Captain Sloan was born in Ulster, County Down, Ireland and his father was William Sloan, according to his baptism record, which was dated July 1, 1753. It did not give the month and day he was born, only the date he was baptized. Mother's name was not given. (Ancestry & Family Search, Baptism Records Ref ID 2:16FTB2C; film #1041391.)
David and his brothers immigrated to America in 1767 according to Immigration Records. The only Sloans on board the ship "Nancy" were 15 year old James, 14 year old William (Jr) and 12 year old David Sloan. (David would actually have been the 14 year old, so I think they had mixed up the boys ages.) Either the boys traveled alone or else were accompanied by relatives with a different last name. It is believed that their father, William Sloan, traveled on a different ship 4 months earlier. They arrived in Charles Town, (Charleston) S.C.
David fought in the Revolutionary War and was promoted to Captain, commanding North Carolina troops. After the war David moved to Wilkes Co, N.C. In 1784 he married Susannah Majors in Wilkes Co. N.C., (from N.C. Marriage Bonds & Index). Soon after they married, they moved to Pendleton, S.C. where they stayed the rest of their lives, (from Susannah's obituary reprinted 7/26/1911, Keowee Courier.) According to Elreeta Weathers, the Pendleton District, SC home place is located on the Seneca River 10 miles west of the present courthouse of Anderson Co., SC.
According to his will; "Old Pendleton History"; & probate records, Captain Sloan and Susannah had the following children:
William Sloan, the first William, who died about 1804; Elizabeth Sloan Stribling; David Sloan, Jr, (twin); Susan Sloan Bruce, (twin); Nancy Sloan Taylor; Mary Sloan; Rebecca Sloan Earle; Benjamin F. Sloan; Thomas Majors Sloan; Catherine E. Sloan Benson; William Sloan, the second William; and James Madison Sloan.
When Captain Sloan died, he requested in his will dated 1821, that his body be buried at his home place in Pendleton, S.C. and it was, along with his wife and other relatives. However years later the property was slated to be part of the Santee Project and would eventually be under the waters of Lake Hartwell. According to GenWeb Archives on "The Sloan Plantation", a relative, Thomas Sloan, removed the graves in 1928 and relocated them to Andersonville Cemetery in Anderson County, S.C., where they are now. But according to SC Corp of Engineer records, the re-interment occurred instead around 1959, (see photo of original cemetery location). The stones of Captain Sloan, his wife, Susannah Majors Sloan, his daughter, Elizabeth Sloan Stribling and her husband, Jesse Stribling, the infant daughter of David Sloan, Jr, (Mary Sloan), and "Infant Sloan, unknown dates" were relocated to Andersonville Cemetery.
Additional sources: Gen Web Archives, "The Sloan Plantation"; letter and maps from the Corp of Engineers, (the maps are too small to read); census reports for Pendleton, SC for 1810 & 1820 (David Sr & David Jr were both listed in the census); handwritten copy of David's will; news articles from Pendleton SC Messenger, 10/18/1826, and Keowee Courier, 7/26/1911.
It should be noted that I have tried my best to get accurate information on my family and to document my sources. I have found conflicting information at times. It's always best to do your own research.
According to Elreeta Weathers, Captain Sloan's ancestors came to Ireland from Holland or Scotland. His middle name is from Hope C. Pees, The family resided on the Seneca River at the place now known as Sloan Ferry and was buried in the family graveyard on his homestead-Hope Pees, (see story of grave relocation above).
David and his brothers immigrated to America in 1767 according to Immigration Records. The only Sloans on board the ship "Nancy" were 15 year old James, 14 year old William (Jr) and 12 year old David Sloan. (David would actually have been the 14 year old, so I think they had mixed up the boys ages.) Either the boys traveled alone or else were accompanied by relatives with a different last name. It is believed that their father, William Sloan, traveled on a different ship 4 months earlier. They arrived in Charles Town, (Charleston) S.C.
David fought in the Revolutionary War and was promoted to Captain, commanding North Carolina troops. After the war David moved to Wilkes Co, N.C. In 1784 he married Susannah Majors in Wilkes Co. N.C., (from N.C. Marriage Bonds & Index). Soon after they married, they moved to Pendleton, S.C. where they stayed the rest of their lives, (from Susannah's obituary reprinted 7/26/1911, Keowee Courier.) According to Elreeta Weathers, the Pendleton District, SC home place is located on the Seneca River 10 miles west of the present courthouse of Anderson Co., SC.
According to his will; "Old Pendleton History"; & probate records, Captain Sloan and Susannah had the following children:
William Sloan, the first William, who died about 1804; Elizabeth Sloan Stribling; David Sloan, Jr, (twin); Susan Sloan Bruce, (twin); Nancy Sloan Taylor; Mary Sloan; Rebecca Sloan Earle; Benjamin F. Sloan; Thomas Majors Sloan; Catherine E. Sloan Benson; William Sloan, the second William; and James Madison Sloan.
When Captain Sloan died, he requested in his will dated 1821, that his body be buried at his home place in Pendleton, S.C. and it was, along with his wife and other relatives. However years later the property was slated to be part of the Santee Project and would eventually be under the waters of Lake Hartwell. According to GenWeb Archives on "The Sloan Plantation", a relative, Thomas Sloan, removed the graves in 1928 and relocated them to Andersonville Cemetery in Anderson County, S.C., where they are now. But according to SC Corp of Engineer records, the re-interment occurred instead around 1959, (see photo of original cemetery location). The stones of Captain Sloan, his wife, Susannah Majors Sloan, his daughter, Elizabeth Sloan Stribling and her husband, Jesse Stribling, the infant daughter of David Sloan, Jr, (Mary Sloan), and "Infant Sloan, unknown dates" were relocated to Andersonville Cemetery.
Additional sources: Gen Web Archives, "The Sloan Plantation"; letter and maps from the Corp of Engineers, (the maps are too small to read); census reports for Pendleton, SC for 1810 & 1820 (David Sr & David Jr were both listed in the census); handwritten copy of David's will; news articles from Pendleton SC Messenger, 10/18/1826, and Keowee Courier, 7/26/1911.
It should be noted that I have tried my best to get accurate information on my family and to document my sources. I have found conflicting information at times. It's always best to do your own research.
According to Elreeta Weathers, Captain Sloan's ancestors came to Ireland from Holland or Scotland. His middle name is from Hope C. Pees, The family resided on the Seneca River at the place now known as Sloan Ferry and was buried in the family graveyard on his homestead-Hope Pees, (see story of grave relocation above).
Captain Sloan was born in Ulster, County Down, Ireland and his father was William Sloan, according to his baptism record, which was dated July 1, 1753. It did not give the month and day he was born, only the date he was baptized. Mother's name was not given. (Ancestry & Family Search, Baptism Records Ref ID 2:16FTB2C; film #1041391.)
David and his brothers immigrated to America in 1767 according to Immigration Records. The only Sloans on board the ship "Nancy" were 15 year old James, 14 year old William (Jr) and 12 year old David Sloan. (David would actually have been the 14 year old, so I think they had mixed up the boys ages.) Either the boys traveled alone or else were accompanied by relatives with a different last name. It is believed that their father, William Sloan, traveled on a different ship 4 months earlier. They arrived in Charles Town, (Charleston) S.C.
David fought in the Revolutionary War and was promoted to Captain, commanding North Carolina troops. After the war David moved to Wilkes Co, N.C. In 1784 he married Susannah Majors in Wilkes Co. N.C., (from N.C. Marriage Bonds & Index). Soon after they married, they moved to Pendleton, S.C. where they stayed the rest of their lives, (from Susannah's obituary reprinted 7/26/1911, Keowee Courier.) According to Elreeta Weathers, the Pendleton District, SC home place is located on the Seneca River 10 miles west of the present courthouse of Anderson Co., SC.
According to his will; "Old Pendleton History"; & probate records, Captain Sloan and Susannah had the following children:
William Sloan, the first William, who died about 1804; Elizabeth Sloan Stribling; David Sloan, Jr, (twin); Susan Sloan Bruce, (twin); Nancy Sloan Taylor; Mary Sloan; Rebecca Sloan Earle; Benjamin F. Sloan; Thomas Majors Sloan; Catherine E. Sloan Benson; William Sloan, the second William; and James Madison Sloan.
When Captain Sloan died, he requested in his will dated 1821, that his body be buried at his home place in Pendleton, S.C. and it was, along with his wife and other relatives. However years later the property was slated to be part of the Santee Project and would eventually be under the waters of Lake Hartwell. According to GenWeb Archives on "The Sloan Plantation", a relative, Thomas Sloan, removed the graves in 1928 and relocated them to Andersonville Cemetery in Anderson County, S.C., where they are now. But according to SC Corp of Engineer records, the re-interment occurred instead around 1959, (see photo of original cemetery location). The stones of Captain Sloan, his wife, Susannah Majors Sloan, his daughter, Elizabeth Sloan Stribling and her husband, Jesse Stribling, the infant daughter of David Sloan, Jr, (Mary Sloan), and "Infant Sloan, unknown dates" were relocated to Andersonville Cemetery.
Additional sources: Gen Web Archives, "The Sloan Plantation"; letter and maps from the Corp of Engineers, (the maps are too small to read); census reports for Pendleton, SC for 1810 & 1820 (David Sr & David Jr were both listed in the census); handwritten copy of David's will; news articles from Pendleton SC Messenger, 10/18/1826, and Keowee Courier, 7/26/1911.
It should be noted that I have tried my best to get accurate information on my family and to document my sources. I have found conflicting information at times. It's always best to do your own research.
According to Elreeta Weathers, Captain Sloan's ancestors came to Ireland from Holland or Scotland. His middle name is from Hope C. Pees, The family resided on the Seneca River at the place now known as Sloan Ferry and was buried in the family graveyard on his homestead-Hope Pees, (see story of grave relocation above).
David and his brothers immigrated to America in 1767 according to Immigration Records. The only Sloans on board the ship "Nancy" were 15 year old James, 14 year old William (Jr) and 12 year old David Sloan. (David would actually have been the 14 year old, so I think they had mixed up the boys ages.) Either the boys traveled alone or else were accompanied by relatives with a different last name. It is believed that their father, William Sloan, traveled on a different ship 4 months earlier. They arrived in Charles Town, (Charleston) S.C.
David fought in the Revolutionary War and was promoted to Captain, commanding North Carolina troops. After the war David moved to Wilkes Co, N.C. In 1784 he married Susannah Majors in Wilkes Co. N.C., (from N.C. Marriage Bonds & Index). Soon after they married, they moved to Pendleton, S.C. where they stayed the rest of their lives, (from Susannah's obituary reprinted 7/26/1911, Keowee Courier.) According to Elreeta Weathers, the Pendleton District, SC home place is located on the Seneca River 10 miles west of the present courthouse of Anderson Co., SC.
According to his will; "Old Pendleton History"; & probate records, Captain Sloan and Susannah had the following children:
William Sloan, the first William, who died about 1804; Elizabeth Sloan Stribling; David Sloan, Jr, (twin); Susan Sloan Bruce, (twin); Nancy Sloan Taylor; Mary Sloan; Rebecca Sloan Earle; Benjamin F. Sloan; Thomas Majors Sloan; Catherine E. Sloan Benson; William Sloan, the second William; and James Madison Sloan.
When Captain Sloan died, he requested in his will dated 1821, that his body be buried at his home place in Pendleton, S.C. and it was, along with his wife and other relatives. However years later the property was slated to be part of the Santee Project and would eventually be under the waters of Lake Hartwell. According to GenWeb Archives on "The Sloan Plantation", a relative, Thomas Sloan, removed the graves in 1928 and relocated them to Andersonville Cemetery in Anderson County, S.C., where they are now. But according to SC Corp of Engineer records, the re-interment occurred instead around 1959, (see photo of original cemetery location). The stones of Captain Sloan, his wife, Susannah Majors Sloan, his daughter, Elizabeth Sloan Stribling and her husband, Jesse Stribling, the infant daughter of David Sloan, Jr, (Mary Sloan), and "Infant Sloan, unknown dates" were relocated to Andersonville Cemetery.
Additional sources: Gen Web Archives, "The Sloan Plantation"; letter and maps from the Corp of Engineers, (the maps are too small to read); census reports for Pendleton, SC for 1810 & 1820 (David Sr & David Jr were both listed in the census); handwritten copy of David's will; news articles from Pendleton SC Messenger, 10/18/1826, and Keowee Courier, 7/26/1911.
It should be noted that I have tried my best to get accurate information on my family and to document my sources. I have found conflicting information at times. It's always best to do your own research.
According to Elreeta Weathers, Captain Sloan's ancestors came to Ireland from Holland or Scotland. His middle name is from Hope C. Pees, The family resided on the Seneca River at the place now known as Sloan Ferry and was buried in the family graveyard on his homestead-Hope Pees, (see story of grave relocation above).
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