A couple of tidbits... The Sidney C. Sloan Bible record has the parents of my Sam Sloan (b. ~1826 AL, m. Jane Ray) as "Mark Sloan & wife name unknown". The last time I corresponded with Edna Sloan Cooksey was June 1997. At that time she was updating and proofing her Sloan book which could turn into two books: one on Samuel and Elizabeth Patterson Sloan and one on Patrick Sloan (I assume Samuel's brother). Here's an exerpt from her email: "...I have documents that may prove that, that Mark [the one living with Jesse] is the same Sampson listed in Patrick's will in 1809. This would make Jesse E., "Elias" possibly, that Mark's half-brother. Our Samuel is indeed from the Samuel & Elizabeth Patterson line. Proof is that Martha Sloan age 22, is still at home and has not married Allen Forkum (he's still w/parents) on the 1850 census. Thus proving that our Samuel is the one who has married 2nd Rhoda ? Davenport widow of Joseph Davenport, listed on the 1840 census and died shortly after. The Davenport children listed, Martha 19, and Brooks, Alvira, and Joseph are probably grandchildren of Rhoda." I look forward to seeing Edna's book. She has a web page at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/1632/index.html Michael Vaden mvaden@airnet.net F Mitchell wrote: > > This concerns the early Jessie, Samuel, & Mark Slone/Sloan. This will > probably be long, confusing and I do tend to ramble on sometimes. Hopefully it > will provide some new leads and maybe even answer some questions. > > The only information I've had on Jackson Co. came from census records and I > was never able to make sense of the records, ages NEVER match "known" dates, > etc. I've learned that the courthouse burned c1907, that's probably why > USGENWeb says there are no county records before 1872. > > In case you're missing this, there are the early census records from my notes > on the NC group: > SLOAN, JESSE JACKSON TN. 1830 Pg. 171 0010000010 0000000100 > SLOAN, SAMUEL JACKSON TN. 1830 Pg. 154 2112201000 1220001000 > **************** > SLOAN, JESSE JACKSON TN. 1840 Pg. 256 000100001 00000000011 > ******************* > 1850 Jackson Co., TN (p. 602, #913) > Samuel Sloan 55 NC > Rhoda 57 VA > Martha 22 TN > Martha DEVENPORT 19 TN > Alvira 8 TN > Brooks 6 TN > Joseph 12 TN > > 1850 Jackson Co., TN (3D-1015) > Jesse Slone 79 NC > Margaret 35 TN > John 14 TN > Selia 1 TN > William 4 TN > Sampson Braswell 12 TN > Silvy Braswell 40 TN > William Braswell 3 TN > Mark Slone 60 VA > ************************************ > Back in 1996, Michael Vaden provided me a gedcom of his family and a very > convincing analysis that this Samuel w/Rhoda was the son of Samuel & Elizabeth > (Patterson) Sloan. And based on information from the Sidney C. Sloan bible, > one of the Samuels was actually a Samuel Mark/Marcus Sloan. I don't recall all > the details, but at the time I had hard time accepting the "whole" theory, > even though most of it made very good sense. > > A little over a year ago, I got a letter from Edna Sloan Cooksey concerning > some errors in my database on some of the Smith Co. TN. Sloans. Edna appeared > to be very knowledgeable on this group and I ask her about the Jessie, Mark > and Samuel of Jackson Co. According to Edna, Jessie is really Jessie Elias > Sloan, Mark is Samuel Mark "Sampson" Sloan, and Samuel actually is Samuel Jr. > son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Patterson) Sloan. I didn't get into what was > proven or conjecture, Edna was planning on publishing a book on her Sloan > family, so we may have to wait for the book or the movie. Hope I didn't blow > the plot. > > To see the significance of this info, you have to go to the will of Samuel > Sr's brother, Patrick Sloan of Smith Co. Tn. (formally of Iredell Co. maybe > VA. and Lancaster Co. PA.) Patrick moved to Tn. 1805-09. His will was > written 8 Jun 1809, probate March 1810, Smith Co. Tn. exec Arch, John & Wm. > Sloan. witnesses John Patterson and A. Wilkerson. mentions wife Elizabeth, > sons Josiah, Elias, Allen & Sampson; daus Elinor, Elizabeth, & Mary > > This implies 10 children, I believe he could have had up to 13 or 14 and > probably had two wives both named Elizbeth. I forget my reasoning on that > right now. So there is a possibility that Isaac and Jonathan fit in there > somewhere, as a matter if fact, it's probably very likely. That would pretty > much put all the Sloans of Jackson and Smith Co. Tn. as one family. > > Now, I guess we need some more supporting "facts" And re-think some of the > previous theories. There are still some females that need to get linked up, > including Porterfield's Samantha Sloan, and Jeff's Deborah Sloan. > > Also, some new questions. > 1. Is Silvy Braswell the dau of Jessie Elias or Mark? With a kid named > Sampson it's probably Mark. > 2. What is the name of Samuel Jr's first wife? > > I'm sure there are more, but I'm getting sleeping and I'm anxious to hear > comments from ya'll. > > Frank Mitchell > -- > Visit "The Sloan Connection" at > http://www.panama.phoenix.net/~fmitchel/welcome.html