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• FamilySearch Id: K887-C9F
• _UID: 78BEB381E610A847BD21B8BE43C219894A62

Notes:

!NOTE: From the "History of Hennipen Co., Minnesota" by William Fletcher.
William Wesley Sly was born 9 July 1848 in Oakland County, Michigan. At the age of 16 he went to sea and before he was 21 years of age, he circumnavigated the globe. He lived in England two years and engaged in painting for which he had a natural ability. From there he went to Italy, Asia, East India, China and was in Abyssinian expedition with supplies, was at Ensley Bay at the time King Theodore suicided. In 1869 he returned to Bomban, and there went on board the Great Eastern, laying cable. He served in the late war and after peace was declared, he went again to sea. In 1872 he engaged in the paint business in Detroit and remained there until 1878. (With the exception of one schooner trip to Duluth, in which he was shipwrecked and nearly lost his life.) In 1878 he came to Minneapolis and took charge of the Minnesota Linseed Oil Company and paint works. In 1889 he formed a partnership with L.J. Skiinner, known as the Minneapolis Liquid Paint Company. He married in June 1880, Mary-daughter of Rev. L.D. Brown of St. Paul.
!SOURCE: C W Pension records, vital records-Yankton, SD

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: William W. Sly
State Filed: Michigan
Widow: Mary E. Sly

1880 United States Federal Census Record about William W. Sly
Name: William W. Sly
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Liquid Paint Manufactir
Relationship to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship
Home in 1880: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Marital status: Widower
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's birthplace: NY
Mother's birthplace: ENG

Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
Name: W. W. Sly
Census Date: 1895
County: Hennepin
Locality: Minneapolis Ward 8
Birth Location: Michigan
Gender: Male Paint soldier in War of the rebellion.
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Race: White
Line: 21
Roll: V290_68
Listed with wife, Mary E. age 32, George L age 19, Florence E age 12, Bessie age 11.

1920 United States Federal Census Record
Name: William W Bly [William W Sly]
Age: 70 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: White
Home in 1920: Utica, Yankton, South Dakota
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Employee: laundryman in South Dakota Institution for the Insane
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Father's Birth Place: New York
Image: 840

Family Data Collection - Individual Records William Wesley Sly
Name: William Wesley Sly
Spouse: Bessie Bedell
Parents: William Sly , Elizabeth Morris
Birth Place: Oak, Walled Lake, Michigan
Birth Date: 1848
Death Date: 10 Dec 1922

(This is a letter from William W. Sly, born 1848, to his son George L. Sly)
PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY July 26,1909 Geo. L. Sly Bristol, England
Son George, Your last came to hand in due time. Glad to hear from you and to know that you are well and that your mother is better. So I am still here doing nothing. Things look pretty blue for me here. Am still looking for something no matter what it is so long as I can make a living and save a little and when I do get a little ahead, will leave this country for sure as it is no good at all anymore. I do not know where I will head for as yet but am on the lookout for someplace. It is all guesswork to know the best place. I suppose that you will be going back to Africa again soon or if not, where to? Keep me posted where you are as we can write one another sometime so long as we can buy stamps.

The canal is going on all the time and will be finished in 1915 sure then you will see the greatest waterway in the world. It sure is a big job of work but will go through all right. The railroad is one of the best on earth and does more business than any railroad on earth for its length, only 48 miles long from Panama to Colon Coast. Two dollars and forty five cents.....first class and no baggage. For it you must pay three cents per pound on all baggage except your suitcase and things like that. Each day four trains come to Panama and on Sundays six trains, two hospital cars bring in the sick and wounded to the Ancon which is the largest hospital in the world, consisting of something like 26 buildings, all separate and each one from fifty to eighty feet on the ground floor and many of them are two story high. The largest part of the sick are negros. Yes, seven eights of the sick are blacks but all have white American nurses and have just the same treatments as the whites. There is wards for Americans, English, Germans, French, Italians, Spanish, Negroes and Greeks. So you see we have a mixed population down here in this country. No more for this time. Remember me to all your family, your wife and baby. Yours W.W. Sly Ancon P. O.

William married Bessie BEDELL about 1871. Bessie was born in 1848 in Bristol, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William SLY was born about 1873.
2. George Lester SLY was born on 10 Aug 1874 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 10 Jan 1950 in Cape Town, South Africa; was buried in Maitland Cem #1, Capetown, South Africa.

William married Mary E BROWN on 24 Jun 1880 in , Hennipen, Minnesota, United States. Mary (daughter of Rev. LD BROWN) was born about 1848 in Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Florence SLY was born in 1883.
2. Bessie SLY was born in 1884.

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• FamilySearch Id: K24C-96Q
• Occupation: Blacksmith
• Reference Number: *
• _UID: 594E9FF12258944695EDD52AD799473CFF93

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Timeline for William Wesley Sly:

1807 Oct 22, William Wesley born in New York
1823 William's mother, Lodema died in Hopewell, New York
1842 Jul 17, William married Elizabeth Morris in Commerce, Oakland, Michigan,
1848 Jul 9, son, William Wesley born in Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan
1852 Aug 1852, son, Lester Alonzo born in Orchard Lake, Oakland, MIchigan
1854 son, Alvannah Loren born in Michigan
1856 son, Daniel born in Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan,
1858 son, George Albert born in Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan,
1860 daughter, born in Michigan
1863 Jan 11, William died in Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan, at the age of 66

William Sly and Elizabeth Morris were married 17 July 1842 in Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan. William had been married previously to Ashah Davis, and they had 2 children, Anna and Rhoda. William and Elizabeth had 1 child, William when living in Hamburg, Michigan in 1850. By 1860 they lived in Oneida, Michigan and had 4 more boys, Lester, Alvanus, Daniel, and George. They also had a daughter, Hattie, who is not listed in the census but is listed as age 5 in 1863 Isabella County Probate Records for William Sly: "The petition of Elizabeth BROWN widow of William Sly, late of said county (Isabella), deceased, respectfully showeth that on or about the first day of Jan. 1863, The said William Sly died leaving goods and clothing, rights, credits, and real estate in the county, aforesaid, and that to the best of the knowledge and belief of your petitioner no last will and testament was left by the said William Sly, deceased. That the deceased has left a widow, Elizabeth Brown, your petitioner, age 37 years and six children: William, age 18, Lester, age 15, Alvan age 13, Daniel age 12, George, age 9, and Hattie, age 5: and that the deceased was immediately at his death an inhabitant of said county. Your petitioner therefore prays that letters of administration be granted on the estate of the said William Sly and that Philander Harnes may be appointed administration. signed with her X 28 July 1863."
William Wesley Sly was born 22 October 1807 in New York. He was the1st of 7 children born to Christopher Sly and Lodemia Mack. His mother died in 1823 when William was just short of 16 years of age. They were then living in Hopewell, New York near Palmyra.

This story was told by a grand daughter in law of William: " The Indians around Walled Lake (Michigan) called William Sly the `strong man' because every time the Indians went through Walled Lake, they had to shake hands all around. He got so tired of shaking hands that he started to squeeze their hands real tight so that it would hurt and they wouldn't ask to shake hands anymore. Hence he earned the name `the strong man'. William was a big, powerful man. He was a blacksmith, thus his strength. He died 11 Jan 1863 in Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan, at the age of 66.

Elizabeth Morris was born about 1820 in Ireland. She was the last of 6 children of William Morris and Jane Crawford. She immigrated to America with her parents and 2 sisters in 1830 possibly from Antrim, Ireland. A sister and 2 brothers had preceded them that year. About 1835 the family moved to Oakland County, Michigan. In January 1863 Elizabeth's husband died and in August of the same year she lost her 2 brothers, becoming their heir. The next year 4 October 1864 at Detroit, Michigan Elizabeth Sly married Sylvester C. Brown. They were both of Royal Oak, Michigan. He was 39 and she was 33.
The children were all in Isabella County in 1865. Sylvester Brown and wife, Rosannah, took care of Hattie, Daniel, and George. Mr. Brown submitted a bill for food and clothing 7 June 1869. (Could this be the parents of Elizabeth Sly's 2nd Husband, Sylvester C Brown?)
Elizabeth died about 1879 in Michigan.

Oakland Co, MI and Isabella Co. vital and probate records.
pg 141, family 114 Call # 0803542

1850 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Wm Sly
Age: 33 Blacksmith
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Birth place: New York
Gender: Male wife Elizabeth age 38 born Ireland, son William age 1 born Michigan
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Hamburg, Livingston, Michigan

1860 United States Federal Census Record about William Sly
Name: William Sly
Age in 1860: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Oneida, Eaton, Michigan
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grand Ledge
Value of real estate: real $500 personal $200
Household Members: Name Age
William Sly 52 Blacksmith
Elizabeth Sly 33 bn Ireland could not read or write
Wm W Sly 12 MI
Lester Sly 8 MI
Alvanus Sly 7 MI (Alvanuh)
Daniel Sly 6 MI
George Sly 3 MI
(no Hattie in 1860 census, but William's estate in Eaton Co. say she was 5 years old when her father died.)

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 about William Sly
Name: William Sly
Issue Date: 10 Feb 1852
Acres: 40
Meridian: Michigan-Toledo Strip
State: Michigan
County: Oakland
Township: 3-N
Range: 9-E
Section: 12
Accession Number: MI0910__.233
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Detroit
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 30034

Grace Torrence, daughter in law of Rhoda Ann Sly who is the oldest daughter of William Wesley Sly, told this story to Gladys Porritt, grand daughter of Rhoda: " The Indians around Walled Lake called William Sly the `strong man' because every time the Indians went through Walled Lake, they had to shake hands all around. He got so tired of shaking hands that he started to squeeze their hands real tight so that it would hurt and they wouldn't ask to shake hands anymore. Hence he earned the name `the strong man'. Grace Torrence said William was a big, powerful man.

Isabella County Probate Records The petition of Elizabeth BROWN widow of William Sly, late of said county (Isabella), deceased, respectfully showeth that on or about the first day of Jan. 1863, The said William Sly died leaving goods and clothing, rights, credits, and real estate in the county, aforesaid, and that to the best of the knowledge and belief of your petitioner no last will and testament was left by the said William Sly, deceased. That the deceased has left a widow, Elizabeth Brown, your petitioner, age 37 years and six children: William, age 18, Lester, age 15, Alvan age 13, Daniel age 12, George, age 9, and Hattie, age 5: and that the deceased was immediately at his death an inhabitant of said county. Your petitioner therefore prays that letters of administration be granted on the estate of the said William Sly and that Philander Harnes may be appointed administration. signed with her X 28 July 1863

Name: William Wesley Sly
[Y Sly]
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1807
Birth Place: Ontario County, New York, USA
Death Date: 1 Jan 1863
Death Place: Isabella County, Michigan, USA
Has Bio?: Y
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..

William married Elizabeth MORRIS on 17 Jul 1842 in Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of William MORRIS and Jane CRAWFORD) was born about 1820 in Ireland, Free State; died on 7 Feb 1879 in Oakland, Michigan, United States; was buried in Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch Id: K24C-9XC
• Reference Number: *
• _MARNM: Sly
• _UID: 0458416283314645AA9D192A0BF5BBA2257E

Notes:

Notes for Elizabeth Morris, born about 1820 Ireland, Was living at West Bloomfield, Michigan, at time of marriage to William W. Sly.

Isabella County Probate Records: The petition of Elizabeth Brown, widow of William Sly, late of said county, deceased, respectfully showeth that on or about the first day of January 1863, the said William Sly died leaving goods and clothing, rights, credits and real estate in the county, aforesaid, and that to the best of the knowledge and belief of your petitioner, no last will and testament was left by the said William Sly, deceased. That the deceased has left a widow, Elizabeth Brown, your petitioner, age 37 years and six children; William age 18, Lester age 15, Alvorus(?) Loren, Daniel age 12, George age 9 and Hattie age 5/ and that the deceased was at his death an inhabitant of said county. Your petitioner therefore prays that letters of administration be granted on the estate of the said William Sly and that Philander Harness may be appointed administrater.
signed with her X 28 July 1863

In the 1870 Census It looks like Alvannah Loren was living with a John Sly in Bloomfield, Oakland, MI and Lester was living with Elizabeth's sister Jane Crawford and family in West Bloomfield, Oakland, MI. ( see their notes).

Michigan Marriages, 1851-75 about Elizabeth Sly
Name: Sylvester C. Brown
Spouse: Elizabeth Sly
Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1864
County: Wayne
State: MI

Children all in Isabella County 1865

Sylvester Brown and wife, Rosannah, took care of Hattie, Daniel, and George year ending 28 May 1866. Mr. Brown submitted a bill for food and clothing 7 June 1869. (Could this be the parents of Elizabeth Sly's 2nd Husband, Brown)

Marriage record in Wayne county, Michigan for a Sylvester C. Brown and Elizabeth Sly, both of Royal Oak, Michigan. He is 39 and she is 33. Date of Marriage 4 Oct 1864 at Detroit, Michigan by Timothy McCarthy.

Oakland County, Michigan probate files: #1983 George Morris, Intestate filed 10 Aug 1863, died 1 Aug 1863. Heirs: brothers and sisters, John Morris, Mary Hedican, Nancy Gilchrist, Jane Cummings and Elizabeth Sly. Adm George Crawford. (each of the sisters received 762.69 1/2 as heirs of the estate)

Oakland County, Michigan Probate files: file # 1993 John Morris; intestate filed 31 Aug 1863, Died 20 Aug 1863. Heirs: sisters; Mary Hedican, Nancy Gilchrist, Jane Cummings, Elizabeth H. Sly. (each sister received 367.77 1/2 as heirs of the estate.)

Jane Morris came to America with her 2 brothers, John and George Morris when she was only 15. They settled in New York State, remained for about 5 years and in 1835 came to Oakland County Michigan. In the meantime their father, mother and 3 sisters also came to the United States. (from Oakland County, Michigan History P. 872, see George Cummings)

Name: Elizabeth Sly
[Y Sly]
Birth Date: 1827
Birth Place: Ireland
Death Date: 7 Feb 1879
Death Place: Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Has Bio?: Y
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..

Elizabeth Morris Sly
Birth: 1827, Ireland
Death: Feb. 7, 1879
Oakland County
Michigan, USA

Elizabeth married William on July 17, 1842 in Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan.

Elizabeth's second husband was Sylvester C Brown. They were married on Oct 4, 1864 in Detroit, Michigan.

Aged: abt 52.
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Elizabeth's mother's full name was Jane Crawford-Morris.
Family links:
Parents:
William Morris (1777 - 1835)
Jane Crawford Morris (1775 - 1845)
Spouse: William Wesley Sly (1807 - 1863)
Children:
William Wesley Sly (1848 - 1922)*
Hattie Sly (1849 - 1859)*
Lester Daniel Schley (1850 - 1935)*
Loren Alvanus Sly (1853 - ____)*
Daniel Sly (1856 - 1942)*
George Albert Sly (1858 - 1942)*
Burial:Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Created by: RMW
Record added: Oct 15, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 78443251

Notes:

MI Genweb marriages
MORRIS,SLY,ELIZABETH - MORRIS,WILLIAM WESLEY SLY,OAKLAND,--,,17 JUL 1842,--,--,--

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Notes:

Things to do:
1. When did Christopher marry Elizabeth?
2. 1810, 1830 census

Timeline for Christopher Sly:
1779 Sep 7, Christopher born in Vermont ( According to the family bible of Rhoda Sly Pearson)
1803 Holland Purchase, New York Christopher and Benjamin Sly, T9 R2
1805 speculate that Christopher married Lodema Mack in Ontario County, NY
1807 Oct 22, son, William Wesley,
1809 Sep 1, son, Daniel
1811 Aug 18, daughter, Lucinda,
1815 Mar 21, daughter, Malinda
1815 bought 11 acres + 16 square rods in Gorham, Ontario, NY for $111
1816 Christopher on Gorham, Ontario County, NY tax list Lot 10, 61 acres
1817 May 7, daughter, Rhoda
1819 Jul 11, son, Sylvester,
1819 Christopher on Gorham, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres
1820 Census, Christopher Sly, Gorham, Ontario, NY
1821 Jul 11, son Benjamin,
1821 bought 21 acres from Joshua Sly in Phelps for $600
1821 Christopher on Gorham, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres
1822 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres
1823 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres
1823 Aug 13, wife Lodema, died in Hopewell
1824 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres
1824 Christopher sold land in Gorham with wife Elizabeth; 11 acres for $300
1825 Christopher sold land in Gorham with wife Elizabeth; 21 acres for $400
1830 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list
1831 Dec 1, Christopher Land records, Detroit, MI Michigan-Toledo Strip T 2 N, R 8 E sec 28 and 33
1833 Census Michigan Territory, Christopher in Tnsp Petition.
1835 23 Nov Christopher land record, Detroit MI, Michigan-Toledo Strip T 2 N, R 8 E sec 32
1840 Census, Commerce, Oakland, Michigan
1845 Christopher died in Commerce, Oakland, Michigan at age 66, buried in Richardson Cem.


Christopher Sly, Ontario County, New York Tax list:
1816 Gorham lot 10, 16 acres
1819 " " "
1821 " " "
1822 Hopewell " " (1822 Hopewell broke off from Gorham)
1823 " " "
1824 " " "
1830 " " "

Land records, Ontario New York- Christopher Sly
1815 bought 11 acres + 16 sq rods in Gorham for $111
1821 bought 21 acres from Joshua Sly in Phelps for $600
1824 sold 11 acres + 16 sq rods in Gorham for $300 with wife Elizabeth
1825 sold 21 acres in Phelps for $400 with wife Elizabeth

1823 Sep 9 from the "Ontario Repos" -" Sly Lodama, 34, died Hopewell, Mrs. Christopher Sly"

Christopher Sly grave found in row 14, Richardson Cemetary, Commerce Twp, Oakland. Michigan. Also Elizabeth Sly, wife of Christopher, born 3 Aug 1780, died 7 Feb 1879.

1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Christopher Sly
Township: Gorham
County: Ontario
State: New York
1 2 _ _1_ / 3_ _1/ _3
(There is a William Mack in, 1820 US census NY, Ontario, Bristol 4 ___ 1/ 1__ 1 _/ _ 1 and in
1830 NY, Ontario, Bristol 1 1 2 2 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ / 1 _ _ 1 _ _ 1 )

Michigan Census, 1827-70
Name: CHRISTOPHER SLY
State: MI
County: Michigan Territory
Township: Petitioner
Year: 1833
Database: MI Early Census Index

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Christopher Sly
Commerce, Oakland, Michigan
_ _ __1_ _ _ _1_ _ _ _ /_ _2_ _ _ 1

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6534161&ref=wvr
Christopher Sly
Birth: 1779
Death: Sep. 13, 1845
Burial: Walled Lake Cemetery
Walled Lake Oakland County Michigan, USA Plot: Section 1, Row 14

Christopher married Lodema MACK about 1805 in New York, United States. Lodema was born on 5 Mar 1787 in New York, United States; died on 13 Aug 1823 in Hopewell, Ontario, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: *
• _MARNM: Sly
• _UID: F8D708A019E5764696006C3DCB96C8E7808C

Notes:

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/53550951/family/familygroup?fpid=13530604502

Lodema is an English name meaning "guide"
From "Early Settlers of New York State - Their Ancestors and Descendants" by Janet Wethy Foley
(West Bloomfield, NY abt 1801 - Elizabeth wife of John Mack; could this be the parents of Lodemia?)

According to the Bible of Rhoda Pearson Lodema was born March 5th 1787

from the "Ontario Repos" 9 Sep 1823 - Sly Lodama, 34, died Hopewell, Mrs. Christopher Sly

1800 United States Federal Census You searched for Mack NY+Ontario
Benjamin Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY 1 1 - // - 1 - 2 - 1
John Mack Hartford, Ontario, NY 2 - 2 // 2 - 4 - - 1
John Mack Bloomfield, Ontario, NY 1 1 - // 1 - 2 1 - 1 * could this be her father? see above web site
Zebulon Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY - - 1 // 1 1 - - - 1

1810 United States Federal Census You searched for Mack NY+Ontario
Name Residence (City,County,State) Year
Benj Mack Bristol, Ontario, NY 1810
* William Mack Bristol, Ontario, NY 1810
*Jona Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY 1810
*Jeb Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY 1810

1820 Census NY+Ontario
Asahel Mack - Canandaigua,Ontario,NY 1820
Jeremiah Mack - Sodus,Ontario,NY 1820
John Mack - Penfield,Ontario,NY 1820
* Jonathan Mack - Canandaigua,Ontario,NY 1820
*William Mack - Bristol,Ontario,NY 1820
*Zebulon Mack - Canandaigua,Ontario,NY 1820

1830 Census NY+Ontario
*William Mack - Bristol, Ontario, New York
*Jonathan Mack - Canandaigua, Ontario, New York
*Zebulon Mack - Canandaigua, Ontario, New York

1840 Census NY+Ontario
Enoch Mack - Phelps, Ontario, New York  Flavel Mack - Phelps, Ontario, New York
George Mack - Phelps, Ontario, New York

1850 Census NY+Ontario
Flavel Mack Phelps, Ontario, NY abt 1810 Connecticut
George Mack Phelps, Ontario, NY abt 1809 Connecticut
George Mack Phelps, Ontario, NY abt 1843 New York
Jonathan Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY abt 1781 Connecticut Jonathan Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY abt 1818 New York
Miles P Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY abt 1816 New York
Andrew E Mack Canandaigua, Ontario, NY abt 1845 New York

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Posted by: Larry Hammond (ID *****6483) Date: May 22, 2005 at 08:45:00
In Reply to: Zebulon, Benjamin and Gurdon Mack born Conn>>Canandiagua,NY by JoAnn Yellott of 1579 Bottom of Form
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This is what I have.1 Jonathan Mack----------------------------------------------Birth Date: July 1, 1731Birth Place: Lyme, New London Co., CTDeath Date: February 16, 1777Death Place: Hartland, Hartford Co., CTSpouse: Sarah BanningBirth Date: Abt. 1739Child of: Samuel BanningAnd: Hannah ?Marriage Date: Bef. 1754Marriage Place: Lyme, New London Co., CTChildren: Zebulon, Gordon, Benjamin Young1.1 Zebulon Mack----------------------------------------------Birth Date: May 1, 1754Birth Place: Lyme, New London Co., CTDeath Date: March 21, 1836Death Place: Ontario Co., NYSpouse: Mary BillBirth Date: Abt. 1755Marriage Date: 8/4/1779Marriage Place: Hartland, Hartford Co., NYChildren: Jonathan, Sarah, Hannah, William, Sally Ann1.2 Gordon Mack----------------------------------------------Birth Date: 1759Birth Place: Lyme, New London Co., CTDeath Date: 1838Spouse: Asenath PalmerBirth Date: January 30, 1761Birth Place: Bucks, Lower Makefield, PADeath Date: February 21, 1790Death Place: Bucks, Lower Makefield, PAChild of: Jonathan PalmerAnd: Ann WatsonMarriage Date: 8/1/1780Marriage Place: Hartland, CTChildren: Jonathan, Lorensa1.3 Benjamin Young Mack----------------------------------------------Birth Date: Ab. 1760Birth Place: Lyme, New London Co., CTDeath Date: Bef. 1836Death Place: Ontario Co., NYSpouse: Isabel BostwickMarriage Date: 10/30/1783Marriage Place: Hartland, CTChildren: Benjamin, William, Sally, A Daughter

HelloRecently I received from the archives at Canandaigua the probate records of Zebulon Mack.They are quite interesting and were administered by Jonathan Mack.They list his (Zeb's)brother Gurdon Mack 1/4 part of land he gave to Jonathan his son,Zeb's brother Benjamin deceased, his children William,Ben Jr. and Sally each recieve 1/6 of 1/4 part,Zeb's sister Hannah Austin,1/4 part.Also listed for 1/6 part are Marvin Van Orman and John Van Orman I think are children of John T. and Nellie Mack Van Orman.Later in 1841 there is a settlement with my grgr grandmother Sarah Munson Davis her brothers Gorham and Renselear Munson, the two daughters of Asahel Mack deceased son of Zeb, Nellie and Louisa then Dencey and James Riley Van Norman .I have another deed ordered that will I hope have a parent for the Munsons. I also copied the pension applications for Zeb and Gurdon Mack and Gurdon gives his birth in 1757.Thanks JoAnn
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Notes:

Came from Ireland (perhaps Antrim), to New York about 1830, after about 5 years moved to Oakland County, Michigan.

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/view_detail.php?type=mch&recordid=603383&recordCentre=leitrim&backLink=curr_purchases.php
Church Marriage Record
Date of Marriage: 16-Oct-1797 Parish / District: MOHILL CHURCH OF IRELAND County: Co. Leitrim Husband, Name: William Maurice; wife, Jane Crawford Address: Annafuff Mohil;l Denomination: Church of Ireland
Occupation: Age: Status: Husband's Father Wife's Father Name: Address: Denomination: Occupation: Husband's Mother Wife's Mother Name: Address: Denomination: Occupation: Witness 1 Witness 2

books of Oakland County, Michigan 977.438
film of First Presb church Bloomfield 1831-1860 (955792 Item 8)

Could the following be the right William Morris
New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850 about William Morris
Name: William Morris
Arrival Date: 29 May 1834
Age: 52
Gender: M (Male) traveling with a 12 year old boy, Henry Morris
Port of Arrival: New York
Port of Departure: Dublin
Place of Origin: Ireland
Occupation: Paper Stainer
Destination: United States of America
Ship: Brig St. Laurence
Microfilm Serial Number: M237
Microfilm Roll Number: 23
List Number: 350


Michigan Census, 1827-70 about William Morris
Name: William Morris
State: MI
County: Oakland County
Township: Pontiac
Year: 1820
Database: MI Early Census Index

Michigan Census, 1827-70 about William Morris
Name: William Morris
State: MI
County: Oakland County
Township: Voters
Year: 1820
Page: 090
Database: MI Early Census Index

Michigan Census, 1827-70 about William Morris
Name: William Morris
State: MI
County: Oakland County
Township: Pontiac
Year: 1821
Database: MI Early Census Index

Michigan Census, 1827-70 about William Morris
Name: William Morris
State: MI
County: Oakland County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1830
Page: 096
Database: MI Early Census Index

findagrave.com
Wiliam Morris
Birth: unknown
Death: unknown
Inscription: AGED 58 YEARS
Burial: Pine Lake Cemetery West Bloomfield Oakland County Michigan, USA

William married Jane CRAWFORD on 16 Oct 1797 in Mohill, Mohill, Leitrim, Ireland. Jane (daughter of CRAWFORD) was born about 1774 in Mohill, Mohill Parish, Leitrim, Ireland; died on 20 Aug 1845 in , Oakland, Michigan, United States; was buried in Pine Lake Cem, West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: *
• _MARNM: Morris
• _UID: A480D89AB6C1B74C9E9C196AC4BB5625C7F5

Notes:

findagrave.com
Jane Morris
Birth: unknown
Death: Aug. 20, 1845
Inscription: WIFE OF WILLIAM MORRIS AGED 71 YEARS
Burial: Pine Lake Cemetery, Oakland County, Michigan. West Bloomfield Oakland County Michigan, USA

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marriage of Jane Crawford and William Morris
Parish Mohill, Church of Ireland, County Leitrim
Immigrated 29 May 1834

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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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