Parents:
Randolph Slack (1730–1795)
Sarah Penn (1734–1795)
Spouse:
Mary Vin Vetheker (1757 Somerset, Pennsylvania–____ Hardin County, Kentucky). Married March 30, 1782 in Lincoln, Kentucky. Because William was twelve years older than Mary and the birth dates of the first four children listed below, these children may be from an earlier marriage by William. According to David Tyler, their (Mary and William's) first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784 and his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792.
Children:
1. John Robert Slack (1775 Harrisburg, Kentucky–1850). In 1824 in Hardin County, Kentucky, John married Rebecca Summers (1805–1865) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Robert S. Slack (26 JUN 1825 Hardin Co, KY - 29 JAN 1913 Hardin Co, KY)
---(ii.) John William Slack (03 MAR 1828 Hardin Co, KY - 22 JAN 1913 Larue Co, KY )
---(iii.) Mary Ann Slack (1834 Hardin, Kentucky - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky). Mary Ann married James M. CRADY (1832 Larue, Kentucky - 1906 Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky) and they had the following children: Georgia Ann Slack Crady (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); Isabella (Belle) Spencer Crady (Ford) (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); John T. Crady (13 JAN 1857 Larue Co, KY - 19 FEB 1926); Louisia Crady (4 NOV 1858 Kentucky - 1 MAY 1859 Larue, Kentucky); John Warren Crady (17 APRIL 1860 Larue, Kentucky - 31 DECEMBER 1945 Christian, Kentucky); Olieva Crady (Abt. 1863 Kentucky–____); Robert Crady (ABT 1866 Kentucky - 19 OCTOBER 1888); Iowa C Haskins (18 MAY 1868 Larue County, Kentucky- 11 FEBRUARY 1922 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky); Charles C Crady Senior (21 JAN 1871 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 14 MARCH 1951 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas) and James Lee "Jimmie" Crady (1 JUN 1873 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 28 SEP 1947 Terrell, Kaufman, Texas)
---(iv.) Eliza A Slack (1842 Kentucky–____)
---(v.) Louisa Slack (05 MAR 1842 Hardin Co, KY - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky)
2. Richard Slack (1777 Harrisburg, Kentucky–____)
3. Mary Polly Slack (1779 Harrisburg, Kentucky–February 14, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardin, KY)
4. William G. Slack (1781 Harrisburg, Kentucky– December 19, 1846 Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky) There is conflicting information over wither this William G. Slack is the son of William or William's brother John, David Tyler having his father as John. On August 5, 1813 In Washington County, Kentucky, William G. Slack married Henrietta Wathen (1785 Maryland - 1 APRIL 1861 Washington County, Kentucky) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Frances F. Slack (1814 Washington County, Kentucky–1881). Frances married William Chandler McDonald
---(ii.) Robert N. Slack (1818–1857)
---(iii.) James Brown Slack (1825–1880). James Brown Slack married Elvina Ann Winfield (1828–1917) and they had the following children: Robert Winfield Slack Sr (1848–1924); Eleanor Louisanna Ann Slack (1849–1932); John W Slack (1851–1932); James Chandler Slack (1854–1932); Middleton Hines Slack (1856–1939); Charles Warren Slack Sr (1858–1901); Augustine Slack (1860–1861) and Marietta C. Slack (1866–1966)
5. Randolph Slack (July 20, 1784 Harrisburg, Kentucky –May 8, 1870 Hardin County, Kentucky). Married Ruth Johnson (27 SEP 1788-24 JUN 1854 Hardin, Kentucky), daughter of Ephriam Johnson (1752–1836) and Nancy Middleton (1762–1813), and they had the following children: Mary Slack (1807–1896); Nancy Slack (1808–____); William SLACK (1810–1833); Cyrus Slack (1812–____); Ann Penelope Slack (1813–1896); Susan Slack (1815–1889); John M Slack (1817–____); Catherine Jane Slack (1820–____); Elizabeth Slack (1822–____); Phillip Slack (1824–____); Silas D Slack (1826–1887) and Randolph Slack (1829–____).
Find a Grave Contributor Joe Spears states that The first 5 children listed are not Mary's as she and William married in 1782. There is another William Slack with the same life years who died and is buried in Randolph County, NC.
6. Reuben Slack (1789 Hardin County, KY– November 4, 1822)
7. Penelope Slack (February 11, 1792 Hardin County, KY – February 15, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardon County, Kentucky)
8. James Slack (1797 Hardin County, Kentucky – 1868 Loudoun County, Virginia or Claiborne, Louisiana). On January 10, 1817 in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, he married first married Martha Ann "Patsy" Coyle (1801–1854) and they had the following children: Abner H Slack (1815–1871); John Slack (1823–1888); Malinda Slack (1823–____); Julia Ann Slack (1825–1888); Ruben Slack (1826–1862); Alpheus Slack (1828–____); Richard Clay Slack (1830–1876); Randolph Slack (1830–1864); Mary Ann Slack (1832–1920); James H Slack (1838–1866); Gene Marion Slack (1838–1861); Martha Slack (1840–1860); Martha J Slack (1855–1865); Joseph Franklin Slack (1855–1876) and Lulu Slack (1875–____). On December 19, 1857 in Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, James married secondly Mary Ann Polly Watkins (1822–1892).
James and Martha' son Richard Clay Slack married Harriet Elizabeth Tyler (1837–1918), daughter of Albert Tyler (5/8/1807 South Carolina -1869 Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas) and Nancy (1823-____) and they had the following children: William Marion Slack (1852–1928); Nancy E Slack (1853–1873); Joseph Franklin "Joe" Slack (1855–1931); Georgianna Slack (1857–1872); J F Slack (1859–1931); James R "Jim" Slack (1862–1949); Nancy Jane (Janiy) Slack (1865–1880); Henry Clay Slack (1868–1944); Ophelia Ann Slack (1870–1937); May Ann Slack (1873–____); Della A Slack (1875–1952) and Mary Ann Slack (1876–1950).
9. Richard Slack (1798–1810)
William Slack
in the Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1782
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Mary Vinvolkther
His grandson is Robert S. Slack.
Wm Slack
in the Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924
Grantee:Wm Slack
Number of Acres: 448
Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797
County: Hardin
Watercourse: Rolling Fk
Book Number: 15
Wm Slack
in the 1810 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 5
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 10
Wm Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Little York, Hardin, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
By David Earle Tyler:
William came with his brother John and sister Elizabeth (listed as Mary most other places) to Kentucky from Pennsylvania in about 1780 and went into a fort at what was then called "Bryant's Station". Although this reference says, in addition, that they went to Washington Co., Kentucky, they must have spent some time in Lincoln County, where William was married in 1782, before eventually settling in Washington Co. (actually, Nelson Co., because Washington Co. wasn't formed until 1792). Their first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784. On 22 December 1790, William purchased 200 acres from Matthew Walton for 40 pounds. The land was located on the south side of Alhey's (probably misspelled, should be "Alvey's") Run, one mile from its mouth into Cartwrights Creek, and laid next to his father's 200 acres. [Deed was recorded in Nelson Co., Kentucky, Deed Book 4, p. 192-193.]
Apparently, William moved his family to Hardin Co., Kentucky, sometime prior to 1792, because his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792. He was listed, however, as a tithable on the Washington County, Kentucky list of taxpayers for the years 1792 to 1796 [Washington County Taxpayers, 1792-1799, compiled by Sanders]. In 1796, William and his wife Mary sold their 200 acres in Washington Co., Kentucky, to Jacob Walls, who paid 245 pounds for the property [deed recorded in Washington County Deed Book A, p. 324-325 on 3 March 1796]. William is listed in the 1810 and 1820 U.S./Kentucky censuses as living in Hardin Co., Kentucky, and is also included on the tax list of Hardin Co. for 1817.
MILITARY:
He enlisted in the Army at age 24 and served in the Revolutionary War.
Virginia Archives have the following payroll of Capt. Abm. Kellers Company, continued at the Illinois under the command of Col. George Rogers Clark commencing the 14th of December 1778 & Ending 8th of May 1779:
Virginia Days
Name Rank Enlisted Discharged Served Dollars Currency
William Slack Private December 14, 1778 May 8, 1779 145
6 9/3 9 Pounds 13 Shillings 4 pence
[Docket No. 82.]
A List of Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Illinois Regiment, and the Western Army, Under the command of General G. R. Clark, who are entitled to Bounty in Land:
No. Names Rank Remarks
499 Slack William Private Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
It is said that William Slack came from Pennsylvania and settled in Fort Harrod, Kentucky in 1777 [see second paragraph above]. It may, however, be more accurate to say that William Slack came to Kentucky with George Rogers Clark, but did not settle there until after the Revolutionary War. William Slack is not listed in the first Kentucky Census of 1790, but is listed in the second census in 1800 as living in Hardin County. In the 1810 census, he is listed as having a household of 6 males including the head of household and four females including his wife. There is no record of others, free or slave. The household is listed as having 1 male under the age of 10, 2 males between 10 and 16, 2 males between ages 16 and 26, 1 male over 45, 1 female under age 10, 1 female between 10 and 16, 1 female between 16 and 26 and 1 female between 26 and 45.
In 1810 William Slack was 57 years old and his wife was evidently at least 12 years younger. He lived another 20 years, dying at age 77 in the year 1830. William Slack's grandson, James Brown Slack, is quoted in McClure's Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, 1776-1976, as saying his father, William G. Slack, was born at the old military post at Harrisburg and that the family came originally from Pennsylvania. There were disputes between Pennsylvania and Virginia over southwestern lands and Pennsylvania won the south west corner. Because of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky. In William Slack's military records is a letter to a Mrs. C. B. Stillwell of Harrisburg, Illinois, so the Harrisburg above may be Harrisburg, Illinois rather than Pennsylvania.
Ft. Harrod was the first settlement in Kentucky. The first known Catholics emigrated from Maryland to Kentucky, but toward the end of the 17th Century, Virginia had often been visited by Maryland Missionaries. Harrodsburg was settled in 1774 by James Harrod and his little group consisting of the William Coomes family and a Dr. Hart. Most of these Catholic families settled between the Kentucky River and the Salt River and on their tributaries on Pottinger's Creek, first in 1785, then Hardin's Creek, Cartwright's Creek and the Rolling Fork.
The Old Kentucky Land Grants, Volume 1, Page 234, shows William Slack as having received 448 acres on November 11, 1797 in Hardin County on Rolling Fork. Refer to a book titled, "The Slack Family," compiled by Rev. Wm. Samuel Slack, Alexandria, Louisiana, Standard Printing Company, 1930. It includes "The Slack Family in America" by Wesley Slack of Boston, 1882, Library of Congress No. 15742.
PROP: 18 NOV 1797 received 448 acres in Hardin county Ky from Kentucky land grants.
William was a Private in Rev War, VA Capt. Abm. Kellers Co & Col. George Rogers Clark. Seen to have paid taxes in Nelson Co KY 1787, 88, 90 & 91 (562-3, 280-5) bought Washington Co land 1790 (280-7) & sold some 1796 (282-14).
On Washington Co Grand Jury 1793.
Revolutionary War Records Virginia, Section 11, (7) To (10) [Document No. 32--List No. 4] Illinois Regiment, Western Regiment and Captain Francis Charlovilles Volunteers, Bounty Lands. 499. Slack, William, Private, Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Volume 1, by Louis A Burgess, 1927, page 580, [Pertaining to the Land Bounty owed to the heirs of Captain Jacob Bowman], Bullitt Co., Ken. William Slack testified that he knew Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co. and was in Va. well acquainted with all his brothers. That he knows Jacob Bowman is eldest son of Jacob Bowman, who was the eldest brother of Joseph Bowman, and that the father of the said Jacob Bowman died leaving the said Jacob Bowman the heir at law of said Joseph Bowman, who died about the latter part of 1779. That he is heir at law of Joseph Bowman, who was a Major and died while in the service with Col. George Rogers Clark. "I, William Stack, entered the service of the US in Va under Lieut. Isaac Bowman, a brother of said Joseph Bowman, and went thence immediately and entered in service of the Regiment of Col George Rogers Clark, Jr. and was under Major Joseph Bowman, and was with him when Gov Hamilton was taken at Opost?, Illinois. Said Bowman was then Major. I have seen patents and deeds that have issued to said Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co as heir of Joseph Bowman". Signed, William Slack. Certified by John Graham, J of P Bullitt Co. Attest, Noah C Summers, Clerk. Received of the Register of land office, Military warrant No. 6803 for 5333.1/3 acres issued to, Jacob Bowman, heir of Joseph Bowman. Mar 21, 1830. John Floyd, Atty. Recorded Book 3, page 167.
Kentucky Land Grants, by Willard Rouse Jillson, 1925, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Old Kentucky Grants (1793-1856), The Counties of Kentucky, page 234, Grantee: Slack, Wm, Acres: 448, Book: 15, Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797, County: Hardin, WaterCourse: Rolling Fk.
William married Margaret Vinvelkther on 20 Mar 1782 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
1830 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M19-37, page 345, 1 Free White Male 70-79, 1 Free White Male 50-59, 2 Free Whites, 2 in household
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
Phil Revene:
Re: the father-to-son relationship between William Slack (1753-1830) and William G. Slack (1781- c.1866).
Fortunately, I was able to finally locate a credible source that confirms the father-son connection.
Attached are biographical sketches for James Brown Slack (1825-1880) and James Montgomery (1840-1919) taken from The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, J.M. Armstrong & Co., Cincinnati, 1878, pp 97 & 195. Note that the 1878 publication date means that both James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were still living at the time the book’s biographies were being collected, so it is likely that they themselves supplied many of the details included in their sketches. This is significant because, by providing “first person” accounts, James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were able to vouch for the accuracy of their own biographical and genealogical information.
The first few sentences of the Slack, James Brown bio (p. 97) identify William Slack as James Brown’s grandfather, and William G. Slack as James’ father. Note that the bio also states that William G. Slack died at age 85, which puts his death somewhere around 1866. In addition, Ella Slack (1849-1932) – who is James Brown Slack’s daughter, and James Montgomery’s wife – is mentioned at the end of the sketch. Ella is likewise cited in the Montgomery, James bio (p. 195). These two references to Ella Slack Montgomery demonstrate the interrelationship between the Slack and Montgomery families.
Also attached is a copy of page 47 from the original Bullitt County Will Book A. The page provides a 2 Jun 1823 list of notes due to the estate of John Slack deceased – who is William Slack’s brother. The list identifies both William Slack (two notes for $40.00 ea.), and William Slack Jnr. a.k.a. Jr. (one note for $6.17) as debtors to John Slack’s estate. This court document serves as further evidence of the father-son relationship between William Slack and William Slack Jnr. – who is better known as William G. Slack.
P.S. On page 213 of the book excerpt I sent you previously (from The Slack Family, More Particularly An Account of …, by Rev William Samuel Slack, M.A., 1930), the name of fourth child (daughter) listed for William (G.) Slack is probably Arathusa M. Slack Webb (1820-1916), wife of John Carroll Webb (1825-1903) of Louisville; m. 10 Nov 1840, Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61.
Randolph Slack (1730–1795)
Sarah Penn (1734–1795)
Spouse:
Mary Vin Vetheker (1757 Somerset, Pennsylvania–____ Hardin County, Kentucky). Married March 30, 1782 in Lincoln, Kentucky. Because William was twelve years older than Mary and the birth dates of the first four children listed below, these children may be from an earlier marriage by William. According to David Tyler, their (Mary and William's) first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784 and his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792.
Children:
1. John Robert Slack (1775 Harrisburg, Kentucky–1850). In 1824 in Hardin County, Kentucky, John married Rebecca Summers (1805–1865) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Robert S. Slack (26 JUN 1825 Hardin Co, KY - 29 JAN 1913 Hardin Co, KY)
---(ii.) John William Slack (03 MAR 1828 Hardin Co, KY - 22 JAN 1913 Larue Co, KY )
---(iii.) Mary Ann Slack (1834 Hardin, Kentucky - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky). Mary Ann married James M. CRADY (1832 Larue, Kentucky - 1906 Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky) and they had the following children: Georgia Ann Slack Crady (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); Isabella (Belle) Spencer Crady (Ford) (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); John T. Crady (13 JAN 1857 Larue Co, KY - 19 FEB 1926); Louisia Crady (4 NOV 1858 Kentucky - 1 MAY 1859 Larue, Kentucky); John Warren Crady (17 APRIL 1860 Larue, Kentucky - 31 DECEMBER 1945 Christian, Kentucky); Olieva Crady (Abt. 1863 Kentucky–____); Robert Crady (ABT 1866 Kentucky - 19 OCTOBER 1888); Iowa C Haskins (18 MAY 1868 Larue County, Kentucky- 11 FEBRUARY 1922 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky); Charles C Crady Senior (21 JAN 1871 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 14 MARCH 1951 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas) and James Lee "Jimmie" Crady (1 JUN 1873 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 28 SEP 1947 Terrell, Kaufman, Texas)
---(iv.) Eliza A Slack (1842 Kentucky–____)
---(v.) Louisa Slack (05 MAR 1842 Hardin Co, KY - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky)
2. Richard Slack (1777 Harrisburg, Kentucky–____)
3. Mary Polly Slack (1779 Harrisburg, Kentucky–February 14, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardin, KY)
4. William G. Slack (1781 Harrisburg, Kentucky– December 19, 1846 Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky) There is conflicting information over wither this William G. Slack is the son of William or William's brother John, David Tyler having his father as John. On August 5, 1813 In Washington County, Kentucky, William G. Slack married Henrietta Wathen (1785 Maryland - 1 APRIL 1861 Washington County, Kentucky) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Frances F. Slack (1814 Washington County, Kentucky–1881). Frances married William Chandler McDonald
---(ii.) Robert N. Slack (1818–1857)
---(iii.) James Brown Slack (1825–1880). James Brown Slack married Elvina Ann Winfield (1828–1917) and they had the following children: Robert Winfield Slack Sr (1848–1924); Eleanor Louisanna Ann Slack (1849–1932); John W Slack (1851–1932); James Chandler Slack (1854–1932); Middleton Hines Slack (1856–1939); Charles Warren Slack Sr (1858–1901); Augustine Slack (1860–1861) and Marietta C. Slack (1866–1966)
5. Randolph Slack (July 20, 1784 Harrisburg, Kentucky –May 8, 1870 Hardin County, Kentucky). Married Ruth Johnson (27 SEP 1788-24 JUN 1854 Hardin, Kentucky), daughter of Ephriam Johnson (1752–1836) and Nancy Middleton (1762–1813), and they had the following children: Mary Slack (1807–1896); Nancy Slack (1808–____); William SLACK (1810–1833); Cyrus Slack (1812–____); Ann Penelope Slack (1813–1896); Susan Slack (1815–1889); John M Slack (1817–____); Catherine Jane Slack (1820–____); Elizabeth Slack (1822–____); Phillip Slack (1824–____); Silas D Slack (1826–1887) and Randolph Slack (1829–____).
Find a Grave Contributor Joe Spears states that The first 5 children listed are not Mary's as she and William married in 1782. There is another William Slack with the same life years who died and is buried in Randolph County, NC.
6. Reuben Slack (1789 Hardin County, KY– November 4, 1822)
7. Penelope Slack (February 11, 1792 Hardin County, KY – February 15, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardon County, Kentucky)
8. James Slack (1797 Hardin County, Kentucky – 1868 Loudoun County, Virginia or Claiborne, Louisiana). On January 10, 1817 in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, he married first married Martha Ann "Patsy" Coyle (1801–1854) and they had the following children: Abner H Slack (1815–1871); John Slack (1823–1888); Malinda Slack (1823–____); Julia Ann Slack (1825–1888); Ruben Slack (1826–1862); Alpheus Slack (1828–____); Richard Clay Slack (1830–1876); Randolph Slack (1830–1864); Mary Ann Slack (1832–1920); James H Slack (1838–1866); Gene Marion Slack (1838–1861); Martha Slack (1840–1860); Martha J Slack (1855–1865); Joseph Franklin Slack (1855–1876) and Lulu Slack (1875–____). On December 19, 1857 in Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, James married secondly Mary Ann Polly Watkins (1822–1892).
James and Martha' son Richard Clay Slack married Harriet Elizabeth Tyler (1837–1918), daughter of Albert Tyler (5/8/1807 South Carolina -1869 Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas) and Nancy (1823-____) and they had the following children: William Marion Slack (1852–1928); Nancy E Slack (1853–1873); Joseph Franklin "Joe" Slack (1855–1931); Georgianna Slack (1857–1872); J F Slack (1859–1931); James R "Jim" Slack (1862–1949); Nancy Jane (Janiy) Slack (1865–1880); Henry Clay Slack (1868–1944); Ophelia Ann Slack (1870–1937); May Ann Slack (1873–____); Della A Slack (1875–1952) and Mary Ann Slack (1876–1950).
9. Richard Slack (1798–1810)
William Slack
in the Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1782
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Mary Vinvolkther
His grandson is Robert S. Slack.
Wm Slack
in the Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924
Grantee:Wm Slack
Number of Acres: 448
Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797
County: Hardin
Watercourse: Rolling Fk
Book Number: 15
Wm Slack
in the 1810 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 5
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 10
Wm Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Little York, Hardin, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
By David Earle Tyler:
William came with his brother John and sister Elizabeth (listed as Mary most other places) to Kentucky from Pennsylvania in about 1780 and went into a fort at what was then called "Bryant's Station". Although this reference says, in addition, that they went to Washington Co., Kentucky, they must have spent some time in Lincoln County, where William was married in 1782, before eventually settling in Washington Co. (actually, Nelson Co., because Washington Co. wasn't formed until 1792). Their first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784. On 22 December 1790, William purchased 200 acres from Matthew Walton for 40 pounds. The land was located on the south side of Alhey's (probably misspelled, should be "Alvey's") Run, one mile from its mouth into Cartwrights Creek, and laid next to his father's 200 acres. [Deed was recorded in Nelson Co., Kentucky, Deed Book 4, p. 192-193.]
Apparently, William moved his family to Hardin Co., Kentucky, sometime prior to 1792, because his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792. He was listed, however, as a tithable on the Washington County, Kentucky list of taxpayers for the years 1792 to 1796 [Washington County Taxpayers, 1792-1799, compiled by Sanders]. In 1796, William and his wife Mary sold their 200 acres in Washington Co., Kentucky, to Jacob Walls, who paid 245 pounds for the property [deed recorded in Washington County Deed Book A, p. 324-325 on 3 March 1796]. William is listed in the 1810 and 1820 U.S./Kentucky censuses as living in Hardin Co., Kentucky, and is also included on the tax list of Hardin Co. for 1817.
MILITARY:
He enlisted in the Army at age 24 and served in the Revolutionary War.
Virginia Archives have the following payroll of Capt. Abm. Kellers Company, continued at the Illinois under the command of Col. George Rogers Clark commencing the 14th of December 1778 & Ending 8th of May 1779:
Virginia Days
Name Rank Enlisted Discharged Served Dollars Currency
William Slack Private December 14, 1778 May 8, 1779 145
6 9/3 9 Pounds 13 Shillings 4 pence
[Docket No. 82.]
A List of Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Illinois Regiment, and the Western Army, Under the command of General G. R. Clark, who are entitled to Bounty in Land:
No. Names Rank Remarks
499 Slack William Private Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
It is said that William Slack came from Pennsylvania and settled in Fort Harrod, Kentucky in 1777 [see second paragraph above]. It may, however, be more accurate to say that William Slack came to Kentucky with George Rogers Clark, but did not settle there until after the Revolutionary War. William Slack is not listed in the first Kentucky Census of 1790, but is listed in the second census in 1800 as living in Hardin County. In the 1810 census, he is listed as having a household of 6 males including the head of household and four females including his wife. There is no record of others, free or slave. The household is listed as having 1 male under the age of 10, 2 males between 10 and 16, 2 males between ages 16 and 26, 1 male over 45, 1 female under age 10, 1 female between 10 and 16, 1 female between 16 and 26 and 1 female between 26 and 45.
In 1810 William Slack was 57 years old and his wife was evidently at least 12 years younger. He lived another 20 years, dying at age 77 in the year 1830. William Slack's grandson, James Brown Slack, is quoted in McClure's Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, 1776-1976, as saying his father, William G. Slack, was born at the old military post at Harrisburg and that the family came originally from Pennsylvania. There were disputes between Pennsylvania and Virginia over southwestern lands and Pennsylvania won the south west corner. Because of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky. In William Slack's military records is a letter to a Mrs. C. B. Stillwell of Harrisburg, Illinois, so the Harrisburg above may be Harrisburg, Illinois rather than Pennsylvania.
Ft. Harrod was the first settlement in Kentucky. The first known Catholics emigrated from Maryland to Kentucky, but toward the end of the 17th Century, Virginia had often been visited by Maryland Missionaries. Harrodsburg was settled in 1774 by James Harrod and his little group consisting of the William Coomes family and a Dr. Hart. Most of these Catholic families settled between the Kentucky River and the Salt River and on their tributaries on Pottinger's Creek, first in 1785, then Hardin's Creek, Cartwright's Creek and the Rolling Fork.
The Old Kentucky Land Grants, Volume 1, Page 234, shows William Slack as having received 448 acres on November 11, 1797 in Hardin County on Rolling Fork. Refer to a book titled, "The Slack Family," compiled by Rev. Wm. Samuel Slack, Alexandria, Louisiana, Standard Printing Company, 1930. It includes "The Slack Family in America" by Wesley Slack of Boston, 1882, Library of Congress No. 15742.
PROP: 18 NOV 1797 received 448 acres in Hardin county Ky from Kentucky land grants.
William was a Private in Rev War, VA Capt. Abm. Kellers Co & Col. George Rogers Clark. Seen to have paid taxes in Nelson Co KY 1787, 88, 90 & 91 (562-3, 280-5) bought Washington Co land 1790 (280-7) & sold some 1796 (282-14).
On Washington Co Grand Jury 1793.
Revolutionary War Records Virginia, Section 11, (7) To (10) [Document No. 32--List No. 4] Illinois Regiment, Western Regiment and Captain Francis Charlovilles Volunteers, Bounty Lands. 499. Slack, William, Private, Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Volume 1, by Louis A Burgess, 1927, page 580, [Pertaining to the Land Bounty owed to the heirs of Captain Jacob Bowman], Bullitt Co., Ken. William Slack testified that he knew Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co. and was in Va. well acquainted with all his brothers. That he knows Jacob Bowman is eldest son of Jacob Bowman, who was the eldest brother of Joseph Bowman, and that the father of the said Jacob Bowman died leaving the said Jacob Bowman the heir at law of said Joseph Bowman, who died about the latter part of 1779. That he is heir at law of Joseph Bowman, who was a Major and died while in the service with Col. George Rogers Clark. "I, William Stack, entered the service of the US in Va under Lieut. Isaac Bowman, a brother of said Joseph Bowman, and went thence immediately and entered in service of the Regiment of Col George Rogers Clark, Jr. and was under Major Joseph Bowman, and was with him when Gov Hamilton was taken at Opost?, Illinois. Said Bowman was then Major. I have seen patents and deeds that have issued to said Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co as heir of Joseph Bowman". Signed, William Slack. Certified by John Graham, J of P Bullitt Co. Attest, Noah C Summers, Clerk. Received of the Register of land office, Military warrant No. 6803 for 5333.1/3 acres issued to, Jacob Bowman, heir of Joseph Bowman. Mar 21, 1830. John Floyd, Atty. Recorded Book 3, page 167.
Kentucky Land Grants, by Willard Rouse Jillson, 1925, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Old Kentucky Grants (1793-1856), The Counties of Kentucky, page 234, Grantee: Slack, Wm, Acres: 448, Book: 15, Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797, County: Hardin, WaterCourse: Rolling Fk.
William married Margaret Vinvelkther on 20 Mar 1782 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
1830 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M19-37, page 345, 1 Free White Male 70-79, 1 Free White Male 50-59, 2 Free Whites, 2 in household
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
Phil Revene:
Re: the father-to-son relationship between William Slack (1753-1830) and William G. Slack (1781- c.1866).
Fortunately, I was able to finally locate a credible source that confirms the father-son connection.
Attached are biographical sketches for James Brown Slack (1825-1880) and James Montgomery (1840-1919) taken from The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, J.M. Armstrong & Co., Cincinnati, 1878, pp 97 & 195. Note that the 1878 publication date means that both James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were still living at the time the book’s biographies were being collected, so it is likely that they themselves supplied many of the details included in their sketches. This is significant because, by providing “first person” accounts, James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were able to vouch for the accuracy of their own biographical and genealogical information.
The first few sentences of the Slack, James Brown bio (p. 97) identify William Slack as James Brown’s grandfather, and William G. Slack as James’ father. Note that the bio also states that William G. Slack died at age 85, which puts his death somewhere around 1866. In addition, Ella Slack (1849-1932) – who is James Brown Slack’s daughter, and James Montgomery’s wife – is mentioned at the end of the sketch. Ella is likewise cited in the Montgomery, James bio (p. 195). These two references to Ella Slack Montgomery demonstrate the interrelationship between the Slack and Montgomery families.
Also attached is a copy of page 47 from the original Bullitt County Will Book A. The page provides a 2 Jun 1823 list of notes due to the estate of John Slack deceased – who is William Slack’s brother. The list identifies both William Slack (two notes for $40.00 ea.), and William Slack Jnr. a.k.a. Jr. (one note for $6.17) as debtors to John Slack’s estate. This court document serves as further evidence of the father-son relationship between William Slack and William Slack Jnr. – who is better known as William G. Slack.
P.S. On page 213 of the book excerpt I sent you previously (from The Slack Family, More Particularly An Account of …, by Rev William Samuel Slack, M.A., 1930), the name of fourth child (daughter) listed for William (G.) Slack is probably Arathusa M. Slack Webb (1820-1916), wife of John Carroll Webb (1825-1903) of Louisville; m. 10 Nov 1840, Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61.
Parents:
Randolph Slack (1730–1795)
Sarah Penn (1734–1795)
Spouse:
Mary Vin Vetheker (1757 Somerset, Pennsylvania–____ Hardin County, Kentucky). Married March 30, 1782 in Lincoln, Kentucky. Because William was twelve years older than Mary and the birth dates of the first four children listed below, these children may be from an earlier marriage by William. According to David Tyler, their (Mary and William's) first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784 and his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792.
Children:
1. John Robert Slack (1775 Harrisburg, Kentucky–1850). In 1824 in Hardin County, Kentucky, John married Rebecca Summers (1805–1865) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Robert S. Slack (26 JUN 1825 Hardin Co, KY - 29 JAN 1913 Hardin Co, KY)
---(ii.) John William Slack (03 MAR 1828 Hardin Co, KY - 22 JAN 1913 Larue Co, KY )
---(iii.) Mary Ann Slack (1834 Hardin, Kentucky - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky). Mary Ann married James M. CRADY (1832 Larue, Kentucky - 1906 Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky) and they had the following children: Georgia Ann Slack Crady (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); Isabella (Belle) Spencer Crady (Ford) (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); John T. Crady (13 JAN 1857 Larue Co, KY - 19 FEB 1926); Louisia Crady (4 NOV 1858 Kentucky - 1 MAY 1859 Larue, Kentucky); John Warren Crady (17 APRIL 1860 Larue, Kentucky - 31 DECEMBER 1945 Christian, Kentucky); Olieva Crady (Abt. 1863 Kentucky–____); Robert Crady (ABT 1866 Kentucky - 19 OCTOBER 1888); Iowa C Haskins (18 MAY 1868 Larue County, Kentucky- 11 FEBRUARY 1922 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky); Charles C Crady Senior (21 JAN 1871 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 14 MARCH 1951 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas) and James Lee "Jimmie" Crady (1 JUN 1873 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 28 SEP 1947 Terrell, Kaufman, Texas)
---(iv.) Eliza A Slack (1842 Kentucky–____)
---(v.) Louisa Slack (05 MAR 1842 Hardin Co, KY - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky)
2. Richard Slack (1777 Harrisburg, Kentucky–____)
3. Mary Polly Slack (1779 Harrisburg, Kentucky–February 14, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardin, KY)
4. William G. Slack (1781 Harrisburg, Kentucky– December 19, 1846 Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky) There is conflicting information over wither this William G. Slack is the son of William or William's brother John, David Tyler having his father as John. On August 5, 1813 In Washington County, Kentucky, William G. Slack married Henrietta Wathen (1785 Maryland - 1 APRIL 1861 Washington County, Kentucky) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Frances F. Slack (1814 Washington County, Kentucky–1881). Frances married William Chandler McDonald
---(ii.) Robert N. Slack (1818–1857)
---(iii.) James Brown Slack (1825–1880). James Brown Slack married Elvina Ann Winfield (1828–1917) and they had the following children: Robert Winfield Slack Sr (1848–1924); Eleanor Louisanna Ann Slack (1849–1932); John W Slack (1851–1932); James Chandler Slack (1854–1932); Middleton Hines Slack (1856–1939); Charles Warren Slack Sr (1858–1901); Augustine Slack (1860–1861) and Marietta C. Slack (1866–1966)
5. Randolph Slack (July 20, 1784 Harrisburg, Kentucky –May 8, 1870 Hardin County, Kentucky). Married Ruth Johnson (27 SEP 1788-24 JUN 1854 Hardin, Kentucky), daughter of Ephriam Johnson (1752–1836) and Nancy Middleton (1762–1813), and they had the following children: Mary Slack (1807–1896); Nancy Slack (1808–____); William SLACK (1810–1833); Cyrus Slack (1812–____); Ann Penelope Slack (1813–1896); Susan Slack (1815–1889); John M Slack (1817–____); Catherine Jane Slack (1820–____); Elizabeth Slack (1822–____); Phillip Slack (1824–____); Silas D Slack (1826–1887) and Randolph Slack (1829–____).
Find a Grave Contributor Joe Spears states that The first 5 children listed are not Mary's as she and William married in 1782. There is another William Slack with the same life years who died and is buried in Randolph County, NC.
6. Reuben Slack (1789 Hardin County, KY– November 4, 1822)
7. Penelope Slack (February 11, 1792 Hardin County, KY – February 15, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardon County, Kentucky)
8. James Slack (1797 Hardin County, Kentucky – 1868 Loudoun County, Virginia or Claiborne, Louisiana). On January 10, 1817 in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, he married first married Martha Ann "Patsy" Coyle (1801–1854) and they had the following children: Abner H Slack (1815–1871); John Slack (1823–1888); Malinda Slack (1823–____); Julia Ann Slack (1825–1888); Ruben Slack (1826–1862); Alpheus Slack (1828–____); Richard Clay Slack (1830–1876); Randolph Slack (1830–1864); Mary Ann Slack (1832–1920); James H Slack (1838–1866); Gene Marion Slack (1838–1861); Martha Slack (1840–1860); Martha J Slack (1855–1865); Joseph Franklin Slack (1855–1876) and Lulu Slack (1875–____). On December 19, 1857 in Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, James married secondly Mary Ann Polly Watkins (1822–1892).
James and Martha' son Richard Clay Slack married Harriet Elizabeth Tyler (1837–1918), daughter of Albert Tyler (5/8/1807 South Carolina -1869 Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas) and Nancy (1823-____) and they had the following children: William Marion Slack (1852–1928); Nancy E Slack (1853–1873); Joseph Franklin "Joe" Slack (1855–1931); Georgianna Slack (1857–1872); J F Slack (1859–1931); James R "Jim" Slack (1862–1949); Nancy Jane (Janiy) Slack (1865–1880); Henry Clay Slack (1868–1944); Ophelia Ann Slack (1870–1937); May Ann Slack (1873–____); Della A Slack (1875–1952) and Mary Ann Slack (1876–1950).
9. Richard Slack (1798–1810)
William Slack
in the Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1782
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Mary Vinvolkther
His grandson is Robert S. Slack.
Wm Slack
in the Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924
Grantee:Wm Slack
Number of Acres: 448
Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797
County: Hardin
Watercourse: Rolling Fk
Book Number: 15
Wm Slack
in the 1810 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 5
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 10
Wm Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Little York, Hardin, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
By David Earle Tyler:
William came with his brother John and sister Elizabeth (listed as Mary most other places) to Kentucky from Pennsylvania in about 1780 and went into a fort at what was then called "Bryant's Station". Although this reference says, in addition, that they went to Washington Co., Kentucky, they must have spent some time in Lincoln County, where William was married in 1782, before eventually settling in Washington Co. (actually, Nelson Co., because Washington Co. wasn't formed until 1792). Their first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784. On 22 December 1790, William purchased 200 acres from Matthew Walton for 40 pounds. The land was located on the south side of Alhey's (probably misspelled, should be "Alvey's") Run, one mile from its mouth into Cartwrights Creek, and laid next to his father's 200 acres. [Deed was recorded in Nelson Co., Kentucky, Deed Book 4, p. 192-193.]
Apparently, William moved his family to Hardin Co., Kentucky, sometime prior to 1792, because his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792. He was listed, however, as a tithable on the Washington County, Kentucky list of taxpayers for the years 1792 to 1796 [Washington County Taxpayers, 1792-1799, compiled by Sanders]. In 1796, William and his wife Mary sold their 200 acres in Washington Co., Kentucky, to Jacob Walls, who paid 245 pounds for the property [deed recorded in Washington County Deed Book A, p. 324-325 on 3 March 1796]. William is listed in the 1810 and 1820 U.S./Kentucky censuses as living in Hardin Co., Kentucky, and is also included on the tax list of Hardin Co. for 1817.
MILITARY:
He enlisted in the Army at age 24 and served in the Revolutionary War.
Virginia Archives have the following payroll of Capt. Abm. Kellers Company, continued at the Illinois under the command of Col. George Rogers Clark commencing the 14th of December 1778 & Ending 8th of May 1779:
Virginia Days
Name Rank Enlisted Discharged Served Dollars Currency
William Slack Private December 14, 1778 May 8, 1779 145
6 9/3 9 Pounds 13 Shillings 4 pence
[Docket No. 82.]
A List of Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Illinois Regiment, and the Western Army, Under the command of General G. R. Clark, who are entitled to Bounty in Land:
No. Names Rank Remarks
499 Slack William Private Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
It is said that William Slack came from Pennsylvania and settled in Fort Harrod, Kentucky in 1777 [see second paragraph above]. It may, however, be more accurate to say that William Slack came to Kentucky with George Rogers Clark, but did not settle there until after the Revolutionary War. William Slack is not listed in the first Kentucky Census of 1790, but is listed in the second census in 1800 as living in Hardin County. In the 1810 census, he is listed as having a household of 6 males including the head of household and four females including his wife. There is no record of others, free or slave. The household is listed as having 1 male under the age of 10, 2 males between 10 and 16, 2 males between ages 16 and 26, 1 male over 45, 1 female under age 10, 1 female between 10 and 16, 1 female between 16 and 26 and 1 female between 26 and 45.
In 1810 William Slack was 57 years old and his wife was evidently at least 12 years younger. He lived another 20 years, dying at age 77 in the year 1830. William Slack's grandson, James Brown Slack, is quoted in McClure's Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, 1776-1976, as saying his father, William G. Slack, was born at the old military post at Harrisburg and that the family came originally from Pennsylvania. There were disputes between Pennsylvania and Virginia over southwestern lands and Pennsylvania won the south west corner. Because of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky. In William Slack's military records is a letter to a Mrs. C. B. Stillwell of Harrisburg, Illinois, so the Harrisburg above may be Harrisburg, Illinois rather than Pennsylvania.
Ft. Harrod was the first settlement in Kentucky. The first known Catholics emigrated from Maryland to Kentucky, but toward the end of the 17th Century, Virginia had often been visited by Maryland Missionaries. Harrodsburg was settled in 1774 by James Harrod and his little group consisting of the William Coomes family and a Dr. Hart. Most of these Catholic families settled between the Kentucky River and the Salt River and on their tributaries on Pottinger's Creek, first in 1785, then Hardin's Creek, Cartwright's Creek and the Rolling Fork.
The Old Kentucky Land Grants, Volume 1, Page 234, shows William Slack as having received 448 acres on November 11, 1797 in Hardin County on Rolling Fork. Refer to a book titled, "The Slack Family," compiled by Rev. Wm. Samuel Slack, Alexandria, Louisiana, Standard Printing Company, 1930. It includes "The Slack Family in America" by Wesley Slack of Boston, 1882, Library of Congress No. 15742.
PROP: 18 NOV 1797 received 448 acres in Hardin county Ky from Kentucky land grants.
William was a Private in Rev War, VA Capt. Abm. Kellers Co & Col. George Rogers Clark. Seen to have paid taxes in Nelson Co KY 1787, 88, 90 & 91 (562-3, 280-5) bought Washington Co land 1790 (280-7) & sold some 1796 (282-14).
On Washington Co Grand Jury 1793.
Revolutionary War Records Virginia, Section 11, (7) To (10) [Document No. 32--List No. 4] Illinois Regiment, Western Regiment and Captain Francis Charlovilles Volunteers, Bounty Lands. 499. Slack, William, Private, Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Volume 1, by Louis A Burgess, 1927, page 580, [Pertaining to the Land Bounty owed to the heirs of Captain Jacob Bowman], Bullitt Co., Ken. William Slack testified that he knew Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co. and was in Va. well acquainted with all his brothers. That he knows Jacob Bowman is eldest son of Jacob Bowman, who was the eldest brother of Joseph Bowman, and that the father of the said Jacob Bowman died leaving the said Jacob Bowman the heir at law of said Joseph Bowman, who died about the latter part of 1779. That he is heir at law of Joseph Bowman, who was a Major and died while in the service with Col. George Rogers Clark. "I, William Stack, entered the service of the US in Va under Lieut. Isaac Bowman, a brother of said Joseph Bowman, and went thence immediately and entered in service of the Regiment of Col George Rogers Clark, Jr. and was under Major Joseph Bowman, and was with him when Gov Hamilton was taken at Opost?, Illinois. Said Bowman was then Major. I have seen patents and deeds that have issued to said Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co as heir of Joseph Bowman". Signed, William Slack. Certified by John Graham, J of P Bullitt Co. Attest, Noah C Summers, Clerk. Received of the Register of land office, Military warrant No. 6803 for 5333.1/3 acres issued to, Jacob Bowman, heir of Joseph Bowman. Mar 21, 1830. John Floyd, Atty. Recorded Book 3, page 167.
Kentucky Land Grants, by Willard Rouse Jillson, 1925, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Old Kentucky Grants (1793-1856), The Counties of Kentucky, page 234, Grantee: Slack, Wm, Acres: 448, Book: 15, Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797, County: Hardin, WaterCourse: Rolling Fk.
William married Margaret Vinvelkther on 20 Mar 1782 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
1830 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M19-37, page 345, 1 Free White Male 70-79, 1 Free White Male 50-59, 2 Free Whites, 2 in household
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
Phil Revene:
Re: the father-to-son relationship between William Slack (1753-1830) and William G. Slack (1781- c.1866).
Fortunately, I was able to finally locate a credible source that confirms the father-son connection.
Attached are biographical sketches for James Brown Slack (1825-1880) and James Montgomery (1840-1919) taken from The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, J.M. Armstrong & Co., Cincinnati, 1878, pp 97 & 195. Note that the 1878 publication date means that both James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were still living at the time the book’s biographies were being collected, so it is likely that they themselves supplied many of the details included in their sketches. This is significant because, by providing “first person” accounts, James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were able to vouch for the accuracy of their own biographical and genealogical information.
The first few sentences of the Slack, James Brown bio (p. 97) identify William Slack as James Brown’s grandfather, and William G. Slack as James’ father. Note that the bio also states that William G. Slack died at age 85, which puts his death somewhere around 1866. In addition, Ella Slack (1849-1932) – who is James Brown Slack’s daughter, and James Montgomery’s wife – is mentioned at the end of the sketch. Ella is likewise cited in the Montgomery, James bio (p. 195). These two references to Ella Slack Montgomery demonstrate the interrelationship between the Slack and Montgomery families.
Also attached is a copy of page 47 from the original Bullitt County Will Book A. The page provides a 2 Jun 1823 list of notes due to the estate of John Slack deceased – who is William Slack’s brother. The list identifies both William Slack (two notes for $40.00 ea.), and William Slack Jnr. a.k.a. Jr. (one note for $6.17) as debtors to John Slack’s estate. This court document serves as further evidence of the father-son relationship between William Slack and William Slack Jnr. – who is better known as William G. Slack.
P.S. On page 213 of the book excerpt I sent you previously (from The Slack Family, More Particularly An Account of …, by Rev William Samuel Slack, M.A., 1930), the name of fourth child (daughter) listed for William (G.) Slack is probably Arathusa M. Slack Webb (1820-1916), wife of John Carroll Webb (1825-1903) of Louisville; m. 10 Nov 1840, Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61.
Randolph Slack (1730–1795)
Sarah Penn (1734–1795)
Spouse:
Mary Vin Vetheker (1757 Somerset, Pennsylvania–____ Hardin County, Kentucky). Married March 30, 1782 in Lincoln, Kentucky. Because William was twelve years older than Mary and the birth dates of the first four children listed below, these children may be from an earlier marriage by William. According to David Tyler, their (Mary and William's) first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784 and his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792.
Children:
1. John Robert Slack (1775 Harrisburg, Kentucky–1850). In 1824 in Hardin County, Kentucky, John married Rebecca Summers (1805–1865) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Robert S. Slack (26 JUN 1825 Hardin Co, KY - 29 JAN 1913 Hardin Co, KY)
---(ii.) John William Slack (03 MAR 1828 Hardin Co, KY - 22 JAN 1913 Larue Co, KY )
---(iii.) Mary Ann Slack (1834 Hardin, Kentucky - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky). Mary Ann married James M. CRADY (1832 Larue, Kentucky - 1906 Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky) and they had the following children: Georgia Ann Slack Crady (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); Isabella (Belle) Spencer Crady (Ford) (2 FEBRUARY 1854 Larue County, Kentucky - 19 NOVEMBER 1920 Hardin County, Kentucky); John T. Crady (13 JAN 1857 Larue Co, KY - 19 FEB 1926); Louisia Crady (4 NOV 1858 Kentucky - 1 MAY 1859 Larue, Kentucky); John Warren Crady (17 APRIL 1860 Larue, Kentucky - 31 DECEMBER 1945 Christian, Kentucky); Olieva Crady (Abt. 1863 Kentucky–____); Robert Crady (ABT 1866 Kentucky - 19 OCTOBER 1888); Iowa C Haskins (18 MAY 1868 Larue County, Kentucky- 11 FEBRUARY 1922 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky); Charles C Crady Senior (21 JAN 1871 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 14 MARCH 1951 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas) and James Lee "Jimmie" Crady (1 JUN 1873 Hodgenville, Kentucky - 28 SEP 1947 Terrell, Kaufman, Texas)
---(iv.) Eliza A Slack (1842 Kentucky–____)
---(v.) Louisa Slack (05 MAR 1842 Hardin Co, KY - 2 MAY 1913 Bullitt, Kentucky)
2. Richard Slack (1777 Harrisburg, Kentucky–____)
3. Mary Polly Slack (1779 Harrisburg, Kentucky–February 14, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardin, KY)
4. William G. Slack (1781 Harrisburg, Kentucky– December 19, 1846 Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky) There is conflicting information over wither this William G. Slack is the son of William or William's brother John, David Tyler having his father as John. On August 5, 1813 In Washington County, Kentucky, William G. Slack married Henrietta Wathen (1785 Maryland - 1 APRIL 1861 Washington County, Kentucky) and they had the following children:
---(i.) Frances F. Slack (1814 Washington County, Kentucky–1881). Frances married William Chandler McDonald
---(ii.) Robert N. Slack (1818–1857)
---(iii.) James Brown Slack (1825–1880). James Brown Slack married Elvina Ann Winfield (1828–1917) and they had the following children: Robert Winfield Slack Sr (1848–1924); Eleanor Louisanna Ann Slack (1849–1932); John W Slack (1851–1932); James Chandler Slack (1854–1932); Middleton Hines Slack (1856–1939); Charles Warren Slack Sr (1858–1901); Augustine Slack (1860–1861) and Marietta C. Slack (1866–1966)
5. Randolph Slack (July 20, 1784 Harrisburg, Kentucky –May 8, 1870 Hardin County, Kentucky). Married Ruth Johnson (27 SEP 1788-24 JUN 1854 Hardin, Kentucky), daughter of Ephriam Johnson (1752–1836) and Nancy Middleton (1762–1813), and they had the following children: Mary Slack (1807–1896); Nancy Slack (1808–____); William SLACK (1810–1833); Cyrus Slack (1812–____); Ann Penelope Slack (1813–1896); Susan Slack (1815–1889); John M Slack (1817–____); Catherine Jane Slack (1820–____); Elizabeth Slack (1822–____); Phillip Slack (1824–____); Silas D Slack (1826–1887) and Randolph Slack (1829–____).
Find a Grave Contributor Joe Spears states that The first 5 children listed are not Mary's as she and William married in 1782. There is another William Slack with the same life years who died and is buried in Randolph County, NC.
6. Reuben Slack (1789 Hardin County, KY– November 4, 1822)
7. Penelope Slack (February 11, 1792 Hardin County, KY – February 15, 1835 Elizabethtown, Hardon County, Kentucky)
8. James Slack (1797 Hardin County, Kentucky – 1868 Loudoun County, Virginia or Claiborne, Louisiana). On January 10, 1817 in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, he married first married Martha Ann "Patsy" Coyle (1801–1854) and they had the following children: Abner H Slack (1815–1871); John Slack (1823–1888); Malinda Slack (1823–____); Julia Ann Slack (1825–1888); Ruben Slack (1826–1862); Alpheus Slack (1828–____); Richard Clay Slack (1830–1876); Randolph Slack (1830–1864); Mary Ann Slack (1832–1920); James H Slack (1838–1866); Gene Marion Slack (1838–1861); Martha Slack (1840–1860); Martha J Slack (1855–1865); Joseph Franklin Slack (1855–1876) and Lulu Slack (1875–____). On December 19, 1857 in Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, James married secondly Mary Ann Polly Watkins (1822–1892).
James and Martha' son Richard Clay Slack married Harriet Elizabeth Tyler (1837–1918), daughter of Albert Tyler (5/8/1807 South Carolina -1869 Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas) and Nancy (1823-____) and they had the following children: William Marion Slack (1852–1928); Nancy E Slack (1853–1873); Joseph Franklin "Joe" Slack (1855–1931); Georgianna Slack (1857–1872); J F Slack (1859–1931); James R "Jim" Slack (1862–1949); Nancy Jane (Janiy) Slack (1865–1880); Henry Clay Slack (1868–1944); Ophelia Ann Slack (1870–1937); May Ann Slack (1873–____); Della A Slack (1875–1952) and Mary Ann Slack (1876–1950).
9. Richard Slack (1798–1810)
William Slack
in the Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1782
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Mary Vinvolkther
His grandson is Robert S. Slack.
Wm Slack
in the Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924
Grantee:Wm Slack
Number of Acres: 448
Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797
County: Hardin
Watercourse: Rolling Fk
Book Number: 15
Wm Slack
in the 1810 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 5
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 10
Wm Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Little York, Hardin, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
By David Earle Tyler:
William came with his brother John and sister Elizabeth (listed as Mary most other places) to Kentucky from Pennsylvania in about 1780 and went into a fort at what was then called "Bryant's Station". Although this reference says, in addition, that they went to Washington Co., Kentucky, they must have spent some time in Lincoln County, where William was married in 1782, before eventually settling in Washington Co. (actually, Nelson Co., because Washington Co. wasn't formed until 1792). Their first child's birth was recorded in Nelson Co. in 1784. On 22 December 1790, William purchased 200 acres from Matthew Walton for 40 pounds. The land was located on the south side of Alhey's (probably misspelled, should be "Alvey's") Run, one mile from its mouth into Cartwrights Creek, and laid next to his father's 200 acres. [Deed was recorded in Nelson Co., Kentucky, Deed Book 4, p. 192-193.]
Apparently, William moved his family to Hardin Co., Kentucky, sometime prior to 1792, because his third child, Penelope, was born there on 11 February 1792. He was listed, however, as a tithable on the Washington County, Kentucky list of taxpayers for the years 1792 to 1796 [Washington County Taxpayers, 1792-1799, compiled by Sanders]. In 1796, William and his wife Mary sold their 200 acres in Washington Co., Kentucky, to Jacob Walls, who paid 245 pounds for the property [deed recorded in Washington County Deed Book A, p. 324-325 on 3 March 1796]. William is listed in the 1810 and 1820 U.S./Kentucky censuses as living in Hardin Co., Kentucky, and is also included on the tax list of Hardin Co. for 1817.
MILITARY:
He enlisted in the Army at age 24 and served in the Revolutionary War.
Virginia Archives have the following payroll of Capt. Abm. Kellers Company, continued at the Illinois under the command of Col. George Rogers Clark commencing the 14th of December 1778 & Ending 8th of May 1779:
Virginia Days
Name Rank Enlisted Discharged Served Dollars Currency
William Slack Private December 14, 1778 May 8, 1779 145
6 9/3 9 Pounds 13 Shillings 4 pence
[Docket No. 82.]
A List of Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Illinois Regiment, and the Western Army, Under the command of General G. R. Clark, who are entitled to Bounty in Land:
No. Names Rank Remarks
499 Slack William Private Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
It is said that William Slack came from Pennsylvania and settled in Fort Harrod, Kentucky in 1777 [see second paragraph above]. It may, however, be more accurate to say that William Slack came to Kentucky with George Rogers Clark, but did not settle there until after the Revolutionary War. William Slack is not listed in the first Kentucky Census of 1790, but is listed in the second census in 1800 as living in Hardin County. In the 1810 census, he is listed as having a household of 6 males including the head of household and four females including his wife. There is no record of others, free or slave. The household is listed as having 1 male under the age of 10, 2 males between 10 and 16, 2 males between ages 16 and 26, 1 male over 45, 1 female under age 10, 1 female between 10 and 16, 1 female between 16 and 26 and 1 female between 26 and 45.
In 1810 William Slack was 57 years old and his wife was evidently at least 12 years younger. He lived another 20 years, dying at age 77 in the year 1830. William Slack's grandson, James Brown Slack, is quoted in McClure's Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, 1776-1976, as saying his father, William G. Slack, was born at the old military post at Harrisburg and that the family came originally from Pennsylvania. There were disputes between Pennsylvania and Virginia over southwestern lands and Pennsylvania won the south west corner. Because of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky. In William Slack's military records is a letter to a Mrs. C. B. Stillwell of Harrisburg, Illinois, so the Harrisburg above may be Harrisburg, Illinois rather than Pennsylvania.
Ft. Harrod was the first settlement in Kentucky. The first known Catholics emigrated from Maryland to Kentucky, but toward the end of the 17th Century, Virginia had often been visited by Maryland Missionaries. Harrodsburg was settled in 1774 by James Harrod and his little group consisting of the William Coomes family and a Dr. Hart. Most of these Catholic families settled between the Kentucky River and the Salt River and on their tributaries on Pottinger's Creek, first in 1785, then Hardin's Creek, Cartwright's Creek and the Rolling Fork.
The Old Kentucky Land Grants, Volume 1, Page 234, shows William Slack as having received 448 acres on November 11, 1797 in Hardin County on Rolling Fork. Refer to a book titled, "The Slack Family," compiled by Rev. Wm. Samuel Slack, Alexandria, Louisiana, Standard Printing Company, 1930. It includes "The Slack Family in America" by Wesley Slack of Boston, 1882, Library of Congress No. 15742.
PROP: 18 NOV 1797 received 448 acres in Hardin county Ky from Kentucky land grants.
William was a Private in Rev War, VA Capt. Abm. Kellers Co & Col. George Rogers Clark. Seen to have paid taxes in Nelson Co KY 1787, 88, 90 & 91 (562-3, 280-5) bought Washington Co land 1790 (280-7) & sold some 1796 (282-14).
On Washington Co Grand Jury 1793.
Revolutionary War Records Virginia, Section 11, (7) To (10) [Document No. 32--List No. 4] Illinois Regiment, Western Regiment and Captain Francis Charlovilles Volunteers, Bounty Lands. 499. Slack, William, Private, Entitled to land for a service of 3 years.
Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Volume 1, by Louis A Burgess, 1927, page 580, [Pertaining to the Land Bounty owed to the heirs of Captain Jacob Bowman], Bullitt Co., Ken. William Slack testified that he knew Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co. and was in Va. well acquainted with all his brothers. That he knows Jacob Bowman is eldest son of Jacob Bowman, who was the eldest brother of Joseph Bowman, and that the father of the said Jacob Bowman died leaving the said Jacob Bowman the heir at law of said Joseph Bowman, who died about the latter part of 1779. That he is heir at law of Joseph Bowman, who was a Major and died while in the service with Col. George Rogers Clark. "I, William Stack, entered the service of the US in Va under Lieut. Isaac Bowman, a brother of said Joseph Bowman, and went thence immediately and entered in service of the Regiment of Col George Rogers Clark, Jr. and was under Major Joseph Bowman, and was with him when Gov Hamilton was taken at Opost?, Illinois. Said Bowman was then Major. I have seen patents and deeds that have issued to said Jacob Bowman of Bullitt Co as heir of Joseph Bowman". Signed, William Slack. Certified by John Graham, J of P Bullitt Co. Attest, Noah C Summers, Clerk. Received of the Register of land office, Military warrant No. 6803 for 5333.1/3 acres issued to, Jacob Bowman, heir of Joseph Bowman. Mar 21, 1830. John Floyd, Atty. Recorded Book 3, page 167.
Kentucky Land Grants, by Willard Rouse Jillson, 1925, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Old Kentucky Grants (1793-1856), The Counties of Kentucky, page 234, Grantee: Slack, Wm, Acres: 448, Book: 15, Survey Date: 18 Nov 1797, County: Hardin, WaterCourse: Rolling Fk.
William married Margaret Vinvelkther on 20 Mar 1782 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
1830 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M19-37, page 345, 1 Free White Male 70-79, 1 Free White Male 50-59, 2 Free Whites, 2 in household
William Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hardin, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
Phil Revene:
Re: the father-to-son relationship between William Slack (1753-1830) and William G. Slack (1781- c.1866).
Fortunately, I was able to finally locate a credible source that confirms the father-son connection.
Attached are biographical sketches for James Brown Slack (1825-1880) and James Montgomery (1840-1919) taken from The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, J.M. Armstrong & Co., Cincinnati, 1878, pp 97 & 195. Note that the 1878 publication date means that both James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were still living at the time the book’s biographies were being collected, so it is likely that they themselves supplied many of the details included in their sketches. This is significant because, by providing “first person” accounts, James Brown Slack and James Montgomery were able to vouch for the accuracy of their own biographical and genealogical information.
The first few sentences of the Slack, James Brown bio (p. 97) identify William Slack as James Brown’s grandfather, and William G. Slack as James’ father. Note that the bio also states that William G. Slack died at age 85, which puts his death somewhere around 1866. In addition, Ella Slack (1849-1932) – who is James Brown Slack’s daughter, and James Montgomery’s wife – is mentioned at the end of the sketch. Ella is likewise cited in the Montgomery, James bio (p. 195). These two references to Ella Slack Montgomery demonstrate the interrelationship between the Slack and Montgomery families.
Also attached is a copy of page 47 from the original Bullitt County Will Book A. The page provides a 2 Jun 1823 list of notes due to the estate of John Slack deceased – who is William Slack’s brother. The list identifies both William Slack (two notes for $40.00 ea.), and William Slack Jnr. a.k.a. Jr. (one note for $6.17) as debtors to John Slack’s estate. This court document serves as further evidence of the father-son relationship between William Slack and William Slack Jnr. – who is better known as William G. Slack.
P.S. On page 213 of the book excerpt I sent you previously (from The Slack Family, More Particularly An Account of …, by Rev William Samuel Slack, M.A., 1930), the name of fourth child (daughter) listed for William (G.) Slack is probably Arathusa M. Slack Webb (1820-1916), wife of John Carroll Webb (1825-1903) of Louisville; m. 10 Nov 1840, Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61.
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