Jeremiah (Glenn) Glyn (abt. 1680 - bef. 1775)

Born about 1680 in New Kent, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Thompson — married 1725 in Hanover, Virginia

Died before 10 Apr 1775 before about age 95 in Louisa County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Valid sources of evidence supporting proposed birth and marriage info suggested for this individual still needed for profile. Several different men of the same name and era are often conflated.

Jeremiah Glyn of Louisa County, Virginia: Jeremiah Glyn’s Last Will and Testament, dated 28 November 1774, was initially proved for probate in court Monday, 10 April 1775, by Thomas Jackson, one of the witnesses present for Glyn’s signing of his will. At a court session held on Monday, 8 May 1775, William Jackson also gave oath regarding his service as witness to Glyn’s will, which was ordered recorded.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Jeremiah Glynn, Louisa County, Virginia, Will Books, Vol. 2 (1767-1783), pages 220-221, digitized images in FamilySearch database ( https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-5S2C?cat=382751 ), Film # 007645397, image 191/370.

Research Notes

Note: The earliest proven date we have of our ancestors is September 2, 1730, when Jeremiah Glenn took out a grant from the English Government of 200 acres, on both sides of the South Fork of Cub Creek, which at that time was located in Hanover County, Virginia. (This would make Jeremiah born not later than 1709, as he would have to be 21 in 1730 to take out the land grant.) Cub Creek is a tributary of the South Anna River, and is not located in Louisa County, Virginia -- Louisa County being from Hanover Co., in 1742. England allowed her subjects to take out two types of land grants. One was a patented grant, given to those who were financially able to pay for their land, or who had proper credentials, etc. The other was called a lease grant, whereby the land was more or less leased to them, pending their ability to pay for it. Jeremiah Glenn`s land grant was a patented grant, so we know by this that he was a man recognized by the Crown asbeing able to meet his obligations.

This was a period of American History, about 50 years before the Revolutionary War, when Virginia was being colonized by England for the purpose of building into profitable enterprises the vast natural resources of Virginia, to help solve England's economic conditions at home. The records in this part of Virginia are not as complete as in other sections of the state, for this was the scene of much plundering and fighting during the Civil War. Hanover County was formed from New Kent in 1720 and Richmond, Virginia, the county seat of Hanover, that held the records from both counties, was destroyed along with many of the records. It is with extreme difficulty that one is able to find traces of his ancestors in these two counties, but carefully searching what records remain, and by searching the records of Louisa County, Virginia (where many more records are intact), this is where the family of Jeremiah Glenn was found, with the exception of his wife, whose identify is still unknown. Information provided by Patrick A. Malone - Jerome, Idaho (pmgolf@@micron.net) .

Will dated 28 Nov. 1774.

In the LDS ancestral file, James Glenn (above) and Jeremiah Glenn are mistakenly identified as the same person, and JamesGlenn's children (named in the will in 1762 in Hanover County, VA mentioned above) are mistakenly placed as Jeremiah Glenn`s children by a first wife, while Jeremiah`s actual children (named in his will in Louisa County, VA in 1774) are placed as his children by another (second) wife. It seems clear that this information is in error. Even though similar given names are carried among their descendants (including the unusual name Tyre or Tyree), James and Jeremiah Glenn were clearly two different men, probably either brothers, or else uncle and nephew to one another. As mentioned above, there was also an earlier Tyree Glenn in Virginia, who was born about 1704-1715, and was almost certainly a brother of our ancestor Jeremiah Glenn. This Tyree Glenn settled in Lunenberg County, Virginia (about70 miles southwest of Hanover and New Kent Counties), and his children, born 1742-1752, were:

• Jeremiah Glenn
• JOHN GLENN
• WILLIAM GLENN
• ANNE GLENN
• SARAH GLENN

There is a probable connection between the Glenn family and the Tyree family in early Virginia, since our Glenns passed down the name Tyree as a first name. Alexander Tyree served as a juror with John Glenn in New Kent Co. VA in the early 1650`s.

Will of Jeremiah Glynn of Louisa County, Virginia, 28 November 1774:

In the name of God Amen. I Jeremiah Glynn of Louisa County being of sound mind and memory blessed by God tho weak of body, do make and institute this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth, In primas, I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Bobitt, to her and her heirs, forever, one Negroe woman named Fanny and all her increase, and all the rest of my estate which she has in her possession. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Wortham Glyn to him and his heirs forever, one Negroe man named Bristol and also the rest of my estate that he has in his possession. Item, I give and bequeath to my dauther Sarah Harris, to her and her heirs forever one Negroe woman named Patt? and all the rest of my estate that she has in her possession. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Tyree Glyn, to him and his heirs forever, one Negroe boy named Harry and all the rest of my estate that he has in his possession. Item, I give and bequeath to my son William Glyn, to him and his heirs forever, one Negroe boy named David and the rest of my estate that he has in his possession. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Eliz.th Dollins, and her heirs forever one Negroe woman named Sarah and her increase, one cow and calf, and all the rest of my estate that she has in her possession. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Beverly Glyn to him and his heirs forever, one Negroe boy named Nick also one other Negroe boy named Jack, and all the rest of my estate that he has in his possession, also one pair of spoon molds. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanna Glyn to her and her heirs forever one Negroe boy named James also one Negro girl named Cato, the best feather bed and furniture I have, a cow and calf, an iron pott, and twenty shillings cash. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Beverly Glyn all that part or parcel of land appurtaining unto the tract whereon I now live, and lying on the lower or East side of Cub Creek containg by estemation, one hundred and thirty acres. Item, It is my will and desire that all the rest of my estate, both real and personal that is not already mentioned, shall be sold and the profits ariseing from such sale, to be equally divided amongst the above legatees. Item, I constitute and appoint my son Beverly Glyn hole and sole Executor of this my last will and testament, as witness my hand and seal this 28th day of November anno domi: 1774.
Sign.d and acknowledg.d in presence of Tho.s Jackson, Wm. Jackson.
Jeremiah Glyn (seal)
Ancestry - Randall Hardy

Acknowledgements

• Glenn-422 created through the import of The Tuter and Bunch Families_family line_2012-08-23_01.ged on Aug 23, 2012 by Rick Tuter.
• Glenn-1231 was created by William Foster through the import of Ola Mundy Tree 2015-07-03.ged on Jul 3, 2015.