William was an Ensign in War of 1812, Capt Gaither's Co (562-5)
His son stated that he was born at the old military post at Harrisburg. Tradition says he served under Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. Also said to have died "quite aged," so is his death date accurate (maybe 65 was considered "quite aged" in those days.
William Slack
in the Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1813
Marriage Place: Washington, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Henriatty Wathen
Film Number: 000241382
Another source also has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 marrying Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
William Slack's wife, Henrietta Wathen, was the granddaughter of Thomas Riney and grand-niece of James Riney, two of four brothers [probably James, John, Thomas, and Jonathan, a Revolutionary War soldier] who immigrated to Southern Maryland in the late 1700s from County Kerry, Ireland before migrating to Washington County, Kentucky. Thomas was the father of Zachariah Riney, the first teacher of Abraham Lincoln. James' son was John Baptiste Riney.
From: ROBERT WINFIELD SLACK
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 03:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
To: Andrews, John (DC)
Subject: The Slack History you sent
I believe he [David Tyler] has solved the question of who was William G.'s father. It is John, Sr., son on Randolph and Sarah Penn Slack. I spent all my life trying to find a William who it was thought was William G.'s Father by Great Aunt Nett Slack O'Bryan. I once received a phone call from someone who told me that Randolph was the right connection. A friend who was researching his own family had come to the same conclusion several years ago. I think that settles it for me.
Thanks, Bob [Robert Winfield Slack]
David Tyler:
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father, John Slack [David Tyler has Ronadolph's son John being William G. Slack's father rather than Ransolph's son William being Wiliam G. Slack's father], 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. [R. Maudlin file, biography of James Brown Slack in Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin Co., Kentucky, by McClure, p. 475.] 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 1812 (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. Pric~ paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866.
A source has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 married Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
The 1830 Kentucky Census shows 13 in William G. Slack's family in Fredrickstown. They lived and raised most of their family in Washington County, Kentucky near Fredrickstown.
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. Becuase of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky.
This McClure's publication also states that William G. Slack was a farmer and merchant who shipped large quantities of produce to New Orleans by flat boat. It is said that William G. Slack served with General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. There is no documentation of this but William G. Slack's last term of service was in Louisiana. This record also states that William Slack served as a substitute for Ruben Sack who could be William G. Slack's youngest brother. There are military records for 3 William Slacks who served in the War of 1812 who might be William G. Slack. Ensign William Slack was a member of Captain Edward B. Gaither's Company of the Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia in a regiment commanded by Lt. Col. John Thomas. Private William Slack was a member of Captain William Walker's Company, 13th (Gray's)Regiment Kentucky Detached Militia. It is possible these are the same person, as the first one served from September 11, 1814 to October 30, 1814, while the second served from November 1814 to May 1815. The third William Slack belonged to a regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. It is believed that the Slack family was established in Kentucky by this time so that he is not William G. Slack.
Apparently in father's Hardin Co KY 1810 census age 10-16 William was an Ensign in War of 1812, Capt Gaither's Co (562-5) mar record found in Washington Co KY (140-6) In 1830 Washington Co Ky census with 13 in the family Other loc for d given as Louisville, KY
William and Henrietta's Children:
1. John M. SLACK Born: Abt. 1810
2. Rebecca F. SLACK Born: Abt. 1812
3. Francis SLACK Born: 8 Sep 1814 Place: Washington County, Ky. Died: 12 Dec 1881
4. Arathusa Slack (1820-____)
4. James Brown SLACK Born: 14 May 1825 Place: Washington Co., Ky Died: 20 Dec 1880 Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Ky; Buried: Dec 1880
5. Frances SLACK Born: 1827 Place: Kentucky
6. Robert N. SLACK Born: 1829 Place: Kentucky
7. Joseph SLACK Born: 1832 Place: Kentucky
8. John SLACK Born: 1835 Place: Kentucky
According to Gerald Sullivan, beginning in about 1794, the Slack family operated a tavern called the "Slack Tavern" in Western Pennsylvania. He found this information in a book entitled "The Slack Family" found in the Newbery Library in Chicago.
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.
1787 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1788 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1790 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1791 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
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
1799 Tax list of Hardin County, Kentucky, William Slack
1800 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, page 270, William Slack, 6 males, 4 females
1810 census of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M252-6, Page 287, Wm Slack, 1 free White male 10, 2 free white males 10-15, 2 free white males 16-25, 1 free white male 45, 1 free white female 10, 1 free white female 10-15, 1 free white female 16-25, 1 free white female 26-45, 5 16 5, 2 25, 10 in household
1820 census of Little York, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M33-23, page 20, Enumerated 7 Aug 1820, Wm Slack, 1 Free White Males 10-15, 1 Free White Males 45, 1 Free White Females 16-25, 1 Free White Females 26-44, 2 Engaged in Agriculture, 1 Free White Person 16, 1 Free White Person 25, 4 Free Whites, 4 in household
Wm G Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm G Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lebanon, Washington, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed: 7
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 19
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
William G Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Washington, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total Slaves: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 15
His son stated that he was born at the old military post at Harrisburg. Tradition says he served under Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. Also said to have died "quite aged," so is his death date accurate (maybe 65 was considered "quite aged" in those days.
William Slack
in the Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1813
Marriage Place: Washington, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Henriatty Wathen
Film Number: 000241382
Another source also has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 marrying Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
William Slack's wife, Henrietta Wathen, was the granddaughter of Thomas Riney and grand-niece of James Riney, two of four brothers [probably James, John, Thomas, and Jonathan, a Revolutionary War soldier] who immigrated to Southern Maryland in the late 1700s from County Kerry, Ireland before migrating to Washington County, Kentucky. Thomas was the father of Zachariah Riney, the first teacher of Abraham Lincoln. James' son was John Baptiste Riney.
From: ROBERT WINFIELD SLACK
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 03:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
To: Andrews, John (DC)
Subject: The Slack History you sent
I believe he [David Tyler] has solved the question of who was William G.'s father. It is John, Sr., son on Randolph and Sarah Penn Slack. I spent all my life trying to find a William who it was thought was William G.'s Father by Great Aunt Nett Slack O'Bryan. I once received a phone call from someone who told me that Randolph was the right connection. A friend who was researching his own family had come to the same conclusion several years ago. I think that settles it for me.
Thanks, Bob [Robert Winfield Slack]
David Tyler:
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father, John Slack [David Tyler has Ronadolph's son John being William G. Slack's father rather than Ransolph's son William being Wiliam G. Slack's father], 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. [R. Maudlin file, biography of James Brown Slack in Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin Co., Kentucky, by McClure, p. 475.] 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 1812 (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. Pric~ paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866.
A source has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 married Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
The 1830 Kentucky Census shows 13 in William G. Slack's family in Fredrickstown. They lived and raised most of their family in Washington County, Kentucky near Fredrickstown.
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. Becuase of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky.
This McClure's publication also states that William G. Slack was a farmer and merchant who shipped large quantities of produce to New Orleans by flat boat. It is said that William G. Slack served with General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. There is no documentation of this but William G. Slack's last term of service was in Louisiana. This record also states that William Slack served as a substitute for Ruben Sack who could be William G. Slack's youngest brother. There are military records for 3 William Slacks who served in the War of 1812 who might be William G. Slack. Ensign William Slack was a member of Captain Edward B. Gaither's Company of the Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia in a regiment commanded by Lt. Col. John Thomas. Private William Slack was a member of Captain William Walker's Company, 13th (Gray's)Regiment Kentucky Detached Militia. It is possible these are the same person, as the first one served from September 11, 1814 to October 30, 1814, while the second served from November 1814 to May 1815. The third William Slack belonged to a regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. It is believed that the Slack family was established in Kentucky by this time so that he is not William G. Slack.
Apparently in father's Hardin Co KY 1810 census age 10-16 William was an Ensign in War of 1812, Capt Gaither's Co (562-5) mar record found in Washington Co KY (140-6) In 1830 Washington Co Ky census with 13 in the family Other loc for d given as Louisville, KY
William and Henrietta's Children:
1. John M. SLACK Born: Abt. 1810
2. Rebecca F. SLACK Born: Abt. 1812
3. Francis SLACK Born: 8 Sep 1814 Place: Washington County, Ky. Died: 12 Dec 1881
4. Arathusa Slack (1820-____)
4. James Brown SLACK Born: 14 May 1825 Place: Washington Co., Ky Died: 20 Dec 1880 Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Ky; Buried: Dec 1880
5. Frances SLACK Born: 1827 Place: Kentucky
6. Robert N. SLACK Born: 1829 Place: Kentucky
7. Joseph SLACK Born: 1832 Place: Kentucky
8. John SLACK Born: 1835 Place: Kentucky
According to Gerald Sullivan, beginning in about 1794, the Slack family operated a tavern called the "Slack Tavern" in Western Pennsylvania. He found this information in a book entitled "The Slack Family" found in the Newbery Library in Chicago.
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.
1787 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1788 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1790 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1791 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
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
1799 Tax list of Hardin County, Kentucky, William Slack
1800 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, page 270, William Slack, 6 males, 4 females
1810 census of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M252-6, Page 287, Wm Slack, 1 free White male 10, 2 free white males 10-15, 2 free white males 16-25, 1 free white male 45, 1 free white female 10, 1 free white female 10-15, 1 free white female 16-25, 1 free white female 26-45, 5 16 5, 2 25, 10 in household
1820 census of Little York, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M33-23, page 20, Enumerated 7 Aug 1820, Wm Slack, 1 Free White Males 10-15, 1 Free White Males 45, 1 Free White Females 16-25, 1 Free White Females 26-44, 2 Engaged in Agriculture, 1 Free White Person 16, 1 Free White Person 25, 4 Free Whites, 4 in household
Wm G Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm G Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lebanon, Washington, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed: 7
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 19
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
William G Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Washington, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total Slaves: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 15
William was an Ensign in War of 1812, Capt Gaither's Co (562-5)
His son stated that he was born at the old military post at Harrisburg. Tradition says he served under Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. Also said to have died "quite aged," so is his death date accurate (maybe 65 was considered "quite aged" in those days.
William Slack
in the Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1813
Marriage Place: Washington, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Henriatty Wathen
Film Number: 000241382
Another source also has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 marrying Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
William Slack's wife, Henrietta Wathen, was the granddaughter of Thomas Riney and grand-niece of James Riney, two of four brothers [probably James, John, Thomas, and Jonathan, a Revolutionary War soldier] who immigrated to Southern Maryland in the late 1700s from County Kerry, Ireland before migrating to Washington County, Kentucky. Thomas was the father of Zachariah Riney, the first teacher of Abraham Lincoln. James' son was John Baptiste Riney.
From: ROBERT WINFIELD SLACK
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 03:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
To: Andrews, John (DC)
Subject: The Slack History you sent
I believe he [David Tyler] has solved the question of who was William G.'s father. It is John, Sr., son on Randolph and Sarah Penn Slack. I spent all my life trying to find a William who it was thought was William G.'s Father by Great Aunt Nett Slack O'Bryan. I once received a phone call from someone who told me that Randolph was the right connection. A friend who was researching his own family had come to the same conclusion several years ago. I think that settles it for me.
Thanks, Bob [Robert Winfield Slack]
David Tyler:
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father, John Slack [David Tyler has Ronadolph's son John being William G. Slack's father rather than Ransolph's son William being Wiliam G. Slack's father], 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. [R. Maudlin file, biography of James Brown Slack in Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin Co., Kentucky, by McClure, p. 475.] 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 1812 (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. Pric~ paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866.
A source has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 married Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
The 1830 Kentucky Census shows 13 in William G. Slack's family in Fredrickstown. They lived and raised most of their family in Washington County, Kentucky near Fredrickstown.
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. Becuase of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky.
This McClure's publication also states that William G. Slack was a farmer and merchant who shipped large quantities of produce to New Orleans by flat boat. It is said that William G. Slack served with General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. There is no documentation of this but William G. Slack's last term of service was in Louisiana. This record also states that William Slack served as a substitute for Ruben Sack who could be William G. Slack's youngest brother. There are military records for 3 William Slacks who served in the War of 1812 who might be William G. Slack. Ensign William Slack was a member of Captain Edward B. Gaither's Company of the Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia in a regiment commanded by Lt. Col. John Thomas. Private William Slack was a member of Captain William Walker's Company, 13th (Gray's)Regiment Kentucky Detached Militia. It is possible these are the same person, as the first one served from September 11, 1814 to October 30, 1814, while the second served from November 1814 to May 1815. The third William Slack belonged to a regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. It is believed that the Slack family was established in Kentucky by this time so that he is not William G. Slack.
Apparently in father's Hardin Co KY 1810 census age 10-16 William was an Ensign in War of 1812, Capt Gaither's Co (562-5) mar record found in Washington Co KY (140-6) In 1830 Washington Co Ky census with 13 in the family Other loc for d given as Louisville, KY
William and Henrietta's Children:
1. John M. SLACK Born: Abt. 1810
2. Rebecca F. SLACK Born: Abt. 1812
3. Francis SLACK Born: 8 Sep 1814 Place: Washington County, Ky. Died: 12 Dec 1881
4. Arathusa Slack (1820-____)
4. James Brown SLACK Born: 14 May 1825 Place: Washington Co., Ky Died: 20 Dec 1880 Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Ky; Buried: Dec 1880
5. Frances SLACK Born: 1827 Place: Kentucky
6. Robert N. SLACK Born: 1829 Place: Kentucky
7. Joseph SLACK Born: 1832 Place: Kentucky
8. John SLACK Born: 1835 Place: Kentucky
According to Gerald Sullivan, beginning in about 1794, the Slack family operated a tavern called the "Slack Tavern" in Western Pennsylvania. He found this information in a book entitled "The Slack Family" found in the Newbery Library in Chicago.
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.
1787 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1788 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1790 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1791 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
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
1799 Tax list of Hardin County, Kentucky, William Slack
1800 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, page 270, William Slack, 6 males, 4 females
1810 census of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M252-6, Page 287, Wm Slack, 1 free White male 10, 2 free white males 10-15, 2 free white males 16-25, 1 free white male 45, 1 free white female 10, 1 free white female 10-15, 1 free white female 16-25, 1 free white female 26-45, 5 16 5, 2 25, 10 in household
1820 census of Little York, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M33-23, page 20, Enumerated 7 Aug 1820, Wm Slack, 1 Free White Males 10-15, 1 Free White Males 45, 1 Free White Females 16-25, 1 Free White Females 26-44, 2 Engaged in Agriculture, 1 Free White Person 16, 1 Free White Person 25, 4 Free Whites, 4 in household
Wm G Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm G Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lebanon, Washington, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed: 7
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 19
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
William G Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Washington, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total Slaves: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 15
His son stated that he was born at the old military post at Harrisburg. Tradition says he served under Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. Also said to have died "quite aged," so is his death date accurate (maybe 65 was considered "quite aged" in those days.
William Slack
in the Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Name: William Slack
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1813
Marriage Place: Washington, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Henriatty Wathen
Film Number: 000241382
Another source also has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 marrying Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
William Slack's wife, Henrietta Wathen, was the granddaughter of Thomas Riney and grand-niece of James Riney, two of four brothers [probably James, John, Thomas, and Jonathan, a Revolutionary War soldier] who immigrated to Southern Maryland in the late 1700s from County Kerry, Ireland before migrating to Washington County, Kentucky. Thomas was the father of Zachariah Riney, the first teacher of Abraham Lincoln. James' son was John Baptiste Riney.
From: ROBERT WINFIELD SLACK
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 03:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
To: Andrews, John (DC)
Subject: The Slack History you sent
I believe he [David Tyler] has solved the question of who was William G.'s father. It is John, Sr., son on Randolph and Sarah Penn Slack. I spent all my life trying to find a William who it was thought was William G.'s Father by Great Aunt Nett Slack O'Bryan. I once received a phone call from someone who told me that Randolph was the right connection. A friend who was researching his own family had come to the same conclusion several years ago. I think that settles it for me.
Thanks, Bob [Robert Winfield Slack]
David Tyler:
William G. Slack apparently worked with his father, John Slack [David Tyler has Ronadolph's son John being William G. Slack's father rather than Ransolph's son William being Wiliam G. Slack's father], 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. [R. Maudlin file, biography of James Brown Slack in Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin Co., Kentucky, by McClure, p. 475.] 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 1812 (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. Pric~ paid was $51.50. Src: Washington Co., Kentucky, Deed Book E, pp. 326-237. William died in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in 1866.
A source has Randolph's son John having a son William G. Slack, born 1781 married Henrietta Hanna Wathen on August 3, 1813.
The 1830 Kentucky Census shows 13 in William G. Slack's family in Fredrickstown. They lived and raised most of their family in Washington County, Kentucky near Fredrickstown.
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. Becuase of this, many families moved westward through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and Kentucky.
This McClure's publication also states that William G. Slack was a farmer and merchant who shipped large quantities of produce to New Orleans by flat boat. It is said that William G. Slack served with General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. There is no documentation of this but William G. Slack's last term of service was in Louisiana. This record also states that William Slack served as a substitute for Ruben Sack who could be William G. Slack's youngest brother. There are military records for 3 William Slacks who served in the War of 1812 who might be William G. Slack. Ensign William Slack was a member of Captain Edward B. Gaither's Company of the Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia in a regiment commanded by Lt. Col. John Thomas. Private William Slack was a member of Captain William Walker's Company, 13th (Gray's)Regiment Kentucky Detached Militia. It is possible these are the same person, as the first one served from September 11, 1814 to October 30, 1814, while the second served from November 1814 to May 1815. The third William Slack belonged to a regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. It is believed that the Slack family was established in Kentucky by this time so that he is not William G. Slack.
Apparently in father's Hardin Co KY 1810 census age 10-16 William was an Ensign in War of 1812, Capt Gaither's Co (562-5) mar record found in Washington Co KY (140-6) In 1830 Washington Co Ky census with 13 in the family Other loc for d given as Louisville, KY
William and Henrietta's Children:
1. John M. SLACK Born: Abt. 1810
2. Rebecca F. SLACK Born: Abt. 1812
3. Francis SLACK Born: 8 Sep 1814 Place: Washington County, Ky. Died: 12 Dec 1881
4. Arathusa Slack (1820-____)
4. James Brown SLACK Born: 14 May 1825 Place: Washington Co., Ky Died: 20 Dec 1880 Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Ky; Buried: Dec 1880
5. Frances SLACK Born: 1827 Place: Kentucky
6. Robert N. SLACK Born: 1829 Place: Kentucky
7. Joseph SLACK Born: 1832 Place: Kentucky
8. John SLACK Born: 1835 Place: Kentucky
According to Gerald Sullivan, beginning in about 1794, the Slack family operated a tavern called the "Slack Tavern" in Western Pennsylvania. He found this information in a book entitled "The Slack Family" found in the Newbery Library in Chicago.
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.
1787 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1788 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1790 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
1791 Tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky, William Slack
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
1799 Tax list of Hardin County, Kentucky, William Slack
1800 census of Hardin County, Kentucky, page 270, William Slack, 6 males, 4 females
1810 census of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M252-6, Page 287, Wm Slack, 1 free White male 10, 2 free white males 10-15, 2 free white males 16-25, 1 free white male 45, 1 free white female 10, 1 free white female 10-15, 1 free white female 16-25, 1 free white female 26-45, 5 16 5, 2 25, 10 in household
1820 census of Little York, Hardin County, Kentucky, NA Film M33-23, page 20, Enumerated 7 Aug 1820, Wm Slack, 1 Free White Males 10-15, 1 Free White Males 45, 1 Free White Females 16-25, 1 Free White Females 26-44, 2 Engaged in Agriculture, 1 Free White Person 16, 1 Free White Person 25, 4 Free Whites, 4 in household
Wm G Slack
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm G Slack
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lebanon, Washington, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed: 7
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 19
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
William G Slack
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Slack
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Washington, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 13
Total Slaves: 2
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 15
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