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August 1998

GEORGE SLAUGHTER
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BORN: January 6, 1764 in Cumberland County, Virginia 2 3 5
DIED: February 25, 1845 in Greene County, Georgia 2 3 5
BURIED:
PARENTS: Frances Brothers and John Slaughter 1 3 6
RELIGION:
SERVICE: He was a private in the Virginia Continental Line Cavalry. Applied for pension September 12, 1832. Widow applied for pension April 24, 1856. Pension Roll 1833. Pension Application W11458. BLW #38550-160-55. 3 5
OCCUPATION:
MARRIAGE: 1) Martha Smith ( -1813) on February 16, 1789 in Cumberland County, Virginia 2 4

CHILDREN
NAME BORN DIED SPOUSE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTES
Thomas W. SLAUGHTER 3 1794 3 1877 3 Nancy Lewis 3 1+

MARRIAGE: 2) Susan Dorsey Copelan (1784-) on October 18, 1818 in Greene County, Georgia.
In 1856 Obadiah, Obadiah G. and William H. Copelan were all of Greene County, Georgia and testified for Susan's pension application, that they knew the family well. No relationship given. 2 5
RESIDENCES: Cumberland County, Virginia until 1793 2 5 6
Greene County, Georgia 1796- 2 5

NOTES:

SOURCES: 1 1796 Will of John Slaughter in Some Georgia County Records Vol. 2 p. 336
2 Norma Slaughter Carmel
3 Daughters of the American Revolution records Vol. 53 page 224 #52,472 and Vol. 86 page 104 #85,274
4 Marriages--Virginia to 1800 on Ancestry.com
Virginia, Cumberland County: Slaughter, George married Smith, Martha on 16 Feb 1789 in Cumberland County, Virginia
5 American Revolution Pension Application for Geroge Slaughter
6 Virginia Soldiers of 1776 - Nathaniel Slaughter