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Sunday, November 16, 2025

My Ancestors in the American Revolutionary War: ELEAZER SLASON Sr: Battle of Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York

Revolutionary War Militiaman

**ELEAZER SLASON Sr is a new Revolutionary War Ancestor discovery for 2025**

ELEAZER SLASON Sr was born 24 April 1726, in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the son of ELIPHALET SLASON and MERCY BOUTON. He married SARAH RAYMOND on 20 August 1745 in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut. While I have not found definitive records, such as land deeds, indicating exactly where the couple lived after their marriage, it is highly likely they made their home in New Canaan, where several of their children were born. One of their daughters, RACHEL, married my ancestor JONATHAN DIBBLE (see previous post).

ELEAZER SLASON Sr is one of the few of my ancestors who fought in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary war. In 1762, during the French and Indian war, he served in the 8th Company, 2nd Regiment of the Connecticut Militia with Col NATHAN WHITING, under Capt SAMUEL ELMOR, and attained the rank of Sergeant. I was unable to find further records showing how long he served during this conflict.

After the death of his wife SARAH on 25 September 1773, ELEAZER Sr moved with most of his children to the village of Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York. He can be found on a tax list for that location in 1779--the year that the Battle of Pound Ridge took place. It is highly likely that, as a resident, he took part in that battle as a militiaman. His name appears on a 1780 roster of enlisted men for the Westchester Militia, 4th Regiment, under THADDEUS CRANE along with his sons NATHAN, ISRAEL & ELEAZER SLASON Jr, as well as his son-in-law JONATHAN DIBBLE. Another ancestor SOLOMON BROWN, also served with THADDEUS CRANE.

ELEAZER Sr would have been 54 years old at the time of the Battle of Pound Ridge.

So far, I have not found records indicating that ELEAZER SLASON Sr ever remarried. The last record I have found for him, so far, is the 1790 census, showing that he lived in the village of Salem in Westchester County, New York. He likely died before 1800, as he does not appear in census records.

(The SLASON surname has several spelling variations in records: SLAWSON, SLOSSON and SLAUSON)

ELEAZER SLASON Sr is in the lineage of my maternal grandfather R B MARTINE

Sources:

--DAR Patriot Index

-- Connecticut Soldiers in the French and Indian War 1755-1762

--God's Country: a History of Pound Ridge, New York by Jay Harris

--New York in the Revolution by Bethold Fernow

--The Slason (Slawson/Slosson/Slauson) Family by George Slawson

--Abstracts of the Land Records of Westchester County, New York 1774-1801 by Brendan S Burns

Have a great day!

Betty

Thursday, November 13, 2025

My Ancestors in the American Revolutionary War: JONATHAN DIBBLE: Battle of Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York

Summer Mill River by Sansan Harashima

Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York

JONATHAN DIBBLE was born about 1747 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. I have not yet been able to connect him with other DIBBLE families from that area, but I suspect he may have been the son of REUBEN DIBBLE & ANN/HANNAH WATERBURY from Stamford.

JONATHAN married RACHEL SLASON on the 27 August 1767 in New Canaan, Fairfield County Connecticut. She was the daughter of ELEAZER SLASON Sr and SARAH RAYMOND. Shortly after their marriage, JONATHAN and RACHEL moved to the village of Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York. ELEAZER Sr also moved his family to Pound Ridge in about 1773, after the death of his wife.

(The SLASON surname has several spelling variations in records: SLAWSON, SLOSSON and SLAUSON)

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, JONATHAN DIBBLE enlisted first in Capt EBENEZER SLASON's 1st Company of Minute Men, under Colonel SAMUEL DRAKE, from 1775-1776. My ancestor SOLOMON BROWN also enlisted in this company of Minute Men during that time period (see previous post).

On 31 January 1777, Capt EBENEZER LOCKWOOD, 2nd Regiment, Westchester County Militia administered oath of Allegiance. JONATHAN DIBBLE was on the list of men who signed the oath.

Two years later, on 15 February 1779, while he was still with the 2nd Regiment of the Westchester County Militia, JONATHAN DIBBLE and four other enlisted men were subject to a Court Martial, charged with disobeying orders. Capt TRUESDALE presided, and other members of the tribunal included Capt SCOFIELD, Capt (EBENEZER) LOCKWOOD, Lt REYNOLDS, Lt LODER, Lt HAYES and Ens BENEDICT. The four other men, MICHAEL HALSTED, ETHAN MEAD, EPHRAIM GUMMAN and JACOB LOCKWOOD, were found not guilty. JONATHAN DIBBLE was found guilty of "paying 15 dollars"--for what or to whom, is not clear. There is no indication of what kind of punishment- if any- was agreed upon for this infraction.

There was also no indication that JONATHAN was ever discharged from duty. In fact, he appears on a roster of enlisted men in the 4th Regiment, Westchester County Militia under Col THADDEUS CRANE from 1779-1780. His father-in-law ELEAZER SLASON Sr and his brothers-in-law NATHAN, ISRAEL & ELEAZER SLASON Jr also fought in this Regiment, as well as my ancestor SOLOMON BROWN and many of their neighbors. It is highly likely that, as residents, many or perhaps even all of them took part in the Battle of Pound Ridge.

After the Revolutionary War, JONATHAN DIBBLE and his family continued to live in the village of Pound Ridge, according to census, tax lists and other records. His wife RACHEL died 1 Mar 1788--only two years after the birth of their two youngest sons (twins) SIMEON & REUBEN DIBBLE.

JONATHAN DIBBLE died on 27 June 1827. As he left no will, his son SOLOMON DIBBLE was appointed his executor.

JONATHAN DIBBLE is in the lineage of my maternal grandfather R B MARTINE