THE FAMILY HISTORY OF CAPTAIN JOSHUA SLOCUM"


RESEARCHER: Melville C. Brown, Billerica, Massachusetts
E-mail - mb237@comcast.net
Revised: July 01, 2003

Note: Not all will be divulged at this time because
I'm writing a Book on "Joshua Slocum Family".
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CAPTAIN SIMON SLOCOMBE

The founding forefather of Joshua Slocum to the Colonies, baptized 14 Nov. 1677, Heaton Puncharden, Devonshire, England. Son Of Nicholas and Jone (Battycomb)Slocombe.

Thanks to Jeanette Daniels, the family from Simon is traced back to 1513,six generations, which includes parish records of all. This was all verified by Wendy Angove of Wales.

Captain Simon Slocombe was a British Mariner, arrived in Boston on board his Sloop "SUCCESS" on July 1701. Other records of Simon are from letters of Colonel Thomas Westbrook, this shows that the Sloop "SEA FLOWER",of about sixty tons register and carrying four guns, was a transport in the service of Great Britain, Northeastward from Boston and was under the command of Captain Simon Slocombe, Master and Pilot, in 1723, 1724, 1725,and perhaps for a longer period: source NEHGS.

Simon married first, Abigail Wheetly, 28 Aug. 1701, in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She was born, 9 June 1677 and died 1707 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Children: (All born in Boston)

01. Simon Slocombe, born July 1705
02. Abigail Slocombe, born Jan. 1707

Simon married second, Elizabeth Casheer,
11 Nov. 1708, in Boston, Mass.

Children: (All Born in Boston)
01. John Slocombe, born 22 Sept 1709 and died young
02. Elizabeth Slocombe, born 4 Aug 1711
03. Mary Slocombe, born 19 May 1714
04. Sarah Slocombe, born 7 Oct 1716
05. George Slocombe, born 11 Oct 1719
06. John Slocombe, born 28 Oct 1722*

WANTING TO KNOW:
Any information about Simon's later years, where deceased, did he fall over board or go back to England.

"The more we can find on Simon would be sterling."
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JOHN SLOCOMBE (Capt. Simon)

Born 28 Oct 1722 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He died 2 Oct 1817 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

John married Experience Healy, daughter of Paul Healy Jr. and Hannah Titus on 18 Dec 1747 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Mass.

She was born, 18 Dec 1725, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass.,and died 26 March 1779 in Wrentham Township, but he resided in that part which was organized as Franklin Township a few years later.

John was a weaver and late in life he went to live with his son, George, in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.


Children:
01. Simon Slocomb, born Jan 1748in ,Wrentham,Ma.
02. William Slocomb, born April 1750 in Wrentham, Ma.
03. George Slocomb, born March 1752 in Wrentham, Ma.
04. John Slocomb, born March 1754 in Wrentham, Ma.*
05. Experience Slocomb, born Nov 1756 in Wrentham, Ma.
06. Chloe Slocomb, born Oct 1758 in Wrentham, Ma.
07. Joshua Slocomb, born 1759 in Franklin, Ma.
08. Mary Slocomb, born 1762 in Franklin, Ma.
09. Lavinia Slocomb, born Dec 1764 in Franklin, Ma.
10. Caleb Slocomb, born Jan 1768 in Franklin, Ma.
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JOHN SLOCOMB - The "Exile" (John, Capt. Simon)

Born 10 March 1754 in Wrentham Township, Massachusetts and died 30 Oct 1825 in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War he remained firm in his loyalty to England and removed to Nova Scotia. First to Halifax and then to Digby, to avoid being drafted into the Continental Army.

John married Eleanor Spriggs, 5 Sept 1778 in Halifax; she was born 20 July 1756 and died 30 Dec 1845 in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

At the close of the war he visited his relatives in
Massachusetts and returned to Nova Scotia in 1783,with their first three children and his sister, Lavinia and brother, Caleb. In 1784 he drew land in Digby and soon after settled on a farm in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

John is listed on the Muster Rolls of Discharged Officers, Disbanded Soldiers, and Loyalists, taken in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, June of 1784. Which consists of; John Slocomb - 1 man, 1 woman and 3 children under 10.

He was generally known in the Province as Captain
Slocomb and it was his custom to journey through the country once or twice each year teaching and exhorting the people in the interest of Religion.

John was one of the Pioneer Methodists of the Province and became an able expounder of the scriptures.

Children:
01. Sarah Slocomb, born June 1779 and died Oct 1858
02. Joshua Slocomb, born Feb 1781 and died Sept 1781
03. John Prince Slocomb, born June 1782 and died 1858
04. Joshua Upham Slocomb, born May 1784*
05. William Slocomb, born Sept 1785 and died Dec 1853
06. Caleb Slocomb, born Aug 1787 and died Aug 1849
07. Eleanor Slocomb, born April 1790 and died Aug 1849
08. Lavinia Slocomb, born July 1794 and died 1869
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JOSHUA UPHAM SLOCOMB (John-The Exile, John, Capt. Simon)


Born 16 May 1874 in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada and he died 10 Sept 1850 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Joshua Upham married Elizabeth Farnsworth, daughter of Joel Farnsworth and Abigail Fales on 6 Feb 1808. Elizabeth was born 18 July 1790 in Wilmot and died 20 July 1852 in Mount Hanley.

Joshua Upham and Elizabeth settled on the homestead farm at Mount Hanley after it was divided into North and South Halves for Joshua and his brother William. Joshua received the house on the south half of the grant.

Children:
01. Susannah Slocomb, Born Sept 1809
02. John S. Slocomb, born June 1811*
03. Deborah Slocomb, born March 1813
04. Mary Upham Slocomb, born March 1815
05. Elizabeth Slocomb, born Jan 1817
06. Lavinia Slocomb, born March 1819
07. Joshua Slocomb, born Nov 1820 and died March 1832
08. Joel Slocomb, born Jan 1823
09. Samuel Busby Slocomb, born Jan 1825
10. Angeline Slocomb, born June 1827
11 Naomi Slocomb, born July 1829
(Melville Brown's family Line)
12. Ruth Slocomb, born July 1835
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JOHN S. SLOCOMB (Joshua Upham, John-The Exile, John, Captain Simon)

Born 13 June 1811 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada and died 9 Sept 1887 in East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

John married first, Sarah Southern, daughter of John Southern and Sarah, on 27 Sept 1832. Sarah was born 13 March 1813 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. She died 5 Feb 1860 in Westport, Digby County, Nova Scotia.

John and Sarah lived near his Father's farm in Wilmot for sometime then removed to Westport where John had a Fishermen's Boot Shop. Sarah dies soon after the year of 1860.

John married second, Catherine Kreser, daughter of George Kreser on 1 Jan 1863 in Lower Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

Catherine was born in Ritcey Cove, Nova Scotia. They settled later at Bridgewater, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Died in Norwood, Ma. 15 Oct. 1910.

Children: (1st marriage)
01. Sarah Slocomb, born Nov 1834
02. Elizabeth Slocomb, born July 1837
03. John Ingraham Slocomb, born July 1839
04. Georgiana Slocomb, born Sept 1841
05. Joshua Slocomb, born Feb 1844*
06. Margaret Slocomb, born Aug 1846
07. Ornan Slocomb, born June 1849
08. Alice Slocomb, born May 1851
09. Henrietta 'Etta' Slocomb, born April 1854
10. Ingram Slocomb, born Nov 1856
11. Ella Slocomb, born Feb 1860

Children: (2nd marriage)
01. Catherine Slocomb, born Jan 1864 and died Nov 1864
02. Emma Slocomb, born July 1865
03. Charles Franklin Slocomb, born Dec 1869
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CAPTAIN JOSHUA SLOCOMB (John S., Joshua Upham,John-The Exile, John, Captain Simon)

Joshua was born 20 Feb 1844 in Mount Hanley, Wilmot
Township, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born on the family farm by the Bay of Fundy. Later years the family removed to Westport, Brier Island, Digby County, Nova Scotia, and gateway to the Bay of Fundy.
He started sailing at the young age of 14 and at the age of 16, when his mother died, "he shipped" out as an ordinary seaman on the merchant vessels from Liverpool, England, sailing the world.

Note: When Joshua applied for "Seaman Protection Certificate" in Boston, is when he changed his name to Slocum, 1864.

Joshua's sailing adventures were many, and on 31 January 1871 in Sydney, Australia, he married an American girl, Virginia Albertina Walker. Virginia was the daughter of William and Margaretta Walker. Virginia sailed with Joshua until the time of her death on 25 July 1884, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. All of their children were born on board ships, but only four out of seven survived infancy.

Joshua was best known for being the first man to sail around the world alone. He departed Boston Harbor in Massachusetts on 24 April 1895 at the age of 51, in his rebuilt 37-foot Sloop, "The Spray". He returned to Newport, Rhode Island on 27 June 1898 in his tiny Sloop, after a voyage of 46,000 miles, navigated single handedly. This historic adventure and achievement made him "THE PATRON SAINT" of small boat voyages, navigators, and adventurers all over the world.

Children:
01. Victor Joshua Slocum, born 10 Jan 1872 on board the "Constitution" berthed at Hathaway's Wharf, Spear Street, San Francisco, California. He married Estelle Woodruff and they had no children. He died 10 Dec 1949 in New York, Kings County, New York.

02. Benjamin Aymar Slocum, born 21 Dec 1873 in Melbourne,Victoria, Australia on board the ship "B.Aymar". He married Florence A. Sherman on 12 Aug 1892. He died 8 April 1965, Rochester, New York. (Buried in Lynn, Massachusetts)

03. Jessie Helena Slocum, born 10 June 1875 in the Philippine Islands on board the ship, "B. Aymar". She married Alfred W. Joyce on 3 July 1899 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
She died 27 June 1960 in Santa Cruz, California.

04. James Abraham Garfield Slocum, born 3 March 1881 on board the ship "Amethyst" in Hong Kong. He married Grace May Davison in 1906 in Schenectady New York. He died 21 Jan. 1955 in Schenectady, New York.

Joshua married his second wife, Harriet "Hattie" Miller Elliot, 2 Feb 1886 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She was born 1862 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. She died Oct. 1952 in West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Harriet was Joshua's first cousin and they had no children.

I will add additional information from time to time.

M.C. Brown
mb237@comcast.net
Revised:07/01/2003