Person:Alice Glover (1)

Notes

• born into Quaker faith
  • Vickie Leimback believes her birth place to be Ichingswall, Kingsclere, Southhampton, England. (C-611)

• 1680 - marries Quaker John Brunsden in England
• 1682 - emigrates to America

• 1687 - mentioned owning land under her first husband's name in a description of the Birmingham/Concord road passing it in Oct. 1687. It suggests she was a widow at the time and not yet married to William Vestal.

• condemned by Quakers for marrying her second husband out of unity, but was taken back into the Quaker church when she made a public apology for it.
• 1692 - the widow of John Brundson and William Vestall appeared in court and asked to accept the Guardianship of the Children of his wifes deceased husband. Alice had three children by her first husband, John, Hannah, and Alice.

• 1697 - baptized in Brandywine Baptist Church [6th mo, 10th day, 1697/98]
• 1698 - daughter Hannah baptized in Brandywine Baptist Church

• 1709 - after 2nd husband's death, Alice Vastall and son William were officially deeded 125 acres of land previously agreed upon by her late husband William Vastall and Benjamin Mendenhall. Her late husband had built a house on the land and willed it to his wife and son William at his death.
• 1729 - son William owned the above land, indicating that Alice had died by then.

Theories

Researchers suggest that her husband was probably already a member of the Baptist church when Alice joined. The other possibility is that she and her daughter, Hannah, also baptized, were led away from friends by George Keith who had caused many problems for the Quaker church. (C-804, 2141)