 1780 - 1842 (61 years)
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| Name |
SLEDGE Amos [1] |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Inheritance |
Abt 1780 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States  [1] |
- In his father's will he received L 1000 current money of Virginia and his father's negro fellow, James, after the marriage or death of his mother.
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| Birth |
15 Apr 1780 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
- Amos Sledge Jr. was born in 1780, the year his father died
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| Gender |
Male |
| Employment |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
- Amos II also went into the merchant business, whether continuing his father's business or starting a new one we do not know. He was apparently quite successful.
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| Political |
1836 |
Surry County, VA |
- The following gentlemen, who compose the Republican Corresponding Committee for the county of Surry will please remember that a full meeting of the members is respectfully requested to meet at the court-house,
the fourth Monday in this month, (being court day):
Wm. E. B. Ruffin, Philip Smith, Wm. H. Edwards, Walter S. Booth, James S. Clark, James D. Edwards, Drury Stith, Wm. E. Bailey, Edwain White, John Spratley, Thomas Ruffin, David Booth, Saml. Booth, Amos Sledge, David Hargrave, Edwin T. Spratley, Patrick H. Bilbro and Arch'd Davis
Richard H. Edwards, chairman.
1836
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| Will |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
- When he died in 1842 the inventory of his estate occupied 29 pages in the Surry Wills and Estates Book, and was valued at $ 11,451, a substantil sum for the time.
. Each of the Sledge children received a substantial inheritance.
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| Death |
1842 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
| Burial |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
- There is a Sledge Family Cemetery off Route 10 in Surry County, about 200 yards behind the Hopper House which contains a number of family graves.
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| Notes |
- Amos Sledge, Jr. was a wealthy man by Surry County standards. He operated a major dry goods business and owned substantial property as well After he died in 1842, at age 62, his estate was valued at $ 11,451. [1]
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| Person ID |
I3480 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
21 Mar 2016 |
| Father |
SLEDGE Amos, Sr., b. 1732, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 17 Dec 1780, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 48 years) |
| Mother |
CLARY Ann, b. 1751 d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
| Family ID |
F1114 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
SHACKLEFORD Mary, b. 17 Jun 1784 d. Aug 1827, Cabin Point, Surry County, VA. (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage |
1800 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. SLEDGE Amos, III d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. SLEDGE Merit d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. SLEDGE Powhatan d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. SLEDGE Ann Elizabeth d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. SLEDGE George d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. SLEDGE Mary Pocahontas, b. 25 Oct 1825, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 6 Oct 1872, Cabin Point, Surry County, VA. (Age 46 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1109 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2014 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Political - 1836 - Surry County, VA |
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| Sources |
- [S1212] Owner: Pat Reynolds, Cotton family tree, (Compiled and Supplied by Robert L. Bartlett of Juno Beach, FL to Pat Johnson Reynolds) (Reliability: 3).
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