Glascock of Virginia and Richmond County, Georgia

William Glascock, Sr. lived in Prince William County, Virginia, and had the following Issue:[1]

• William Glascock, Honorable, was born 28 May 1730 in Richmond, Virginia, died January of 1793 and was buried on his plantation near Augusta, Georgia. William was a son of Gregory and Alice Glascock (son of Thomas Glascock and wife, Sarah Stone), who was born 10 March 1700 in Richmond, Virginia, died 4 May 1752, married Alice. He married Elizabeth Elder, who was born 4 September 1712 Richmond County, Virginia, the daughter of William and Ann Elder. Elizabeth Glascock died September of 1794. William Glascock obtained some of the ceded lands (from the Indians) in Wilkes County on 29 September 1773, having a wife, one daughter 16 years of age, and was granted 1,000 acres on the mouth of Buffalo Creek. On 18 January 1775, the Provincial Congress convened in Savannah, and a resolution was presented as a devise to redress American grievances. William Glascock was enrolled as a delegate to this Congress. In January of 1780, an Act of the Legislature appointed William Glascock, George Walton (one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence), Daniel MacMurphy, John Twiggs and George Wells, Esquires, to a board off commissioners for granting lands to citizens who might be induced to settle in Georgia, for laying out streets, straightening roads, building a court-house and goal. William Glascock, Speaker, signed. Known issue:
  
  

  1. Thomas Glascock was born 1749/1750 in Virginia, and came to Georgia some years before the Revolutionary War. In 1779, when Savannah was in the hands of the British, Thomas (and his father, William) were high up in the military service of Georgia. Thomas was a captain of cavalry in the Legion of Count Pulaski. In 1780, Captain Glascock was appointed Brigadier-Georgia, page 106: “Early in the battle of Savannah, Count Pulaski, attempting to lead his men past an abates of the enemies works into the town, received a cannon shot in the groin from which he fell and in three days after died. On the retreat of the Continental troops it was recalled, and with bitter mourning by his legion, that the Count had been left dangerously wounded near the abates. And now was shown the high courage and noble personal devotion of Captain Glascock, who, having shown a few of his men, ready and willing, boldly volunteered to return and rescue the dying soldier. And this he did through fire and smoke and shot and shell; and, three days after, when the illustrious Polish patriot breathed his last, the young captain of cavalry was by his side, a place he had not vacated from the hour of the rescue.”
     
     He married Miss Mary Bacon, a sister of Edmund Bacon of South Carolina, eminent lawyer. Also, he served on an Indian commission in 1785. In 1794, President Washington commissioned him Marshal of Georgia. He is listed as having taken up ceded lands (from the Indians) in Wilkes County, on 29 September 1773 and reported 18 slaves; was granted 1000 acres adjoining William Glascock (who also had ceded lands on the same date). He died in Richmond County, at his home, The Mills, at the age of 54 (ca 1803).

  
  
  

  Gregory Glascock was born 25 January 1732 Richmond, Virginia, resided in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1790.

  Jesse Glascock was born 10 May 1733 North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, died 1 April 1757 Richmond, Virginia.

  Travers Glascock was born 1 October 1734 Richmond, Virginia, died 22 March 1784 Fauquier County, Virginia.

  John Glascock was born 27 December 1738 Prince William County, Virginia, died 22 April 1765, possibly Adams County, Ohio.

Thomas Glascock of Georgia.

Last Will and Testament of William Glascock

Wilkes County Deeds Deed Book 1794-1785, page 58. 8 July 1785. Thomas Glascock of Augusta deeded to William Bibb, gentleman, of the same place, 850 acres in Wilkes County adjoining Simon Awtry, Jacob Wilkins, Richard Leavins, Robert Carr and William Terrell.

Deed Book 1794-1785, page 8. 3 November 1785. Sanders Walker and his wife, Sarah, of Wilkes County, deed to Thomas Glascock of Richmond County, 500 acres on Long Creek.

Deed Book CC, page 31. 12 November 1786. Richard Call deeded to Thomas Glascock, both of Augusta, 600 acres in Wilkes County, which was purchased by the said Richard Call from Mr. Freeman.

Columbia County Deeds

19 May 1791. Thomas Glascock and his wife, Mary, deed to William Reilly of Augusta for 210 pounds lawful money, 1800 acres in Richmond County (now Columbia), bounded by James Grierson, Joshua Sanders, S. Herd, Germany, Austin, Ephraim Owens, David Baldwin and others. Mary Glascock relinquishes her dower.

27 August 1791. William Reilly, late of Baltimore, Maryland, but now a merchant in Augusta, deeded to William Smith 1800 acres purchased from Thomas Glascock and his wife, Mary on 21 April 1791.

20 May 1795. William Gardner of Effingham County deeded to Thomas Glascock for two shillings, 1000 acres in Columbia County on Briar Creek, bounded by Young, Magruder, Poole and Whitaker; 1000 acres on said creek bounded bounded by Magruder, Roberson and Harris; 1000 acres on said creek bounded by the southwest, all other sides vacant at the time of survey. Also, 1000 acres of land n said creek bounded south by Robersons Iron Works, on other sides vacant, granted to said Gardner in five different surveys by his Excellency, Governor Matthews on 18 October 1794.

6 March 1798. Thomas Glascock of Richmond County, to Edmond Samuel for $230, a tract of 150 acres of land on Little River, originally granted to Stephen Heard and sold at auction by the Sheriff of Richmond County on 2 December 1794 to Glascock, at the suit of Clay and Habersham vs. Rae, Elbert and Telfair.

[1] Men of Mark of Georgia by W. F. Northen, Vol. I; Wilkes County Deeds; Columbia County Deeds.