John Slavin

Evidence needed to support John Slavin as son of Daniel Slaven & Ann Slaven

John Slavin

• BIRTH 1723 Ireland
• DEATH 18 Jul 1802 (aged 78–79) Meadowdale, Highland County, Virginia, USA
• BURIAL Slaven Family Burial Grounds, Meadowdale, Highland County, Virginia, USA

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DAR: Ancestor #A105112 John Slaven served with 8th Virginia Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Landed in NY 1740.

Slaven Family Burial Grounds was in Highland, VA, which is now West Virginia. John Slaven, from Ulster, Ireland, he was christened in 1740, in Ireland, he came to Virginia, USA, and married Elizabeth Stuart, who came to Virginia from Scotland. They had 11 children.

Disputed Origins

Any records that may have existed to tell the story of the Irish ancestors of John Slaven likely perished in 1922 when the Irish Public Records Office was destroyed by fire. The name Slaven itself, however, has a long documented history in Ulster. Those bearing the name Slaven are said to descend from Colla da Crioch, or Colla of the Two Countries - Eire (Ireland) and Alba (Scotland).

Family

Spouse Elizabeth Stuart 1726-1795

Children

1. Comfort Slaven, 3 Nov 1751 Rockingham Co., Virginia. Married William Higgins
2. William Slaven, b. 3 Jun 1753, Rockingham Co., Virginia d. Abt 1816, Tennessee. Married Nancy Ingram.
3. Elizabeth Slaven b. 10 Feb 1755, Rockingham Co., Virginia d. Aft 19 Aug 1817, Harrison Co., Virginia (Age > 62 years). Married Abraham "Ebraham" Ingram.
4. Naomi V. Slaven b. 13 Jan 1757, Rockingham Co., Virginia d. Aft 1830, Pocahontas Co., West Virginia (Age > 74 years). Married Thomas Galford.
5. John Slaven, b. 10 Apr 1760, Rockingham Co., Virginia d. Bef May 1839. Married 1) Elizabeth Warwick 2) Sarah Wade.
6. Isaiah Slavens b. 14 Jun 1762, Augusta Co., Virginia d. 28 Jun 1843, Putnam Co., Indiana (Age 81 years). Married Martha "Patty" Stuart.
7. Reuben Slaven, b. 10 Jul 1763, Augusta Co., Virginia d. Aft 1840, Beaver, Pike, Ohio (Age > 78 years). Married Sally Kennison.
8. Daniel Slaven, b. Est 1764, Augusta Co., Virginia. Not married,
9. Stuart "Stewart" Slaven, b. Est 1765, Augusta Co., Virginia d. Jul 1832, Pendleton Co., West Virginia (Age ~ 67 years). Married Isabella Johnson.
10. Henry Slaven, b. Est 1767, Augusta Co., Virginia d. Aft 1840, Pike Co., Ohio (Age ~ 74 years). Married Elizabeth Houchin.

Will

• Will of John Slaven (X) dated July 18, 1802
• Wit: Thomas Gafford, James Petyjohn and John Higgins
• Probated July 1803 court
• Exec: son John
• Beq: 5 shillings each to Comfort, eldest daughter, William, Eliza­beth, Neomah, John, Isaih, Ruben and Daniel
• to sons Stuart and Henry tracts of 120 acres each at the back mountain
• to son Henry and his wife Elizabeth all the property I have on the place
• to son John "lands, messuages and tenements

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stuart-63

Per: http://harger.org/b211.htm#P3599

John Slavin was a pioneer, founder and patriot. He enlisted July 15, 1746 in Sussex County, Delaware, in King George's War. (Delaware Military Archives, Vol I page 5, published by the Public Archives Comission of Delaware, by Authority , 1911.) Company of Foot, commanded by Captain John Shannon. His age was listed as 24, birth place, Tyrone County, Ireland, and occupation, weaver. He signed his name John Slevin. His Will is in the Circuit Court at Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It is dated July 18, 1802. His name is spelled John Slaven and John Slavens. He made bullets and gun powder for the Revolutionary War. He also made lime, charcoal and melted iron ore.

The John Slavin family bible brought from Scotland is still in the hands of his descendants. The bible was handed down through his son Stewart Slaven, to Rueben, to Stuart Crawford Slaven, to Howard Hull Slaven. A daughter of Howard Hull Slaven , a Mrs. Rogers [ d. 1976 ] had the bible in 1962. The bible was brought to this county by Elizabeth (Betty) Stuart and her father Daniel Stewart. (note: no explanation is given in the F.L. Slavens booklet to why her father spells his name Stewart, and all other family members spell it Stuart. )

Spouse: John SLAVEN DAR. Elizabeth (Betty) STUART and John SLAVEN DAR were married in 1748 in Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Some notes state she was married in Stanton, but Stanton was not formed until 1761 Children were: Comfort SLAVEN, William SLAVENS, Elizabeth SLAVENS, NAOMI V. SLAVEN, John SLAVEN, Isaiah SLAVENS, Reuben SLAVENS, Daniel SLAVEN, Stuart SLAVEN,Henry SLAVENS

Notes

Some of the information noted below should be taken with care in that quite a bit of it is unsourced.

Some note he served at Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. I suspect he may be getting confused with son John. John would have been almost 60 with a family of 10 children. I find it unlikely it was John b 1723.
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• Augusta Co. was formed in 1738 from Orange Co., although county government was not organized until 1745.
• Rockingham Co. was formed in 1778 from Augusta Co.
• Pendleton Co. created in 1788 from parts of Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham Counties.
• Bath County was established on December 14, 1790 from Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier counties.
• Pocahontas Co. created 21 Dec 1821 from Pendleton, Greenbrier and Randolph Co. (now WV) and Bath Co. (now VA).
• Highland Co. was formed in 1847 from Bath Co. and Pendleton Co.

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If John Slaven died in 1788, why is he in the 1790 tax list? I asumed the memorial stone is incorrect and he died after the 1790 tax list.

Many also have him buried at Meadowdale, Highland Co., Virginia. Highland County was not formed unto 1847. My best guess is he and Elizabeth died and were buried in what was then Bath Co. Virginia.

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13430307/john-slavin Created by: Sandra Mitchell (46614261) Added: 24 Feb 2006 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13430307/john-slavin Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13430307/john-slavin : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for John Slavin (1723–18 Jul 1802), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13430307, citing Slaven Family Burial Grounds, Meadowdale, Highland County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Sandra Mitchell (contributor 46614261) .
• http://lechpowell.com/getperson.php?personID=I3998&tree=tree1
• Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, William Thomas Price, <GoogleBooks> page 144-149.
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Yates Publishing, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.). Name: John Slaven Gender: Male Birth Place: Ir Birth Year: 1725 Spouse Name: Elizabeth Stevart Marriage Year: 1740 Marriage State: VA Number Pages: 1
• A History of Prince Edward County, Virginia: From its Formation in 1753, to the Present, Charles Edward Burrell, (Williams Print. Co., Richmond, Va., 1922), http://www.archive.org/details/historyofprincee00burrrich
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