The Slocombe Family|
Slocombe History By Judy Lynn Slocum, Machesney Park, Illinois By Judy Lynn Slocum, Machesney Park, Illinois Researcher/Freelance Writer Home page: familyartistry.com under construction - check back later Anthony Slocombe History The story of Anthony Slocombe began in England in the year of 1590. English records have never revealed to us his parents or place of birth. His first and second marriage also remains a mystery. The ancient records of England and American may give us a clue as to his parents and reason for coming to America at the age of about 45 years. Dr. Charles E. Slocum described Anthony [Books 1 & 2 - 1880-1908] as a cultured and educated man from a high social standing. He also mentions a Coat of Arms and the family being of Nobility. The family being of Nobility is not written in records but his close relationship to the Harvey Family in North Caroline would certainly suggest that his family line was well connected. In his elder years he was appointed Lord Proprietor Deputy of Albemarle, North Carolina. This appointment would also suggest that he and his family were well connected in England and that he was an intelligent and highly respected man of the community. He would be expected to defend and protect the business interest of one of the eight Lord Proprietors of London and report his findings back to England and sit in court to up hold the Laws set by the Eight Lord proprietors. This would also suggest that he remained loyal to King and country.Understanding his high social family standing would suggest only two families in the area of Somerset, England that he would have been born into. The Family of Sir David Slocombe,Esq. of Somerset or Sir Thomas Slocombe, Esq. of Bristol, Gloucester, England. Both of these men were wealthy merchants, shippers and traders of goods, and landholder's in Somerset. Without proven records my research would suggest that he was a member of Sir Thomas Slocombe's family for only one reason, a ship or ships named 'Falcon'. This is only a calculated assumption that could be proven in error with the finding of written records. Both men had later family members with connections to the new American colony. Thomas Slocombe was listed in the Bristol records as a draper, merchant, Sheriff, Mayor, Alderman and Gent. [A Draper is a dealer in fabric’s chiefly woolen and linen cloth and sewing needs]. He was also a member of the Bristol merchant society that listed him as shipping iron and other commodities. The member's of this society were also responsible for backing the discovery of Newfoundland. . . . |
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Gyles Slocombe [AKA: Giles Slocum] is still a mystery. A DNA study conducted by Melville Brown and Judy Slocum has proven that Giles and Anthony Slocombe are related; however their parentage still mystifies us today. Professional research is now being conducted and we hope we can find the answer soon. The early research by Dr. Charles Slocum assumed Giles was the son of Anthony, however he stated this fact was indecisive. Later research stated that he was the son of Philip and Charity Slocombe of Old Cleeve in Somerset, however this also seems to be in error. Charity Bickham Slocombe did not mention Grandchildren or the wife of Giles in her will. Another record shows that Giles Slocombe of Goathurst [parish where father Philip died] lived and died in Goathurst, Somerset, England many years after 1637, [year Giles arrived in America]. Research: England -www.a2a.org.uk Quoting Henry Howland Crapo [‘The Slocum House at Barney’s Joy’] "The dates [research dates] relating to Anthony Slocum and Giles Slocum would not indicate that they were father and son. If they were of kin {which DNA has now proven} they were more probably brothers." As researcher of this article, I agree with Mr. Crapo in his above statement. All of the research found to his date gives us proof that they were not father and son. If Giles went to Taunton with Anthony and family, he left there with the Cooke family and then settled in Rhode Island. It would appear that Anthony had a son named Gile’s who purchased land in Taunton after Giles of Rhode Island left that fair village and also died as did his brother Edward. Ye Old Grist Mill Giles Slocombe built a gristmill on Cooke Property in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In a book written by Judith Hawke, ‘Everyday Life in Early America’ describes a Gristmill and its use. "A Gristmill called for a much larger capital investment and no other colonial enterprise except shipbuilding required more, mainly because the stones needed to grind grain had to be imported from Europe. Once the stones reached a port town they had to be hauled inland which was another heavy expense and then assembled and dressed at the mill site by an expert. Milling was a highly specialized craft. The ideal miller combined the skills of carpenter, cooper, joiner, blacksmith and mason. He needed to be able to judge with eye and hand the quality of the grain, its age, its moisture content, its temperature, and then determine the proper speed to rotate his stones for the particular batch in hand. Every community that fronted on a fast-running stream did all it could to lure a miller into its midst. No one exceeded the miller in practical importance. His presence could mean the difference between a subsistence existence and prosperity. Without him all grain had to be ground by hand and few farmers could produce enough surplus flour by that process to send to market. Flour the miller shipped to port towns returned in the form of pots and pans, axes and hoes, bolts of calico." Dr. Charles Slocum claimed that Anthony and Giles came from a wealthy prestige family. Research of Somerset and Devon Counties helped eliminate many family groups. There are only two families that might relate (1) Sir Thomas Slocombe, born in Somerset and living as a rich merchant in Bristol. Thomas and his son John Slocombe were connected to two ships named ‘Falcon’ that sailed out of the port of Bristol. The first Falcon was sailed by the pirate Captain, Sir Walter Raleigh in 1575 and the second Falcon sailed and landed in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. (2) Sir David Slocombe of Somerset, a wealthy merchant who’s next generation could be found in Barbados as a sugar merchant. Children listed in the Quaker Records: Samuel (listed first in father’s will - but not listed in Quaker Records of Portsmouth] Samuel may have been born in England with different Mother. Samuel was only left 5 s in father’s will (he may have provided for Samuel Separately] Children listed in the Quaker Records: (Children born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island) Children of Giles & Joan Slocum Joanna Born: 16 May 1642 Married: Jacob Mott about 1661 John Born: 26 May 1645 Married: Meribah Parker about 1665 [no children] Giles Born: 25 Mar. 1647 Married: Ann Lawton on 26 May 1669 Ebenezer Born: 25 Mar. 1652 Married: Hanna Tucker about 1677 Peleg Born: 16 Aug. 1654 Married: Mary Holder about 1680 Mary Born: 03 July 1660 Married: Abraham Tucker on 30 Oct. 1679 Eliezer Born: 25 Dec. 1664 Married: Elephel Fitzgerald on 26 Nov. 1687 |
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