Gen, Samuel Sloan

• Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A105291
• Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank: CAPTAIN
• Birth: 1740 CONNECTICUT
• Death: 4-12-1813 WILLIAMSTOWN MASSACHUSETTS
• Service Description: LEX.ALARM;ALSO UNDER COLS JOHN PATTERSON & ASA BARNS
• Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (Daughter, Sarah NOT GIVEN IN EITHER 269746 OR DOUGLAS GEN P138 DR 8-5-42)

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"A History of the County of Berkshire, Massachusetts In Two Parts" published in Pittsfield in 1829 (15-16 years after the death of Samuel Sloan), page 406, says, "Sam. Sloan, a native of Norwalk, came from Canaan, Ct. and began between the village and Woodcock's corner about 1766, and his brother Alexander came soon, and afterwards built the house there, now occupied by Gershom Bulkley..."

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"Origins in Williamstown," says Samuel Sloan of Canaan {then Hartford Co.} CT, blacksmith, built a log house in Williamstown, opened the first tavern there, and became a general and the "richest man in town." pg. 511, in a description of Sloan Road, states, "By much the most remarkable family of those originally settling on these two tiers of lots was that of Samuel Sloan, of Canaan, Connecticut, blacksmith..."

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1771: Mass. Tax Valuation List shows in Williamstown: Samuel Sloan worth 14 pounds a year, with a house, 1 horse, 2 cows {also shows an Alexander Sloan}

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1775: "Alexander Sloan of Williamstown" who appears in Mass. Soldiers and Sailors of the War of the Revolution, a sergeant in Capt. Samuel Sloan's Company of Minutemen, who marched in "response" to the alarm of 4/19/75. {This is the battle of Concord Bridge, where the minutemen fired the shot heard around the world. Were they at Concord Bridge or did they march because of it?}

A.B.L says: Samuel Sloan, (Mass). Captain in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Captain of Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Captain, 15th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Captain Massachusetts Militia in 1781.

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Williamstown Vital Records, General husband of Hannah d. 1813, 73d year. {this puts him b. 1740, I think the 1739 baptism is his. f.e.m.} Hannah wife of General Samuel d 1828, 84th year.

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1800-1810: seems to more children than accounted for.

Sources:

• 1. "DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition" c. 1990, p. 2689-90. [dpob/1840, spouse, dpod/1828, Mil]
• 2. "DAR Patriot Index" NSDAR 1966 [d. Apr 1813]
• 3. "Origins in Williamstown," by ??? {Sylvia Boyd's info]
• 4. Williamstown Vital Records {Sylvia Boyd's research} [6 children]
• 5. Census 1790: Berkshire Co. Ma. Pg. 39, Williamstown [Samuel Sloan, 2-1-5]
• 6. Census 1800: Berkshire Co. Ma. Pg. 132 [Samuel Sloan, 30311 01101]
• 7. Census 1810: Berkshire Co. Ma. Pg. 157 [Samuel Sloan, 21111 00110]
• 8. "American Biographical Library", (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1996.), pg. 500, [military]
• 9. Boyd, Sylvia, (Email Correspondance, Feb 2000), [Baptism of Samuel s/o Alexander]
• 10. Boston Transcripts, (Queries from early 1900's, transcribed by Gloria Odom), [Samuel Sloan s/o Alexander & Margaret Sloan of Wilton CT.]
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sloanguy&...

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ID: I024307 Name: Samuel Sloan 1 2 Sex: M Title: General Birth: ABT OCT 1739 in of Canaan, HARTFORD Co. CT. Death: APR 1813 in Williamston, BERKSHIRE Co. MA. Occupation: Blacksmith, Tavern Keeper Event: Military Revolutionary War, MA. Troops, Capt 3 Baptism: 28 OCT 1739 Wilton Congregational Church. Wilton, Fairfield Co. CT. Event: File Number RS #2432 Note: "A History of the County of Berkshire, Massachusetts In Two Parts" published in Pittsfield in 1829 (15-16 years after the death of Samuel Sloan), page 406, says, "Sam. Sloan, a native of Norwalk, came from Canaan, Ct. and began between the village and Woodcock's corner about 1766, and his brother Alexander came soon, and afterwards built the house there, now occupied by Gershom Bulkley..."

• ****** "Origins in Williamstown," says Samuel Sloan of Canaan {then Hartford Co.} CT, blacksmith, built a log house in Williamstown, opened the first tavern there, and became a general and the "richest man in town." pg. 511, in a description of Sloan Road, states, "By much the most remarkable family of those originally settling on these two tiers of lots was that of Samuel Sloan, of Canaan, Connecticut, blacksmith..."
  • *** 1771: Mass. Tax Valuation List shows in Williamstown: Samuel Sloan worth 14 pounds a year, with a house, 1 horse, 2 cows {also shows an Alexander Sloan}
    • *** 1775: "Alexander Sloan of Williamstown" who appears in Mass. Soldiers and Sailors of the War of the Revolution, a sergeant in Capt. Samuel Sloan's Company of Minutemen, who marched in "response" to the alarm of 4/19/75. {This is the battle of Concord Bridge, where the minutemen fired the shot heard around the world. Were they at Concord Bridge or did they march because of it?} A.B.L says: Samuel Sloan, (Mass). Captain in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Captain of Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Captain, 15th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Captain Massachusetts Militia in 1781.
      • * Williamstown Vital Records, General husband of Hannah d. 1813, 73d year. {this puts him b. 1740, I think the 1739 baptism is his. f.e.m.} Hannah wife of General Samuel d 1828, 84th year.
        • 1800-1810: seems to more children than accounted for.

Sources: 1. "DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition" c. 1990, p. 2689-90. [dpob/1840, spouse, dpod/1828, Mil] 2. "DAR Patriot Index" NSDAR 1966 [d. Apr 1813] 3. "Origins in Williamstown," by ??? {Sylvia Boyd's info] 4. Williamstown Vital Records {Sylvia Boyd's research} [6 children] 5. Census 1790: Berkshire Co. Ma. Pg. 39, Williamstown [Samuel Sloan, 2-1-5] 6. Census 1800: Berkshire Co. Ma. Pg. 132 [Samuel Sloan, 30311 01101] 7. Census 1810: Berkshire Co. Ma. Pg. 157 [Samuel Sloan, 21111 00110] 8. "American Biographical Library", (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1996.), pg. 500, [military] 9. Boyd, Sylvia, (Email Correspondance, Feb 2000), [Baptism of Samuel s/o Alexander] 10. Boston Transcripts, (Queries from early 1900's, transcribed by Gloria Odom), [Samuel Sloan s/o Alexander & Margaret Sloan of Wilton CT.]

Father: ALEXANDER SLOAN b: BEF 1715 in of Wilton Parish, Norwalk, FAIRFIELD Co. CT. Mother: Margaret [--?--] b: in of Wilton Parish, Norwalk, FAIRFIELD Co. CT.

Marriage 1 Hannah "Olive" Douglas b: 7 SEP 1748 in Canaan, LITCHFIELD Co. CT. Married: in Canaan, LITCHFIELD Co. CT. Children Has No Children Olive Sloan b: 27 DEC 1763 Has No Children Sarah Sloan b: 8 MAY 1764 in Canaan, LITCHFIELD Co. CT. Has Children Mary "Polly" Sloan b: 1766 in Williamston, BERKSHIRE Co. MA. Has No Children Rebecca Sloan b: 1768 in Williamston, BERKSHIRE Co. MA. Has No Children Lucy Sloan b: 1774 in Williamston, BERKSHIRE Co. MA. Has No Children Hannah Sloan b: 1777 in Williamston, BERKSHIRE Co. MA. Has Children Douglas Wheeler Sloane b: 9 MAY 1784 in Williamston, BERKSHIRE Co. MA.

Sources: Title: Boston Transcripts Publication: Queries from early 1900's, transcribed by Gloria Odom Repository: Note: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/7937/bt11-5.htm Media: Book Text: [Samuel Sloan s/o Alexander & Margaret Sloan of Wilton CT.] Title: "Origins in Williamstown" Author: Arthur Latham Perry Publication: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904 Repository: Note: (copy is in the NEHGS library) Media: Book Title: "American Biographical Library" Publication: Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1996. Note: comprised of the following works: Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949; Biographical Cyclopedia of American Women. 2 vols; Daughters of America (Women of the Century); Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution; Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century; American Biographical Notes: Being Short Notices of Deceased Persons, Chiefly Those Not Included in Allen's or Drake's Biographical Dictionary; Plymouth Colony; The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Repository: Note: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2016.htm Media: Other Page: pg. 500 Text: [military]

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Sloan Williams house on house tour in May 2018 The Sloan/Williams President House is situated on Main Street, where there is more foot traffic than in most parts of town. And people who have admired the house and wondered what the interior is like will be able to satisfy their curiosity by taking the Historic House Tour.

It was in 1801 that Gen. Samuel Sloan, who had served in the Revolutionary War, built the house that would become home to Williams presidents. Since 1858, 13 presidents and their families have lived in the 18-room house.

Though the President's House is used for official entertaining, a visitor would have no doubt that it is a personal residence. The signs are clear: photos of children displayed on console tables, a TV in the family room, and a dog stretched out in front of the fireplace in the living room.

The mantels and interior carving on the only original fireplace on the first floor are of local origin. And the stairs are original, with side brackets carved with rosettes and lotus flowers.

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