The SLEDD Family

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 SLEDD married Anne.

Children of JOHN SLEDD are:

i. WILLIAM2 SLEDD.

Notes for William Sledd;

BOURBON CO KY ORDER BOOD F P 379 ORDERED THAT WILLIAM SLEDD BE

APPOINTED GUARDIAN OF JOHN NELSON AND THOMAS SLEDD INFANT ORPHANS OF THOMAS

SLEDD DECEASED WHO TOGEATHER WITH SAMUEL W. BERRY HIS SECURITY EXECUTED AND

ACKNOWLEDGED BOND IN THE PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS .

2. THOMAS2 SLEDD (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1770 in AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA, and died 1814 in BOURBON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. He married SARAH SALLY TINSLEY February 05, 1798 in AMHERST COUNTY,VIRGINIA.

Notes for Thomas Sledd:

PROBATE RECORDS AMHURST COUNTY VIRGINIA.

MARRAIGE RECORDS AMHURST CO VA.

US CENSUS 1810 BOURBON CO KY.

AMHURST CO VA DEED BOOK H PAGE 391 THOMAS SLEDD APPEARS AS A WITNESS

TO A DEED OF 9/18/1791 .

BOURBON CO KY ESTATE SETTLEMENT BOOK A P 94/6 8/31/1816

Thomas died at the age of 44 his children are recorded in the Bourbon County Kentucky Order Book E. On page 392-3 his daughter Belinda on March 6, 1815 choose Razel Thamas for her Gurardian togeather with Isacc Baker.

Children of THOMAS SLEDD and SARAH TINSLEY are:

i. WILLIAM3 SLEDD, b. VIRGINIA.

Nots for William Sledd:

FATHERS PROBATE 1814 BOURBON KY.

3. ii. BELINDA / MELINDA SLEDD, b. 1799, AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA; d. July 06, 1867, OTTERCREEK, LINN COUNTY, IOWA. She married AUGUSTA NEWMAN November 3, 1815 in Lexington, Bourbon co. Kentucky.

Notes for Belinda/Melinda Sledd:

DEATH-BURIAL: DUNKARD CEM MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS LINN CO IA.

BOURBON CO KY ORDER BOOK E PP 392-3 3/6/1815 MALINDA SLEDD AN INFANT ORPHAN OF THOMAS SLEDD DECD AGED ABOVE 14 YEARS CAME INTO COURT AND CHOSE RAZEL THOMAS FOR HER GUARDIAN WHO TOGEATHER WITH ISAAC BAKER HIS SECURITY EXECUTED AND ACKNOWLEGED BOND IN THE PENALTY OF 300.0O DOLLARS.

MARRAIGE RECORDS BOURBON CO KY.

1850 US CENSUS MARION COUNTY IND PAGE 328.

PROBATE RECORDS FOR HUSBAND 7/30/1861 MELINDA SIGNED HER MARK .

Children of AUGUSTA NEWMAN and MELINDA/BELINDA SLEDD are:

i.WILLIAM SLAIN³ NEWMAN, b. 1818, NICHOLAS COUNTY, KENTUCKY; d. Abt. 1888, CHARLITAN CO., MISSOURI ?.

ii.THOMAS TIFTON NEWMAN, b. 1820, NICHOLAS COUNTY, KENTUCKY; d. 1867, KANSAS CITY, JACKSON CO, MISSOURI ?.

iii.CASSANDRA NEWMAN, b. 1823, NICHOLAS CO., KENTUCKY; d. 1865, BASCO, HANCOCK CO., ILLINOIS.

iv.EDWARD TINSLEY NEWMAN, b. February 20, 1825, BOURBON COUNTY, KENTUCKY; d. March 09, 1909.

v.JOHN NELSON NEWMAN, b. November 10, 1826, BOURBON CO, KENTUCKY; d. January 24, 1895, LINN COUNTY, IOWA.

vi.DAVID AQUILLA NEWMAN, b. April 12, 1830, NICHOLAS COUNTY, KENTUCKY; d. February 05, 1914, LINN COUNTY, IOWA.

vii.SARAH J NEWMAN, b. Abt. 1835, KENTUCKY.

viii.LEAMEL NEWMAN, b. Abt. 1836, INDIANA.

ix.JESSIE G. NEWMAN, b. 1838, WHITE CO, INDIANA; d. May 20, 1860, TODDVILLE, LINN COUNTY, IOWA.

x.ANARETTA NEWMAN, b. 1840, WHITE CO, INDIANA.

xi.JOSEPH C NEWMAN, b. March 09, 1843, INDIANA; d. March 08, 1909, TODDVILLE, LINN CO, IOWA.

iii. NELSON JOHN SLEDD, b. 1813, KENTUCKY d. january 20, 1885 Nicholas county, Kentucky He married Julia.

Notes for Nelson John Sledd:

1850 US CENSUS NICHOLAS CO KY.

HIS MOTHER IS LIVING WITH HIM IN 1850.

BOPURBON CO KY ORDER BOOK F P 379. WILLIAM SLEDD IS APPOINTED GUARDIAN OF NELSON A INFANT ORPHAN OF THOMAS SLEDD 9/1820.

DEATH BURIAL:. East Union Cemetery also known as Bramlett Cemetery.

iv. THOMAS SLEDD, b. Abt. 1814, KENTUCKY.

Notes for Thomas Sledd:

  BOURBON CO KY ORDER BOOK F P 379, WILLIAM SLEDD IS APPOINTED GUARDIAN

OF THOMAS SLEDD A INFANT ORPHAN OF THOMAS SLEDD UNDER THE AGE OF 14. 9/1820.

 May 14, 1814

Sale of Goods from the Estate of Thomas Sledd deceased. Buyers were Sally Sledd, Hugh Henry, David Sears, John Perkins, Jno Crawford, Jacob Sears, Thomas Baker, Jacob Baker, Michel Litten, James Willcoxen, George Henry, Michael Sappingfield, Razel Thomas, John McKay, Israel Hunt, Nealy Raeborn, Will Crouch, John Sparks, James Zakeas, Robert Hughes, Will Dunket , William Huddleson, George Henry. The amount of Sale was $213.57. Razel Thomas Administrator.

Payments from the Estate were: $4.50 John Hopkins on a note, $1.00 John Sears on a proven account, $8.00 Dr. Hayden for attending the deceased, $2.50 John G. Martin as counsel , $8.45 William Neals, $6.50 Benjamin Hayden on School Article , $14.00 David Crouch on proven account, $8.00 Benjamin Bardin on deed of County, $5.99 Archibald Hulls, $29.12 David Huddlesen on note, $2.00 L. Donnel on proven account, $4.50 Isacc Baker on proven account, $26.25 Razel Thomas for his services, $1.00 James Baker on proven account.