George Glenn

George Glenn was born in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland about 1720. He died before March 14, 1815 in Augusta Co., GA at approximately 94 years of age. He married Mary Young, the daughter of James Young and Mary McCombe.

George's will, dated 22 Dec 1801 in Augusta Co., VA was probated on March 14, 1815 in the same county. From the Augusta Co. Will Book No XI, pg 458:

"In the name of God Amen, this 22nd day of December 1801, I George Glenn of Augusta County and State of Virginia, being in my ordinary health and senses do think it necessary at this time to make this my last Will and Testament first I recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God through the merits of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when he will be pleased to remove me and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and all my worldly Estate both real and personal, I give bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner. First I give and bequeath unto my beloved son High Glenn all my Estate in Land together with all my Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and hogs, all my household Goods farming utencils and moveable property of every kind to him his heirs and assigns forever with this incumberance only that he will pay the following legacies two years after my decease--I give and bequeath unto my son James Glen and his heirs or assigns he sum of five pounds I also give and bequeath unto my son William Glen his heirs or assigns the sum of six pounds--I give and bequeath unto my son in law Wert Miller and my daughter Nancy the sum of five pounds--I give and bequeath unto my son in law Robert Young, and my Daughter Sarah the sum of five pounds--I give and bequeath unto my son in law Samuel Curry and my daughter Mary the sum of five pounds--I give and bequeath utno my son in law John Mead five shillings--I also nominate and appoint my son Hugh Glen and no toerh to be the only Executor to this my last Will and testament and I renounce all other Will or Wills made by any time heretofore and rectifies this and no other to be my last Will and Testament under my hand and seal the date above."

Legend says that once a year the local Scotch-Irish settlers would meet at the home of George Glenn to compete among themselves in a variety of sports and contests including weight lifting, running, jumping, boxing, wrestling, fencing, and sword dancing.

George Glenn was a private in the Revolutionary War, either in Capt. Reuben Harrison's Co., Augusta, VA and/or Capt. Anderson's Co., Augusta, VA. He might have been in both of these companies or a relative of hte same name was in one and he in the other. He is listed in the DAR Partriot Index, Vol. I, pg. 271 as a private.

George is also listed as a taxpayer in the 1782 Taxpayer's list for Virginia. He is the only Glenn listed in Augusta Co., VA and he owned no slaves according to this record.

He does not appear in the 1790 census records for Virginia, but it appears that some of the records for Augusta Co. were lost to a fire.