Nathaniel Slee

There is a SLEE family in the Winkleigh, Coldridge, North Tawton, Chulmleigh area of Devon who may be related to the SLEE family of Crediton / Sandford who have a son Nathaniel as detailed below.
The Nathaniel Slee in this family would have been 24 in 1654 and is therefore a bit young for being the Nathaniel to whom Samuel was apprenticed. Although this may not be the Nathaniel referenced in the Marriage Register for Samuel, the family is almost certainly closely related to that Nathaniel.
In his noncupative will of 1652, Nathaniel's father William Slee the elder, weaver, of Sandford in the parish of Crediton makes bequests to his wife Elizabeth, sons William, Samuel (and his daughter Elizabeth), John (and his daughter Margaret), Nathaniel, daughter Luce married to Robert Kingwill, and daughter Grace married to Sebastian Midddleton. From IGI, the following family can be deduced:-

William SLEE
m1. 24Jul1617 Holy Trinity Exeter William Slee and Margerit Turpyne (IGI M050901)
[this date appears wrong for daughter Lucy's christening so maybe this is the wrong marriage but wife is Margaret per Nathaniel's baptism]
m2. 21Jan1638 Sandford William SLEE and Jane ATKINS (IGI M052651)
m3. 31Aug1639 Crediton Wllliam SLEE and Elizabeth WILLERD (IGI M050741)  

	Luce SLEE
	c. 01Sep1616 Sandford Luce d. William SLEE (IGI C052651)
	m. 05Nov1640 St.Martin Exeter Luce SLEE and Rob Kingwell (IGI M050901)  

	Grace SLEE
	c. 01Sep1616 Sandford Luce d. William SLEE (IGI C052651)
	Marriage to Sebastian Middleton so far not traced 

	William SLEE
	c. 16Apr1620 Sandford William s. William SLEE (IGI C052651)
	Not married at time of father’s death. Samuel SLEE the next eldest with family was the major beneficiary. 

	Samuel SLEE
	c. 21Jul1622 Sandford Samuel s. William SLEE (IGI C052651)
	m. 26May1647 Sandford Samuel SLEE and Susan HARRIS (IGI M052651) 

     		Elizabeth SLEE
		c. 18Dec1649 Sandford Elizabeth d. Samuel SLEE (IGI C052651)  

      		Susannah SLEE
		c. 28Feb1653 Sandford Susana d. Samuel SLEE (IGI C052651) 

	John SLEE
	c. 31Jul1625 Sandford John s. William SLEE (IGI C052651)
	Marriage to Joan? so far not found 

      		Margaret SLEE
		c. 25Jan1651 Crediton Margret d. John and Joane SLEE (IGI C050741) 

      		Joan SLEE
		c. 25Jan1653 ) Crediton Joane d. John and Joane SLEE (IGI C050741)
		i. 06May1655 }

		John SLEE
		c. 21Jul1661 Crediton John son of John and Jone SLEE (IGI C050741)

	Nathanaell SLEE
	c. 19Dec1630 Sandford Nathanaell s. William and Margarett SLEE (IGI C052651)
	m. ? [No marriage to Anne has been found] 

		Nathaniell Slee [Possible son of Nathaniel above]
		c. 13Feb1652 Crediton Nathaniell son of Nathaniell and Anne SLEE (IGI C050741)
		[This is the only child found in the Crediton baptism registers but the register for that period seems to be missing many entries]

A Nathaniel SLEE married Joan BOWDEN at Winkleigh/Chulmleigh Devon in August/September 1657. It is not known how/if he is connected.

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