Jesse Slawson

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Illinois Census, Knox County, Township 11 N, 1 E (page 360)
- Age listed as 39 yrs.

Listed as land owner in Section 12, Rio Twp, Knox County, Illinois in 1861 (Rio Twp Plat Map Transcript)

Book extract:
Jesse Slawson was the son of Eliphalet and Rachel Slawson. He was born about 1811 and married Elizabeth Ann (?) at Westerlo, Albany County, NY. They moved to Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. He died there and she remarried to a Mr. Jonah Terbell on 9 Jan 1862.
(The Slason, Slauson, Slawson, Slosson Family, George C. Slawson, 1946, p. 71, Seventh Generation)

Grave marker indicates "age 48yrs 8m ?ds"... Would make birth month/year Sep 1811
Alt. Birth: 12 Sep 1805 Poundridge, Westchester County, New York
Alt. Burial: Clay-Mosser Cemetery, Galesburg Township, Knox County, Illinois

Jesse married Elizabeth Ann Holmes on 18 Oct 1835 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York. Elizabeth (daughter of John Silkman Holmes and Almy Alma Robbins) was born on 13 Apr 1818 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York; died on 29 Mar 1868; was buried in Williams (Clay-Mosser) Cemetery, Galesburg Twp, Knox County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Oscar M Slawson was born on 29 Dec 1840 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York; died on 14 Aug 1863 in Libbyville Prison Camp, Memphis, Tennessee.
2. Rufus L Slawson was born on 29 Aug 1843 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York; died on 01 Mar 1909 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois.
3. Unknown Slawson was born in in Westerlo, Albany County, New York.
4. Eveline Slawson was born on 08 Oct 1836 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York; died on 09 Jul 1854.
5. Lois Miranda Slawson was born on 12 Dec 1838 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York; died on 26 May 1917 in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa; was buried in South Oak Grove Cemetery, Guthrie County, Iowa.
6. Charles Augustus Slauson was born on 03 Oct 1854 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois; died on 06 Jun 1933 in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa; was buried in South Oak Grove Cemetery, Guthrie County, Iowa.
7. Unknown Slawson
8. Lewis Egbert Slawson was born on 06 Feb 1849 in Knox County, Illinois; died on 01 Oct 1923 in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
9. Henry Edwin Slawson was born on 22 Sep 1851 in Knox County, Illinois; died on 19 Oct 1922 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.

Other Events:

• BAPM: 08 Aug 1773, New Caanan, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Notes:

ELIPHALET SLAUSON, d. Aft. 1850, Waterlo, Albany Co., NY; m. RACHEL ?; b. 1778; d. Aft. 1850, Waterlo, Albany Co., NY. Baptism: August 8, 1773, New Canaan, CT.

Listed in 1820 New York Census, Albany County, Westerlo (Page ?)
1 male under 10
1 male 45 and above
3 females under 10
1 female between 10 and 16
2 females 45 and above

Listed in 1840 New York Census, Albany County, Westerlo (Page 6)
1 male under 5
1 male between 20 and 30
1 male between 60 and 70
1 female between 15 and 20
1 female between 20 and 30
1 female between 30 and 40
1 female between 60 and 70

Listed in 1850 New York Census, Albany County, Westerlo (Page 72)

Eliphalet married Rachel. Rachel was born about 1778; died after 1850 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed in 1850 New York Census, Albany County, Westerlo (Page 72)

Notes:

ELIPHALET SLAUSON (ELEPHALET SLASON, JAMES, ELIEZER, GEORGE SLAWSON) was born April 9, 1730 in Stamford, CT (now New Canaan), and died in Poundridge, NY. He married SARAH BEERS. She died in Poundridge, NY.
Children of ELIPHALET SLAUSON and SARAH BEERS are:  i. MERCY SLAUSON, m. TIMOTHY BROWN, July 17, 1771, Salem, NY. Baptism: August 30, 1752, New Canaan, CT  ii. STEPHEN SLAUSON, m. THANKFUL BROWN. Baptism: May 19, 1754, New Canaan, CT Residence: Bef. 1790, Resided in New Canaan, CT  iii. ELIZABETH SLAUSON, d. Bef. 1766. Baptism: June 6, 1756, New Canaan, CT  iv. SARAH SLAUSON. Baptism: April 8, 1764, Salem, NY  v. ELIZABETH SLAUSON, m. THOMAS PROVOST, May 10, 1787, Stamford, CT. Baptism: July 27, 1766, New Canaan, CT  vi. ELIPHALET SLAUSON, d. Aft. 1850, Waterlo, Albany Co., NY; m. RACHEL ?; b. 1778; d. Aft. 1850, Waterlo, Albany Co., NY. Baptism: August 8, 1773, New Canaan, CT.

Eliphalet married Sarah Beers. Sarah died in in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Elephalet

Notes:

ELEPHALET SLASON (JAMES, ELIEZER, GEORGE SLAWSON) was born November 28, 1703 in Stamford, CT, and died in Stamford, CT (that part now New Canaan). He married MERCY BOUTON November 12, 1724 in Stamford, CT, daughter of JOHN BOUTON and MERCY HICKOCK. She was born Abt. 1705, and died in Stamford, CT (that part now New Canaan).
Children of ELEPHALET SLASON and MERCY BOUTON are:  i. ELEAZER SLASON, b. April 24, 1726, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); d. aft 1790.  ii. ISRAEL SLASON, b. October 9, 1727, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); d. 12 Aug 1756 French-
Indian War.  iii. ELIPHALET SLAUSON, b. April 9, 1730, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); d. Poundridge, NY.  iv. MERCY SLASON, b. March 23, 1732/33, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); m. JOB BISHOP, August
25, 1756, Salem, NY.  v. JOHN SLAUSON, b. June 20, 1735, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); d. Salem, Westchester, N.Y.  vi. ABRAHAM SLAWSON, b. April 23, 1737, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); d. May 10, 1829,
Somers, Westchester Co., NY.  vii. MEHETABLE SLASON, b. January 18, 1738/39, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan). Residence:
Salem, NY  viii. SAMUEL SLAWSON, b. March 31, 1740, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); d. Abt. 1803,
Duanesburg, Schenectady Co., NY; buried Pioneer Baptist, Mariaville.  ix. EBENEZER SLAWSON, b. July 25, 1742, Stamford, CT (new New Canaan); d. Lowdes County,
Alabama.  x. JESSE SLAWSON, b. February 20, 1745/46, Stamford, CT (now New Canaan); d. 1836, Salem,
NY.
Alt. Death: After 1756 Stamford (New Caanan), Fairfield County, Connecticut

Eliphalet married Mercy Bouton on 12 Nov 1724 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Mercy (daughter of John Bouton and Mercy Hickock) was born about 1705 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died in in Caanan Parish, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Marcy

Notes:

Book extract: "The Hickock Genealogy: descendants of William Hickoks of Farmington Connecticut: with ancestry of Charles Nelson Hickok" (1938) p. 13
Third Generation: Children of John and Mercy (Hickock) Bouton, all born at Stamford:
i. Mercy Bouton, b. (say 1705); mar. 12 Nov 1724, Eliphalet Slason (her name in the marriage entry
is erroneously printed Benton instead og Bouton).