slocum, Syracuse, New York, published by the author, 1882 (Person No. 17, page 64.

• Lee Family History (Giles Slocum & Mary Manchester) [1]

• Source S364 , Title: The Slocum Genealogy, Author: Charles E. Slocum, M.D., Ph.D, of Syracuse, N.Y., Publication: NEHGR, Volume 34, October 1880, Abbreviation: The Slocum Genealogy, Note: Source Media Type: Book, Master Listing Source: Y

• Source S643 , Title: Genealogy on Display, Computerized Data Base, Author: Mail from Dr. Tom D. Clarke of Medfield, Norfolk, Ma. , Abbreviation: Genealogy on Display, Computerized Data Base , Note: Mail from Dr. Tom D. Clarke, 3 Carmen Circle, Medfield, Mass. 02052. , Source Media Type: Book , Master Listing Source: Y

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom.

Birthdate / Place - 19 FEB 1695/1696 at Jamestown, Newport, RI (User ID: 650401E8D8558845BA941959E407A214AD12)

• While processing relationships in the gedcom some additional information was found - Marriage - 26 JAN 1719/1720 (User ID: B58C00E8F42D394C95B2A0644DB303062324)

• This person was created through the import of randys ancestors-10generations.ged on 10 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. Birthdate & Place - 19 FEB 1696 at Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States - Source: #S227 - (User ID: 896460EEFA384A36A09F0E6BA3E53089E694)