Sergeant
James
Sloan
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Sloan
and Mary (Dewey) Sloan
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Phebe (Stratton) Sloan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Olive Sloan
Died
at age 53
in Le Ray, Jefferson, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jan 2017
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Biography
James Sloan was born in Westfield, Hampden, MA on 24 Dec 1759. He resided with his family in Williamstown, Berkshire, MA, and is presumed to have been a close relative of General Samuel Sloan, whose origins also derive from Fairfield County, CT. He worked as a blacksmith.
James served as a sergeant in the Massachusetts' Artillery during the Revolution. He enlisted from Williamstown in Captain Clark's company, Col. Benjamin Simond's Berkshire County regiment. After 1790 he removed to Norway, Herkimer, NY, and resided there until about 1810, when he removed to Leray, Jefferson, NY.
Sergeant James Sloan served with Berkshire County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
James Sloan is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A105275.
James married, on 08 Jun 1780 in Williamstown, Berkshire, MA, Phebe Stratton, daughter of Major Isaac Stratton and Mary Fox. PHEBE was born in Williamstown on 09 Apr 1762. She died on 09 Feb 1838 in Leray, Jefferson, NY and is buried at the Evans Mills Old cemetery. According to his pension record, JAMES died in Leray on 10 Feb 1813, but there is no record of his burial.
Sources
- Stratton-Sloan-Chapin family bible, published in a 1931 DAR collection of old bible records and other genealogical sources.
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 Dec 2021), "Record of James Sloan", Ancestor # A105275.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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