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Mary's birth date was listed as Nov. 15, 1774 in at least one source and June 9, 177(8) in her brother's family bible. She married Samuel Curry in 1800 as verified in "Augusta Co. Marriages." and confirmed in her father, George Glenn's will. There was more than one Mary Glenn in this time and place. This Mary should not be confused with the Mary whose tombstone says she is the daughter of James Glenn.

Mary is listed as the daughter of George Glenn, infant, in the will of her grandfather, James Young. She would have been at least 12 at the time, but the term infant simply minor or under age in that period. (CL-185) Mary's husband was her cousin. (CL-468) According to Margaret Robinson, she and her husband removed to Staunton Co., VA. That is not where I have them at the end of their lives when they died though.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Janetta CURRY was born in 1805 in , , VA, USA; and died.
2. Robert Addison CURRY was born about 1809; died after Feb 1894 in Of Staunton, , VA, USA.

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According to David Glenn, the surname is Scottish and is related to the MacIntosh clan. Our Glenn's supposedly were Scottish borderlanders who moved from Scotland to (Co. Ulster?) Ireland and then to Virginia in the 18th century. (CL-345) Some second hand sources suggest that the Glenns first settled in Chester Co., PA between 1735 and 1740 (where Glennville is named after them) before moving to near Staunton, Augusta Co., VA in the 1740's to early 1750's where he lived on Naked Creek. Naked Creek is a stream located at 381816N Latitude and 0785452W Longtitude according to the USGS Mapping Service. (CL-413, 413d, 731) According to "Augusta Co, VA Heritage Book", he emigrated in 1742 with his friend Dr. Robert Curry along with other Glenns, Youngs (specifically his friend, Dr. Robert A. Young), Blacks and Blairs. In this account they landed in Philadelphia, PA and then traveled south settling on the lovely lands near Staunton on Naked Creek in Virginia. His large brick home was still standing in 2015 in Mt. Sydney, Virginia. The first evidence of any Glenn in Chalkley's records of Augusta Co., VA doesn't occur till 1754 when a James Glenn died there naming children William, James, John and Mary.

As for George Glenn, once a year, these Scotch Irish settlers would meet at his home to compete amongst themselves in a variety of sports and contests. These included weight lifting, running, jumping, boxing, wrestling, fencing, and sword dancing. He called his hill and hollow "Glenn Cose" after Scotland's "Glencoc". Part of the house that he built around 1750 was is still standing at Glen Cose. (CL-391, 676)

George Glenn was a private in the Revolutionary War, in Capt. Reuben Harrison's Co., Augusta, Virginia and Capt. Anderson's Co., Augusta, VA. He is listed in the DAR Patriot Index, Vol. I, pg. 271 as a private. (CL-171) (CL-259) His birthdate is truly not known. It is listed anywhere from 1715-1740. The earlier dates are unlikely since he was a private in the American Revolution and lived to 1815. I'm using the 1740 birthdate given on his Revolutionary War records. The 1740 birthdate would also better match his children's birthdates listed in the family bible of Hugh Glenn. (CL-185)

George Glenn is listed in the 1782 Taxpayers Lists for Virginia. He is the only Glenn listed in Augusta Co., VA and he owned no slaves according to this record. (CL-173) George Glenn does not appear in the 1790 census records for Virginia, but I have been unable to locate any census records for the supposed county of his residence, Augusta Co. They appear to have burned. (CL-172). (CL-185) He purchased 18 acres of land on Apr 7, 1796 on the waters of Naked Creek which lay between his current land and that of Robert Young's land. It also bordered on Peter Tetree's land. This is land that was very near where his wife's father's land was. Since the purchase of his original land is not in the records, it is possible his wife and inherited some land from her father. http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/SYN8RBNYTXI23K6T2K3XB77J8PXDENKLATYSJIXXCXRAI1DF58-41373?func=full-set-set&set_number=007425&set_entry=000001&format=999

He is in the court records according to Chalkley: Aug 1796, William, Samuel, James Anderson and George Glenn (defendants) vs. William Young (orator).--Writ. Chancery, 27th September, 1793. William and Samuel were brothers. Petition by William Young, 1792, states that some years ago he employed George Nicholas to commence and prosecute this cause, that on removal of George (to Kentucky) from this county the case was entrusted to John Nicholas, who drew and filed the bill, shortly after which John also declined practicing in this court, and left his business to Robert Jouett, Esq., Attorney, who has also declined practicing in this court. Witness is aged and infirm. Petition for rehearing. Ellinor Young, wife of William Young, orator, 1st November, 1793. Samuel Anderson and George Glenn returned no inhabitants, 25th August, 1790. Samuel Anderson's deposition 15th February, 1791, before Benjamin Harrison, a Justice of Bourbon County. Pennsylvania executed on Samuel Anderson, 30th August, 1787.

It appears that George returned to Augusta Co., Virginia. George Glenn's Will was in Augusta Co., Will Book No. XI, pg. 458, : "In the name of God Amen, this 22nd day of December 1801, I George Glenn of Augusta County and State of Virginia, being in my ordinary health and sences do think it necessary at this time to make this my last Will and Testament first I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God through the merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he will be pleased to remove me and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and all my worldly Estate both real and personal, I give bequeth and dispose of the same in the following manner. First I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Hugh Glen all my Estate in Land together with all my Horses, Cattle, Sheep and hogs, all my household Goods farming utencils and moveable property of every kind to him his heirs and assigns forever with this incumberance only that he will pay the following legacies two years after my decease - I give and bequeath unto my son James Glen his heirs or assigns the sum of five pounds I also give and bequeath unto my son William Glen his heirs or assigns the sum of six pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law Wert Miller and my Daughter Nancy the sum of five pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law Robert Young, and my Daughter Sarah the sum of five pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law Samuel Curry and my Daughter Mary the sum of five pounds - I give and bequeath unto my son in law John Mead five shillings - I also nominate and appoint my son Hugh Glen and no other to be the only Executor to this my last Will and testament and I renounce all other Will or Wills made by any time heretofore and rectifies this and no other to be my last Will and Testament under my hand and seal the date above. Signed, Sealed, published and pronounced in the Presence of John Anderson, Jas Anderson, Geo. Anderson. Signed: George Glenn Probated 11 March, 1815; commission as Justices of Augusta County to take deposition of George Anderson, an aged and infirm witness, returned executed 14th March 1815. Proved 14th March, 1815 (George Anderson is dead since above deposition; James and John Anderson are also dead). Executor qualifies." His will supposedly does not list his children in their birth order.

DAR records state that George actually died in 1801 and that it took this long for Hugh Glenn to have his father's estate administered. In any case, what we know is that George died between Dec. of 1801 and Mar. of 1815. He and his wife are buried in the old stone cemetery of the Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church at Fort Defiance. Their daughter Mary, his wife's father, James Young and his friend Dr. Robert Curry are buried there.

An excellent article at https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/12482240 based upon personal knowledge of George's great grandson, Robert Addison Glenn gives this account of George. "GEORGE GLENN was born about 1720 in the northern part of Ireland near Londonderry. He was Scotch-Irish Presbyterian. When he was about fifteen years of age he married in Ireland, a Miss Young, also a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian. Shortly after their marriage he and his bride immigrated to America with a party of other Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, among whom was Dr. Robert Curry and his bride Ann Curry, and others.

This emigrant party first came into Pennsylvania about 1745, but immediately afterwards came south with the tide of Scotch-Irish emigrants who were then settling in the great Valley of Virginia. George Glenn patented and settled on what is known as the David Hunter, Sr. farm on the headwaters of Middle Branch of Naked Creek, Augusta County, Virginia, and built the old residence now standing on the farm. By his said wife George Glenn had seven children, three sons and four daughters, viz.: Sarah, Nancy, Margaret, William, James, Hugh, Mary."

My great Aunts wondered if this line of Glenns might be related to the American Astronaut, John Glenn. In John Glenn's ancestry from Coleraine, Ireland to here, I have not found a connection. (CL-261)

George married Mary YOUNG, (Half sister to Martha via Thru-Lines) before 1763. Mary (daughter of James YOUNG, * and Wife 1) was born before 1748 in of Cecil Co., Maryland; died on 15 May 1789 in , Augusta, VA, USA; was buried in Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah (or Mary in some sources) was highly likely to be born before 1750 as she was having children in 1763 according to her son's family bible. I have seen her birthdate in second hand sources as Sep. 27, 1727. I suspect that this might be too early or that she was married previous to her marriage with George Glenn. (CL-411) DNA evidence absolutely shows that my Sarah Young is descended from John and Annie Houston's ancestral tree. My mother matches autosomal DNA betwee 3.5 and 5.7 cM's with descendants of this line named Cahouf, Shannon Parnell, SMDonovan (A200104), L McElhaney (A798988), melstepp (A735224), Betty McLain (A764877), Ihakel (A787917), Donna Stone (A859372), and R. Pace Williams (T064653) just to name of a few on gedmatch. The are cousins on chromosome X or 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 14 with the most commonality on chromosome X.

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This William is the supposed father of George Glenn of Augusta Co., VA. He might also be the father of a William and Hugh Glenn who fought in the Revolutionary War in VA in the same time period as his son George. A James Glenn died in Augusta Co., Va in 1754 leaving children William, James, John and Mary. This James could be William's father or son.

The Glenn family's name originated in 1093 were of Norman ancestry, and came with William the Conqueror into Scotland. The name apparently comes from lands where they lived in 1250 A.D. By the year 1300, they were one of the great houses of Scotland. In 1322, Margaret, the daughter of the famous Robert Bruce, married Sir Robert Glenn. They are the ancestors of this Glenn family, a tradition past down clear to the 1900's. These Glenns were Scotch Irish, because in 1606, Sir James Hamilton and Montgomery obtained large land grants in Ireland which they parcelled out in large chunks to persons like Reverend Patrick Hamilton. The Reverend received his land on Nov. 15, 1606 in East Hollywood, Down County, Ireland. James Glenn, son of Glenlora Glenn and John Glenn, son of David Glenn both secured grants of land from Reverend Hamilton and enjoyed the "privaleges of English subjects." These Glenns were the ancestors of most of the Scotch Irish Glenns and are likely the direct ancestors of this Glenn line. The pattern of the Scotch Irish that moved into Augusta Co., VA was from Ireland (where they had an ethical problem with marrying into the Irish), to Pennsylvania, then often Maryland before coming to Augusta Co., VA. The question is how are we related to the Scotch Glenns located in Ireland. No one to my knowlege knows who our William's father was. (CL-474)

William married Jennie LITTLE. Jennie was born about 1700 in Augusta, Virginia, USA; died in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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We do not know who the parents of James, John or Robert Sr. of the Naked Creek, Augusta Co., Virginia are with certainty. I have my theory based upon 40 years of research and the only first-hand evidence there is.

Naked Creek appears to be about 22 miles northeast of the Beverly Manor Plat with the Borden Manor area being in between the 2 though this is a guess based upon a composite of maps that I could be judging incorrectly. Naked Creek literally is on the border between Rockingham County and Augusta Co., Virginia.

We do know that DNA evidence absolutely shows that my James Young is related to John and Annie Houston. He is likely a nephew of them.

As for the subject of this biography, James of Naked Creek, Augusta Co., VA. We know he interacted with John's children of Naked Creek. John bought land in 1748 on Naked Creek, Augusta Co., and James came from Cecil Co., MD in 1768 to buy land nearby John. We also know that my James is too young to have been the son of John and Annie as he is believed to have fought in the American Revolution from his possible gravestone. Nor is James the likely son of John and Annie's sons Robert (not in will) or Dr. John (died without heirs). James isn't the son of James C. Young. James C. had a son James, but his son James definitely died in the early 1760's. This James on Naked Creek died in 1790. My current best theory is that James and peer, John, both of Naked Creek, are nephews of the early (1730-1740's) Youngs in Augusta County.

It is possible that this James Young was the one in 1760 who was delineated by the Clerk of Courts as James Young, "Taylor." We don't know which one was the tailor at this point in time other than we know it wasn't his possible nephew or 1st cousin, once removed named James. He might be Constable James in the following record from Chalkley, V. II: 1767--Constables: Fras Graham, Jno. Griffith, Jos. Dennis, Thos. Cartmil, Solomon Carpenter, Wm. Jemmison, Jno. Clark, Charles Campbell, Wm. McMullen, Wm. Paxton, Hugh Hicklin, James Young.

His most likely land purchase is in the following Chaukley V. 3 record: Page 164.--22d November, 1769. Samuel Black and Rebecca ( ) to James Young, of Sissel County, Maryland, (Cecil Co., MD) ? 90, 200 acres on a branch of Naked Creek conveyed to Samuel by Thomas Watterson, James McConnal's land. James is listed as being of Cecil Co., MD in 1769 when he purchased land on Naked Creek, Augusta Co., Virginia. His likely brother, John had moved there in 1748.

There is a well-researched theory by Katherine Bushman. According to her, Cecil Co., MD Youngs are almost non-existant meaning that it was a stopover before moving onto Augusta Co., VA. There is a Jacob and John Young there in 1748. A William Young is a bondman in 1756 there. A Robert Young bought goods in Cecil Co., MD in 1758 and a James Young is also only mentioned once in that region. All of these but Jacob are believed to be relatives of the Youngs in Augusta Co., Virginia or Youngs that moved to Augusta Co., Virginia. Of these, William (son of Andrew Lamont Young) is my best theory on the parent of James and John.

He is the James Young in the following Chalkley transcription from Volume 3, "Page 546.--6th December, 1774. Thomas Watterson's will, farmer--To wife Mary to Nevey William Watterson. Executors, wife Mary and James Bell. Teste: James Young, Elizabeth (mark) McCamas, George Glenn. Proved, 17th February, 1778, by Young and Glenn. Widow Mary qualifies.

James's Young's will in Augusta Co., VA, Will Book VII, pg. 292, are in this abstract by Dr. Robert Frey. "16 Nov 1790: To Agnes Miller, wife to Wert Miller, daughter to George Glenn; to James Glenn, son to George Glenn; to William Glenn, son to George Glenn; to Sarah Glenn, daughter to George Glenn; to Martha Glenn, daughter to George Glenn; to Hugh Glenn, son to George Glenn; to Mary Glenn, daughter to George Glenn, infant; to Margaret, Esther, Elizabeth, Martha, John, James, William Bing, children to John Bing; to son-in-law George Glenn, to son-in-law John Bing, executors. Teste: Robert Young, Jr; Robert Young, Sr.; Sarah Young (Wife or daughter of Robert Young?). Proved 21st December 1790, by all witnesses. George Glenn (Son-in-law) and Wm. Young [son of Robert Young Sr. or gr. nephew]"

Most of his witnesses are one or two generations younger than James indicating again that he was quite elderly at the time of the writing of his will. James Young apparently only bequeathed items to grandchildren of two daughters. (CL-185) (Note that these Glenn grandchildren are listed in the identical order in Hugh Glenn's family bible and that Mary was simply age 12 at the time. Her brother Hugh Glenn, age 16, was not named an infant.) (CL-185) It's likely that his second wife had died by the time he wrote his will. Since he gave household goods to the Glenn children, it also suggests that he could have been living with them at the time of the writing of his will. Because James named no son in his will, it is assumed that he had no sons. I wouldn't rule that out however, as many Young's from this area had started moving to other territories like Kentucky and Tennessee by 1790 when he wrote his will and James died well enough into old age that he could have had a son die previously to him. The people who witness James' will all lived on or near Naked Creek, Augusta Co., VA when he wrote it. They would be his relatives. Namely, Robert Sr. Young could be a brother to him, possible son of William Young or Robert Young of Cecil Co., MD and Naked Creek, Augusta Co., VA. and his possible sister-in-law or niece, Sarah. Robert Jr. Young would be Robert Sr.'s son. When Robert Young Sr. died and left a will in 1793, he names George Glenn (James' son-in-law) as his executor.

I am theorizing that William Young of Cecil Co., MD is the father of our James Young because of the following record in Chalkley. "*Bond by William Young, of Cecil County, Province of Maryland, to James Hettly, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, dated 29th April, 1756, assigned to James Young, 28th February, 1775." This suggests that William Young had died, and the bond he had posted for James Hettley was transferred to the responsibility of his eldest living son, James in 1775. In decades of searching, this is the only connection I have found for our James of Cecil Co., MD and Naked Creek, Augusta Co. to the previous generation. William was the son of Andrew Lamont Young. This would explain the DNA matches I have to Andrew Lamont Young via his son, John Young married to Annie Houston. It seems likely to me that our James of Naked Creek is the likely brother to John of Naked Creek also and the Robert Young Sr. who witnessed his will. John, James and Robert would be sons of William in this hypothesis.

According to "Augusta County Heritage Book", James died on Dec. 21, 1790 and was in the American Revolution as stated on his gravestone.

This record applies to him in Chaukley, Vol. 2, Page 427.--James Young's estate appraised 8th January, 1791.

Here are the other Chaukley Records that might apply to this James Young.

*May 24, 1762 pg. (253) Liquors rated. James Young, a juror impaneled, failed to answer when called; fined and suit continued. Alexr. McClenachan, Thos. Crow, Joseph Bell, George Francisco, disturbed the Court by playing at ball, and are fined.

*1764--January 6, William Black; February 17, James Kerr; February 25, Robert Lusk; January 27, James Fowler; March 8, William Hides; March 20, Christopher Any; March 21, William Givens; May 16, James Young;

*Page 385.--1765: Processioned by Collier and McCampbell, viz: For William McCamey, for Jno. Beatty (Samuel Norrad present), for Solomon Whitley, for Wm. Gilmore, for Robt. Erwin, for Jno. McKee, for Andw. McCampbell, for Henry Kirkham, for Edward Fairies, for James Campbell, for Alex. Deal, for John Gilmore, for Moses Cunningham for Robt. Hamilton, for James McCalster, for Hugh Cunningham, for George McConne; for Wm. Moore, Michael Kirkham present; for James Young (processioned was a legal term used for the census or accounting of one's land every 4 years in Virginia.)

*1767--Constables: Fras Graham, Jno. Griffith, Jos. Dennis, Thos. Cartmil, Solomon Carpenter, Wm. Jemmison, Jno. Clark, Charles Campbell, Wm. McMullen, Wm. Paxton, Hugh Hicklin, James Young.

*Nov 17, 1767 p. (341) Alexr. Dale appointed Constable, vice James Young. Joseph Bell appointed surveyor of highway from James Lessley's to fork of road leading to Staunton, vice Archd. Hamilton.

*Mar 1769 Patrick Denny vs. George Gibson.--Trespass, 1767. James Young, Thos. McAllister, John McAllister, James Dillen, Richard McGee--witnesses.

*Mar 1771 - Henry Lang vs. James Young. --Chancery. Writ dated 28th August, 1768. Joseph Lang, father of Henry, many years ago purchased a tract of land from George Robinson, who was to take out patent in Joseph's name, but it was actually issued in name of Samuel Lang, deceased, brother of Henry, for half the tract. Samuel was of very poor intellect and quite an idiot. Joseph died and left will dated 11th September, 1757, wherein he gave a part of his land "The Welch Cabin" unto Samuel. James Young persuaded Samuel to convey his land to him, in consideration that James paid him in victuals, Bill to set aside conveyance.

*Oct 21, 1778 pg. (365) James Young recommended as Second Lieutenant in Capt. John Young's Company.

*Page 20.--26th September, 1781. Archibald Henderson's estate appraised by Hugh Brown, John Hind, James Dickey, James Young.

* Vol III. Page 410.--7th February, 1784. James Henderson's will--To wife, Martha; to sons, William and David; to daughter, Sarah Stuart; to other 9 sons, James and Joseph; to James Dickey and John Dickey; to young James Dickey; to son, Archibald's (deceased) daughter, Eleanor, infant; to son, Archibald's (deceased) widow, Elizabeth. Executors, wife and William Dunlop. Teste: James Young, Wm. Alexander, Michael Dickey. Proved, 19th May, 1784, by the witnesses. Martha qualifies.

James married Wife 1 before 1745 in of Cecil Co., Maryland. Wife died before 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Margaret GRAY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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This is the only record I've found for William Young of Cecil Co., Maryland that connects James of Naked Creek, Augusta Co., Virginia to his likely father. It can be found in Chaukley's "Chronicles of the Scotch Irish of Virginia.

*Bond by William Young, of Cecil County, Province of Maryland, to James Hettly, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, dated 29th April, 1756, assigned to James Young, 28th February, 1775.