Attached is a tree of my great grandfather's daughter Ella Scott Ford who married your William C. Sledd. This may be of some help to you. Bill Ford -------------- Original message -------------- From: "D Michael Johnson" <breadman4@verizon.net> > Just joined the list, > > Looking for information on the Sledd, Franklin, and Ford families of Henrico > County. > > My wifes' ancestor, Virginia G. Sledd, was the daughter of William Sledd and > Julia Franklin. Virginia was married to George Rowe in 1853 in Henrico County. > Here's what I have on William Sledd: > > 1830 Monroe Ward, Richmond Independent City, Virginia > Wm. Sledd > one male age 20-30, one female under age 5, one female age 15-20 > > 1840 Richmond City, Ward 3, Henrico County, Virginia > William Sledd > - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - / 2 2 - - 1 - - - - - - - - > two males age 20-30, one male age 30-40, two females under age 5, two females > age 5-10, one female age 20-30 > > 1850 Western District, Henrico County, Virginia > 358/379 > William Sledd, 42, m, butcher, 12000, b Va > Julia A., 38, f, b Va > Amanda, 17, f, b Va > Virginia, 13, f, b Va > Emily, 10, f, b Va > Anna, 8, f, b Va > William, 3, m, b Va > Betty T., 2, f, b Va > > 1860 Western District, Henrico County, Virginia, P.O. Richmond > 607/598 > William Sledd, 52, m, butcher, 18000, 56000, b Va > Julia, 48, f, b Va > Emma, 22, f, b Va > Willie, 13, m, b Va > Julia, 7, f, b Va > > >From the Virginia Conference Sentinal and Richmond Advocate (reprinted in the > Virginia Genealogical Quarterly) > Died, 18 April 1847, William B. Sledd, infant son of William and Julia P. Sledd > of this city, age 2 years 25 days. A sister Mary is mentioned (Note: Mary at > this date was old enough to write a eulogy in verse for her brothers obituary) > (N. S. v. 1, no. 19, 13 May 1847, page 75). > > Fredericksburg Ledger Friday 8/27/1869 > Mr William Sledd, one of the oldest and most highly respected butchers of > Richmond, died of paralysis on Monday night at his farm in Hanover. He had been > a member of the Methodist Church for over thirty years - Richmond News > [Mr Sledd was the father-in-law of our late fellow citizen GHC Rowe and of our > present fellow-citizen EC Rowe] > > William Sledd is believed to be the son of Thomas Sledd and Betsy Marks, and > grandson of John Sledd and Charity Gentry. > > In the contuing search for they ancestry of my wife's Sledd family, I have come > accross the Revolutionary War Pension file for John Sledd. > > The file is a widow's application for Charity Sledd made on 3 September 1839 in > Louisa County, Virginia. Charity states her age as 86, that she was married to > John Sledd on 24 October 1772 in Hanovertown, Hanover County, Virginia by Parson > Henry in the Protestant Church. Charity then states that John Sledd died on 24 > June 1827. > > Charity lists four children: Thomas, John A. Sledd, Elizabeth Luck, and Nancy M. > Clough. > > Apparently, the service information is the same, or similar, to that of John > Sledd of Powhattan County, Virginia. > > The second part of the file is a deposition by John A. Sledd, also made in > Louisa County on 3 September 1839, stating that he is well acquainted with John > Sledd, deceased, and Charity Sledd, who was his wife (the former Charity Gentry. > He then repeats the date of death previously given for John Sledd, and further > states that Charity has not remarried. > > Curiously, John A. Sledd makes no mention or claim that John and Charity Sledd > are his parents. > > The next portion of the file is the 29 December 1846 Declaration by Nancy M. > Clough, of Louisa County. Nancy states that she is the daughter of Charity > Sledd, who died without receiving any of the Pension Benefits. > > The next part of the file is the statement/claim made on 7 January 1847 by > Elizabeth Luck of Spotsylvania County. Elizabeth states that she is the daughter > of Charity Sledd, deceased. Elizabeth further states that she has no record of > her age, but by the best information she can get, she is about 60 years of age, > and that her mother had four children older than her, and that she had often > heard her mother say that she was married at least three years before the birth > of her first child,who was about 11 years older than Elizabeth. Elizabeth > further states that the other four children are now dead. > > The next information from the file is 11 January 1847 declaration made at the > monthly session of the Louisa County Court that satisfactory evidence has been > shown to approve the Pension application for the children of John and Charity > Sledd, both deceased. The declaration further states that Charity Sledd died on > 20 October 1839, and goes on to list the children of John and Charity as Thomas > Sledd, John A. Sledd, Elizabeth Luck, and Nancy M. Clough, and further clarifies > that these are there only children. > > Note: the fifth child of John and Charity is Rebecca Sledd, who married Louis > Hott. > > Have the following Census information to go along with this data: > > 1810 Goochland County, Virginia > Thos. Sled - 20100 10100 > two males under age 10, one male age 16-26, one female under age 10, one female > age 16-26 > Note: believe this Thomas to be son of John and Charity. > > 1820 Louisa County, Virginia > John Sledd - 100101 20001 > one male under age 10, one male age 18-26, one male age 45 and up, two females > under age 10, one female age 45 and up > Note: believe the male age 18-26 is probably John A. Sledd, son of John and > Charity. > > Note: do not see Thomas Sledd listed in 1820 Census record. > > 1830 Louisa County, Virginia > Thomas Sledd - 0000001000000 0000001000000 > one male age 40-50, one female age 40-50 > Charity Sledd - 000001000000000 0001000001000 > one female age 70-80, one male age 30-40, one female age 15-20 > > 1840 Louisa County, Virginia > Thomas Sledd - 0000100100000 0000000100000 > one male age 50-60, one female age 50-60, one male age 20-30 > > Believe that my wife's ancestor, William Sledd of Henrico County, and his > brother John P. Sledd, also of Henrico County are possibly/probably the children > of Thomas Sledd, and are more than likely the two sons shown as under age 10 in > the 1810 Goochland County Census records. Realize that this is stretching it and > that there is no documentary evidence to prove it. Names of other siblings of > William are Mary M. Sledd (married to Benjamin Franklin 28 July 1824, brother > of Julia Ann Franklin), Catherine Sledd (married William F. Carpenter 28 July > 1824), Thomas Sledd. > > Looking for information on the family of Thomas Franklin and Dolly Ford. They > received a marriage bond in Henrico County, Virginia on 29 July 1794, with > surety by Samuel Ford. > > Information received from another researcher, Marilyn Jackson, indicates that my > wifes' ancestor, Julia Ann Franklin, born c1810 and wife of William W. Sledd of > Henrico County, may be the daughter of Thomas and Dolly, and may also have a > brother, Benjamin Franklin, who married Mary M. Sledd, possible sister to > William W. Sledd. > > I believe I have Thomas in Census records as follows: > > 1810 Richmond Independant City, Virginia > Thomas Franklin - 30010 02010 > one male age 26-45, one female age 26-45, two females age 10-16, three males > under age 10 > > 1820 Richmond Independant City, Virginia > Thomas Franklin - 120001 11010 > one male over age 45, one female age 26-45, two males and one female age 10-16, > one male and one female under age 10. > > Any help much appreciated. > > Cheers, Michael > Kent Island, Maryland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message