The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
slnnghtcr Family.
(No. 227.)

Slaughter Family.
All virginians love to honor tho nan,a
and memory or Slaughter, which has
given to posterity such legacy III
the records OF so many OF tho most
prominent families in the State. DR..
Slnuyh ter, In his modcsty, has given
little OF the early English history OF
tho family or It's origin: or OF Its hlgn
standing in the mother country. These
we propose to do. in producing their
arms and noting the distinction IN
which they were held before coming
to America.
1t is pardonablc that we presume
the name 4, have been derived from
that OF the occupation OF butch or,
but about the year 1900 nicknames wero
commonly given to those OF every
trade. and we find in tile Hundred
Roles the name Of Paris the SlauEh-
terer;" which eventually became the
surname. Previous to 1000 the family
were we'll established In England. their
seats being located in Hertsfordshire,
Gloucester and Worcester counties,
where they were held in high esteem,
and some OF their members were IN
Parliament
The first to come to Virginia. about
1920. and take up lands, was John
uSuleE, lHc uehl was 1slSAAA " 80
1852, and we find him in the colony
up to NO. Iae It was who probably
brought over tho family arms. as given
here, though some say It was William
Slaughter, who settled In Essex county,
Va, 1885, who first produced them IN
this country. Bishop Meade speaks OF
this William as being In the vestry OF
Essex county about the same time OF
his settlement there. He also states
that tho Slaughter family first settled
in the eastern counties. and gradually
moved to the centres OF the State Capt.
Francis Slaughter. who Is mentioned as
early as 1885, in the Colonial militia
for Rappahannock county: and we find
him In 1890 located In Spotsylvania
county, where in 1856, he is commits
stoned Northumberland OF the Spot
sylyania forces against the Indians
above Winchester. Va; but this latter
Francis may have been son OF the first
Francis OF 1865, for DR.. Slaughter gives
several Francis Slaughters, sons and
grandsons OF the first.
Colonel Robert Slaughter, ST.. was
also in the Colonial service from Cum
berland county, 1853. Captain Thomas
Slaughter was at the battle of Great
Meadows, with Washington. in 1854.
and received bounty money and after
Wdrus was at VIZ uatA.e " o."s
Peasants, in 177l. The Slaughter
family were also as. prominently con-
nected with the Revolutionary War. as
many were in the first troops from
Culpeper county and did valiant SER
vice.
The Rev. DR.. Philip Slaughter be-
gins his history of the family with
st. Marks Parish, Culpeper county.
which begins in 1881, with tho sons OF
Colonel Robert Slaughter, who were
Robert, william, Thomas, Francis,
James, Lawrence and George. The
sons of his son, Robert (2). were James,
Charles, Gabriel, Jesse and Augustine.
TO give all the list of the many de-
scendants of Robert and Ills sons
would be impossible hero, and the
reader Is referred to DR.. slaughters
valuable work. Gabriel Slaughter. son
OF Robert (2), born 1867, in Culpeper
county, moved to Kentucky and became
Governor OF the state and died in Mer-
Ger county in 1920.
One Of tho most prominent members
OF the family was William Banks
| Slaughter. son of Robert. first, who wai
born In Culpeper in 1898, and after
graduating In law moved to Kentucky
and from there to Indiana; he nance
the Territory of Wisconsin. He was at
/ dDl6 WIIStI. Illb sGOuhll Wdc lllo INoS
| Philip Slaughter. son Of Captain PhiliI
Slaughter OF the Revolution. His emil
hence az u minister and author places
| him as one Of the hest historographeri
and genenlogists Virginia has aver had
| His works are now being considered
most Invaluable and authentic on Thu
| early history OF tho church. Much O.
great Interest could be said OF eacf
OF the sons and grandsons OF Robert
first. did space here permit. The con
Meeting families with the Slaughter
were among The most celebrated NTH.
Stnte--the Pendletons Frys, French
as, Strothers, Pannills. Dabneys, Win
stons; indeed. their connections werl
1 with the most noted of the early col
ony. Their descendants of The Yves
are scarcely less numerous or promi
nent, as they have filled some of TIL,
4 most important positions In building
up the great West, even to the con
4 fines OF California.
i The arms, as given, are described
as follows: Shield argent, a Saltie
cross, azure. Crest--Out OF duca
4 coronet. or, an eagles head beaked
or wings expanded. azure. No mott,
i Is given. but from tho deslgnsthe arm
4 have always been manifested iii tn
l family. both abroad and In this co,ln
try. BY their adherence to both.
! III future number will ba Rtvol
some or tia more prominent Westeri
members OF this extensive family.
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(No. 1AB8O
Cbleinnn,
IN Tho Times Dispatch 0f Deceinbe
!, 1907, Articles TAT, II correspondent
! "lo.," asks some questions about Colont
Daniel Coleman, or spotsylvanlA county
q Va d. says that this Colonel DAME
!. Coleman was killed during tho Revo
!. lutionniy War, and TINT his portral
/, now hangs In Spotsylvanin oourthous,
II has boen supposed that Colont
4 Daniel Coleman, OF spotsylvanla coun
5ty, was a nephew OF, Colonel DAME
Coleman, OF Caroline county, Va, Their
!, |fis no evidence upon which to found tn
! ssurpositlon. IA Isl.
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