Notes on Gregory Glascock

GREGORY GLASSCOCK (1634-1690), or George Glascock, of Curringham, Essex, England arrived in Virginia in 1669. He was the son of Thomas Glascock and Jane Just Glascock. He was born and raised in England, while it was believed that his brother Thomas Glascock II was born in Virginia. He settled on Virginia's Northern Neck and became a tobacco planter on the Rappahannock River. George Glascock began to expand his holdings and deepen the family roots as a tobacco planter as he acquired additional land. George was the oldest son inasmuch as his father's land passed into his possession, probably according to the ancient custom of primogeniture. He was married to Mary Barber by January 18, 1662, when George and his wife Mary inherited land from Thomas Glascock in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. He and his wife Mary deeded Morattico Creek land that had been his father's to his brother, Thomas II in 1667. In 1677, listing himself as a Rappahannock planter, he gave power of attorney to "my loving brother Thomas Glascock of ye same County planter in the settlement of an estate. An old tobacco bill of Gregory Glascock survives. "p. 312. Raw Travers of the County of Lancast Mercht do acknowledge that I have recd of Will Hall the within mentioned bills amounting to 12472 lb tobc for use of Mr Rich Gower & Company the sd bills were delivered to the sd Hall and James Sumpner by Mr Leo Howson x x. Dated 26th May 1665. Wit. Will Travers signed Raleigh Travers Gregory Glascocke Recorded 29th May 1665." Gregory Glascock died in St. James Parish, Virginia in 1690. "George Glascock departed this life 1690." (St. James Parish, Virginia).

By 1695, Gregory's widow had married Richard Peacock, who on February 14, 1695 made a deed of a gift of 10,000 pounds of tobacco to her children. North Farnham Parish Register: "1695--Richard Peacock, having lately married the relict of George Glascock." Colonel Edmund Jennings was given administration of the estate of George Glascock. He writes of George Glascock in the Court of 24 July 1702. "I am also further compelled to acquaint you that I have also received notice from the Clerk that William Cobb, Orphan of Ambrose Cobb hath entered plaint against me. I do not remember I was ever concerned with any estate except the former and George Glascock's estate with which I was instructed by the Court to receive Bills in my name which amount to about 4000 lbs. tobacco; if that relates to Cobbs and the Court please to direct me pay it to him ready, for I can't pay it without your order...The great respect I have for the Court obliges me to wait on you, but I am necessitated to pass to Rappahannock having long appointed business of moment which will occasion my stay there till after the Court so please will excuse the present attendance of Worthy Gentlemen your most faithful servant E. Jennings....on Hall 20th March 1701/1702."

Gregory and Mary Glascock had the following children: 1) Thomas Glascock born June 1, 1662, and married 1689 Sarah Stone, daughter of William and Sarah Stone; 2) Mary and Anne, twins born November 10, 1673. Mary married (1) Zacharias Nichols and (2) Thomas Carpenter on January 13, 1717. She had no children in her 1721 will. Anne married John Wilson and died before 1704, without children. Mary and Anne married but had no children. Thus, Gregory's branch of the Glascock family is all descended from Thomas, his son. 52

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