John Glover (1789)

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Biography

John was born 1789.

Forts & Stations in Green County For the early settlers, defense against the Indians was only achieved by the construction of forts and stations. The "fort" was a complex of log structures including houses and outbuildings. They were usually arranged in a square or rectangle and connected by stockades or palisades of upright logs. A "station" was generally a single family’s log home that was at least one and one-half stories high and had "gun ports" constructed in the walls. It had heavy, thick wooden doors and shutters that could be barred from the inside for protection. Neighbors living in less sturdy cabins would often gather into a station for protection when hostile Indians were in the area. The Shawnee Indians, led by the British, attacked at least once, if not several times, the earliest settlers living within central Kentucky. The worst attacks occurred in the early spring of 1780 and again in 1781. The forts, then located in what is now Green County, had to be abandoned, and the settlers moved to other eastern, better fortified forts. Glover’s Fort The earliest settlements recorded in Green County were "Glover’s Fort," established in the fall of 1779 by John Glover, accompanied by his immediate family, several related families, and their slaves. The fort was abandoned after several Indian attacks in 1781. Settlers from Logan's Station at St. Asaphs followed the Cumberland Trace into present Green County and built several Stations on the North side of the Green River. The most prominent was that of William PITMAN, established in 1780 near the mouth of Pitman's Creek about 2 miles west of present Greensburg, from which many land claims were located and surveyed in the area of Green and Taylor Counties. Also important was Skaggs Station on Brush Creek about 6 miles northwest of Greensburg, built by the SKAGGS brothers headed by James SKAGGS. Other Stations in the area were John GLOVER's Station, located where the green County Courthouse now stands in Greensburg; and Gray's Station, built by Jesse GRAY on Cane Creek, about 8 miles east of Greensburg. Most of these Stations were abandoned during the Indian troubles in 1782-3 but the settlers returned in 1784. The earliest settlements recorded in Green County were "Glover’s Fort," established in the fall of 1779 by John Glover, accompanied by his immediate family, several related families, and their slaves. The fort was abandoned after several Indian attacks in 1781. Glover’s Station The most imposing structure on the public square is this building constructed for a firm that was established in 1828. It was built in 1900 and is still in near-original condition.

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Name: John /Glover/

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Birth

Birth:

Date: 1360

Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England

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Death

Death:

Date: 1400

Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England

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From the book, The Long Hunters ofd Skin House Branch, by Ruth Paull Buirdette and Nancy Montgomery Berley. "Depositions in the Green County Circuit court records tell that Daniel and John Hudgens were there with Glover in 1780. There is evidence to support the belief that John Gibson, Alexander Carson and other members of their families were also along. They seem to have spent much of their time hunting and locating land, making tomahawk claims along the Green River where they lived. The Indians discovered that the three stations - Pitman's Skaggs' and Glover's- were very weak, so they made a raid on them in March of 1781. Several houses were captured and John Hudgens was killed at Glover's. It seems likely that John Gibson was killed or fatally injured also because an Order Book of Lincoln County, Kentucky, lists John Hudgens deceased, and Ann Hudgens the widow. It also lists John Gibson deceased, with Ann Hudgens the administrator. A few years later she married Alexander Carson in Lincoln County." Internet Google

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