Hendrick Sleight

1704 - Bef 1787  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Hendrick Sleight
  Christening	17 May 1704	Brooklyn, New York City, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1787	Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey
  Notes	From The Wagner Family Home Page Bapt. 17 May 1704 Dutch reformed Church Brooklyn N. Y. (N. Y. G + B . 15-115). Md. Anna Sutton who was baptized 20 May 1706 "Monette First Settler of Piscataway and Woodbridge" Not long after Abraham Hendricke Sleght's untimely death, his widow apparently moved to Somerset county N.J. it would appear, there for that Hendrick spent his early years in the area of Somerset N. J. Later he established residence farther north in Roxbury township, Morris co., N.J. in 1750, when he was about 46 years of age. He bought 625 acreas of land at Newton Sussex County N. J. This deed was dated 21 June 1750. this land was on "Merconetunk" river (Sussex county deeds E-443). Ttwenty Fives years later he conveyed 170 acreas to his son Job. This was done on Oct 6 1775. The year before 17 Sept 1774 he conveyed a tract of land lying on Hardiston, Sussex County. to his Son Richard. In 1778, apparently the year of his death, he named four sons heirs to receive about 450 acreas of land in Sussex County. They were Richard Slaght and James Slaght of hardysten, Job Slaght of New town (Newton) and Phillip Slaght of Roxbury. Why his other children were not mentioned is not known. has been incorrectly said to be of German heritage owner of 625 acre plantation in township of New Town, Sussex County , N.J. date of title deed Raised a large family on this New Jersey plantation. descendants "..a mighty host, scattered all over the American continent had other daughters baptized: Dutch Reformed Church, Brooklyn, New York baptized in Dutch Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY Slaght, Hendrick (1704-1787) moved from Brooklyn, New York to New Jersey and married Hannah Sutton. They lived in Somerville then Roxbury County, New Jersey then latterly at Newton, Sussex County, NJ. Three of their sons moved to Upper Canada: Richard (1728) to Townsend Township by 1801 then Oakland Township, Brant County; James (c.1735-1799) to Stamford Township, Lincoln County; and Job (1745-1807) and his wife Elizabeth Johnson to Townsend Township in 1796. A grandson John Slaght (1763) and his wife Mary settled in Townsend Township by 1802.
  Person ID	I29194	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Abraham Hendrickse Sleght,   b. 1680
  Mother	Jannetje Van Der Haven,   b. 1684
  Family ID	F11651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Sutton,   b. 20 May 1706, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey d. Abt 1787, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F9019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 17 May 1704 - Brooklyn, New York City, New York Death - Bef 1787 - Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey  = Link to Google Earth
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