WorkSpace John Slaten 1814 Geenville

Date: 1814 to 1815
Location: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Surname/tag: Slaten, Slaton

1814 DEATH and ESTATE of a John: This estate record was viewed in clerical mss in the South Carolina State Archives, Columbia, and in the Georgia State Archives, Morrow, buy {{Xlayton-1071|Clinton Slayton]]. Copies were provided to research partner Wesey Miller. At some point in the future, this estate might be viewable in the online South Carolina Archives website, but not at the time of this writing. The condition is poor, and because these are loose records, it is possible that pages are lost. With that in mind, the following comments are subject to interpretation: the numbers appear to represent the currency value of individual items that have been listed as purchased, so the monies assigned to individual items seem to reflect the total value of the estate, while the "totals" do not, because of loss of material (torn margins). But there are no indications of a distribution "amongst the different legatees," so it is unclear if the items listed by the names represent legatees; the names appear to be identified as "purchasers." Note that the" two basons" line at the final name shows five currency values assigned, while all other values correspond roughly to the listed items at the puichasers' names. No acreage is mentioned in the remnants. The clerical rendering of the name of the deceased shows letterforms suggesting "John Slaten Junr," which, if accurate, suggests a second generation, or at least, a younger man with this name within Greenville District records at the time. If not accurate, the following are among possibilities considering the date and location:

• This could apply to the man seen as John John Slatton seen as John Slaten in a North Carolina tax list for 1771;
• This could apply to the man seen as "John Slatton Sr" in numerous census/tax and land records in South Carolina, who might be the man mentioned above, if the clerk has written a mistake;
• This could apply to the man seen as "John Slatton Jr" in numerous census/tax and land records in South Carolina, who is not fully indentified for a profile on WikiTree;
• This could apply to Captain John H. Slatton , whose death date and location are not known, but loose papers in Hawkins County, Tennessee, show that he died sometime before 1819. If he died in Tennessee, then this estate almost certinaly does not apply to him.

COMMENT: There appears to be no widow's portion mentioned in in the remaining papers. Not seen in the estate remnant are legatees or purchasers named John, Edward or Joseph Slaten. Those named as Slaton or Slaten among the papers could be siblings, older relatives, or issue of the deceased, but almost certainly related to him. Apt 7, file 460 South Carolina Greenville District - request of Enoch Slaten to administer the estate of John Slaten Junr; To David Goodlett Esq Ordinary These are to make known to you that it will be necessary to make a sale of all of the personal estate of John Slaton in order to pay debts, to make a distribution amongst the different legatees. Therefore pray that you would grant an order for that purpose. Given under my hand this 30th day of Dec 1814 Enoch Slaten. Sale is ordered the same day.
Bill of appraisment, signed Thos Edmondson, Aaron Evans, James Goodlett, Richard Goodlett.
Total value: 75 - 62 - 5.
Articles sold by Enoch Slaton Executor of of [sic] JOHN SLATON, purchasers, viz
Aron Slaton (bed, drawing knife, auger, Collar N?el)
8-50
1-37-cut off
0-12-cut off
Total
10-00 cut off Mathy Slaton (loom, set of forks, bed, quilt)
5-00
0-87-5
6-25
0-56 Total 18-68
Enoch Slaton (skillet, Pots & hooks, shears & nippers, Chains & harnes
1-00
9-31
1-31
0-25
8-50
2 - torn
0- torn
Total 26-13

Nancy Slaton (plates, basons, dish, side saddle)
4-56-3
2-31-2
2-00
Total 8-87-5

Elias Write? (to two basons) scratched out Aaron Slaton?
4-75
8-87-5
16-12-5
12-68-8
10-00
Bulk of the settlement takes place in Dec 1814 into Jan 1815.