The SLOCUM Family of Boston, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Templeton, Worcester, MA and Florida
INDEX to the Slocum family files
First Generation
CAPT. SIMON SLOCUM of Boston
Parents: Unknown, has been said to be the son of Nicholas and Joan (Batycomb)
Slocum, born on 14 Nov 1677 in Heanton Puchardon,
Devon, England.
Capt. Simon Slocum married first Abigail Wheatley
on 28 Aug 1701 in Boston. [Ref][Ref,
p. 70] She died in 1707 in Boston. [Ref,
p. 452] He married second Elizabeth Casheer on 11 Nov 1708 in Boston. [Ref]
Simon Slocum sailed his sloop Success from Baltimore to Boston in 1702.
[Ref]
Capt. Simon Slocum was master and pilot of the 60-ton, 4-gun sloop the Sea
Flower, a transport in His Majesty's service from 27 Dec 1723 to 24 Apr
1724. [Ref]
Simon often appears in the letters and journal of Col. Westbrook. In a 6 May
1723 journal entry at Falmouth, Col. Westbrook writes that Capt. Slocum is ashore
sick. On 16 May he writes that the Slocum sloop came from Bideford. In a 30
May 1723 letter from Georgetown he writes that Mr. Slocum had arrived from Casco
Bay. In an 8 Sep 1724 letter from Falmouth he writes that Capt. Slocum arrived
with supplies on the 7th. In a 16 Feb 1724/5 letter from Fort Mary he writes
that he is despatching Capt. Slocum immediately for "georges". In
a 22 Jun 1725 letter from Falmouth he writes that he would have sent Capt. Slocum
with the hostages if there had been any wind. In a 28 Jun 1725 letter from New
Castle he writes that Capt. Slocum came into the harbour with two Indians who
had news. In an 8 Jul 1725 letter from Falmouth he says that he very much wants
Capt. Slocum. In a 9 Jul 1725 letter he writes that Capt. Heath has sailed with
Capt. Slocum. In a 25 Aug 1725 letter he writes that Capt. Slocum arrived from
Falmouth. [Ref]
Children of Simon Slocum and Abigail Wheatly
- Capt. Simon Slocum was born in Jul
1705 in Boston. He married Abigail Metcalf.
- Abigail Slocum was born in Jan
1707 in Boston. [Ref, p. 453] She married
Baruch Pond on 4 Dec 1728 in Wrentham. [Ref]
Baruch was captain of the first company of foot soldiers in Wrentham. [Ref,
p. 453]
Children of Simon Slocum and Elizabeth Casheer:
- John Slocum was born on 22 Sep
1709 in Boston and died young. [Ref,
p. 453]
- Elizabeth Slocum was born on
4 Aug 1711 in Boston. [Ref] She married William
Kindrick on 27 Oct 1738 in Boston. [Ref,
p. 453]
- Mary Slocum was born on 19 May 1714 in Boston.
[Ref, p. 453] She was baptised in the
King's Chapel in Boston in 1714. [Ref]
- Sarah Slocum was born on 7 Oct 1716
in Boston. [Ref, p. 453] She married
Obadiah Odell on 3 May 1737 in Boston. [Ref,
p. 453]
- George Slocum was born on 11 Oct 1719
in Boston. [Ref, p. 453]
- John Slocum was born on 28 Oct 1722
in Boston. [Ref] He died on 2 Oct 1817 in Shrewsbury,
Worcester, Massachusetts. [Ref, p. 502]
He married Experience Healy on 18 Dec 1747 in Wrentham. [Ref]
Experience, the daughter of Paul and Hannah (Titus) Healy, Jr. [Ref,
p. 404] was born on 18 Dec 1725 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts and died
on 26 Mar 1779 [Ref, p. 502] in Wrentham
Township. John and Experience had six sons and four daughters. John was the
great-great-grandfather of Capt. Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail around
the world alone.
John was a weaver. [Ref, p. 502] He
lived in that part of Wrentham that became Franklin. [Ref,
p. 502]
some descendants of John Slocum
Second Generation
CAPT. SIMON SLOCUM (1705 - 1790)
of Wrentham
Parents: Capt. Simon Slocum and Abigail
Wheatley [Ref, p. 453]
Capt. Simon Slocum was born in Jul 1705 in Boston. [Ref,
p. 453] He died on 12 Mar 1790 in Templeton. [Ref]
He married Abigail Metcalf. [Ref,
p. 453]
In his will, Abigail's father Eleazer says, "In consideration of the parental
love and affection that I bear toward my well-beloved son-in-law Simon Slocomb
of Wrentham, clothier, and for their more comfortable subsistence, freely give
unto said Simon Slocomb and Abigail, his wife, as £80 as part of their
portion of my estate after my decease, twenty-six acres of land in Wrentham."
[Ref, p. 453]
In 1736 Simon was one of 48 petitioners for a separate parish that later became
Franklin. [Ref] He was one of the original
members of the new church on 16 Feb 1758. [Ref]
He lived afterwards at Medway. [Ref]
On 2 Jul 1744, "Simon Slocomb, Gent." was commissioned ensign in
the First Foot Company under his brother-in-law Capt. Baruch Pond in the First
Regiment of the Militia of Suffolk county under Col. Francis Brinley. [Ref]
Capt. Simon Slocum went on the Canada Expedition in Col. Joseph Williams' Regiment
in Feb 1759. [Ref][Ref,
p. 453]
Following the capture of Fort Beauséjour in Nova Scotia in 1755, the
fort was renamed Fort Cumberland. In the autumn of 1759 Capt. Simon Slocum was
in charge of bringing at least 100 men from southeastern Massachusetts Bay by
ship to man the fort. [RefNot]
Children of Capt. Simon Slocum and Abigail Metcalf:
- Lois Slocum was born on 13
Apr 1732 in Wrentham. [Ref] She died on 30 Nov
1736 in Wrentham. [Ref]
- Esther Slocum was born on 17
Nov 1733 in Wrentham. [Ref] She died on 15 Sep
1769 and is buried in the Wrentham Center Cemetery. [Ref]
She married Dea. John Hall on 23 Apr 1761 in Wrentham. [Ref]
John was the son of Josiah and Mary Hall. [Ref]
He was born on 21 Oct 1735 in Wrentham. [Ref]
He died on 10 Apr 1812 in Wrentham. [Ref] He
married second Sarah Briggs on 23 Jan 1771 in Wrentham. [Ref]
She died on 8 Jun 1807 and is buried in the Wrentham Center Cemetery. [Ref]
some descendants of Esther Slocum
- Abigail Slocum was born on 14 Apr 1736
in Wrentham. [Ref] She died on 1 Mar 1737 in
Wrentham. [Ref]
- Samuel Slocum was born on 25 Jun
1738 in Wrentham. [Ref] He published his intention
to marry Miriam Richardson on 15 Oct 1763 in Medway. [Ref]
He married Miriam on 6 Nov 1762 in Wrentham. [Ref]
some descendants of Samuel Slocum
- Chloe Slocum was born on 12 Feb 1740/1
in Wrentham. [Ref] She died on 12 Dec 1741 in
Wrentham. [Ref]
- Susannah Slocum was born
on 23 Jun 1745 in Wrentham. [Ref] She died in
1835 and is buried in the Shepardville Cemetery in Wrentham. [Ref]
She married Capt. Benjamin Shepard, Jr. on 26 Oct 1769 in Wrentham. [Ref]
Benjamin was the son of Benjamin and Hepzibah (Blake) Shepard. [Ref]
He was born on 4 Apr 1746 in Wrentham. [Ref]
He is probably the Benjamin who died in 1839 and is buried in the Shepardville
Cemetery. [Ref]
some descendants of Susannah
Slocum
- Eleazer Slocum was born on 23 Nov 1747
in Wrentham. [Ref] He died on 25 Sep 1820 in
Wrentham. [Ref]
Eleazer was a soldier in the Revolution. [Ref]
On 1 Aug 1799 Eleazer, who had last resided in Templeton, was taken in by
Benjamin Shepherd in Wrentham. On 7 Oct 1799 Benjamin commented that Eleazer
" ... was taken in to [my] family ... a single man his circumtances as
to interest unknown to the subscriber." [Ref,
142;69]
- Ens. Metcalf Slocum was born on 15 Nov
1751 in Wrentham. [Ref]
Metcalf was an ensign in the Revolution. [Ref]
- Ens. Jeremiah Slocum was born on 10
Jan 1754 in Wrentham. [Ref]
Jeremiah was a corporal in the Revolution. [Ref]
- Lieut. Apelles Slocum was born on
10 Jun 1756 in Wrentham. He married first Deborah Coleman. He married second
Hannah Unknown.
Third Generation
LIEUT. APELLES SLOCUM (b. 1756) of Templeton
Parents: Capt. Simon Slocum and Abigail
Metcalf [Ref][Ref]
Apelles Slocum was born on 10 Jun 1756 in Wrentham. [Ref][Ref]
He married first Deborah Coleman. [Ref,
no last name][Ref, p. 454] He married
second Hannah Unknown. [Ref]
Apelles was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was promoted to lieutenant.
[Ref, p. 454]
Apelles was captain of a military company. [Ref]
He was a dealer in horses and cattle. [Ref]
He went to Bethel, Vermont after 1796 and later to Eden, Vermont. [Ref]
Children of Apelles Slocum and Deborah Coleman:
- Simon Slocum was born on 10 Oct 1775
in Templeton. [Ref][Ref,
p. 455] He died on 31 Jan 1851 [Ref,
p. 455] in Jackson Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. [Ref,
1;750] He was buried in the Slocum Hill Cemetery in Jackson Township. [Ref,
p. 455] He married Mary Cleveland, the daughter of Edward Moses Cleveland,
in 1805. [Ref, p. 455][Ref,
1;750] She died on 16 Jun 1859, age 71 years, nine months and 17 days and
was buried in the Slocum Hill Cemetery. [Ref,
p. 455]
Simon was a carpenter and joiner and later became a farmer. [Ref,
p. 455]
some descendants of Simon Slocum
- Abigail Slocum was born on 22 Feb 1777
in Templeton. [Ref, p. 455] She may
have married Unknown Boardman. [Ref,
p. 455]
- Apelles Slocum was born on 15 Sep
"1777?" [Ref, says about 1780] in Templeton.
[Ref][Ref,
p. 455, says 1779] He was baptised on 6 Sep 1789 in Templeton. [Ref]
He married (second?) Betsey Unknown. [Ref] She
was born about 1791 in Vermont. [Ref]
He called himself "Apollos". [Ref,
p. 455] He lived in Sharon, Vermont and had seven children. [Ref,
p. 455]
In 1850 Apelles was living in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont, where he was a carpenter.
[Ref]
some descendants of Apelles Slocum
- Jeremy Slocum was born on 17 Oct
1780 in Templeton. He was baptised on 29 Oct 1786 in Templeton. He died on
7 Oct 1842. He married Sarah Whitcomb.
- Alanson (Elanson) Slocum was born on
15 Jun 1782 in Templeton. [Ref][Ref,
p. 455]
Alanson lived in Sharon, Vermont and had four children. [Ref,
p. 455][Ref, p. 455]
- Rebecca Slocum was born on
27 Jun 1784 in Templeton. [Ref] She died on
21 Aug 1858 in Hyde Park, Vermont. [Ref,
p. 456] She married as his second wife Benjamin Cleveland. [Ref,
p. 455] He died on 9 May 1859, age 82, in Hyde Park. [Ref,
p. 456] Benjamin was the son of Edward Cleveland. [Ref,
p. 456] He married first Sarah Bruce. [Ref,
p. 456]
some descendants of Rebecca
Slocum
- Otis Slocum was baptised on 19 Oct
1786 in Templeton. [Ref] He died, age 75, in
Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont. [Ref, p.
457] He married first Sarah Switzer. [Ref,
p. 455] He married second the widow Roberts in Jackson, Susquehaanna, Pennslyvania.
[Ref, p. 455]
Otis moved to Pomfret and then to Jackson. He later returned to Pomfret. [Ref,
p. 457]
some descendants of Otis Slocum
- Mary "Polly" Slocum [Ref,
p. 455] was baptised on 29 Sep 1793 in Templeton. [Ref]
She may have married Unknown Burnet. [Ref,
p. 455]
- Capt. Nelson Slocum was baptised
on 4 Sep 1796 in Templeton. [Ref] He died on
22 Jan 1861 in Morrisville, Vermont. [Ref]
He married Lovicia Goodell on 17 Jan 1822. [Ref]
Lovicia, the daughter of Nathanial and Unknown (Warren) Goodell was born in
1800 and died on 18 May 1889. [Ref]
Nelson was a captain in the Vermont militia. [Ref]
He farmed near Morrisville. [Ref] He
was a staunch abolitionist. [Ref]
some descendants of Nelson Slocum
- Margaret Slocum was unmarried. [Ref,
p. 455]
Margaret lived in Woodstock, Vermont. [Ref,
p. 455]
- Jeremiah Slocum [Ref,
p. 455]
- Unknown Daughter Slocum died in infancy.
[Ref, p. 455]
Fourth Generation
JEREMY SLOCUM (1780 - 1842) of Florida
Parents: Lieut. Apelles Slocum [Ref]
and Deborah Coleman
Jeremy Slocum was born on 17 Oct 1780 [Ref]
in Templeton. [Ref] He was baptised on 19 Oct
1786 in Templeton. [Ref] He died on 7 Oct 1842,
age 61 years and 11 months, and is buried with his wife in the Slocum Family
Cemetery in Lake, Wauconda, Illinois. [Ref]
He married Sarah Whitcomb [Ref]
on 20 Feb 1809 in Templeton. [Ref]
In 1820 Jeremy Slocum was between 26 and 45 and headed a household in Florida
with a woman 26 - 45, a boy under 10 and five women aged 10 - 16. [Ref]
Slocum [Ref, p. 455] says that a son
of Apelles named Jerome died in infancy and that there was a second son Jeremiah.
Children of Jeremy Slocum and Sarah Whitcomb:
- Mary Whitcomb Slocum was born on 30
Jan 1811 in Florida. She died on 15 Aug 1884 in Wauconda, Lake, Illinois.
She married Asahel Richardson Barnes.
- Thomas F. Slocum was born on 29 May
1812 [Ref, p. 68] in Florida. [Ref]
He died on 29 Mar 1875. [Ref, p. 68]
He married Mary E. Oakes of Athol, Massachusetts on 17 Mar 1834. [Ref][Ref,
p. 68] She was born on 7 Jun 1815 [Ref]
in Athol. [Ref, p. 68] She was living
in Wauconda in 1897. [Ref, p. 68]
Thomas and Mary moved to Lake county, Illinois in 1836. [Ref,
p. 68] In 1840 Thomas was living in Lake where he headed a household with
one man 50 -59, a man and a womon both 20 - 29, a boy 15 - 19 and a girl under
five. [Ref] In 1850 Thomas was living in Wauconda
with his wife Mary, his children and his sister Sarah. He had real estate
worth $3,000. [Ref] In 1860 Thomas was
a farmer in Wauconda with real estate worth $12,000 and a personal estate
of $2,000. He was living with his wife Mary, children and [his newphew] Niles
Wynkoop. [Ref] In 1870 Thomas was a farmer
in Wauconda with real estate worth $14,120 and a personal estate of $2,250.
He was living with his wife Mary and three of his children. [Ref]
some descendants of Thomas Slocum
- Harriet A. Slocum was born on 24 Feb
1814 in Florida. [Ref]
- Sarah L. Slocum was born on 9 Jun 1815
in Florida. [Ref][Ref,
about 1815 in Massachusetts]
In 1850 Sarah was living with her brother Thomas and his family in Wauconda.
[Ref]
- Abigail C. Slocum was born on
15 Sep 1817 in Florida. [Ref]
- Elizabeth Slocum was born
on 15 Jul 1819 in Florida. [Ref]
She died on 9 Feb 1910 and is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Waukegan,
Lake, Illinois. [Ref] She married Archimedes
Burr Wynkoop on 31 Nov 1839 in Wauconda. [Ref]
Archimedes was the son of Benjamin and Hannah (Wynkoop) Wynkoop. [Ref,
pp. 109-10] He was born on 6 Jun 1812 [Ref,
p. 110] in Wisconsin. [Ref, about 1812]
Archimedes was circuit clerk and recorder in McHenry county, Illinois in 1838-9.
[Ref, p. 60] In 1840 he headed a
household in Lake, Illinois consisting of a white male and two white females
age 20 - 29 and one white person under 20. [Ref]
By the 1840s Archimedes was the editor of the Little-Fort Porcupine and
Democratic Banner newspaper in Lake county. [Ref,
p. 258] In 1850 Archimedes, Elizabeth and their two children lived in Waukegan,
Lake, Illinois, where Archimedes was a printer. [Ref]
In 1860 A. B. Wynkoop, a seamstress born about 1830 in Massachusetts, headed
a household in Wauconda, Lake, Illinois consisting of herself, Elizabeth's
daughter and Sarah Slocum, born about 1825 in Massachusetts. [Ref]
In 1880 Elizabeth was a widow living with her son in Wauconda. [Ref]
Confusingly, in 1884, Archimedes Buer Wynkoop, age 72 and living in San Joaquin,
California, was a registered voter in California. [Ref]
Archimedes was "last heard from in California". [Ref,
p. 110]
some descendents of Elizabeth
Slocum
- Stillman Slocum was born on 29
Jan 1825 in Florida. [Ref] He
left for California about 1850, "was never heard from direct only rumors
of his death." [Ref]
Fifth Generation
MARY WHITCOMB SLOCUM (1811-1884)
Parents: Jeremy Slocum and Sarah
Whitcom [Ref]
Mary Whitcomb Slocum was born on 30 Jan 1811 in Florida, Berkshire, Massachusetts.
[Ref] She died on 15 Aug
1884 in Wauconda, Illinois. [Ref
has an illegible "5"] She married Asahel
Richardson Barnes.
Her gravestone says, "Our Beloved Mother/Mary W/Wife of Asahel R.
Barnes/Died Aug 15, 188[?]/Aged 78 Years/[?] months/[?] days".
In 1880 she was living in Milwaukee with her daughter Amanda and Amanda's
family. [Ref]
"[I] went to Milwaukee in May 1884. Mother was sick and wanted to
see me." (Excerpt of letter from Erasmus Barnes to his niece Stella
Aikens)
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