1774: David Sloan fought in Lord Dunmore's War; under Major John Connolly and Capt. George Astor
1782, 4 Feb: David Sloane granted 140 acres of land on both sides of Reed Creek Branch of New River. Montgomery Co. VA. {Gibb's info}
1782: Montgomery Co. Va. Tax list w/1 tithe, 2 horses and 4 cattle.
1788, 17 Jul: Montgomery Co. Va. 140 acres on both side Reed Creek a branch of New River, Grants 18, pg 149.
1790: Wythe Co. Va. formed from Montgomery Co. Va.
1810, 23 Jul: Wythe Co. Va. 250a grant on both sides of Reed Creek, Grants #60, pg 548
1820, 14 Mar: Wythe Co. Va "David Sloan is exempted from future county levy because of age and infrimity."
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Hopkins says that David Sloan came to this county from Belfast, Antrim County, Northern Ireland and died in Virginia. David Sloan had two known children: James and John.
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LDS has a Lydia b.1804 dau of David (error, should be son James).
Fisher papers say that he came to America at age 17, w/brothers John & ?
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Wythe Co. Va. Will of David Sloan:
In the name of god Amen, I David Sloan of the County of Wythe and State of Virginia being weake in body but of sound mind and disposing memory (for which I thank God) and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life & being desirous to dispose of all such wordly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with do hereby make my last will & Testament in the manner and form following, that is to say:
1st I desire that all my Just debts be payed & funeral expenses out of my estate after my decease.

2nd After payment of my just debts and funeral expense I give and bequeath to my wife Sarah Sloan the plantation on which I now live lying on Red Creek together with all the farming utencils three cows out of my stock of cattle & one horse and saddle one third of all my stock of sheep and hoggs also all my kitchen and household furniture during her natural life and after her death I desire that the said plantation be sold and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided amonst my six youngest children (viz) Margaret, Samuel, David, Sarah, Mary, and William Sloan.

3rd I desire that all my remaining stock of house and cattle to be sold immediately after my decease except a dark roan mare with colt which I give to my son William and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among my six youngest children heretofore mentioned.

4th All the rest of my estate both real & personal of whatsoever kind it may be not herein before described particurlary I desire may be equally divided amongst my several children herein mentioned which I give to hem their heirs executors administrators and assigns forever.

And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my three sons Samuel, David & William Sloan executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all other former wills or testaments by me heretorfore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twelth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eighteen hundred and eighteen. David Sloan

Signed Sealead & delivered ? and for the last will & testament of the above named David Sloan in presents of us James Graham Thomas S. Pierce John Sipling??

Virginia At a court held for Wythe County the 14th day of September 1824
This the last will & testament of David Sloan Decd was presented in court & proved by the oaths of James Graham, Thomas S. Pierce John Heisling the subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded and on the motion of William Sloan one of the executors named in said will who entered into bond with Joel Pierce & John Graham his securities in the sum of $2000 conditoned as the law directs and took the oath required by law probate of the said will is granted him in due form have being issued to Samuel Sloan and David Sloan the other Executors named in said will to join in the probate thereof at any future date. Teste J. P. Mathews CC
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CHILDREN workup:
1 JAMES 2 BENJAMIN 3 JOHN
4 female b. 1785-94 5 Female b. 1785-94 6 SAMUEL b. 1785-94
7 Female b. 1795-00 8 DAVID b. 1795-00 9 MARGARET b. 1795-00
10 WILLIAM b. 1799 11 SARAH b. 1800-10 12 MARY b. 1800-10

Sources:
1. Census 1810: Wythe Co. Va. pg852 [02101 02201]
2. Census 1820: Wythe Co. Va. pg??? [000111 00211] {Gibb's info}
2. Census 1830: Wythe Co. Va. pg354 [00001 00002100001] Sarah Sloan
3. June Baldwin Bork, Wayne County Kentucky Marriages and Vital Records, 1801-1860, Vol. 1-6, (17352 Drey Lane, Huntington Beach, CA. 92647, 1972), Vol. 6, pg 185, subref: David Faris research, [David Sloan, 2 wives, 5 children]
4. Research of David Faris, Box 8574 Philadelphia Pa. 19101[2nd spouse Gibbs]
5. The William O. Tate Family - pg. 20 - Dec. 26, 1986
by Richard Hopkins - 7630 Fairway Dr., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520-9180
6. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5573, Submitted: 11 Jul 1995
7. Fisher papers, Smith Collection, Rowan Co. NC. Library
8. Va. Land Office Patents and Grants, Electronic card file
9. Gibbs, Sherman, (Email Correspondance, Oct - 2002), [Military, & transcribtion of will, some deed info, subref: Bockstruck's Virginia's Colonial Soldiers, a GPC book 1988]

• Married: BEF 1769 in PA.?

1. James Sloan b: 19 FEB 1769 in ROCKBRIDGE Co. VA.
2. Benjamin Sloan b: 1 JAN 1771 in ROCKBRIDGE Co. VA. ?
3. John Sloan b: 3 MAR 1774 in ROCKBRIDGE Co. ? VA.
4. JOHN SLOAN b: ABT 1778

• Married: 1786 in MONTGOMERY Co. VA. ⁴

1. Samuel Sloan b: 1787 in MONTGOMERY Co. VA. ?
2. David Sloan b: BET 1795 AND 1800
3. William Sloan b: 1799 in ROCKBRIDGE Co. VA. ?
4. Margaret Sloan b: ABT 1800 in ROCKBRIDGE? Co. VA.
5. Sarah Sloan b: ABT 1810 in WYTHE Co. VA.
6. Mary Sloan b: ABT 1813 in WYTHE Co. VA.

1. Title: Wayne County Kentucky Marriages and Vital Records, 1801-1860, Vol. 1-6
   Author: June Baldwin Bork
   Publication: 17352 Drey Lane, Huntington Beach, CA. 92647, 1972
   Note: Photo copies furnished by Kay Sloan, 1980s
   Repository:
   Note: Public Library, Dallas Texas
   Media: Book
   Page: Vol. 6, pg 185, subref: David Farris research
   Text: [David Sloan, 2 wives, 5 children]
2. Title: "The William O. Tate Family"
   Author: Richard Hopkins, 7630 Fairway Dr., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520-9180
   Publication: 26 Dec 1986
   Repository:
   Media: Book
   Text: [dpob]
3. Title: "The William O. Tate Family"
   Author: Richard Hopkins, 7630 Fairway Dr., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520-9180
   Publication: 26 Dec 1986
   Repository:
   Media: Book
4. Title: Gibbs, Sherman
   Publication: Email Correspondance, Oct - 2002
   Repository:
   Note: Gibbs-S.doc
   Media: Letter
   Text: [ypom]