Revolutionary War Soldies Notes by Jeannette Holland Austin

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James Glenn

"James Glenn, Revolutionary War Soldier, was born in Hanover County, VIrginia in 1764 and died at his residence in Jackson County, Georgia, October 11, 1837, in his 74th year. His parents moved to North Carolina when he was a child. There, at the age of 16, he fought in the Revolution. In the year of 1791, he moved to Georgia."

Published in the Southern Christian Advocate November 3, 1837

"Died at his residence in Jackson County on the 11th ult., of dropsy, Mr. James Glenn in his 74th year. He was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and, when a child was carried by his parents to North Carolina, where his family lived until that State became the scene of General Green's and Cornwallis' operations. Upon seeing a foreign foe laying waste to his country, his youthful heart felt the flames of liberty and he entered the service under General Greene; and on his 15th birthday was in the battle of Guilford Courthouse; was also in the battle at Hobkirk's Mill near Linden, South Carolina. He served two years in the war. He moved to Georgia in 1791, and he same year united with the Methodist Church. Lived to see his wife and nine children and their companions all members of the same church, as well as all of his old-enough grandchildren."

Published in the The Columian Museum and Savannah Daily Gazette November 7, 1837