Sixth Generation

44. John SLOCUM was born on 6 October 1746 in Dartmouth, MA. He died in 1818 at the age of 72 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA. He was buried in Friends cemetery, Dartmouth, MA. John Slocum of Chilmark is listed next to Christopher Slocum of Chilmark in the Massachusetts and Maine 1798 Direct Tax.

John Slocum, husbandman, L; RRm 1779; RI A 1779; guilty seditious speech, 1782; J 1782.

At the marriage of his daughter, Deborah, he and Robe were listed as of Chilmark. That marriage was 15 August 1791.

Death of John Slocum of Nashawena was listed in New Bedford newspaper dated 7-17-18.

The Chilmark birth records list only Charles, Deborah, Humphrey, John, and Rodney as children of John and Robey. In other words, it only includes those born from 1776 on. Rhobe BRIGGS and John SLOCUM were married on 9 October 1767 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA.¹¹⁶

45. Rhobe BRIGGS was born on 16 January 1751 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA. She was buried in Friends cemetery, Dartmouth, MA. This is a best guess at which Rhobe Briggs married John Slocum.

A Rhobe Briggs m. Marlborough Wood of Dartmouth October 6, 1790. Another Rhoby Briggs was wife of Thomas Briggs. He died before June 10, 1841 (Little Compton wills.) She died in LC August 7, 1843.

Another Rhobe Briggs was born January 4, 1766, in Dartmouth, MA, daughter of Weston Briggs and Phebe Russell. She died December 22, 1834. Source: IGI record. This Rhobe Briggs was also the daughter of Weston and Phebe. A Weston Briggs, son of John, was born November 4, 1702. His son ? Weston C. Briggs married Phebe Russell, who was born July 25, 1744. She was the daughter of Timothy and Rhoba Russell. This Rhobe would have been too young to marry John Slocum.

Rhobe has many spellings (Roby, Rhoby, Rhobey, Rhobea, etc.). There was quite a succession of Weston Briggs from 1700 on into the 1800's.

An alternative birthdate for Rhobe, dau. of Benjamin and Mary, is 23 May 1749.

Children were:

22	i.	Christopher SLOCUM.
	ii.	Capt. William SLOCUM was born on 27 September 1769 in Dartmouth, MA. He died on 21 October 1851 at the age of 82 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA. Would he have married Anne Chase of Portsmouth on 3 Feb. 1803 as a 2nd marriage? A William of Chilmark is so listed. He was born in Dartmouth (or at least registered there). But later records have him of Chilmark. History of New Bedford, p. 180: "The ship Harmony, an East Indiaman of Philadelphia, cleared from this port some time in 1814. On one of her voyages she was hotly chased by the Nimrod into the bay. Hugging the shore closely, carefully directed by the pilot, William Slocum, of Nashawena, the Harmony was brought safely along and succeeded in deceiving the Nimrod, which went ashore high and dry on the rocks off Round Hills..."
	iii.	Oliver SLOCUM was born in 1770 in Pasque Island, Dukes Co., MA. Did he marry Ruth Sisson? An Oliver Slocum, 49, d. at Newport, American of October 14, 1829.
	iv.	Solomon SLOCUM was born in 1772 in Pasque Island, Dukes Co., MA.
	v.	Deborah SLOCUM was born on 27 January 1776 in Chilmark, Dukes Co., MA.
	vi.	Charles SLOCUM was born on 9 January 1779 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA. He died on 11 September 1850 at the age of 71 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA. At marriage, his intentions were published of Chilmark, Dukes Co. They had at least four children: Sylvia Ann, Sarah B., Solomon, and Gideon.
	vii.	John SLOCUM was born on 6 October 1780 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA. There was a John Slocum who was a leading person in Newport, may have lived in Portsmouth, and may have had a daughter Sarah who married Enos Gibbs.
	viii.	Humphrey Ames SLOCUM was born on 24 September 1783 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA.
	ix.	Rodney SLOCUM was born on 24 October 1785 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA.
	x.	Waldo SLOCUM was born in 1787 in Nashawena Island, Duke Co., MA.