Rebecca married John Washington Nall on 14 October 1797 & they had 12 children.
Her name is often given as Maria Belinda Slack; however, that seems to be her daughter?
John Washington Nall was born on 22 Jul 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He died on 7 Oct 1865 in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Their Children:
William Parker Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
Martin Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
James Washington Nall (1803–1850)
Elizabeth Nall (3/10/1805–12/31/1874)
Mary Nall (4/12/1807–5/2/1845)
John Slack Nall (1/26/1808–9/27/1895)
Sarah Nall (8/31/1810–1/10/1872)
Frances Mariah Nall (7/3/1812–9/13/1891)
Andrew Jackson Nall (3/19/1814–3/12/1896)
Larkin Nall (1/29/1816–8/29/1883)
Joseph E Nall (1/15/1819–4/27/1896)
Belinda Nall (1823–unk)
From Slack Family History, by David Earle Tyler:
John and Mary Elizabeth (Cashwiler) Slack had ten children, five boys and five girls. The first child was born in 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia. The next; according to most reports, may also have been born there. One report suggests, however, that the second child, William G., may have been born in Lincoln Co., Kentucky, but still lists Augusta Co., Virginia, as a possibility. William G. Slade's son, James Brown Slack, states in his biography that his father was born near the old military post at Harrisburg (this should be Harrodsburg). This places the family in Kentucky by 1780. The third child is listed by most researchers as having been born in Augusta Co., Virginia. If Lincoln County, Kentucky, is accepted as the birth place for the second child, that would preclude that the third child was born there as well. Having the second and third child both born in Lincoln County best fits the activities of John Slack, described by several researchers during this period, which place him in Kentucky, not Virginia. I don't know what the source has been for setting the birth dates for these children, but they need further investigation to clarify this confusion. Their children were as follows:
1. Rebecca Slack, b: 3 June 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia; d: 22 June 1844 in Hardin Co., Kentucky: bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: John Nall (b: 22 July 1772 in Culpepper Co., Virginia, s.o. James Nalle; d: 17 October 1865 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky) on 5 October 1797, (recorded 14 October 1797), Washington Co., Kentucky, by Joshua Carmen; security by John Slack (src. Marriage Book 1, p. 14).29 They had twelve children: 8 boys, 4 girls. The first 9 (from 1798 to 1814) were born in Washington Co., Kentucky; the last 3 (from 1816 to 1823) were born in Hardin Co., Kentucky. Their children were as follows:
William Parker Nall, b: 22 September 1798, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1
December 1878; m: Elizabeth Brumfield, 13 October 1825.
Martin Nall, b: 1800, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Hester Vertrees, 29
February 1824 .
James W. Nall, b: 1803, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Winnifred Thomas, 23
March 1824.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Nall, b: 10 March 1805, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1874; m: Martin Nall, 15 October 1821 (must have been a cousin).
Mary (Polly) Nall, b: 12 April 1807, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 2 May 1845; m: Nathaniel Nall, 12 July 1830 (probably her cousin).
John Slack Nall, b: 26 January 1809, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Louisiana Buckner, 12 July 1830.
Sarah (Sally) Nall, b: 31 August 1810, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 10 December 1872; m: Thomas Batsel Nall, 21 November 1831.
Francis Mariah Nall, b: 3 July 1812, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 13 September 1891; m (1) Hardin Newman, 20 July 1835, (2) Nathaniel Nall, 27 July 1846, (3) Jacob Rogers, 20 Nov. 1849, (4) Anthony Bledsoe, 15 July 1858.
Andrew Jackson Nall, b: 19 March 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Theodocia Ann Berry, 23 August 1837.
Larkin Nall, b: 29 January 1816, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 29 August 1883; m: Matilda Berry, 1 February 1839.
Joseph C. Nall, b: 15 January 1819, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 27 March 1896; m: Mary Earhart Arnold, 29 September 1846.
Belinda Nall, b: 1823, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Toliver H. Long, 18 Dec. 1843.
2. William G. Slack, b: about 1780, Augusta Co., Virginia (may have been Lincoln Co.,
Kentucky);30 d: 1866 Bullitt Co., Kentucky; m: Henrietta Wathen (b: 1785 in Maryland; d: 19 1861, Louisville, Kentucky), 4 August 1813 in Washington Co., Kentucky, by Father Ray Funk(?), consent of Henrietty Wathen, mother of the bride (4 August 1813), Teste - Joel Vaughn and Mathias Borders (src: Washington Co., Kentucky, records, Marriage Book 1, p. 126, DET, July 2000).
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father John Slack, in the shipping of goods from the central Kentucky region to southern markets, notably New Orleans, by flatboat from Parkers (later became Fredericktown) down the Beech to the Rolling Fork to the Salt River and eventually the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. According to his son, James Brown Slack, William G. Slack was also a merchant and farmer. His son noted that William had been born at the old military post at Harrisburg (I believe this was supposed to be Harrodsburg, Kentucky). James also stated that his father "saw service in the War of 1812, serving under General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans." There is some credence for this last statement in the notes of Roseanne Maudlin, from a book about Kentucky soldiers in the War of 1812. There are two William Slacks listed, one an ensign (p. 8) and the other a private (p. 300).
Without more information, we can't verify that either of these was William G. Slack, son of John Slack of Washington Co., Kentucky. The most likely one would have been the private. It shows his enlistment period from 15 November 1814 to 10 May 1815; the ensign served only from mid- September to the last of October 1812.
William G. Slack is listed as living in Washington County, Kentucky, in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses. He appears on the Washington County tax lists for 181233 (100 acres, 1 horse); 1816 (160 acres on Cartwright water course, 5 horses, 1 black [slave] over 16, total black 1; value of property $1,833); 1817 (164 acres, 2 horses, 2 blacks over 16, total blacks 2). On 25 February 1817, William (G.) Slack purchased a tract of land
(acreage not given) on the Beech fork adjoining William Clement's line on the northeast
side" from James Jenkins and wife, Fanny. Price paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co.,
Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. See map in Appendix 1 and Plate II, Fig. 6 and
Plate III, Figs. 8, 9, and 10.
William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866. William and Henrietta (Wathen)
Slade's children were as follows:
Frances F. Slack, b: 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: about 1856; m: William Chandler McDonald, 29 May 1836. A descendant of theirs is Robert McDonald, who presently lives in Fredericktown, Kentucky (see Plate Ill, Fig. 12 for photo). Robert has been very helpful in clarifying the location of Slack land in the Fredericktown area. He is well versed in the Slack family history and has provided several items for this history.
John B. Slack, b: about 1815, Washington Co., Kentucky; served in the
Mexican War and moved to Bastrop, Ft. Bend, and Bell Co., Texas; m: Theresa
Lee, 15 October 1870 in Ft. Bend, Texas.
Robert N. Slack, b: about 1818, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: never married .
There is evidence for him being in Louisville, Kentucky; Galveston, Fort Bend,
Houston, and Wharton, Texas; San Francisco and Shasta, California.
Arathusa Slack, b: 1820, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: John C. Webb. They lived in Louisville, Kentucky, Minister Joseph T. Jarboe; src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61 (July 2000, DET).
Joseph B. Slack, b: about 1822, Washington Co., Kentucky.36 He went to Texas in November 1835,joined Capt. Bird's Unit of Ft. Bend on 6 March 1836. He was at the Battle of San Jacinto (Mexican War), rank of private, 24 April 1839; discharged 28 July 1839. · Later, he became a Texas Ranger.
James Brown Slack, b: 14 May 1825, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 20 December 1880 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Elvira Ann Winfield, 26 August 1847. James was a tanner by trade and operated a large tannery and grocery store in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Her name is often given as Maria Belinda Slack; however, that seems to be her daughter?
John Washington Nall was born on 22 Jul 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He died on 7 Oct 1865 in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Their Children:
William Parker Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
Martin Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
James Washington Nall (1803–1850)
Elizabeth Nall (3/10/1805–12/31/1874)
Mary Nall (4/12/1807–5/2/1845)
John Slack Nall (1/26/1808–9/27/1895)
Sarah Nall (8/31/1810–1/10/1872)
Frances Mariah Nall (7/3/1812–9/13/1891)
Andrew Jackson Nall (3/19/1814–3/12/1896)
Larkin Nall (1/29/1816–8/29/1883)
Joseph E Nall (1/15/1819–4/27/1896)
Belinda Nall (1823–unk)
From Slack Family History, by David Earle Tyler:
John and Mary Elizabeth (Cashwiler) Slack had ten children, five boys and five girls. The first child was born in 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia. The next; according to most reports, may also have been born there. One report suggests, however, that the second child, William G., may have been born in Lincoln Co., Kentucky, but still lists Augusta Co., Virginia, as a possibility. William G. Slade's son, James Brown Slack, states in his biography that his father was born near the old military post at Harrisburg (this should be Harrodsburg). This places the family in Kentucky by 1780. The third child is listed by most researchers as having been born in Augusta Co., Virginia. If Lincoln County, Kentucky, is accepted as the birth place for the second child, that would preclude that the third child was born there as well. Having the second and third child both born in Lincoln County best fits the activities of John Slack, described by several researchers during this period, which place him in Kentucky, not Virginia. I don't know what the source has been for setting the birth dates for these children, but they need further investigation to clarify this confusion. Their children were as follows:
1. Rebecca Slack, b: 3 June 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia; d: 22 June 1844 in Hardin Co., Kentucky: bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: John Nall (b: 22 July 1772 in Culpepper Co., Virginia, s.o. James Nalle; d: 17 October 1865 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky) on 5 October 1797, (recorded 14 October 1797), Washington Co., Kentucky, by Joshua Carmen; security by John Slack (src. Marriage Book 1, p. 14).29 They had twelve children: 8 boys, 4 girls. The first 9 (from 1798 to 1814) were born in Washington Co., Kentucky; the last 3 (from 1816 to 1823) were born in Hardin Co., Kentucky. Their children were as follows:
William Parker Nall, b: 22 September 1798, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1
December 1878; m: Elizabeth Brumfield, 13 October 1825.
Martin Nall, b: 1800, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Hester Vertrees, 29
February 1824 .
James W. Nall, b: 1803, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Winnifred Thomas, 23
March 1824.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Nall, b: 10 March 1805, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1874; m: Martin Nall, 15 October 1821 (must have been a cousin).
Mary (Polly) Nall, b: 12 April 1807, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 2 May 1845; m: Nathaniel Nall, 12 July 1830 (probably her cousin).
John Slack Nall, b: 26 January 1809, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Louisiana Buckner, 12 July 1830.
Sarah (Sally) Nall, b: 31 August 1810, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 10 December 1872; m: Thomas Batsel Nall, 21 November 1831.
Francis Mariah Nall, b: 3 July 1812, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 13 September 1891; m (1) Hardin Newman, 20 July 1835, (2) Nathaniel Nall, 27 July 1846, (3) Jacob Rogers, 20 Nov. 1849, (4) Anthony Bledsoe, 15 July 1858.
Andrew Jackson Nall, b: 19 March 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Theodocia Ann Berry, 23 August 1837.
Larkin Nall, b: 29 January 1816, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 29 August 1883; m: Matilda Berry, 1 February 1839.
Joseph C. Nall, b: 15 January 1819, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 27 March 1896; m: Mary Earhart Arnold, 29 September 1846.
Belinda Nall, b: 1823, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Toliver H. Long, 18 Dec. 1843.
2. William G. Slack, b: about 1780, Augusta Co., Virginia (may have been Lincoln Co.,
Kentucky);30 d: 1866 Bullitt Co., Kentucky; m: Henrietta Wathen (b: 1785 in Maryland; d: 19 1861, Louisville, Kentucky), 4 August 1813 in Washington Co., Kentucky, by Father Ray Funk(?), consent of Henrietty Wathen, mother of the bride (4 August 1813), Teste - Joel Vaughn and Mathias Borders (src: Washington Co., Kentucky, records, Marriage Book 1, p. 126, DET, July 2000).
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father John Slack, in the shipping of goods from the central Kentucky region to southern markets, notably New Orleans, by flatboat from Parkers (later became Fredericktown) down the Beech to the Rolling Fork to the Salt River and eventually the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. According to his son, James Brown Slack, William G. Slack was also a merchant and farmer. His son noted that William had been born at the old military post at Harrisburg (I believe this was supposed to be Harrodsburg, Kentucky). James also stated that his father "saw service in the War of 1812, serving under General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans." There is some credence for this last statement in the notes of Roseanne Maudlin, from a book about Kentucky soldiers in the War of 1812. There are two William Slacks listed, one an ensign (p. 8) and the other a private (p. 300).
Without more information, we can't verify that either of these was William G. Slack, son of John Slack of Washington Co., Kentucky. The most likely one would have been the private. It shows his enlistment period from 15 November 1814 to 10 May 1815; the ensign served only from mid- September to the last of October 1812.
William G. Slack is listed as living in Washington County, Kentucky, in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses. He appears on the Washington County tax lists for 181233 (100 acres, 1 horse); 1816 (160 acres on Cartwright water course, 5 horses, 1 black [slave] over 16, total black 1; value of property $1,833); 1817 (164 acres, 2 horses, 2 blacks over 16, total blacks 2). On 25 February 1817, William (G.) Slack purchased a tract of land
(acreage not given) on the Beech fork adjoining William Clement's line on the northeast
side" from James Jenkins and wife, Fanny. Price paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co.,
Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. See map in Appendix 1 and Plate II, Fig. 6 and
Plate III, Figs. 8, 9, and 10.
William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866. William and Henrietta (Wathen)
Slade's children were as follows:
Frances F. Slack, b: 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: about 1856; m: William Chandler McDonald, 29 May 1836. A descendant of theirs is Robert McDonald, who presently lives in Fredericktown, Kentucky (see Plate Ill, Fig. 12 for photo). Robert has been very helpful in clarifying the location of Slack land in the Fredericktown area. He is well versed in the Slack family history and has provided several items for this history.
John B. Slack, b: about 1815, Washington Co., Kentucky; served in the
Mexican War and moved to Bastrop, Ft. Bend, and Bell Co., Texas; m: Theresa
Lee, 15 October 1870 in Ft. Bend, Texas.
Robert N. Slack, b: about 1818, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: never married .
There is evidence for him being in Louisville, Kentucky; Galveston, Fort Bend,
Houston, and Wharton, Texas; San Francisco and Shasta, California.
Arathusa Slack, b: 1820, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: John C. Webb. They lived in Louisville, Kentucky, Minister Joseph T. Jarboe; src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61 (July 2000, DET).
Joseph B. Slack, b: about 1822, Washington Co., Kentucky.36 He went to Texas in November 1835,joined Capt. Bird's Unit of Ft. Bend on 6 March 1836. He was at the Battle of San Jacinto (Mexican War), rank of private, 24 April 1839; discharged 28 July 1839. · Later, he became a Texas Ranger.
James Brown Slack, b: 14 May 1825, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 20 December 1880 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Elvira Ann Winfield, 26 August 1847. James was a tanner by trade and operated a large tannery and grocery store in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Rebecca married John Washington Nall on 14 October 1797 & they had 12 children.
Her name is often given as Maria Belinda Slack; however, that seems to be her daughter?
John Washington Nall was born on 22 Jul 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He died on 7 Oct 1865 in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Their Children:
William Parker Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
Martin Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
James Washington Nall (1803–1850)
Elizabeth Nall (3/10/1805–12/31/1874)
Mary Nall (4/12/1807–5/2/1845)
John Slack Nall (1/26/1808–9/27/1895)
Sarah Nall (8/31/1810–1/10/1872)
Frances Mariah Nall (7/3/1812–9/13/1891)
Andrew Jackson Nall (3/19/1814–3/12/1896)
Larkin Nall (1/29/1816–8/29/1883)
Joseph E Nall (1/15/1819–4/27/1896)
Belinda Nall (1823–unk)
From Slack Family History, by David Earle Tyler:
John and Mary Elizabeth (Cashwiler) Slack had ten children, five boys and five girls. The first child was born in 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia. The next; according to most reports, may also have been born there. One report suggests, however, that the second child, William G., may have been born in Lincoln Co., Kentucky, but still lists Augusta Co., Virginia, as a possibility. William G. Slade's son, James Brown Slack, states in his biography that his father was born near the old military post at Harrisburg (this should be Harrodsburg). This places the family in Kentucky by 1780. The third child is listed by most researchers as having been born in Augusta Co., Virginia. If Lincoln County, Kentucky, is accepted as the birth place for the second child, that would preclude that the third child was born there as well. Having the second and third child both born in Lincoln County best fits the activities of John Slack, described by several researchers during this period, which place him in Kentucky, not Virginia. I don't know what the source has been for setting the birth dates for these children, but they need further investigation to clarify this confusion. Their children were as follows:
1. Rebecca Slack, b: 3 June 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia; d: 22 June 1844 in Hardin Co., Kentucky: bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: John Nall (b: 22 July 1772 in Culpepper Co., Virginia, s.o. James Nalle; d: 17 October 1865 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky) on 5 October 1797, (recorded 14 October 1797), Washington Co., Kentucky, by Joshua Carmen; security by John Slack (src. Marriage Book 1, p. 14).29 They had twelve children: 8 boys, 4 girls. The first 9 (from 1798 to 1814) were born in Washington Co., Kentucky; the last 3 (from 1816 to 1823) were born in Hardin Co., Kentucky. Their children were as follows:
William Parker Nall, b: 22 September 1798, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1
December 1878; m: Elizabeth Brumfield, 13 October 1825.
Martin Nall, b: 1800, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Hester Vertrees, 29
February 1824 .
James W. Nall, b: 1803, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Winnifred Thomas, 23
March 1824.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Nall, b: 10 March 1805, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1874; m: Martin Nall, 15 October 1821 (must have been a cousin).
Mary (Polly) Nall, b: 12 April 1807, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 2 May 1845; m: Nathaniel Nall, 12 July 1830 (probably her cousin).
John Slack Nall, b: 26 January 1809, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Louisiana Buckner, 12 July 1830.
Sarah (Sally) Nall, b: 31 August 1810, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 10 December 1872; m: Thomas Batsel Nall, 21 November 1831.
Francis Mariah Nall, b: 3 July 1812, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 13 September 1891; m (1) Hardin Newman, 20 July 1835, (2) Nathaniel Nall, 27 July 1846, (3) Jacob Rogers, 20 Nov. 1849, (4) Anthony Bledsoe, 15 July 1858.
Andrew Jackson Nall, b: 19 March 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Theodocia Ann Berry, 23 August 1837.
Larkin Nall, b: 29 January 1816, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 29 August 1883; m: Matilda Berry, 1 February 1839.
Joseph C. Nall, b: 15 January 1819, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 27 March 1896; m: Mary Earhart Arnold, 29 September 1846.
Belinda Nall, b: 1823, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Toliver H. Long, 18 Dec. 1843.
2. William G. Slack, b: about 1780, Augusta Co., Virginia (may have been Lincoln Co.,
Kentucky);30 d: 1866 Bullitt Co., Kentucky; m: Henrietta Wathen (b: 1785 in Maryland; d: 19 1861, Louisville, Kentucky), 4 August 1813 in Washington Co., Kentucky, by Father Ray Funk(?), consent of Henrietty Wathen, mother of the bride (4 August 1813), Teste - Joel Vaughn and Mathias Borders (src: Washington Co., Kentucky, records, Marriage Book 1, p. 126, DET, July 2000).
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father John Slack, in the shipping of goods from the central Kentucky region to southern markets, notably New Orleans, by flatboat from Parkers (later became Fredericktown) down the Beech to the Rolling Fork to the Salt River and eventually the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. According to his son, James Brown Slack, William G. Slack was also a merchant and farmer. His son noted that William had been born at the old military post at Harrisburg (I believe this was supposed to be Harrodsburg, Kentucky). James also stated that his father "saw service in the War of 1812, serving under General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans." There is some credence for this last statement in the notes of Roseanne Maudlin, from a book about Kentucky soldiers in the War of 1812. There are two William Slacks listed, one an ensign (p. 8) and the other a private (p. 300).
Without more information, we can't verify that either of these was William G. Slack, son of John Slack of Washington Co., Kentucky. The most likely one would have been the private. It shows his enlistment period from 15 November 1814 to 10 May 1815; the ensign served only from mid- September to the last of October 1812.
William G. Slack is listed as living in Washington County, Kentucky, in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses. He appears on the Washington County tax lists for 181233 (100 acres, 1 horse); 1816 (160 acres on Cartwright water course, 5 horses, 1 black [slave] over 16, total black 1; value of property $1,833); 1817 (164 acres, 2 horses, 2 blacks over 16, total blacks 2). On 25 February 1817, William (G.) Slack purchased a tract of land
(acreage not given) on the Beech fork adjoining William Clement's line on the northeast
side" from James Jenkins and wife, Fanny. Price paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co.,
Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. See map in Appendix 1 and Plate II, Fig. 6 and
Plate III, Figs. 8, 9, and 10.
William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866. William and Henrietta (Wathen)
Slade's children were as follows:
Frances F. Slack, b: 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: about 1856; m: William Chandler McDonald, 29 May 1836. A descendant of theirs is Robert McDonald, who presently lives in Fredericktown, Kentucky (see Plate Ill, Fig. 12 for photo). Robert has been very helpful in clarifying the location of Slack land in the Fredericktown area. He is well versed in the Slack family history and has provided several items for this history.
John B. Slack, b: about 1815, Washington Co., Kentucky; served in the
Mexican War and moved to Bastrop, Ft. Bend, and Bell Co., Texas; m: Theresa
Lee, 15 October 1870 in Ft. Bend, Texas.
Robert N. Slack, b: about 1818, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: never married .
There is evidence for him being in Louisville, Kentucky; Galveston, Fort Bend,
Houston, and Wharton, Texas; San Francisco and Shasta, California.
Arathusa Slack, b: 1820, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: John C. Webb. They lived in Louisville, Kentucky, Minister Joseph T. Jarboe; src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61 (July 2000, DET).
Joseph B. Slack, b: about 1822, Washington Co., Kentucky.36 He went to Texas in November 1835,joined Capt. Bird's Unit of Ft. Bend on 6 March 1836. He was at the Battle of San Jacinto (Mexican War), rank of private, 24 April 1839; discharged 28 July 1839. · Later, he became a Texas Ranger.
James Brown Slack, b: 14 May 1825, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 20 December 1880 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Elvira Ann Winfield, 26 August 1847. James was a tanner by trade and operated a large tannery and grocery store in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Her name is often given as Maria Belinda Slack; however, that seems to be her daughter?
John Washington Nall was born on 22 Jul 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He died on 7 Oct 1865 in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Their Children:
William Parker Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
Martin Nall (9/22/1798–12/1/1878)
James Washington Nall (1803–1850)
Elizabeth Nall (3/10/1805–12/31/1874)
Mary Nall (4/12/1807–5/2/1845)
John Slack Nall (1/26/1808–9/27/1895)
Sarah Nall (8/31/1810–1/10/1872)
Frances Mariah Nall (7/3/1812–9/13/1891)
Andrew Jackson Nall (3/19/1814–3/12/1896)
Larkin Nall (1/29/1816–8/29/1883)
Joseph E Nall (1/15/1819–4/27/1896)
Belinda Nall (1823–unk)
From Slack Family History, by David Earle Tyler:
John and Mary Elizabeth (Cashwiler) Slack had ten children, five boys and five girls. The first child was born in 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia. The next; according to most reports, may also have been born there. One report suggests, however, that the second child, William G., may have been born in Lincoln Co., Kentucky, but still lists Augusta Co., Virginia, as a possibility. William G. Slade's son, James Brown Slack, states in his biography that his father was born near the old military post at Harrisburg (this should be Harrodsburg). This places the family in Kentucky by 1780. The third child is listed by most researchers as having been born in Augusta Co., Virginia. If Lincoln County, Kentucky, is accepted as the birth place for the second child, that would preclude that the third child was born there as well. Having the second and third child both born in Lincoln County best fits the activities of John Slack, described by several researchers during this period, which place him in Kentucky, not Virginia. I don't know what the source has been for setting the birth dates for these children, but they need further investigation to clarify this confusion. Their children were as follows:
1. Rebecca Slack, b: 3 June 1778 in Augusta Co., Virginia; d: 22 June 1844 in Hardin Co., Kentucky: bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: John Nall (b: 22 July 1772 in Culpepper Co., Virginia, s.o. James Nalle; d: 17 October 1865 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; bur: Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky) on 5 October 1797, (recorded 14 October 1797), Washington Co., Kentucky, by Joshua Carmen; security by John Slack (src. Marriage Book 1, p. 14).29 They had twelve children: 8 boys, 4 girls. The first 9 (from 1798 to 1814) were born in Washington Co., Kentucky; the last 3 (from 1816 to 1823) were born in Hardin Co., Kentucky. Their children were as follows:
William Parker Nall, b: 22 September 1798, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1
December 1878; m: Elizabeth Brumfield, 13 October 1825.
Martin Nall, b: 1800, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Hester Vertrees, 29
February 1824 .
James W. Nall, b: 1803, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Winnifred Thomas, 23
March 1824.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Nall, b: 10 March 1805, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 1874; m: Martin Nall, 15 October 1821 (must have been a cousin).
Mary (Polly) Nall, b: 12 April 1807, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 2 May 1845; m: Nathaniel Nall, 12 July 1830 (probably her cousin).
John Slack Nall, b: 26 January 1809, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Louisiana Buckner, 12 July 1830.
Sarah (Sally) Nall, b: 31 August 1810, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 10 December 1872; m: Thomas Batsel Nall, 21 November 1831.
Francis Mariah Nall, b: 3 July 1812, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 13 September 1891; m (1) Hardin Newman, 20 July 1835, (2) Nathaniel Nall, 27 July 1846, (3) Jacob Rogers, 20 Nov. 1849, (4) Anthony Bledsoe, 15 July 1858.
Andrew Jackson Nall, b: 19 March 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: Theodocia Ann Berry, 23 August 1837.
Larkin Nall, b: 29 January 1816, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 29 August 1883; m: Matilda Berry, 1 February 1839.
Joseph C. Nall, b: 15 January 1819, Hardin Co., Kentucky; d: 27 March 1896; m: Mary Earhart Arnold, 29 September 1846.
Belinda Nall, b: 1823, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Toliver H. Long, 18 Dec. 1843.
2. William G. Slack, b: about 1780, Augusta Co., Virginia (may have been Lincoln Co.,
Kentucky);30 d: 1866 Bullitt Co., Kentucky; m: Henrietta Wathen (b: 1785 in Maryland; d: 19 1861, Louisville, Kentucky), 4 August 1813 in Washington Co., Kentucky, by Father Ray Funk(?), consent of Henrietty Wathen, mother of the bride (4 August 1813), Teste - Joel Vaughn and Mathias Borders (src: Washington Co., Kentucky, records, Marriage Book 1, p. 126, DET, July 2000).
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father John Slack, in the shipping of goods from the central Kentucky region to southern markets, notably New Orleans, by flatboat from Parkers (later became Fredericktown) down the Beech to the Rolling Fork to the Salt River and eventually the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. According to his son, James Brown Slack, William G. Slack was also a merchant and farmer. His son noted that William had been born at the old military post at Harrisburg (I believe this was supposed to be Harrodsburg, Kentucky). James also stated that his father "saw service in the War of 1812, serving under General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans." There is some credence for this last statement in the notes of Roseanne Maudlin, from a book about Kentucky soldiers in the War of 1812. There are two William Slacks listed, one an ensign (p. 8) and the other a private (p. 300).
Without more information, we can't verify that either of these was William G. Slack, son of John Slack of Washington Co., Kentucky. The most likely one would have been the private. It shows his enlistment period from 15 November 1814 to 10 May 1815; the ensign served only from mid- September to the last of October 1812.
William G. Slack is listed as living in Washington County, Kentucky, in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses. He appears on the Washington County tax lists for 181233 (100 acres, 1 horse); 1816 (160 acres on Cartwright water course, 5 horses, 1 black [slave] over 16, total black 1; value of property $1,833); 1817 (164 acres, 2 horses, 2 blacks over 16, total blacks 2). On 25 February 1817, William (G.) Slack purchased a tract of land
(acreage not given) on the Beech fork adjoining William Clement's line on the northeast
side" from James Jenkins and wife, Fanny. Price paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co.,
Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. See map in Appendix 1 and Plate II, Fig. 6 and
Plate III, Figs. 8, 9, and 10.
William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866. William and Henrietta (Wathen)
Slade's children were as follows:
Frances F. Slack, b: 1814, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: about 1856; m: William Chandler McDonald, 29 May 1836. A descendant of theirs is Robert McDonald, who presently lives in Fredericktown, Kentucky (see Plate Ill, Fig. 12 for photo). Robert has been very helpful in clarifying the location of Slack land in the Fredericktown area. He is well versed in the Slack family history and has provided several items for this history.
John B. Slack, b: about 1815, Washington Co., Kentucky; served in the
Mexican War and moved to Bastrop, Ft. Bend, and Bell Co., Texas; m: Theresa
Lee, 15 October 1870 in Ft. Bend, Texas.
Robert N. Slack, b: about 1818, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: never married .
There is evidence for him being in Louisville, Kentucky; Galveston, Fort Bend,
Houston, and Wharton, Texas; San Francisco and Shasta, California.
Arathusa Slack, b: 1820, Washington Co., Kentucky; m: John C. Webb. They lived in Louisville, Kentucky, Minister Joseph T. Jarboe; src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 3, p. 61 (July 2000, DET).
Joseph B. Slack, b: about 1822, Washington Co., Kentucky.36 He went to Texas in November 1835,joined Capt. Bird's Unit of Ft. Bend on 6 March 1836. He was at the Battle of San Jacinto (Mexican War), rank of private, 24 April 1839; discharged 28 July 1839. · Later, he became a Texas Ranger.
James Brown Slack, b: 14 May 1825, Washington Co., Kentucky; d: 20 December 1880 in Hardin Co., Kentucky; m: Elvira Ann Winfield, 26 August 1847. James was a tanner by trade and operated a large tannery and grocery store in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
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