William Glenn

1690 - 1780  (89 years)

• Name	William Glenn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	15 Sep 1690	Londenberry, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1780	Augusta, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I12808	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	David Glen,   b. 1650, Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Gray
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F2706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie Little,   b. Abt 1700, Augusta, Virginia, USA d. Virginia, USA
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Henry Glenn,   b. 1737, Londonderry, Ireland d. 14 Mar 1815, Augusta County, Virginia (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George Glenn,   b. 1730, , Londonderry, Ireland d. Bef 14 Mar 1815, , Augusta, VA (Age < 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Glenn, (listed as d. of George in Thrulines but is sister by dates),   b. 1740   d. 1780 (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  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 ina 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)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3184] Glenn, R.L., A Walk Through Time (Bountiful, UT: Family History Publishers, c1989). [S1273] See, Hazel Tilder, Wendel-Windle, Descendants, mostly of New Market, Virginia and Descendants of George & Sarah Young Glenn (410 Courtfield Avenue, Winchester, VA 22601). [S2739] Linda Stewart to L. Dudick E-mail letter dated Oct. 15, 1997 at lincstart@worldnet.att.net (CL-411). [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S3112] Obituary of Samuel Newton Glenn Gallia Times Gallipolis, OH July 2, 1936.