John SLASON, Jr.

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"Connecticut Ancestry": This family left some very interesting land records in Stamford, describing family relationships in considerable detail. In one of those deeds, made by John Slason on 25 December 1742, the grantor gave property to "my dearly beloved and loving sons in law and their wives, viz: Samuel Knap and Martha his wife, & Jonathan Brown and Mary his wife, & unto my dearly beloved and loving grand children viz: the children of my beloved daughter Elizabeth Knap deceased who was the former wife of Peter Knap." The deed was for rights in Sequest lands, and mentions that some of those rights had previously belonged to "my brother Stephen Holmes that was father Holmes right," and "my grand father George Slason's right." For good measure, the grantees are named again three or four more times in the same document!

One of those grandchildren specified but not named by John Slason (Sarah(Knapp) Smith, daughter of Elizabeth Slason and Peter Knapp), made a deed with her husband Austin Smith on 28 March 1753 in which they conveyed their right in Southern Common or Sequest Land in Stamford that "came down to us from the sd Sarah's grand father and grand mother John and Mary Slason late of sd Stamford deceased & ye right was originally part of Old Mr. John Slason & George Slason & Old Mr. Stephen Holmes right a part of each of their lists in the year 1687."

John married Mary HOLMES on 12 Jan 1691/2 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of Stephen HOLMES and Martha ?) was born about 1672 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 20 Aug 1745 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah SLASON was born on 20 Jan 1693 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Sep 1713 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
2. John SLASON was born on 04 Oct 1695 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1788 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. David SLAUSON was born on 28 Dec 1697 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in New York, USA.
4. Martha SLASON was born on 17 Sep 1699 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died about 1746 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
5. Elizabeth SLASON was born on 18 Apr 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 12 May 1733 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
6. Hannah SLAUSON was born on 13 Apr 1705 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Jan 1776 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in St. John's & St. Andrew's Cemetery, Stamford, Conn..
7. Mary SLASON was born on 26 Aug 1707 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 20 Feb 1760 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
8. Rebecca SLASON was born on 08 Mar 1709/10 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 04 Apr 1710 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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John moved to Bedford, Westchester County, New York in 1681, being influenced to do so by his brother, Eliezer. John did not like Bedford, and very shortly returned to Stamford, making the error of selling his land in Bedford without obtaining the necessary consent of the town itself. The land was promptly confiscated by the town, and it was only through his brother's influence that the matter was straightened out and new land assigned to John. This new land was then sold with the town's consent, and by 1682, he was again a resident of Stamford. He married a third time to Hannah Prunderson, widow of John Gibbs.

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"Connecticut Ancestry": John Slason apparently died intestate, and his estate was administered by his eldest sons John and Jonathan Slason. His inventory was taken at Stamford on 29 November 1706 by Joseph Bishop, Daniel Scofield and Jonathan Bell; and the widow Hannah Slason appeared and verified the inventory on 5 arch 1706/07.

John married Sarah TUTTLE on 22 Nov 1663 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of William TUTTLE and Elizabeth MATHEWS) was christened in Apr 1642 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 17 Nov 1676 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Apr 1642

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Murdered with an ax by her brother. Her brother was hanged for the offense.[Slosson 11-20-00 Greene.FTW]

Sarah was killed with an axe on 17 Nov 1676 by her brother Benjamin Tutle, who, though probably insane, was executed for it 13 Jun 1677.