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 

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