Benjamin Glass was born in 1790 in Virginia, and on December 8, 1810 he married Susannah Franklin in Henry County, Virginia. Accompanied by Benjamin's younger brother, David, they came to Kentucky in 1820 and settled in eastern Barren County. Benjamin purchased 1,000 acres of land around Kino, Kentucky in 1827 and in 1831 built a story and a half house about a mile ITom Kino. The 1850 census lists Benjamin Glass as a farmer of 2,000 acres. Benjamin and Susannah had ten children : James, Lewis, Stephen, William, Benjamin, Jr., John, Polly, Betsy, Milley, and Nancy. Benjamin Glass died in 1853 and was buried in Lick Branch Cemetery in Barren County
Event
Event: Soldier in War of 1812
Type: Military Service
Date: 1812
Death
Date: 17 MAR 1853
Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, USA. Source: Media: Application paper Abbreviation: DAR Application Title: DAR Application Publication: National Number 310899 approved Oct 26, 1938 for Sallie Franklin Cheatham
Notes
Note : BENJAMIN GLASS
Pvt. in Capt. James Shelton Riflemen 5th VA Militia during the War of 1812.
Shortly before Benjamin GLASS died, he applied for bounty land due him for his service in the War of 1812. According to his affidavit, he served in the 5th Regiment Virginia Militia.
Glass, Benjamin
5 Regiment Virginia Militia
War of 1812
Private Private
b 1790 VA; d 1853 Barren Co KY; md 8
Dec 1810 VA to Susanna FRANKLIN. He settled Barren Co 1820 in the eastern portion; parents not known. Susanna b 1792 VA; d 1850 Barren Co; dau of Lewis FRANKLIN and Milly STONE.
Their children:
James b 1813 VA; d 1893 KY; md Nancy PERKINS
Lewis b 1814 VA; d 1890 KY; m(1) Permelia HARVEY; m(2)
Polly TRAVIS
Stephen b 1816 VA; d 1895 KY; md Lucinda SARTAIN
John b 1818 VA; d 1874 KY; md Paralee RITTER
Elizabeth md Henry E ARNOLD
Mary b 1822 KY; d 1880 Texas; md Nathan PAYNE
William b 1825 KY; d 1864 in the Army; md Polly ANDERSON
Mildred b 1827 KY; d 1883 Texas; md Vincent PAYNE
Nancy b KY; md E L BEST - Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (23 February 2021), Ben J. Glass in entry for Nancey D. Best, 25 Nov 1920; Death, Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Benjamin Jr b 1832 KY; d 1929 Sally HUNLEY
Benjamin's daughter Mildred b 21 Apr 1827 KY; d 23 Oct 1883
Hunt Co Texas; md 13 Jan 1842 KY Vincent PAYNE. Their child:
Alleeta PAYNE b 18 Nov 1863 Texas; d 17 Nov 1939 Hunt Co Texas; md
ca 1877 same to Jesse MASON. Their daughter:
Jessie MASON b 22 May 1881 Hunt Co Texas; md 23 July 1905 same
Herbert SPENCER. Their dau the submitter.
Sources
Benjamin Glass, 1830 U S Census, Barren County, Kentucky, Not Stated, Page 157; Microfilm M19, Roll 33.
Benjamin Glass, 1850 U S Census, Barren County, Kentucky, population, Division 2, Page 455a, Dwelling 728, Family 745; Microfilm M432, Roll 191.
Benjamin "Ben" Glass, B. 1790 -- D. 1853, Lick Branch Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Barren County, Kentucky, USA. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35177090/benjamin-glass: accessed 29 June 2023), memorial page for Benjamin “Ben” Glass (1790–1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35177090, citing Lick Branch Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Barren County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Keeper of the Stars (contributor 47216601)..
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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(5) Robert, son of Samuel, was born in Ire-
land 1716. He mar. Elizabeth Fulton; from this
union sprang many descendants. This branch
comprised many families who were known in
Frederick County for several generations. They
reared 13 children. The 1st, Samuel, mar. Eliza-
beth Rutherford; 7 children by this union, to-
wit: Samuel, Sarah, Benjamin, Robert, Thomas,
Elizabeth and James.
Shenandoah Valley pioneers and their descendants; a history
(5) Robert, son of Samuel, was born in Ire- land 1716. He mar. Elizabeth Fulton; from this union sprang many descendants. This branch comprised many families who were known in Frederick County for several generations. They reared 13 children. The 1st, Samuel, mar. Eliza- beth Rutherford; 7 children by this union, to- wit: Samuel, Sarah, Benjamin, Robert, Thomas, Elizabeth and James.
There is also some information here:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GLASS/1998-07/0901375963