>From the book "SURNAMES Listed in the 1790 United States Census," reprinted in 1997 by Heritage Quest, Bountiful, UT <Original was printed in 1909, Govt. Printing Office,Washington DC.> Maybe we now know where to look.. Have fun! Ellie Stites Swanger EllieSS@aol.com p. 36 Names: Sloan, Sloane, Slon, Slone, Sloon, Slowan, Slown Average size of family: 5.8 <That would be interesting.. the .8> Heads of families: 108 All other members: 520 States <Heads of families>... Maine 0 New Hampshire 6 Vermont 1 Massachusetts 14 Rhode Island 0 Connecticut 5 New York 13 Pennsylvania 29 Maryland 2 Virginia 4 North Carolina 26 South Carolina 8