Anthony SLOCOMBE

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  • Name Anthony SLOCOMBE  [1
    • Anthony Slocombe is recorded (as "Anthony Slocum") as one of the forty-six "first and ancient purchasers," A.D. 1637, of the territory of Cohannet which was incorporated 3 March, 1639, with the name of Taunton in new Plymouth, now Massachusetts, and from which the present Townships of Taunton, Raynham, and Berkley have been organized. The interests of the several purchasers were in the ratio of six, eight, and twelve, - the subject of this sketch purchasing eight shares....

      Jun 3, 1662-- As one of the two "Surveyors of the Highwaies" for Taunton.
      This is the last date at which his name appears as a resident of Taunton. We are informed by Baylies (The Ministry of Taunton) and Ricketson (The History of New Bedford), that he disposed of his rights in Taunton to Richard Williams and removed, probably about the year 1662, to that part of New Plymouth which was incorporated in 1664 with the name of Dartmouth Township, and of which he and one Ralph Russell were the first settlers. The subject of this sketch settled near Pascamanset River which has since been more generally known as Slocum's River. His subsequent history has not been ascertained. His name does not appear in any of the "exact lists of all freemen in Dartmouth' made from time to time and dating certainly as early as 29 May, 1670. This exclusion from the rights of citizenship was probably a result of his union with the Society of Friends.

      There has been preserved a fragment of a letter written by him in Dartmouth to his "brother-in-law, Wiliam harvey, in Taunton," as follows, date not preserved:-
      "To the Church of Christ in Taunton, and Mr. Shove (the pastor) and yourself in particular, I desire to be remembered, whose prayers I doubt not I and mine are the better for, and whose welfare I earnestly wish and pray for. Myself, wife, and sons, and daughter Gilbert who hath four sons, remember our respects and loves, and my sons are all married,&c"

      It is inferred from this letter that he married a sister of William harvey who was also one of the first purchasers of Taunton in equal interest with him. William harvey remained in Taunton where he became a prominent citizen and for several successive years was chosen Deputy to the General Court - being evidence conclusive that he was not a member of the Society of Friends. The Court records for New Plymouth contain the information that "At a Court of Assistants, William harvey and Joane Hucker of Cohannett were marryed the second of Aprill, 1639." No record of Anthony Slocombe's marriage having been found, it is presumed that he was married before his arrival in the colonies....

      Anthony Slocombe's household of six heads recorded in Taunton 28 December, 1659, may have been composed of himself and wife, their daughter and her husband John (?) Gilbert, and two grand-sons; or, one, two, or three servants may have been counted to make up the number six. If Anthony had own sons living in Dartmouth they probably died young - perhaps were with him, killed in Philip's War in 1675. No further mention has been found of them, and no one has been identified as descendants of theirs.


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    Gender Male 
    Person ID I79738  Main Tree
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2015 

    Family ? HARVEY 
    Children 
    +1. Giles SLOCOMBE,   b. 28 Sep 1623, Old Cleeve, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1682, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F32108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2015 

  • Sources 
    1. [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).