Samuel Slade of Southampton Co, Virginia

Samuel Slade owned land on Nottaway River in Southampton County, Virginia. His will was filed 1789 in Southampton County naming his wife Mary and sons: Joshua, William, Samuel Jr, Jethro, along with 7 unnamed younger children.  

Sons Joshua, William and Samuel, Jr. remained in Virginia, however, Jethro was drawn to Georgia about 1805 by the Georgia land lottery. Jethro died soon after settling in central Georgia, leaving orphans William, Harris, Simon and Samuel. 

William remained in Washington County, GA where his descendants lived for several generations. Harris removed to Talbot County, Simon removed to Pike County and Samuel removed to Jones, then later to Pike County. Many of descendants of Simon stayed in Pike and nearby counties, however others scattered to Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina.  

Many descendants of Samuel stayed in Pike and adjacent counties, however, about 1855, Samuel’s eldest son Joseph H married Elizabeth Dumas and removed to Union Parish, Louisiana with the Dumas family. Subsequent descendants of Joseph spread to Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Research of this branch has been ongoing since 1974 by Edward A. Slade, Bill E. Slade and James L. Slade and has recently been published as:   Samuel Slade of Southampton County, Virginia  - Ten Generations 1750-2007.    

To see results of Slade DNA study click here.