Jacob Slover

Family

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• Jacob Slover, s/o Abraham and Sophia Schermerhorn Slover
• b. about 1731 Harlingen, New Jersey
• d. about 8-1764 nr. the New River, Augusta Dist. of VA
• m. Elizabeth Unknown

Ch.

• 1. Abraham Slover, s/o Jacob and Elizabeth Slover b. 1753 nr. the New River, Augusta Dist. of VA d. 1834 Jefferson Co., TN m. about 1774 PA
• Martha Anderson, d/o James Anderson and Jane Ellison or Allison b. 1750
• 2. John Slover (see former email)
• 3. Jean Slover b. 1757 m. John Points b. 1752 Ireland; d. before June 1818 Boone Co., KY
• 4. Elizabeth Slover May have married Charles Morgan 6-11-1785 Jefferson Co., KY

There were more children but they were killed or died on the march north
after they were captured by Indians.

Notes:
Moved to Virginia or Penn. with his Schermerhorn relatives. Probably
married either in NJ or VA.

Killed by Indians August, 1764 in the New River area of Augusta County, VA.

Notes

Jacob was born about 1731, Harlingen, New Jersey, son of Abraham Slover and Sophia Schermerhorn; married either in New Jersey, before going to Virginia after the death of his father with his Schermerhorn relatives - or in Virginia. He was killed by the Indians, August, 1764. (Slover family records, pg 33)

Chalkey's Abstract of Records of Augusta Co, VA, shows that John Bowen was appointed administrator of the estate of Jacob Slover, 21 Aug 1764, and made guardian of the son, Abraham, apprenticed to him. By family tradition, Jacob served in the Colonial Army at Braddock's Defeat, 1756, but no proof has been found.

See Chalkley's Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, and Narrative of the Perils and Sufferings of Dr Knight and John Slover Among the Indians During the Revolutionary War by Hugh Brackenridge, published in Pittsburgh 1782, Nashville 1843 and Cincinnati 1867. (Selover--Slover Family by Mabel J. Hadler, 1968, pg 33-34; Chron. Scotch-Irish Vol. 1 Augusta Cty. Courthouse Rec. Order Bk IX 6-22-1764)

8-21-1764 John Bowen to be administrator of Jacob Slover's estate.

Biography

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Selover-117

Jacob was a son of Abraham Slover (also called Selover or Sloover) and Sophia Schermerhorn, born (presumably) in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, where his parents were recorded in the Reformed Dutch Church. Record of his baptism has not been found. His date of birth is estimated as about 1731.[1]

He married Elizabeth, whose last name at birth is not known. Jacob lived in Virginia, where he went with Schermerhorn relatives after the death of this father. Jacob and Elizabeth may have married in New Jersey before removing to Virginia, or they may have married in Virginia.[1]

There is a family tradition that Jacob served in the Colonial Army at Braddock's Defeat in 1756, but Hadler reported that no proof of this service had been found.[1]

Jacob was killed in August 1764 during an Indian attack on his home.[1] According to an account of the attack by his older son Abraham, as remembered by his younger son John Slover and recorded in a published pamphlet,[2] a party of Indians came to the family residence on New River, Virginia, at at time when Jacob absent from the residence. Abraham's account of the event, as reported by John, states:

We were a short distance from the house; on discovering the Indians there, the smaller children all ran into the house; while I turned my course through a meadow to a thick place in the woods; when I came near the woods I turned my eyes and saw two Indians pursuing me. I escaped, and returned to the house. They took my mother, brother and sisters prisoners, plundered the house and took all they could carry; then they took up the line of march. But they had net gone far before my father came home and seeing the devastation about the house, his family all gone, being well-assured it was the work of the savage it was too much for human nature to bear. He hallooed; the Indians hearing him, they all stopped; two warriors went back with their guns, and in a short time, my mother heard the report of a gun; in a few minutes they returned with the horse and saddle my father was riding; my mother knew her husband was killed. They then went on their journey towards the Indian towns, having nothing to eat but wild meats; through the fatigue of the journey, the two youngest children died in the wilderness. Our mother was exchanged after a number of years and returned and lived with her children; she died shortly afterwards.
On 21 August 1764 John Bowen was appointed administrator of Jacob's estate and was made guardian of Jacob's son Abraham, who was apprenticed to him.[3]

Children

Children and possible children of Jacob and Elizabeth Slover are:[4]

1. Abraham, born 1753; married Martha Anderson; died 1834
2. John H, born 1755, according to Pennsylvania Magazine,[5] 8 years old in 1764, according to his rendition of Abraham's account of the Indian attack; married Nelly
3. Jean Slover, possible child of Jacob and Elizabeth, born about 1757; married John Points in Washington County, Maryland, on 27 August 1777
4. Elizabeth, called Elizabeth, Jr. in at least one source, born 1759; carried away by Indians with other family members, released (exchanged) by Col Bouquet in 1764
5. Child Six, abt 1761 - no info
6. Daughter, 1761 - 1764 Augusta Co, VA
7. Child Seven, abt 1763 - d. abt 1764 - "Taken with other family members by Indians. Died while on the journey to the Indian town.*
8. Child Eight, abt 1764 - abt 1764 - "Taken with other family members by Indians. Died while on the journey to the Indian town."

Research Notes

Chalkley's Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia

Chron. Scotch-Irish Vol. 1 Augusta Cty. Courthouse Rec. - Order Bk IX 6-22-1764 - 8-21-1764

John Bowen to be administrator of Jacob Slover's estate
Death in Virginia

Jacob was killed by Indians in 1756 in Augusta Co., Virginia (now Ohio Co., West Virginia).[6]

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Biography

Jacob was killed by Indians.
Jacob was born about 1731 - Harlingen New Jersey - son of Abraham Slover and Sophia Schermerhorn - married either in New Jersey before goingto Virginia after the death of his father with his Schermerhorn relatives - or in Virginia.

Sources ==Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current - Birth, Marriage & Death

• Name Jacob Selover
• Spouse Elizabeth Selover
• Father Abraham Selover
• Mother Sophia Selover
• Birth 1731 - Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
• Death Aug 1764 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Birth, Marriage & Death

• Name Jacob Selover
• Spouse Elizabeth Selover
• Father Abraham Selover
• Mother Sophia Selover
• Birth 1731 - Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
• Death Aug 1764 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Anderson County Tennessee

• Mentions Slovers in this bookWEB LINK: url [https://books.google.com/books?id=b6FWCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT151&dq=...]

Slover family records - pg 33

• He was killed by the Indians - August 1764

Chalkey's Abstract of Records of Augusta Co VA*Shows that John Bowen was appointed administrator of the estate of Jacob Slover - 21 Aug 1764 - made guardian of the son, Abraham, apprenticed to him. *By family tradition - Jacob served in the Colonial Army at Braddock'sDefeat - 1756 - but no proof has been found.

Chalkley's Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia
Narrative of the Perils and Sufferings of Dr Knight and John Slover Among the Indians During the Revolutionary War - by Hugh Brackenridge - published Pittsburgh 1782, Nashville 1843, Cincinnati 1867.

Selover--Slover Family - by Mabel J. Hadler - 1968 - pg 33-34
Chron. Scotch-Irish Vol. 1 Augusta Cty. Courthouse Rec. - OrderBk IX 6-22-1764 - 8-21-1764

• John Bowen to be administrator of Jacob Slover's estate

Jacob's Son - Abraham

Abraham Joseph Slover - son of Jacob and Elizabeth Slover - born 1753- New River Augusta County Virginia
In 1764 when he was age 12 - Indians attacked his home capturing his mother (Elizabeth Slover), four sisters and two brothers.

Abraham had ran into the woods and was never found by the Indians.
His father (Jacob Slover) came to the house, seeing the aftermath of what had happened, was too much for him, he let out a huge yell.

Indians heard him, went back, killed Jacob.

Captured, Indians took with them...

• 1 Elizabeth 1736 (was exchanged after a number of months, 1765 by Col Bouquet and returned to live with her children. She died in 1770)*2 John 1755, age 8 (one that has quite the history, numerous articlesand a few books have been written about John. He is even mentioned inone of Theodore Roosevelt's books.)
• 3 Jean 1757 (Released by Col Bouquet 1764, exchanged?)*Elizabeth 1759-1764(?). Don't know what happened to her. Was she exchanged? If she lived, if she died, or ????*4 Nancy 1761-1764 - Killed - Died while on the journey to the Indian town*5 Joseph 1764-1764 - Killed - Died while on the journey to the Indiantown*6 Abigail 1763-1764 - Killed - Died while on the journey to the Indian town

Little ones kept crying, annoyed the Indians, threw them against trees, killed all three.

Jacob's Son - Abraham

Abraham Slover (Jacob's son) - August 23, 1764
Abraham Slover, survived a raid by the Miami Indians on his family's house.
Orphan, to be bound to John Bowen (administrator of his father's estate).

Abraham married Martha Anderson about 1773, Pennsylvania.

Children were

• Aaron born 1775
• Abraham born 1777
• Jacob born 1780
• Isaac born 1784
• John born 1789.

1782-84 they moved to Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Abraham remarried an old maid.
Abraham's second wife "brought slaves with her when she married into the Slover household."

She owned a Negro maid with children.
Abraham and his second wife must have not been married very long, Abraham passed away in 1834, also.

Jacob's son - John

MEMOIR of John Slover
The circumstances which took place, previous to his being taken a prisoner by the Indians the first time, when he was only eight years old, as related by his older brother,

ABRAHAM:

• My father (Jacob Slover)'s residence was on New River Virginia;
• the Indians came to my father's house, he being absent;
• we were a short distance from the house;*on discovering the Indians there, the smaller children all ran to thehouse;*while I turned my course through a meadow to a thick place of woods -when I came near the woods, I turned my eyes and saw two Indians pursuing me.
• I escaped, and they returned to the house. *They took my mother, brother, and sister's prisoners, plundered the house, and took all they could carry;
• then they took up the line of march. *But they had not gone far before my father came home and seeing the devastation about the house, his family all gone, being well assured itwas the work of the savages, it was too much for human nature to bear.
• He hallooed; the Indians hearing him, they all stopped; *two warriors went back with their guns, and in a short time my motherheard the report of a gun; *in a few minutes they returned with the horse and saddle my father was riding;*They then went on their journey towards the Indian towns, having nothing to eat but wild meats; *through the fatigue of the journey, the two youngest children died inthe wilderness. *Our mother was exchanged, after a number of years, and returned and lived with her children;
• she shortly afterwards died.

The NARRATIVE of John Slover:*Having in the last war been a prisoner amongst the Indians many years, and so being well acquainted with the country west of the Ohio, I was employed as a guide in the expedition under Col William Crawford against the Indian towns on or near the river Sandusky.

Pg 41: CAPTURE: *One of these Indians knew me, and was of the party by whom I was taken in the last war. *He came up and spoke to me calling me by my Indian name, Mannuchothee, and upbraiding me for coming to war against them.*I will take a moment here to relate some particulars of my first captivity and my life since. *I was taken from New River in Virginia by the Miamese, a nation called by us - Picts, amongst whom I lived six years, afterwards being soldto a Delaware and by him put into the hands of a trader. *I was carried amongst the Shawanese, with whom I continued six years;so that my whole time amongst these nations was 12 years, that is, from the 8th to the 20th year of my age. *At the treaty of Fort Pitt, in the fall preceding what is called Dunmore's War, was in the year 1773, I came in with the Shawanese nation to the treaty, and meeting with some of my relations at that place, andby them solicited me to relinquish the life of a savage, which I did with some reluctance, this manner of life having become natural to me,inasmuch as I had scarcely known any other. *I enlisted as a soldier in the Continental Army at the commencement of the present war, and served 15 months.

• Having been properly discharged, I have since marri

Note 1

• Enclosed are two narratives
• that of Dr Knight was written by himself at my request*that of John Slover was taken by myself from his mouth as he related it. *As a testimony of the veracity of Slover, I thought proper to procurea certificate from the Clergyman to whose church he belongs and whichI give below.

H. Brackinridge
Indian Atrocities, Narratives of the Perils & Sufferings of Dr Knight & John Slover - Among the Indians - During the Revolutionary War - with short Memoirs of Col Crawford & John Slover and a letter by H. Brackinridge - Cincinnati - U.P. James - Publisher - 1867

Note 2

• I do hereby certify that John Slover has been, for many years, a regular member of the church under my care, and is worthy of the highest credit.

Rev William Reno - Pittsburg - August 3, 1782

Note 3

• John Slover served in the Revolutionary War as a Pvt in a company designated at various times as Capt. Wm Butler's Co. and Capt. James Chrystie's Co., 2nd PA Batt.; *also designated as 3rd PA Regt. commanded successively by Col. ArthurSt. Clair and Col. Joseph Wood. *John enlisted 8 Feb 1776 and his name last appears on the company roll for the period 1 Jan to 31 Mar 1777.

From War Dept

Note 4

• Return of Capt. Chas. Reed's Class Rolls, Chester Co, Militia, 1781, John Slover.

From PA Archives - 5th Series - Vol V - pg 647

Note 5

Capt Chas. Reed's Co, 4th Batt., Washington Co. Militia; ordered to rendezvous, 3 Jul 1782, John Slover.
Page 385: Sandusky Expedition, Col. Wm. Crawford; two-thirds of troopsfrom Washington Co., the remainder from Westmoreland.

Guide: John Slover.
Pages 373-384: Narrative of John Slover, survivor of Crawford's Expedition against the Sanduskies.
While serving as a guide for Col. Wm Crawford, John and several otherswere captured.
One by one, they were killed after being tortured, leaving John for the last. After days of brutal torture, he was tied to a stake and a fire started.
A sudden heavy rain storm came up and put out the fire and his death was saved for the next day.
That night he was closely guarded, but toward dawn, the Indians fell asleep and John managed to get loose.
He chose the best horse in the meadow, took a rug for protection and rode away.
With nothing but the rug for saddle and clothing, the flies and mosquitoes nearly drove him crazy, as his body was a mass of pulp from the torture.
When the horse dropped dead, he continued on foot and, after several days without food, he reached Wheeling and had to coax a boatman to take him across the river, as he looked like a negro.

From PA Archives, 6th Series, Vol XI, pg 145: