Person:Henry Glover (4)

Origin

A Henry appears on the passenger list of the Elizabeth as age 24, by himself. An accompanying note says he took the oath at Ipswich. However, there is no further record for a Henry Glover until his first child is baptized in New Haven in 1641. Since it would be very odd for a young man to remain without a trace for 7-8 years and remain unmarried until the age of 31, the Great Migrations editors have concluded that the New Haven Henry is not the one who sailed on the Elizabeth.

Life in New England

Henry is listed in the Catalogue of Members of First Church in New Haven in 1641, his wife appearing in 1661.

"The first records of our branch of this family open at once on an interesting early controversy and an intimate connection with some of New Haven's most notable colonists, Henry Glover, who was at once supporter and critic of the governmental system, and prominent in the growing business interests of the town. Dr. Bacon, in his 'Historical Discourses,' writes: 'Concerning Henry Glover's seeking reconciliation with the Church, for the scandalous evils for which he was cast out, and the Church's receiving of him again, the 11th day of the 6th month 1644. Henry Glover having acquainted the elders with his desire of being reconciled e/c e/c,' a long and intricately worded setting forth follows, the gist of which being that his case is brought before the elders, and the next Lord's day he is appointed to speak before them. After morning service, the ruling elder rose and desired the rest of the elders would remain; this being done, the door was closed and the matter brought forward, and Henry Glover, who still stood without, was invited in to plead his cause; he 'acknowledged the several facts for which he was cast out, and the rules he had broken, and showed also how many temptations he had been exercised with from Satan since he was cast out, … and also expressed his earnest desire of being reconciled to the Church.' So they conferred together as to whether his repentence was genuine and how he had borne himself, and neighbors were asked to testify. Goodman Chapman 'spoke something tending to clear him,' but no one accused him; however, they decided to wait over another week and see that everything was as it should be. The wisdom of this hesitation may be evidenced by the manner of its reception by the impatient sinner, for the report goes on to say: 'Henry Glover, standing up by a pillar, went hastily down, when he saw it was deferred till the next Lord's day, and he let some words fall which had the appearance of discontent.' However, he again apologized, and was finally received in full, an address, a long prayer, and the following absolution pronounced by the pastor, Mr. Davenport: 'Henry Glover, I do in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by power delegated from Jesus Christ to his Church, pronounce thee absolved and set free from the sentence of excommunication under which thou hast stood bound, and do restore thee to the liberties and privileges of this Church which thou formerly did'st enjoy.' Dr. Bacon says: 'I know not where to look for a more copious illustration of the duties performed by the ruling elder in the primitive New England churches.' Doubtless it would now call a smile could we discover the catalogue of sins for which Mr. Glover was forced to make so complete a humiliation."^[6]

Ancestor of both Winston Churchill and FDR.

1.   English Origins of New England Families, 1985, Vols I-III, pgs 660-661.
2. ↑ New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850. (Hartford [Connecticut]: Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917-1924).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Great MIgration sketch of Henry Glover
   [1] (subscription required).

   BIRTH: By about 1616 (based on estimated date of marriage).
   DEATH: New Haven 2 September 1689 (as "Mr. Henry Glover") [NHVR 70].

4.   Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
   2:261.

   HENRY, New Haven 1647, or earlier, came, prob. in the Elizabeth from Ipswich 1634, aged 24, had Mary, bapt. June 1641; Mercy, Aug. 1643; Hannah, May 1646; John, 8 Oct. 1648; Abigail, b. 29 Apr. 1651, d. soon; Abigail, again, b. 31 July 1652; and Sarah, 3, bapt. 9 Dec. 1655; was a promin. man, propr. in 1685, d. 2 Sept. 1689. His wid. Elinor d. 1 Mar. 1698, aged 85. In letters of Davenport to Winthrop 1655, 3 Mass. Hist. Coll. X. 9 and 12, his w. is refer. to; and perhaps he was the lieut. of Southold 1662, that yr. adm. as freem. of Conn. Trumbull, Col. Rec. 388. His d. Hannah m. 24 Nov. 1663, David Ashley; Mercy m. 10 May 1664 Moses Mansfield; Sarah m. 11 Dec. 1678, John Ball; and Abigail m. the same day Daniel Burr; and his will, pro. Oct. 1689, gives to childr. of his s. John.

5. ↑ Glover, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
   III:660.

   Henry Glover, d 2 Sep 1689 (New Haven Vital Records).

6. ↑ Glover, Hubbell, Meigs, Hard, &c., in Beach, Rebecca Donaldson, and Rebecca Donaldson Gibbons. The Reverend John Beach and His Descendants: Together with Historical and Biographical Sketches and the Ancestry and Descendants of John Sanford, of Redding, Connecticut. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1898)
   184-85.
7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Great Migration considers origin unknown.