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Ancestors of Martha Jo (Martha) Cross


      888. William Glascock, born 1704 in Richmond Co., VA; died February 05, 1784 in Richmond Co., VA. He was the son of 1776. George Glascock and 1777. Millicent (Million) Downman. He married 889. Esther Ball April 10, 1728 in Lancaster Co., VA.

      889. Esther Ball, born Abt. 1712 in Indian Springs, VA; died Abt. 1779 in Richmond Co., VA. She was the daughter of 1778. Richard Ball and 1779. Sarah Young.

Notes for William Glascock:
From The Glas(s)cock - Glassco Saga: "Capt. William and his brother Major George proceeded to build up their estates to acquire a prominent position in the society of the day.
On April 13, 1726 Maj. George Glascock married Judith Ball, daughter of his neighbor Col. William Ball, and two years later his brother Capt. William Glascock married her cousin Esther Ball, daughter of Capt. Richard Ball of St. Mary's Chapel. The girls were 1st cousins. Their fathers were 1st cousins of Mary Ball who married Augustine Washington, the parents of Geo. Washington, so they were both 2nd cousins of George Washington."

Virginia Genealogies, by Rev. Horace Hayden, page 63: Esther Ball married Capt. Wm. Glasscock on May 10, 1728 and had 5 sons & 6 daughters.
Pg. 47: President George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, is listed as grand daughter of Col. William Ball.

Early Va. marriages 929.3 C Lancaster Co. page 50: lists April 10, 1728 (Capt.) Wm. Glasscock of Richmond Co. & Esther, dau of Sarah Ball.

Apparently Capt. William and Esther lived in the house at "Indian Banks" after their marriage in 1728, but both he and Maj. George were associated with the area from then on and the Farnham Parish records contain many births, marriages & deaths of their descendants for several generations. From these two men descended many prominent Virginia Glascocks.

In 1730 Capt. William was appointed as Commission of Peace for Richmond Co.











  Notes for Esther Ball:
Died after 1771 (made deposition) and prior to 1784 (not in Wm's Will).
     
Children of William Glascock and Esther Ball are:
  i.   Anne Glascock, born in Richmond Co., VA; died Unknown; married Andrew Robertson; died Unknown.
  Notes for Andrew Robertson:
Fought with Braddock in 1775.

  ii.   Million Glascock, born February 20, 1729 in Richmond Co., VA; died Abt. 1761 in VA; married William Peachey May 31, 1748 in VA; died Unknown.
  Notes for William Peachey:
Wm. served in George Washington's regiment during the French and Indian War. Was a Colonel in the 8th VA Regiment in the Revolutionary War.

  iii.   Jr. William Glascock, born July 04, 1733 in Richmond Co., VA; died Unknown; married Elizabeth Chichester January 20, 1752 in VA; died Unknown.
  Notes for Jr. William Glascock:
Marriage Bonds in Lancaster Co., VA
20 Jan 1752, William Glasscock, Jun., & Elizabeth Chichester. Sec. Wm. Glasscock.

Capt. William Glascock, Jr., Early VA Marriages, 929.3C Lancaster Co., pg. 53 lists:
20 Jan 1752, William Glasscock, Jr & Elizabeth Chichester.

William left Elizabeth and went to live Stevensburg in 1763, but was living there with wife, Elizabeth, in 1778-84.

William was on the Frederick Co. tax list in 1783 with family of 8 whites.



  Notes for Elizabeth Chichester:



  iv.   Thomas Glascock, born Abt. 1735 in Richmond Co., VA; died 1775 in VA; married Mary Ball January 20, 1759 in Richmond Co, VA; died Unknown.
  Notes for Thomas Glascock:
Thomas was the "member of an influential family of Virginia Co." who was a Burgess in 1769. On a granite bolder at the Capitol of Williamsburg, VA, the following inscription was discovered in 1909:
"Members of the House of Burgesses met at the Raleigh Tavern, May 18, 1769, and May 27, 1774, and August 1774, and entered into associations against the importation or purchase of British manufacturers". Names include Thomas Glascock.

  v.   Winnifred (Winny) Glascock, born Abt. 1738 in Richmond Co., VA; died Unknown.
  vi.   Richard Glascock, born Abt. 1740 in Richmond Co., VA; died 1801 in VA; married (1) Hannah Chichester April 29, 1761 in Richmond Co, VA; died Unknown; married (2) Elizabeth Downer December 14, 1780 in 1st Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA; died Unknown.
  Notes for Richard Glascock:
Richard inherited "Indian Banks" from his father.

In 1771, in a poll for the House of Burgesses, he voted for Col. Francis Lightfoot Lee, who constantly voted for revellion against England. In 1782 he was allowed a claim against the commonwealth under the act for "adjusting claims for property impressed or taken for public service".
(Source: Lawrence Glassco, "The Glas(s)cock--Glassco Saga", pg. 91)

  444 vii.   George Glascock, born December 20, 1743 in Richmond Co., NC; died October 18, 1787 in Cross Hill in Moore Co., NC; married Martha (Patty) Howard Bef. 1770 in Probably Richmond Co., VA.
  viii.   Priscilla Glascock, born Abt. 1745 in Richmond Co., VA; died Unknown; married (1) Williamson Ball March 04, 1763 in VA; died Unknown; married (2) Mungo Henry August 18, 1769 in VA; died Unknown.
  ix.   Elizabeth (Betty) Glascock, born December 06, 1749 in Richmond Co., VA; died Unknown; married IV Rawleigh (Porteus) Downman; died Unknown.
  Notes for IV Rawleigh (Porteus) Downman:
RAWLEIGH PORTEUS DOWNMAN left will ca 1800
naming two daughters, FRANCES (Fanny) and
MARY CHARLOTTE DOWNMAN (my gr-grandmother).
His widow, Ann (Downman) Peachey Downman,
also left will (ca 1801) naming his daughters
as such. Does anyone know their mother's
name? Left as wards of John McRae of
Petersburg, VA, the two DOWNMAN girls later
assign title "mother" to Violet ( ?) Claiborne
Bates, who probably was their foster-mother
and may have been a McRae. Was she really
their mother?


  x.   John Glascock, born December 24, 1751 in Richmond Co., VA; died 1795 in Richmond Co., VA; married Susanna Mitchel June 08, 1770 in VA; died May 1804 in Richmond Co., VA.
  More About John Glascock:
Will Probate: 1796, Richmond Co., VA

  More About Susanna Mitchel:
Will Probate: 1805, Richmond Co., VA

  xi.   Mildred (Milly) Glascock, born November 24, 1753 in Richmond Co., VA; died 1784 in VA; married William Harding Abt. 1740 in Richmond Co., VA; died Unknown.


      890. James Howard, died Unknown. He married 891. Mary Scurlock.

      891. Mary Scurlock, died Unknown.
     
Child of James Howard and Mary Scurlock is:
  445 i.   Martha (Patty) Howard, born January 31, 1740; died Unknown; married George Glascock Bef. 1770 in Probably Richmond Co., VA.


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