3) William Gleaves1789–July 29, 1840“William GLAVES”was the third child mentioned in Michael Glaves Sr.’s will. He was also named the Executor of his father’s estate. He received “six hundred and forty acres of land lying in Wilson County on Spencer‟s Creek”. William is the only child not mentioned in the codicil to the original will. The J. Miller Turner manuscript states that his grandfather, William Gleaves, was born in 1795, in Tennessee. A short biographical sketch of J. Miller’s brother, John Turner, provides conflicting information on both the date and location. “William Gleaves, Mr. Turner‟s maternal grandfather, was a Virginian, and settled in Davidson County when Tennessee was a part of North Carolina”. This would mean William would have to been born before 1787. Goodspeed's History of Crockett County, TennesseeWilliam’s Bible exists today in the care of his grandson, Kenneth Thomson. The Bible provides valuable insight into William and his family, although William’s birthdate is not listed. Mr. Thomson also reports that he is in possession of tableware William had made for his second wife Polly. William took the silver from his father’s “shoe buckles, knee buckles and saddle silver”which were melted down to produce the silverware.The earliest records pertaining to William deal with his administration of his father’s estate. On August 12, 1812,a “List of notes due unto Michael GLAVES, deceased, when he died in the year 1812”was entered by William. The list contained 33 names. William submitted a second, shorter list in 1815, with both he and his father’s surname spelled with the extra “E”. On May 16, 1816, the estate of “Michael GLEAVES”was settled. The executors, including William, reported to the Court that there was "found in the hands of the executors" a total of $1863.60 and 1/2 cents”.Davidson County Will BooksThe Marriages of William GleavesRecords show that William was married at least twice in his lifetime. In September of 1808, he is reported to have married a woman named Anne Nelson.Early Middle Tennessee MarriagesHis family Bible documents the marriage but does not list Anne’s maiden name.“William GLEAVESand Ann His wife was married Sept. 18.1808”.The William Gleaves BibleLittle is known about Anne’searly life or her family. Some researchers refer to anotherfamily Bible that may contain additional information about her, although this author has no knowledge of its contents. A closer review of William’s marriage application reveals that Anne’s maiden name was in fact Wilson, not Nelson.
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