Giles Slocum 
Giles was born on September 28th, 1623 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England and his baptism took place on September 28th, 1623 in Old Cleeve, County. Somerset, England.1 Giles' father was Philip Slocum and his mother was Charity Bickham. His maternal grandparents were Aldred Byccombe and Ellen Cridland. He was an only child. He died in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. He was buried in 1683 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.1 1 General Notes
[Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED]
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4 TEXT Date of Import: 14 Jan 2004
ID: I18217
Name: Giles SLOCUM 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sex: M
Birth: 28 SEP 1623 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England 2 3 4 5 6
Death: 12 MAR 1682/83 in Portsmouth, RI 2 3 4 5 6
Christening: 28 SEP 1623 Old Cleeve, County. Somerset, England 2 3 4 5 6
Burial: 1683 Portsmouth, Newport County, Ri 2 3 4 5 6
Ancestral File #: 8Q4Q-Z7
Change Date: 15 JAN 2004 6
Note: [daveanthes.FTW]
His christening this date is recorded on the Parish registers of Old Cleeve.
His will probated Jan. 16, 1683 bequeathed considerable real estate and livestock to six of his nine children. Three sons referred to as
"louving" sons, only received five shillings each. He had earlier deeded land to two of these sons. It is possible that the other son,
Samuel, had joined or gone with his relative Anthony Slocombe to North Carolina. As evidence of the relationship to the Cook family, Arthur
Cooke was an overseer to the will, and witnessed it with his wife Margrett, and John Cooke and Mary, his wife.
Giles Slocombe emigrated to America after his mother's death in 1643. He was her only son, and sole executor of her will dated Nov. 21, 1642, and proved Jan. 26, 1643, in Old Cleeve, Co. Somerset, England. His father had died earlier, so he assumed full adult responsibility at a young age. He married when he was only 18, and had his first child a year later, in England. Upon immigration, he first went to Taunton, Plymouth Colony where a kinsman Anthony Slocum had emigrated earlier. He then removed to Rhode Island, and was first
granted 30 acres of land in Portsmouth Sept. 4, 1648. He acquired land over the next 40 years in Portsmouth, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and Taunton and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. One interesting acquisition was 1/24th part of the purchasers Township of Dartmouth, in New Plymouth, Mass., from Nathaniel, William, and Wrestling Brewster, who received it as a gift from their "Dear Mother Mistress Sarah Brewster". This is the family of Love Brewster, son of William Brewster, who came over on the Mayflower. In addition, the cost of this piece was "paid by Ralph Earle in behalf of Gyles Slocume." We later find a grand-daughter of Ralph Earle, as the wife of a grandson of Giles
Slocum. He and his wife became members of the Society of Friends. Their children were Johanna, John, Giles, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Peleg,
Samuel, Mary, and [BO:Eliezer:BO]. Giles owned "ase, cowes, oxen, sheepe, horskine" and his "earemarke" was a matter of public record in Portsmouth.
As a side note, the phrases in quotations are from transcripts of original records, using whatever spelling they did. Differences in spelling in no way implied ignorance, as there were no strict grammatical rules of spelling or punctuation. The same person would spell his own name differently on different documents in some cases. The idea of spelling things like they sounded did not die out in the Slocum family, as Vol. II of [UL:The Slocums of America:UL] by Charles
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Father: Philip SLOCUM b: 1597 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England
Mother: Charity BICKHAM b: in Co. Somerset, England
Marriage 1 Joanne COOK b: ABT 1623 in Co. Somerset, England
Married: 1635 in Portsmouth, Newport, Ri 2 5 6
Children
Johanna SLOCOMBE b: 16 MAR 1641/42 in Portsmouth, Newport, Ri
John SLOCOMBE b: 26 MAR 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport, Ri
Giles SLOCUM b: 25 MAR 1647 in Portsmouth, Warwick, Rhode Island
Mary SLOCUM b: 3 MAY 1650 in Newport, Portsmouth, Ri
Ebenezer SLOCOMBE b: 25 JUN 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport, Ri
Nathaniel SLOCOMBE b: 25 DEC 1652 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Ri
Peleg SLOCUM b: 17 AUG 1654 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Ri
Samuel SLOCUM b: 6 APR 1657 in Portsmouth, Bristol, Rhode Island
Mary SLOCUM b: 3 JUL 1660 in Portsmouth, Newport, Ri
Sr. Slocum ELIEZER b: 25 OCT 1664 in Portsmouth, Newport, Ri
Sources:
1. Title: Ancestral File (R)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Note: ABBR Ancestral File (R)
Note: NS17413
Source Media Type: Book
ABBR Ancestral File (R)
NS192323
2. Title: slocum3.FTW
Note: ABBR slocum3.FTW
Note: Source Media Type: Other
ABBR slocum3.FTW
NS287793
Text: Date of Import: Jul 31, 2000
3. Title: COOK.ged
Note: ABBR COOK.ged
Note: Source Media Type: Other
ABBR COOK.ged
NS223423
Text: Date of Import: Jul 31, 2000
4. Title: SLOCUM4.ged
Note: ABBR SLOCUM4.ged
Note: Source Media Type: Other
ABBR SLOCUM4.ged
NS287833
Text: Date of Import: Jul 31, 2000
5. Title: daveanthes.FTW
Note: ABBR daveanthes.FTW
Note: Source Media Type: Other
Text: Date of Import: 14 Jan 2004
6. Title: Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Feb 6, 2004
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1597 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England d.< 1643 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England
- b.28 Sep 1623 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England d.12 MAR 1682/83 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
- b.~ 1556 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England d.2 FEB 1610/11 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England
- b. in Co. Somerset, England d.~ 1643 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England
- b.~ 1560 in Spaxton, Somerset, England d.~ 1646 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England
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‌Giles and Joann were married in a religious ceremony in 1635 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 They had seven sons and three daughters, named John, Giles, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Peleg, Samuel, Sr. Slocum, Mary, Mary and Johanna.
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Children
John Slocombe
John was born on March 26th, 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He died in ,Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.1
Giles Slocum
Giles was born on March 25th, 1647 in Portsmouth, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA.1 He died in Portsmouth, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.1
Ebenezer Slocombe
Ebenezer was born on June 25th, 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He died in Conanicut Island, Jamestown, Rhode island, USA. He was buried in Bureying Ground, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.1 1
Nathaniel Slocombe
Nathaniel was born on December 25th, 1652 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.1 He died at the age of 49 on August 31st, 1702 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA.1
Peleg Slocum
Peleg was born on August 17th, 1654 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Ri.1 He died in Dartmouth, Mass..1
Samuel Slocum
Samuel was born on April 6th, 1657 in Portsmouth, Bristol, Rhode Island.1 He died at the age of 43 in 1700 in Jamestown, Ri.1
Mary Slocum
Mary was born on July 3rd, 1660 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.1 She died at the age of 29 on September 25th, 1689 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. She was buried in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.1 1
Sr. Slocum Eliezer
Sr. Slocum was born on October 25th, 1664 in Portsmouth, Newport, Ri.1 He died at the age of 62 on July 30th, 1727 in ,Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1
Johanna Slocombe
Johanna was born in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 She died in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. She was buried in Friendsgraveyard, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 1
1 Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral File (R), slocum3.FTW, COOK.ged, SLOCUM4.ged, daveanthes.FTW, Some Descendants of Giles SLOCUM, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF RHODE ISLAND, English Origins of New England Families, Vol. II @ Vol. II, page 77.
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral File (R), slocum3.FTW, COOK.ged, SLOCUM4.ged, daveanthes.FTW, Some Descendants of Giles SLOCUM, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF RHODE ISLAND, English Origins of New England Families, Vol. II @ Vol. II, page 77.
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