Monday, August 15, 2016

Ahnentafel #242 - (--?--) Slaven

(--?--) Slaven

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The Pocahontas Times
Thursday, April 16, 1931

Messing around in the County Clerk's office of Pocahontas County for something to print, I got into order book number 2, and turned to the declarations of the revolutionary soldiers then alive in Pocahontas county for pensions under the set of Congress of June 7, 1832.  The first one recorded is that of John Slaven.  His declaration is short; to the effect that he was a regular soldier of the 12th Virginia regiment and the records are in the war office.  It reads -- At a court held for the county of Pocahontas on the seventh day of August 1832, the following order was entered

On the 4th day of August, 1832, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the commonwealth's justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, John Slaven, aged seventy-two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832: that he entered the service of the US under the following named officers and served as herein stated:  Capt Michael Bowyer, 12th Virginia Regiment; commander Col. Jas. Wood, General Scott's Brigade; that he served three years as a private in the regular army of the Revolution, as will appear by the records in the war office, and that he is the same John Slaven that was on the pension list roll of Virginia by a law of the US of the 18th of March, 1818, and afterwards stricken therefrom by a subsequent act, in consequence of holding property at the time which excluded him of the benefit of said act, and that he, the said John Slaven, resides in the same place that he did when application was first made as above; then Pendleton County, now Pocahontas County.


John Slaven.

The attesting justice was William Slaven, who appeared in court and made oath that John Slaven was unable to attend here on this day from bodily infirmity.

The court then declared their opinion that John Slaven was a Revolutionary soldier and served as stated. 

John Slaven was the son of John Slaven of Tyrone, Ireland.  He came to Rockingham county about 1750.  His wife was a Miss Stuart.  There have been a number of Stuart Slavens.  They settled in Highland county.  John the second was married twice.  His first wife was a Miss Wade. T heir son John was never married.  His second wife was Elizabeth Warwick of Greenbank, a sister of Andrew and William Warwick.  They settled on the head of Greenbrier river, and they are the ancestors of the Pocahontas branch of the Slaven relationship.  Their children numbered seven -- five daughters and two sons.  Sallie became Mrs. Dinwiddie, of hardin county, Ohio; Anna, Mrs. Patrick Bruffey, of Greenbank; Margaret, Mrs. .Samuel Ruckman; Mary, Mrs. John Woodell, of Greenback.  William, who as magistrate attested his father's declaration for a pension moved to the northern part of the state where he has many descendants.

The other son was Jacob G. Slaven.  His wife was Eleanor Lockridge, daughter of Lanty Lockridge, Sr. of Knapps Creek.  Their home was where Durbin is now.  It was a favorite stopping place on the historic Staunton and Parkersburg Pike.  General Stonewall Jackson, President Abraham Lincoln, President Benjamin Harrison, Senator Henry Clay, Governor Joe Johnson have stopped over there to enjoy the trout and the venison.

They were the parents of eight daughters and four sons.  One of these Mrs. Adalaide Eleanor Brown, is still alive at the advanced age of ninety years.

If some of the numerous descendants of John Slaven does not write to the pension bureau for a copy of his declaration when he applied for a  pension and was granted it under the act of Congress of March 18, 1818, for me to print, why I will just do it myself.

It will be noted that the old soldier could not appear in open court ot make his statement on account of bodily infirmity.  His son Squire William Slaven, a member of the court, had to take it.  My father said that John Slaven lived to an advanced age and that for years he had to make use of crutches. . . .

WV State Archives, Slaven Family Vertical File

A John Slaven md. Elizabeth Stuart ca. 1748  in Scotland.  Died 1781.
children:
Comfort b. 1751 md. William Higgins
William  - TN, 1816c
Elizabeth b. 1755 md. Abraham Ingram
Naomi b. 1757 md. John Galford, Pocahontas Co., VA
John b. 1760 md. 1) Sarah Wade; 2. Elizabeth Warwick, Pocahontas
Isaiah b. 1761 md. Martha Stuart 1785 KY
Reuben b. 1763
Daniel
Stuewart md. Isabella Johnson 1792 d. 1832
Sarah md. John Dinwiddie, 1801
Priscilla
Henry md. Elizabeth Houchin 1792


1789 - July 30 - Augusta Co., VA - John Slaven md. Elizabeth Hodge 


Isaiah Slavens a pensioner living in Putnam Co., IN in 1840, age 75

1810
John Slaven
Maj. Robb's Detachment
Indiana Territory Militia
1810
Private, Private
Card Numbers: 43189560
9637
Number of medical cards herein 0
Number of personal papers herein 0

Book Mark: blank

See also blank

1810
Robb's Detachment Ind. Militia
John Slaven
Appears with the rank of Pvt. on a muster roll of Capt. Walter Wilson's Compnay of militia of Knox County,  Indiana Territory, ordered into service by order of his Excellency, William Henry Harrison, and under the command of Major David Robb, for not stated, 181-

Roll dated Vincennes July 10, 1810

Date of appointment or enlisted June 23, 1810

To what time engaged July 10, 1810

Present or absent - blank
Remarks - Roll torn
E.H. Booth, copyist

Maj. Robb's Detachment
Ind. Militia
John Slaven
appears with the rank of pvt. on a pay roll of a company commanded by Capt. Walter Wilson, of the militia of Knox County, Indiana Territory, called into the actual service of the United States, for the periods herein expressed.

Roll dated - Not dated, 181-

Commencement of service or of this settlement June 23, 1810

Expiration of service or of this settlement July 10, 1810

Term of service charged -- months 18 days.

Pay per month 6 66/100 dollars.

Amount of pay 3 dollars 91 cents

Remarks - blank

E.H. Booth, Copyist

1812
John and Samuel Slaven listed on militia lists

John Slaven
Capt. Hargrove's Co., Volunteer Mounted Rangers, Indiana Militia, War of 1812, private

Samuel Slaven
1 Reg't. (Jordan's) Indiana Militia, War of 1812, private

John Slaven, Captain Andre's Co., Mounted Indiana Militia, War of 1812, corporal

1820
John Slaven household:
1 m -10
1 m 26-44
2 f -10
2 f 10-15 Mary fits here
1 f 45+
1 person engaged in agriculture
Samuel Slaven household:
1 m 16-25
3 f -10
1 f 10-15 Mary fits here
3 f 26-45
1 person engaged in agriculture

1830
Samuel Slaven household
1 m - 15
1 m 30-39 2 f 5-9
2 f 10-14
1 f 15-19
1 f 20-29

1835-1839
Isaac Slavin / Slevin deeds in Gibson Co., IN
NE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 35, T1S, R10W - 9/9/1835
SE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 25, T1SR10W - 1/9/1839

1836 - Roberts Slaven deed Gibson Co., IN NW 1/4, SW1/4, Sec. 25, T1S, R10W

1840 Henry Co., IN
John Slaven / Slavens
1 m -5
1 m 5-9
1 m 30-39
1 f -5
2 f 5-9
1 f 10-14
1 f 20-29
1 person engaged in agriculture
1840 Gibson Co., IN
Isaac Slaven household, maybe a brother,  not her father
1 m 5-9
1 m 30-39
2 f -5
1 f 30-39
1 person engaged in agriculture
Robert Slaven household, maybe a brother, not her father
1 m 5-9
1 m 30-39
1 f 10-14
2 f 20-29
1 f 50-59
2 persons engaged in agriculture
1 person insane & idiots at private charge
3 people over 20 illiterate
Child:
Mary

Revised 12/26/2022

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