Ralph Sloan says: "During the Revolutionary War Capt. John Sloan received orders to report with 13 men to Ramsour's Mill in Lincoln County. On Sunday morning, June 18, 1780, he, along with Davidson, Sharpe, Falls and Houston joined other troops from the Catawba Valley. The Tories outnumber them 3 to 1, but a retreat would encourage the Tories. They decided to march throughout the night and surprise the Tories at daybreak. At the end of fierce fighting, some with swords, about 70 were lost by the Patriots, including George and Andrew Davidson and Capt. John Sloan. A simple marker designates the graves of those who fell on the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. on Jun 20, 1780. Six Whig captains, including Capt. John Sloan, were buried at the site in Lincoln County."

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John Sloan's will **
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I John Sloan of the County of Rowan of State of North Carolina being in Health of Body and of perfect mind and memory, Thanks Thanks be given unto God,, calling unto mind the Mortality of my body, & knowing that it is appointed for men once to die, Do make an Ordain this my last Will & Testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the hand of Almighty God that giveth, and recommend my body I recommend to the Earth, to be buried in a decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall have the same again, by the mighty power of God. And s touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has please god to bless me in this Life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the following Manner: & Form. First, I will that all my lawful debts be carefully discharged.
Second, I give and bequeath to Mary my dearly beloved wife, one bay mare called Phenia, and Sorrel Mare, three milk cows, one heifer & two stears, taking her choice, all the sheep and Hogs together with all my household goods, and Plantation utensils, & ther thirds of the plantation while she lives unmarried. allowing her to keep the children and school them, having them taught to read, right & Cypher xxxxxx, but if she marries, I will the children to be put to trades, such as they may choose, under good guardians Masters & Mistresses, the boys to serve until eightteen & no longer, and the girls until fifteen years of age & no longer and her right to the plantation then to be void and none Effect. And only one third of --- sheep, hogs, Household goods and Plantation utensils to be her property, with her saddle and bridle, the other two thirds to be equally divided amongst the children I also wish her to a sixth part of my books, ------- to be her property forever. I give to my well beloved son Archibald, my lot of Book in the Grammer Schoo, & the sixth part of my other books, together with the choice of the spring colts & that Entry of land where Jane ---- they now live with all my Clothes, a rifle gun & the new saddle & Bridle when finished & one hundred --- pounds lawful money of this state to carry him on in his learning, also I give to my well beloved sons Jonn & Jeremiah my Lot of Books, in fourth creek ------- (lawful money of the state to carry on in their learning.) New Library with their equal part of the other Books, and the plantation on which I Dwell, to be Divided equally between them, if it cannot be divided, into two places, in that casee three honest men are to be chosen, to value said Land, at the time it falls in their hands, & John must pay Jeremiah half of the value abd take all the Land for his part: but if any of the boys die before thir Estate comes in their hands, their part shall be equall divided betwixt the surviving Brothers; I give the smooth Bore to John & my sword to Jeremiah, and a xxxxxx of Bus (?) to each of them, and I give my Sun Dial to John.. also I give my well beloved daughters, Margaret & Mary the other two sixth part of my Books, together with one hundred pounds each, lawful money of this state, to be raised & levied out of my Estate. Also I will that the House creatures & Meat Cattle, not herein bequeathed, be sold & that sum thence arising, with my other debts to Repay the xxxxxmoney herein mentioned & the remainder equally divided amongst all my children; I likewise constitue and make and ordain Mary my dearly beloved wife Execrutrix, Patrick J. Archibald Sloan executor of this my last Will and Testament, And I dl hereby utterly disallow, revoke, & disannul all and every other former Testament, Wills, Legcies, Requeast and exeduted by me in my ways before - named willed and bequeath, ratifying and confirming this and not other to be mt last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal, this Seventh Day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy-nine.
Signed, Sealed published, pronounced, by the said John Sloan, as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his Presence and in the Presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names.
William Sharpe
Jacob Sharpe
J. Cathey.

NB. What ever tools of any kind I have, I allow to be divided amongst the three boys, & kept for the use of the family, intil some of the boys come of age & want their part --- Excepting the loom &lacklinger I give to Mary my beloved wife for ever ----- I also allow my watch & Gold & Silver I have to be sold at Publick sale & divided among the children- whatever kind of grain Flax Hay or fodder, I leave for the support of the family & stock, and none to be sold unless my wife sees fit to do so.
Jn Sloan.

Will proved Feb 1780
[NOTE: This will was transcribed as accuratelly as possible from another transcribtion, I have not seen the original will. F.E.M. 1996] John was age 39 when he wrote the will, he was killed 9 months later at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. Son Archibald was 13 at the time the will was written, and dau, Anna, was not born yet.]
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Pension application of wife Mary:
a. Memorial of Mary Sloan of Iredell Co. NC, widow of Capt. John Sloan, praying that a pension be allowed her on the basis of the Revolutionary War services of her deceased husband. Her husband went into the NC Militia service as a Private in 1775 as noted in a letter from him, dated 14 dec 1775 at Camp broad River, and another letter, dated 25 Dec 1775 at Duncan's Creek, SC. In 1779, governor Caswell appointed said Sloan a Captain, and he remained in service until 20 June 1780, when he was killed in a battle with the Tories at Ramsour's Mill in Lincoln Co. NC. The memorialist is in possession of a discharge certificate for her husband, dated 24 Mar 1780 at Charleston and signed by Col. Andrew Hampton. MORE IN FILE NEEDS TO BE TYPED

Mary rec'd pension $100/yr in 1833?.

Sources:
1. Monita Horn's letters
2. Will dated 7 Aug 1779, Rowan Co. NC. Proved Feb 1780 [transcript on hand]
3. "The Heritage of Iredell County", Genealogical society of Iredell Co. NC. 1980, Article #581, Capt. John Sloan by Ralph Sloan & Article #582, Captain John Sloan, by Monita Horn.
4. McCubbins collection: Rowan Library Salisbury NC.
5. 1768 Rowan Co. Tax list
6. NC Gen. Soc. Journal Feb 92, pg 39 [Pension claim info] subref: GASR Nov. 1834 to Jan 1835, Box 4: 2nd folder "HR Nov. 1834 to Jan. 1835" and GASR Nov 1836 - Jan 1837, Box 3: folder "HR 25 Nov - 16 Dec 1836"
7. Patrick Sloan memo
8. Marriage Licence Index for Rowan Co. NC., pg 202. [dpom, spouse]

• Married: 23 DEC 1765 in ROWAN Co. NC

1. Archibald Sloan b: 14 OCT 1766 in ROWAN Co. NC.
2. John Sloan b: BET 1766 AND 1769 in ROWAN Co. NC. ?
3. Margaret Sloan b: BEF 1775 in ROWAN Co. NC.
4. Mary Sloan b: BET 1775 AND 1779 in ROWAN Co. NC.
5. Jeremiah Green Sloan b: 28 SEP 1775 in ROWAN Co. NC.
6. Anna Sloan b: 9 JUL 1780 in ROWAN Co. NC.