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Desire Slocum

Female 1688 - 1760  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Desire Slocum was born 12 Mar 1687/88, Jamestown, RI (daughter of Ebenezer SLOCUM and Mary THURSTON); died 3 Sep 1760, Newport, RI.

    Desire married Samuel Dyer 19 Jan 1709/10, Portsmouth, RI. Samuel (son of Charles Dyer and Mary Waitt) was born Abt 1687, Little Compton, RI; died 15 Sep 1767, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ebenezer SLOCUM was born 25 Mar 1650 (son of Giles SLOCUM and Joan Unknown); died Abt 13 Feb 1714/15, Jamestown, RI.

    Notes:

    Ebenezer & Mary settled in Jamestown, RI, where he was prominent in public office. He was chosen deputy to the General Assembly in 1679, a position which he held until his death in 1715. At times he was the Speaker of the Assembly. He belonged to the society of Friends, and was referred to as "a valuable minister."

    The Jamestown Proprietors Records show that Ebenezer was chosen to be one of the Town Council ("Counsell"), and was chosen Moderator of meetings of the Proprietors and Freemen several times: 1682, 1683, 1684, 1685, 1697, 1699, and 1704. He was Head Warden in 1701.

    Ebenezer married Mary THURSTON Abt 1676. Mary (daughter of Edward THURSTON and Elizabeth MOTT) was born Feb 1656/57, Newport, RI; died 16 Nov 1732, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary THURSTON was born Feb 1656/57, Newport, RI (daughter of Edward THURSTON and Elizabeth MOTT); died 16 Nov 1732, Jamestown, RI.

    Notes:

    Her will was dated 5 Nov 1729, and proved Nov 1732. In addition to the family members listed, the spouses and children of two other daughters (names not given) are mentioned: son-in-law William Burling, and his children William, Rebecca, Benjamin, Hannah, Sarah, Ebenezer, and Amy; also, Thomas Rogers, another son-in-law, and his son Thomas Rogers.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Slocum was born 1 Jan 1677/78, Jamestown, RI; died 5 Jun 1728.
    2. Mary Slocum was born 21 Jun 1679; died Bef 1706.
    3. Joanna SLOCUM was born 30 Dec 1680, Newport, RI; died 30 Dec 1708, Jamestown, RI.
    4. Rebecca Slocum was born 13 Nov 1682, Jamestown, RI.
    5. Samuel Slocum was born 2 Mar 1683/84, Jamestown, RI; died Bef 1748.
    6. Ebenezer Slocum was born 20 Jan 1685/86, Jamestown, RI; died Between Sep and Oct 1715, Jamestown, RI.
    7. 1. Desire Slocum was born 12 Mar 1687/88, Jamestown, RI; died 3 Sep 1760, Newport, RI.
    8. Deliverance Slocum was born 15 Aug 1691.
    9. Mercy Slocum was born 14 Sep 1693; died 10 Jan 1713/14.
    10. Giles Slocum was born 19 Feb 1694/95, Jamestown, RI.
    11. Joseph Slocum was born 21 Apr 1697; died Between Nov 1729 and Nov 1732.
    12. Abigail Slocum was born 21 Apr 1697.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Giles SLOCUM (son of Philip SLOCOMBE and Charity BICKHAM); died 1683, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    Giles & Joan were among the earliest settlers of Portsmouth, RI. He was there by 1648, was a freeman there by 1655, and purchased land in Dartmouth, MA in 1669. He was probably among the first to join the Society of Friends in RI, and made a bequest to the society in his will, dated 10 October 1681, calling the Quakers his "loving friends the people of God." He owned and gave to his sons large tracts of land in Rhode Island, New Plymouth (MA), and New Jersey.

    Giles — Joan Unknown. Joan died 31 Aug 1679. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Joan Unknown died 31 Aug 1679.

    Notes:

    Friends' records record her death: "Joan Slocum the wife of old Giles she Dyed at Portsmouth the 31st 6 mo. 1679."

    Children:
    1. Johanah Slocum was born 16 May 1642.
    2. John Slocum was born 26 May 1645.
    3. Giles Slocum was born 25 Mar 1647.
    4. 2. Ebenezer SLOCUM was born 25 Mar 1650; died Abt 13 Feb 1714/15, Jamestown, RI.
    5. Nathaniel Slocum was born 25 Dec 1652.
    6. Peleg Slocum was born 17 Aug 1654.
    7. Samuell Slocum was born Between 1655 and 1659.
    8. Mary Slocum was born 3 Jul 1660.
    9. Elieazer Slocum was born 25 Dec 1664.

  3. 6.  Edward THURSTON was born 1617, England; died 1 Mar 1706/07, Newport, RI; was buried , Coddington Burial Ground, Newport, RI.

    Notes:

    Edward Thurston was a Quaker at Newport, RI, prior to 1647. He was a freeman at Newport in 1655. On 26 August 1688, Edward was one of a number of Quakers who signed a request addressed to the King asking to be excused from bearing arms because they were peaceable people, but promising to fulfill all other obligations of taxes and duties. In 1690 he was one of five signers of a letter to King William & Queen Mary, congratulating them on their accession to the Crown.

    I have very roughly estimated the birth years of some of Edward's children.

    Edward married Elizabeth MOTT 1647, Newport, RI. Elizabeth was born 1627. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth MOTT was born 1627.
    Children:
    1. Edward Thurston, Jr. was born Abt 1648; died Bef Jan 1703/04.
    2. Samuel Thurston was born Abt 1650.
    3. Thomas Thurston was born Abt 1653.
    4. Rebecca Thurston was born Abt 1655.
    5. 3. Mary THURSTON was born Feb 1656/57, Newport, RI; died 16 Nov 1732, Jamestown, RI.
    6. Jonathan Thurston was born 4 Jan 1658/59, Newport, RI.
    7. Daniel Thurston was born Abt 1661.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Philip SLOCOMBE died 1625, Goathurst, Somerset, England.

    Notes:

    Information on Philip and his wife came from a Rootsweb message board posting by David Bindon.

    Philip — Charity BICKHAM. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Charity BICKHAM
    Children:
    1. 4. Giles SLOCUM died 1683, Portsmouth, RI.