1. JOHN SLOAN was born in March 1735/36 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT., presumably at Wilton Parish. He may have been a son of Alexander Sloan of Northern Ireland, who settled in Williamstown, Berkshire, MA, and married Margaret (---)
JOHN SLOAN served in the Revolution as a private in Captain Peter Parker's company, a detachment of Gen. Fellow's Berkshire County brigade, and performed duty in Albany under Gen. Stark. He served three months and 22 days before he died in Albany, NY on 22 Oct 1778.
A family bible in the possession of the Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, DAR in Ann Arbor, MI, contains records of this Sloan family. It is known as the Stratton-Sloan-Chapin family bible, and was published in a 1931 DAR collection of old bible records and other genealogical sources. The bible was submitted for publication by Sloan descendant Lucy Evelena Chapin.
According to this Bible,
JOHN married, on 24 May 1759 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA
MARY DEWEY, daughter of JAMES DEWEY and ELIZABETH ASHLEY. MARY was born 06 Apr 1735 in Westfield, Hampden, MA, and died after July 1782. The Dewey name was passed down to many of JOHN and MARY'S descendants.
Children, SLOAN
2 i JAMES SLOAN married PHEBE STRATTON
3 ii LUCINDA SLOAN or her cousin Lucinda married BENJAMIN WILSON
4 iii TRYPHENA SLOAN married THOMAS HENDERSON
2. 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.
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.
Children, SLOAN (first three born in Williamstown and the last eight in Norway or Newport, Herkimer, NY)
5 i CLARISSA (CLARA) SLOAN
12 viii DANIEL DEWEY (D.D.) SLOAN married JULIA R.
13 ix ABIGAIL SLOAN
14 x CHLOE SLOAN married VOLNEY CHAPIN
15 xi THOMAS HENDERSON SLOAN d.y
16 xii DELIA SLOAN married LEVI ROOT
NOTE: Isaac and Tryphena Sloan above are recorded in Jefferson County cemetery records as husband and wife, but they were actually siblings.
6. OLIVE SLOAN was born on 03 Feb 1784 in Williamstown, Berkshire, MA. As a child she moved with her family to Newport, Herkimer, NY, and appears to have met her future husband there. Olive died 27 Dec 1763 in Leray. Olive and Alanson are buried just over the Leray-Theresa town line at Chaufty's cemetery, Theresa, Jefferson, NY.
OLIVE married, about 1800
ALANSON LYON, son of JABEZ LYON and REBECKAH. ALANSON was born between 1776 and 1780 in New England, possibly in Lanesborough, Berkshire, MA. He died 14 Feb 1858.
Children, LYON (first three born in Herkimer county; last three in Leray, Jefferson, NY)
18 i VARNUM LYON married MARIAH TAYLOR
23 vi HIRAM A. LYON married (1) REBECCA L. SEELEY, (2) SUSANNA INGLE
24 vii RICHARD LYON married (1) CAROLINE FULLER; (2) CLARISSA SHAVER; (3) ANGELINE R.
8. STEPHEN DEWEY SLOAN was born in Massachusetts on 15 Feb 1789. Unlike his older siblings, his birth was not recorded in Williamstown. He purchased and sold land in both Herkimer and Jefferson counties and served in the War of 1812. He began his military service at Newport, Herkimer, NY, and was discharged at Sackets Harbor.
A carpenter and millwright, Stephen D. (often known as S.D.) served as a trustee of the Baptist church in Leray, as well as town supervisor several years during the 1830's. He was among the first trustees of Evans Mills cemetery. In 1832 Stephen testified in Leray in support of his father-in-law's Revolutionary War pension application. He died on 23 Jan 1875 in Evans Mills.
STEPHEN married on 05 Feb 1816 in Newport, Herkimer, NY at the home of the bride
TRYPHOSA DODGE, daughter of JOEL DODGE and SARAH BREWSTER. After her husband's death Tryphosa returned to Newport, Herkimer, NY to reside with her sister Lydia (Mrs. Jefferson) Tillinghast. Born in about 1795, perhaps in New Ashford, Berkshire, MA, Tryphosa died in Newport on 02 Feb 1885 and is buried with Stephen at the Evans Mills Old cemetery. Samples of her handiwork including an antique blue coverlet sewn in 1838 were sold at auction in Newcastle, Maine in 2007.
Child, SLOAN
25 i DAVID COOLIDGE of Philadelphia, Jefferson, NY. Mary died 05 Nov 1863 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA, and J.T. died there on 18 Jul 1907. Both are buried at Forest Hill cemetery in Ann Arbor, MI.
Children, COOLIDGE
39 i JULIA COOLIDGE (1858-1882)
40 ii CHARLES DEWEY COOLIDGE (1859-1873)
41 iii SUSIE M. COOLIDGE (1862-1887)
For additional information contact Roberta D. Calhoun-Eagan
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