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Walter and James Sly's ancestor

1803 Holland Purchase _ Christopher and Benjamin Sly, T9 R2

1817 May 5 Benjamin Sly Jr. sold land in Bristol,Ontario, NY, to Gideon Granger of Kentucky.

Exerpt from McIntosh's "History of Ontario County," Reminiscences of a primitive teacher written July 26, 1876. : "When I first knew the country on the east side of Honeoye Lake, there was no house or clearing between the Lanes and a peach orchard lot to the southward and adjacent, what was afterwards the Jeudevine Farm. James Wright lives there and Levi Rice, on the south part of that lot and then Benjamin Sly on the tract afterwards know as the old Job Woods Farm in the mouth of the gully," (town of Richmond).

Benjamin married Joanna about 1801. Joanna was born in 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Christopher Wilbur SLY was born on 6 Apr 1810 in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY.
2. Emaline SLY was born in 1812.
3. Liza Ann SLY was born in 1814.
4. Luther SLY was born in 1816 in of Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States; died about 1844/1850 in of Indiana, United States.
5. Amanda SLY was born in 1818.

Benjamin married Talitha Clunie GREEN on 2 Nov 1843 in , Hardin, Kentucky, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Millennium File about Benjamin Sly
Name: Benjamin Sly
Birth Date: 1749

From Book," Early Settlers of New York State; Their Ancestors and Descendants" Vol 1, by Janet Wethy FoleyIn "Early Church Records-prior to 1815" New York. "Names belonging to Elder Nathan Tanner's Church at Bottenkill (now Greenwich, Washington County, NY) ,Pittdsfield Massachusetts Library. admitted 1790 Benjamin Slye, admitted 1790 Esther Slye, admitted no date-Elisha Slye.

Elaine Johnston has documentation: will for Gideon Sly, Family bible of Christopher Sly, church records of Baptist church .Ontario, NY, paper on Gideon Sly. (Jean Covington Westcott

1790 census of Argyle twp in Washington County, NY.

Also lived in Groveland County and Honeye County, NY
his son Gideon's Adm papers of the war of 1812 lists father Benjamin, wife Polly, brother Joshua.

Notes from "The James Calvin Sly Family Story." by Lenore Sly Waite, states , "residences; Was living in Groveland, Ontario, New York and is mentioned in the 1790 census.
1814 in Bristol and Phelps Townships in Ontario County, New York
1825 in Bristol and Phelps Townships in Ontario County, New York,
1837 in Kirtland, near Cleveland, Ohio, i
1841 in Avon Township, Oakland, Michigan,
1849 in Summit County, Ohio."

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about Benjamin Sly
Name: Benjamin Sly
Birth Date: 1750
Birthplace: New York
Volume: 160
Page Number: 473
Reference: Heads of Fams. at the first U.S. census. NY. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (308p.):187

New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 about Benjamin Silye
Name: Benjamin Silye
Residence Date: 1762
Residence Place: Washington, New York, United States
Comments: Land record

1810 United States Federal Census about Benj Sly
Name: Benj Sly
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Honeoye, Ontario, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 3
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5

New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 about Benjamin Sly
Name: Benjamin Sly
Residence Date: 1790
Residence Place: Argyle, Washington, New York, United States

U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 about Benjamin Sly
Name: Benjamin Sly
Company: 1 REGIMENT (DAVIS'), NEW YORK MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: CORPORAL
Rank - Discharge: CORPORAL
Roll Box: 191
Microfilm Publication: M602

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 about Benjamin Sly
Name: Benjamin Sly
Issue Date: 15 Aug 1838
Acres: 40
Meridian: 2nd PM
State: Indiana
County: Harrison
Township: 4-S
Range: 2-E
Section: 11
Accession Number: IN2740__.490
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Jeffersonville
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 13530

The following is abstracted from "Eager's History of Orange County" (New York):
Newburgh, Orange Co, New York, Sly is listed as an Irish settler in 1750
persons assessed in Newburgh, Orange co. New York in 1785 is Samuel Sly.

in the 1800 New York Federal Census, Orange County:
pg 291:1 Samuel Sly
pg 292:1 John Sly
pg 292:1 William Sly
pg 371:1 James Sly
pg 373:1 Coonrad Sly
pg 179:1 Henry Sly

Saratoga Co. NY Epitaphs, Milton Cem. Gideon Sly 8-4-1839, 86 yrs (born abt 1753) (NOTE: see Miles Sly-son Gideon)
Rebecca Sly w of Gideon, 4-10-1831 78 yrs (b abt 1753)
Rebecca Sly 5-3-1860, 69 yrs. (b abt 1791

From "Early Settlers of New York State-Their Ancestors and Descendants" by Janet Wethy Foley, Vol I
1. (Presbyterian Church at Goodwill, Orange, NY - baptism 27 May 1799: James Hamilton Sly, son of John and Margaret.)
2. ( West Bloomfield, NY abt 1801 - Elizabeth wife of John Mack)

Posted on genealogy.com by Eunice Owens
Hi Annette, We get enough heads together maybe we can sort this out. I have records and certificates and letters,very old and brittle and hard to read but, Benjamin Sly b. 1746,England d. Ontario Co. N.Y.m.Johanna ? b. England d. Ontario Co. N.Y. 4 children- my line Joshua F. Sly b.1772 Ontario Co. N.Y.d. 1849 Ohio,Christofer b. 7 Sept.1779 Ontario Co N.Y. d.13,Sept 1845, Oakland Co. Michigan, Gideon ? and Benjamin ? Joshua m. Lucretia Calkins b. 7 Aug 1776,Stafford,Orange Co. Vermont in 1793 had 3 children-my line Soloman Calkins b.1794 Ontario Co. N.Y.d.7 Apr. 1871 Ohio, Benjamin ? and Martha Lovinia ?. Lucretia divorced Joshua and took 2 kids with her but left Soloman who was almost 5 with his Dad. Lucretia m.Joseph Thornton and had more children. Hope this helps some.

Benjamin married Esther or Johanna about 1771 in England. Esther was born about 1755 in England; died in in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joshua married Zelpha BUMPUS on 14 Feb 1743 in Glocester. Providence, Rhode Island. Zelpha (daughter of Ichabod BUMPUS and Sarah COOMBS) was born in 1725 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1741 in New Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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New Family Search indicate the father of Henery is Christopher Sly/Slie/sleg/ born 1650 in Boston, Massachusetts.
It also indicates Christopher has a brother, Samuel born 1728 in Essex MA died in 1786 in New Windsor NY (impossible! age difference of brothers would be 78 years.) and that Christopher's father is Linard Sley/Slie, born 1625 in England, and mother Abegail born 1627) Christopher married Elizabeth in 1674 in MA. NFsearch also indicates that Henery has a brother, Stephen, born 1670 in MA who died in 1738

Henery married Lidia in 1690 in Massachusetts, United States. Lidia was born about 1677. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 2 Jun 1687, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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2nd Church of Scituate.

From Lynn Albert Bumpus book: Ichabod was among the first settlers of Rochester, MA. He was baptised June 2, 1687 at the second church of Scituate. He was born at Scituate, MA. Married at Rochester, MA and resided there and was yeoman of Rochester in 1720. Signed by his mark the appraisal of his father's property. 1738 was a Freeman of Gloucester, RI. There was a migration from Swansea to Gloucester at about this time. George, his nephew, was made a freeman at about the same time. Ichabod witnessed the will of John, 2nd. Mentioned in land transfers at Gloucester 1740,41, 42, 44. In In 1740 land transfer is spoken of as late of Gloucester, RI. now of New Sherburn, Worcester Co. MA Bay Colony.

Ichabod married Sarah COOMBS on 20 Jan 1718 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Sarah (daughter of Francis COOMBS and Deborah Morton) was born on 26 Jan 1687 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died in in North Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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