pastor of the Peters Creek Baptist Church
NSFX [High Sheriff]
In the 5th year of the reign of Henry V, 1417, he was appointed the high sheriff of Gloucestershire. Two years later, being one of those persons of quality in the county of Gloucester, who, bearing
ancient arms from his ancestors, and holding by tenure, "he had summons" to serve the king in person for defense of the realm. Sheriff, 1417; M.P., 1419.
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:14NPFX Sir
NSFX [Knight; Sheriff]
He was Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1512 and 1513, during the reign of Henry VIII.
"He was a gentleman of excellent parts and sound learning", and is memorable for being one of the first who embraced the reform religion in England, as appears by his last will, dated Henry VIII 22
(1530). After his decease this will was condemned in the Bishop of London's court and an order sent to Parker Chancellor to raise his body (1532). But the Chancellor too officiously burned the
corpse, the recorder only warranting him to raise the body according to the law of the church. In consequence he afterwards fined the Chancellor 400 pounds and turned him out of the Chancellorship.
This is a portion of his will:
"IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN."
I William Tracy, of Toddington, in the county of Gloucester, make my testament and last will as hereafter followeth:
First and before all things I commit myself to God, and to his mercy, believing, without doubt or mistrust, that by his grace, and the merits of Jesus Christ, and by the virtue of his passion, and
the Resurrection, I have and shall have, remission of all my sins, and Resurrection of body and soul, according as it is written:
"I BELIEVE THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH, AND THAT AT THE LAST DAY I SHALL RISE OUT OF THE EARTH, AND IN MY FLESH SHALL SEE MY SAVIOUR." This my hope is laid up in my bosom.
And tuching the wealth of my soul the faith that I have taken and rehearsed, is sufficient, as I suppose, without any other Man's Works or Merits. My ground and belief that there is but one God and
one Mediator between God and Man, which is Jesus Christ: so that I accept none other in Heaven or in Earth to be Mediator between me and God, but only Jesus Christ: all others to be but as
Petitioners in receiving of Grace, but none able to give Influence of Grace; and therefore will I bestow no part of my goods for that Intent, that any man shall say or do to help my soul, for
therein I trust only to the promise of Christ; "HE THAT BELIEVETH AND IS BAPTISED SHALL BE SAVED, AND HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT, SHALL BE DAMNED."
As tutching the burying of my body, it availeth me not whatsoever be done thereto: for St. Augustine said, DE CURA AGENDA PRO MORTUIS. As the funeral Pomps are rather the Solace of them that live,
then the Wealth and comfort of them that are dead, therefore I remit it only to the discretion of my Executors. And tutching the distribution of my temporal Goods, my purpose is, by the Grace of
God, to bestow them to be accepted as the Fruits of Faith; so that I do not suppose that my Merit shall be by the good bestowing of them, but my Merit is the Faith of Jesus Christ only, by whom such
Words are: good; according to the words of our Lord:
"I WAS HUNGRY AND THOU GAVEST ME MEAT &c." And it followeth, "THAT WHICH YE HAVE DONE TO THE LEAST OF MY BRETHERN: YE HAVE DONE IT TO ME:" and ever we should consider the true saying, "That a good
work maketh not a good man, but a good man maketh a good work; for faith maketh a man both good and righteous, for a righteous man liveth by faith, and whatsoever springeth not of faith, is sin."
For my temporal goods &c.
DATE 24 APR 2000
TIME 18:47:03
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:13
GIVN William
SURN De Gresbroke
AFN HJNR-HFGIVN William
SURN De Gresbroke
AFN HJNR-HF
TITL "Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,
REPO
CALN
MEDI Book
"Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,.p 30, #102
TITL Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol 18, p 247, ID # 17675; #17988
SOUR Roscoe C. Keeney, author of "6,474 Slack Relatives", Box 5519, Charleston, West Virginia 25361;phone 304-346-2036
TITL "Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,
REPO
CALN
MEDI Book
"Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,.p 30, #102
TITL Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution.Vol 18, p 247, ID # 17675; Vol; 67, p 83, ID # 66216, has birth year as 1753; both have him born in Holland, and error, though he was of Dutch ancestry.
SOUR Dorothy Exley
TITL "Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,
REPO
CALN
MEDI Book
"Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,.p 31, #102
TITL Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol 18, p 247, ID # 17675; has him born in Holland, an error
WILL
DATE 14 SEP 1811
PLAC statement concerning his estate in the Chester County, Pennsylvana wills
TITL Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills
TITL "Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,
REPO
CALN
MEDI Book
"Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,.p 31, #102
WILL
DATE 14 SEP 1813
TITL Slack, Carol D. and James R., 17 Jefferson Avenue, Danbury, Connecticut (203)-748-8639
_MILT
DATE BET. 1776 - 1780
PLAC Revolutionary War; served with Bensalen Company from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Served as a private in the 3rd Associated company of Bucks county militia and was at Brandywine and Valley Forge.
TITL Slack, Carol D. and James R., 17 Jefferson Avenue, Danbury, Connecticut (203)-748-8639
TITL "Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,
REPO
CALN
MEDI Book
"Cornelis Barentse Slecht and Some of his Relatives" by Rev. Lawrence Slaght,.p 30, #102
TITL Pennsylvania Archives
Pennsylvania Archives. V 5-302
TITL Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution. 66216, Vol 18, ID # 17675, #17673
CENS
DATE 1790
PLAC listed as of Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
TITL United States Census, 1790
TITL Ibid
REPO
CALN
MEDI Book
TITL Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution.Vol 67, p 83, ID # 66216
NOTE: George was an only child. He ran a meat market in 1914.
Hugo Oaklahoma wasnt a state at the time, It was Indian Territory.
Line in Record @I1053@ (RIN 1038) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
IDNO 5004268
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:31