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Note: John Sloan's eldest daughter, Jane Sloan, by his second wife, Sarah Rush, married John Marker and James McCartney. The Hall of Records in Annapolis, MD has depositions from a court case in 1834 concerning the ownership of "Grassy Cabbin," the Sloan farm at "Little Crossings," near Grantsville, MD, which establish her identity.
Jane is mentioned in John's will, with his other children, but the best evidence is in her deposition as Jane McCartney. She swears John Sloan is her father; gives her mother's maiden name, Sarah Rush; and identifies all her siblings. In 1834, only four of Sarah's seven children were still living.
Jacob Rush, the Rev. War Vet., in his deposition, also names his sister Sarah as John Sloan's second wife, and Jane's mother. In Jane's deposition, it's pretty well established that she was 48 years old in 1834, making her quite a bit older than her second husband, James McCartney.
Among the depositions is also one from James Campbell, a friend (or relative of John's first wife?) who accompanied the Sloans from Ireland. He gives specific places and dates for John as he left County Down, Ireland; landed in Philadelphia; lived in Lancaster County; and moved first to Somerset County PA; then to Sloan's Ford in Henry Clay Twp., Fayette County; ending up in Garrett County, MD; until he sold Grassy Cabbin to his son John Joseph Jr., in 1829 and
moved to Salisbury, Elk Lick Twp., Somerset County; where he died in 1833 at another daughter's house, Elizabeth Brewer's.
I have copies of many documents: John's will, his deeds, the depositions, etc., as well as records of his descendants through William the first, Jane's full brother and my gggrandfather. Old John had two sons named William, and three named John! Source: Pat Lowry
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