John Glover Sr. (1732 - 1797)

Born 5 Nov 1732 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Gale) Glover — married 30 Oct 1754 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1797 at age 64 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Brigadier General John Glover Sr. served with 14th Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Glover Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 167133
Rank: Brigadier General

John Glover Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A045712.

John Glover (November 5, 1732 – January 30, 1797) ^[1] was an American fisherman, merchant, and military leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts, who served as a Brigadier General in the Continental Army under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.

Early Life

Glover was born in Salem, Province of Massachusetts, the son of a house carpenter. His father died when he was four years old, and shortly thereafter his family (along with his three brothers) moved to the nearby town of Marblehead. For some years he was a shoemaker; then a cordwainer and rum trader and eventually a ship owner and merchant, becoming a successful merchant and amassing a fortune. At the age of 22, he married Hannah Gale on 30 October 1754 in Marblehead, MA ^[2][1]

Following the Boston Massacre in 1770, Committees of Correspondence were formed. Marblehead elected Glover along with future revolutionists Elbridge Gerry and Azor Orne to committee posts. After the First Continental Congress passed the non-importation agreements sanctioning trade with the British, Glover was elected to enforce the embargo as a member of the committee of inspection.

Military career

Glover was active in the militia for many years before the Revolution, with his earliest service dating back to 1759.[5] In 1775 he was elected lieutenant colonel of the 21st Massachusetts Regiment from Marblehead, and became commander of the unit after the death of Colonel Jeremiah Lee in April 1775. Glover marched his regiment to join the siege of Boston in June 1775. At Boston, General George Washington chartered Glover's schooner, "Hannah" to raid British supply vessels, the first of many privateers authorized by Washington. For this reason the "Hannah" has been called the first vessel of the United States Navy.

The Marblehead militia or "Glover's Regiment" became the 14th Continental Regiment. This regiment became known as the "amphibious regiment" for their vital nautical skills. It was composed almost entirely of fishermen. After Washington lost the Battle of Long Island in August 1776, Glover's Marbleheaders evacuated the army to Manhattan in a surprise nighttime operation, saving them from being entrapped. In subsequent actions of the New York campaign the regiment fought well against the British at Kip's Bay and Pell's Point. The last action of the regiment was its most famous: ferrying Washington's army across the Delaware River for a surprise attack at Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776. The regiment was disbanded as enlistments expired at year's end.

Glover went home to tend to his sick wife and look to business affairs. He turned down a promotion to brigadier general in February 1777, but rejoined the war and accepted the promotion after a personal appeal from General Washington. As commander of a brigade made up of four Massachusetts regiments, he served in the successful Saratoga campaign in the summer and fall of 1777 and the failed Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. He was stationed along the Hudson River for the remainder of the war, guarding against British moves up the river from New York City.

Marriage

John Glover and Hannah Gale married 30 Oct 1754 in Marblehead, Mass. ^[3]

Children

Family b. to Hannah and John Glover, baptized in Marblehead, Mass:

1. John, bp. 23 March 1755^[4]
2. Hannah Glover, bp. 14 Oct 1757 Marblehead, Mass., died there 17 Oct 1758.^[5]
3. Daniel, bp. 08 April 1759 Marblehead, Mass., died there 03 Oct 1760. ^[6]
4. Hannah, bp. 19 April 1761.^[7]
5. Samuel, bp. 19 Dec 1762 in Marblehead, Mass.^[8]
6. Jonas,bp. 01 April 1764^[9]
7. Tabitha, bp. 08 Dec 1765^[10]
8. Sarah, bp. 10 March 1771 in Marblehead, Mass. ^[11]

Later life

Hannah, Glover's first wife, died in 1778. He married again in 1781 to Widow Frances (Hitchborn) Fosdick. He retired from the army in 1782 in poor health. Failing to secure a job with the U.S. federal government, he served in various local offices in his remaining years. He died in 1797 at age 64 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, after contracting hepatitis and was buried in Old Burial Hill (Marblehead, Massachusetts). ^{[1] [12]}

General Glover contracted the dreaded malaria in late 1777 which cost him his health. His personal wealth was greatly diminished by the collapse of the maritime economy. After the war Glover served two terms in the Massachusetts State Legislature, and six terms as a Selectman for Marblehead. In 1789, President George Washington visited Marblehead and was entertained by Glover.

On November 20, 1783, he was awarded the charter for the town of Glover, Vermont, as its prime proprietor, in honor of his service.

• The frigate USS Glover was named for him.
• Glover's Rock in the Bronx is a memorial to him.
• Glover School in Marblehead was named after him in 1916.
• There is a statue of Glover on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston.
• The General John Glover House is located in Marblehead.
• Glover Field in Pelham, New York is named for him.

Burial

Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Plot: unk. GPS (lat/lon): 42.51093, -70.84644^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5317697/john-glover : accessed 9 November 2021), memorial page for John Glover (5 Nov 1732–30 Jan 1797), Find A Grave: Memorial #5317697, citing Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .
2. ↑ http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Marblehead/aMarriagesG.shtml
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH81-PQ2 : 3 November 2017), John Glover and Hannah Gale, 30 Oct 1754; citing Marriage, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,838.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8Q-WM1 : 10 February 2018), John Glover, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19080896/hannah-glover : accessed 9 November 2021), memorial page for Hannah Glover (14 Oct 1757–17 Oct 1758), Find A Grave: Memorial #19080896, citing Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805) .
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8Q-KQ1 : 10 February 2018), Daniel Glover, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ83-C4W : 10 February 2018), Hannah Glover, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8W-MWL : 10 February 2018), Samuel Glover, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8Q-KD9 : 10 February 2018), Jonas Glover, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8S-92G : 10 February 2018), Tabitha Glover, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4. No image available Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8S-599 : 10 February 2018), Sarah Glover, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4.
12. ↑ Wikipedia: General john Glover Wikidata: Item Q6235539, en:Wikipedia

• John Glover and the Marblehead Men of Massachusetts (accessed 10 Dec 2021)

• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/e/i/Irene-Weinmann/BOOK-0001/0092-0005.html

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-11-09), "Record of John Glover", Ancestor # A045712.

• Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution (W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Washington, DC, 1893); p. 22, p. 250

• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 14, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 85

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 6, p. 508

• Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1903-1908); Vol. 2, p. 171, Vol. 2, p. 558

• Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1916-); Vol. 1, p. 359

• Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem, Massachusetts (S. Perley, Salem, Mass., 1924-28); Vol. 3, p. 19

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Lucy Glover Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.