Person:Samuel Glass (7)

Page 139.--August, 1775. Samuel Glass. John Glass and Martha ( ), William Glass, of Botetourt to John Sansabough. (Note: the location or acreage of this land is not listed in Chalkley's, but it is possibly referring to the land of John Glass (father of Samuel, John and William Glass), in Beverley Manor).

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Revolutionary War Records

abt. 1774, Dunmore's War: A list of Capt. John Lewis' Company of Volunteers in the Botetourt County Regiment: Samuel Glass, Sergeant. Rootsweb.com

From the Revolutionary War Pension Application Statement of Isaac Nickell [R7647]:

That he entered he service of the United States the first of September 1777 and was drafted into service under the following named Officers and served as herein stated: That he was drafted for a three months tour and marched under Ensign James Estill to Point Pleasant a place situate on the Ohio River at the mouth of the great Kenawha [sic: Kanawha] River; that at the time he was drafted he lived on the farm near where he now lives now the County of Monroe then he thinks called Botetourt County; that he marched directly to Point Pleasant in company with ten others that were drafted at the same time to go to the Point under the aforesaid Ensign Estill where they joined Captain Arbuckles Company that was then stationed there that he served three months at the Point under the aforesaid Captain Arbuckle, Lieutenant James Gilmer, Ensign [John] Williams and his said ensign Estill with whom he had been drafted and marched into service that he served out his full three months tour and was discharged by Captain Arbuckle who gave him a written discharge, but he has long since lost it, not now remembering to have seen it for fifty years that during said tour of service he was not engaged in any Battle or skirmish there was however two men belonging to Captain Arbuckles Company killed by the Indians one by the name of Moses Tarfern[?] and the name of the other he has forgotten, the manner in which they were killed was in consequence of a report coming into Camp that Indians had been seen sculking in the neighbourhood there being a parcel of Cattle belonging to the Army on the opposite side of the Kenawha River a small party went over the River to bring them in, when they were fired upon and the aforesaid two men were killed. That in the latter part of the month of April in the year 1778 the settlers in his neighbourhood becoming alarmed in consequence of a report that Indians had been seen near John Lewis near where the Town of Lewisburg is now situated they all betook themselves to Craigs Fort which then stood within about seven miles of where the Town of Union now stands, which is in the County seat of Monroe County; that on the first day of May in the said year 1778 he entered the service as a Indian Spy and and continued in said service untill the first of November following, that the nature of his services that summer was to leave Craig’s Fort and traverse the Country and wilderness down New River to Cooks Fort [near Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe County], thence to Culbertsons Bottom [at present Crumps Bottom in Summers County], thence to William Lafferty’s plantation [sic: Fort Laverty on Indian Creek in Summers County] and thence back to Craigs Fort a distance of about thirty five miles, that he was usually out from three to four days in a week and that his companions in spying was Samuel Glass, Philip Hammon [pension application S30452], & John Rayburn. That again on the first of May 1779 he entered the service as an Indian Spy and continued in said service until the first of November following making a tour of six months and again on the 15 day of April 1780 he entered the service as an Indian Spy and continued in said service until the 10 of November following making a tour of six months and twenty five days during which two summers of 1779 and 1780 he performed precisely the same kind of services as those described in the summer of 1778 and had for his companions the same persons who were with him in the summer of 1778 that Samuel Glass and Philip Hammon left the Country soon after the close of the Revolutionary war and he knows not what became off them but supposes they are dead and that John Rayburn died in this County about eight or nine years ago.

From the Revolutionary War Pension Application Statement of Samuel Gwinn {S17992]:

"In the year 1776 He moved to Greenbrier and was classed in the Militia to serve tours as called on and he was called on he thinks some short time afterwards to serve a tour and was marched to New River and was stationed on New River with several others whose business it was to act as scouts and spies to reconnoiter the Country on new River where the Indians were in the habit of crossing and to give information to the setlers if any Indians made their appearance. That they were under no regular officers. That the Captains Company to which he belonged was Capt [Samuel] Glass. That he served three months on this tour as a scout and spy.

1782, Residents in Greenbrier: Glass: John, Samuel, William. [A History of Monroe County, West Virginia, by Oren F. Morton, pg. 476]. [Note: Greenbrier County was formed from part of Montgomery County in 1777, which was formed from part of Fincastle and Botetourt Counties in 1776]

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Will Transcript

In the name of God Amen I Samuel Glass of Blount County and State of Tennessee being weak in body but of sound Judgement and memory Knowing that it is appointed for all once to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows Viz. As for such worldly goods as it has pleased God to bless me with all my lawful debts to be paid out of it ~

Item i give and bequeath to my dear and well beloved wife Elisabeth Glass, a decent and a comfortable liveing on the land where i now live but if that land should be sold she is to be provided for in an other place as good a liveing during her life or widowhood and all the household furniture to be disposed of as she in her wisdom things best, and two hundred dollars in cash but if she should think proper to marry again she is to have for her part a good horse and Saddle two Cows her bed and furniture and the Cubbord furniture to be equally divided between my wife and my two daughters Sarah and Elizabeth Glass, and as for my land where I now live I wish it to be sold whenever the executor thinks proper either of my executors to make a deed to sd. land and as for my Stock I wish it to be sold either at public or private sail [sale] or so much of it as my executors think best leaving a sufficient quantity for the use of the farm and family and as for my Negro woman Named July? and his of Spring. I wish him to remain for the use of the family to such times as the executors should think proper to sell and her price to fall in with the other estate with five hundred dollars in Cash duely note on James Miller.

I further wish that my children sons and daughters be well schooled and it to be paid out of the hole ^{of the} estate and the ballance of my estate both rail [real] and personal except as much of it as is otherways disposed of to be equally divided between my sons, William, Alexander, Robert, Thomas, David and Lucie {Lewis} Glass, except to William Glass that he is to have over an equal divide the man formerly named to him my sone Lucie {Lewis} Glass that he is to have alot above is equal to the rest what is considered reasonably for the Keeping of my wife and my two daughters ~ and my two daughters Sarah Glass and Elisabeth Glass, each is to have where they arrive at the age of Sixteen or where they would marry, as the executors thinks best one Good Horse and Saddle Bead [Bed] and furniture and one hundred and twenty dollars in cash and to have their living on the place with my wife three horses which is to be Kept for them without any expense to them as long as the[y] remain single and i do hereby constitute and appoint my dear and loveing wife Elisabeth Glass, with my two sons William and Alexander Glass, and my two friends John Caldwell and William Gillespie my whole and sole executors to execute this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 23d. of December 1808.

[Signed] Samuel Glass [Seal]

Signed sealed in the presents of: Jas. Ewing, John Singleton.

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References

Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/25322436/person/13894309780/facts
Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891.

Name Samuel Glass
State TN
County Blount County
Township No Township Listed
Year 1800
Record Type Tax list
Database TN Early Census Index
Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891.

Name Samuel Glass
State TN
County Blount County
Township No Township Listed
Year 1801
Record Type Tax list
Database TN Early Census Index
Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895.

Name Samuel Glass
Residence Date 1800
Residence Place Blount, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895.

Name Samuel Glass
Residence Date 1805
Residence Place Blount, Tennessee, USA
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Research note from researcher Warren Atkinson, received 11/7/2023:

I’m certain John Glass’ sons, Samuel, John & William Glass, named his 1755 WILL, were the men of the same names who’re shown in the records of that part of Western North Carolina, from which Blount County, Tennessee was formed. Samuel was named 1st Major there by Territorial Governor William Blount. Samuel was one of first lawyers in the area. He was also elected by the residents to represent Blount & Sevier Counties, TN. Samuel wrote his Blount County, TN. WILL in 1808, the WILL of his perceived brother, William Glass, was proven in the May 1806 session of the Blount County, Tennessee Court. Samuel & William’s perceived brother, John Glass, is also featured in the records of Blount County. Prior to Kentucky’s statehood these three men were shown to have been living in the same location, land located south of the French Broad, in what was then still Western North Carolina. They appear to have been in that area at least as early as 1788/9.