Giles SLOCOMBE

1623 - 1682  (58 years)

• Name	Giles SLOCOMBE  [1]
  	Giles Slocombe, the common ancestor of all the Slocums whose American lineage has been found to date fro the seventeenth century, was born in Somersetshire, (?) England, and, coming to America, he settled in what is now the Township of Portsmouth, in Newport County, Rhode Island, probably in the year 1638. His name does not appear in the list of the nineteen persons who were the first to settle there the "7th of First month, commonly called March, 1637/8," but additions were made to that number previous to the 13th of Third month when the first town-meeting was held. The township was given the name of Pocasset at this meeting, and "it was voted that none should be received as inhabitants, or freemen, to build or plant upon the island (then called Acquidneck) but as should be received in the consent of the body and submit to the government that was, or should be, established." The first year was one of great enterprise and advancement in the new settlement. A number withdrew from the compact, however,- perhaps on account of the shallowness of the water at the landing,- and were the first to form a settlement at Newport, about six miles south, the 28th day of Second month, 1639. Twenty-nine persons remained in Pocasset, reorganized the government, and, July 1st, 1639, changed the name of the township to "Portsmouth" which it has since retained.... He made purchases and sales of land in addition to those here mentioned but enough have been cited to show that he was a very energetic and prosperous man, and that he was possessed of the characteristic English desire for a large landed estate. Giles Slocombe and his wife were early members of the Society of Friends. The Friends' records for Portsmouth, R.I., show that "Joan Slocom the wife of old Giles she Dyed at Portsmouth the 31st 6 mo 1679." No record has been found to inform us of her maiden name or the time and place of their marriage. He died in the year 1682... [1]
  Birth	28 Sep 1623	Old Cleeve, Somerset, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Mar 1682	Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island   [1, 2]
  Burial	Northville Cemetery, Northampton, Fulto nCo. New York   [2]
  Person ID	I79736	Main Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Anthony SLOCOMBE
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	? HARVEY
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F32108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan COOK,   b. 1620   d. 31 Aug 1679, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island (Age 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. Samuel SLOCUM,   b. Abt 1657 + 2. Eleazer SLOCUM,   b. 25 Jan 1664, Portsmouth, Rhode Island d. Bef 30 Jul 1727 (Age 63 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F32107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Sep 1623 - Old Cleeve, Somerset, England Burial - - Northville Cemetery, Northampton, Fulto nCo. New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Giles Slocum Headstone Giles Slocum, husband of Joan (Cook), is buried in the Northville Cemetery in Northampton, Fulton Co., New York. Created by: Glenn Alexander photo Added by: Edwin Sherwood

  
  

• Sources

  [S7913] Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D., Ph. D., A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, (Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D., Ph. D., - Syracuse, NY 1882). [S02329] Find A Grave Website.