Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Sloot
Jonas (Jones) Sloot purchased Osnaburg fabric, two sticks of Mohair, a skein of silk thread, three-and-one-half dozen Buttons, and a silk Handkerchief at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| September 3, 1768 Entry in Colden DayBook for Jones Sloot. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society. |
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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Sloot's purchases at the store on this Saturday were nothing out of the ordinary.
The Sloot (Slutt, Slott, Sloet, Sloat) surname appeared twenty-four times in the DayBook. Johannes (or John, Jones, and Jonas?) accounted for fifteen of those. His sons, Daniel, Cornelius, and John Jr. accounted for another six. David (2) and Alexander (1) were undoubtedly related, but the relationships were not revealed by the DayBook.
In the 1779 property assessment for Hanover Precinct (Ulster County), Cornelius, David, John, and Jonas (It appears that John and Jonas were separate persons.) all had about 100 acres of land that appeared to be situated not far from the Goodwill church.
Public genealogies for this family can be found on-line (sometimes spelled as Sloet or Sloat) but the family was prolific enough that there is confusion between various lines and different people who shared the same name. The tree I started for this family is here.
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