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William GLEAVES

Parents: Matthew GLEAVES (1715 - 1760) and Esther _____ (1721 - 1808)

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Birth<1747-1750>Augusta Co., VA
Death20 May 1820Wythe Co., VA
Property20 Aug 1770Augusta Co., VA
``Page 433.--20th August, 1770. John Lewis, of Albemarle, to William Glaves, �40, on South River of Shanando, Joseph Hannah's land, Robert Frazer's survey, 164 acres patented to said Lewis, 21st September, 1762. Teste: Thomas Rodgers, James Kennerley, Jr., Thos. Turk. Delivered: Wm. Glaves, March, 1771. ''
Court22 Mar 1771Augusta Co., VA
``On March 22, 1771, Augusta County Court Order Book #14 contains an entry where a �William Glaves is appointed guardian ad litem for Esther Glaves, orphan of Matthew Glaves, deceased.� A guardian ad litem was a person of legal age appointed to litigate a cause of action for a minor child or incompetent person. At this point there is no information as to William's relationship to either Matthew or Esther. ''
Court20 Aug 1771Augusta Co., VA
``Turk vs. Raferty
Chalkley reports a lawsuit titled Turk vs. Rafferty under �County Court Judgments, March 1772, Vol. I, p. 365�. The case involved a dispute over the estate of �Matthew Grove�. Bob Allen obtained a copy of the original records in the Augusta County, Virginia Courthouse that Chalkley viewed in writing his abstract of this lawsuit. The actual record reveals that the family involved in the lawsuit is �Glave", not "Grove". Although the document is quite lengthy and overly verbose, the key points are listed below.
Most documents from this time period were drafted using little or no punctuation and sometimes-random capitalization. This document is no exception to that trend. This author has attempted to transcribe this text exactly as it appears in the original lawsuit. You will notice that the spelling of the name appears with and without the �S�.
Turk & wife
v
Raferty & wife
�George the Third by the Grace of God of great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith To the Sherif of Augusta County Greeting we command you that you summon Thomas Raferty and Esther his wife
To appear before the Justices of our said County Court at the Court House of the County on the third Tuesday in next month to Answer a Bill in Chancery (illegible) whereby Thomas Turk and Mary his wife, William Glave and Elizabeth Glave, and Michael Glave, Esther Glave and Matthew Glave. Infants by William Glave their guardian of this they shall in no wise omit under the penalty of 100 (pounds)"
"To The Worshipful his Majesties. Justices of the County Court of Augusta (illegible) on Chancery Humbly Complaining their (illegible) of the Worships Your orator, Thomas Turk and Mary his wife, William Glaves, Elizabeth Glave, Michael Glave, Easter Glave, and Matthew Glave, infants by William Glave their guardian -- That sometime on or about the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty your orators' father Matthew Glaves departed this life intestate without making any disposition of his estate or effects and who at the time of his death was possessed of a very considerable personal estate. Orators having been informed consisting of Horses, Cattle, Hog's, Sheep, Household goods, and all kind of implements of Husbandry. That upon the Orator's father's death their mother Esther, since intermarried with Thomas Raferty the Defendants hereafter named possessed herself of the whole estate (your orators then being infants of very tender years) without ever taking out Letters of administration, soon after which before she disposed of the same intermarried with the other Defendant Thomas Raferty by virtue of which intermarriage he took the whole of your Orators estate into his custody and possession and used possessed and disposed of the same without ever rendering any account to either of your orators or to this worshipful Court. Your Orators Mary Turk and William Glaves since having come of age have often and in a friendly manner requested him so to do as such on his own account as on behalf of his infant brothers and sisters...."
Although there is no record of a judgement, this single document provides a wealth of information about the Matthew Glaves family. It establishes Matthew's approximate date of death and names his wife Esther and his children. It tells us that Matthew died intestate, having no will. The document mentions �horses, cattle, pigs and household items�, but no land. The family had probably settled on unclaimed land but had not had the necessary survey done in order to patent it and gain title. The actual lawsuit was dated August 20, 1771, although the case was not heard until the following March.''
Guardian24 Jan 1775Augusta Co., VA
``Matthew Gleaves vs John Finley, March 1794, Augusta County, Drawer 449
This Indenture Wittnesseth that Mathew Gleaves son to Mathew Gleaves deceas'd of Augusta County and Colony of Virginia hath of his own Voluntary Consent and the Consent of his Guardian put and Bound himself apprentice unto John Finley wheelwright of the County and Colony afforesaid to learn his art trade or Mystery of a wheel-Wright and Cooper and after the Manner of an Apprentice to serve him from the Day and the Date hereof for and During ye full term of four years Next Ensuing During all which time he the said apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve his secrets keep his lawfull commands every where Gladly obey he shall do no Damage to his said Master nor see it to be Done by others without giving notice thereof to his said Master he shall not waste his said Masters goods nor lend them unlawfully to others fornication he shall not committ Matrimony he shall not Contract at lands Dice or any other unlawfull game he shall not play whereby his said master may be damaged with his own goods or the goods of others he shall not buy nor sell without licence from his said master he shall not absent himself day nor night from his said Masters service without his leave nor haunt alehouses taverns or play houses but in all things behave himself as a faithfull apprentice ought to do During said term and the said master shall use the utmost of his Endeavours to teach or cause to be taught or instructed the said aprentice in the trade of Mystery he now professeth and procure or provide for him the said apprentice Sufficient meat Drink washing lodging and apparrel sufficient for an apprentice During said term and likewise at the Expiration of said term said Master is to provide for said aprentice a sett of tools fitt to carry on the business and for the true performance of every of the above articles we bind ourselves Each to the other by these presents in Wittness whereof we have interchangeably put our hands and seals this 24th Day of January 1775
Test John Finley
John Davidson Matthew Gleave
Robt Finley William Gleave
Edward Hunter
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Bond4 May 1779Montgomery Co., VA
4 May 1779 in Montgomery co., Va, William Glaves entered into bond to collect taxes.
Court5 May 1779Montgomery Co., VA
5 May 1779 in Montgomery co., Va - William Glaves ordered to serve on Jury of trial of Duncan O'Gullion for maintaining the authority of the King of Great Britain and levying war against the people of the state.
MilitaryAbt 1780
was a Lt. under Gen. Greene in the Revolutionary War.
Court20 Mar 1780Montgomery Co., VA
Gave security for his mother's administration of her 2nd husband Thomas Rafferty's will on 20 Mar 1780
Court7 Nov 1781Montgomery Co., VA
7 Nov 1781 in Montgomery co., Va - William Glaves recomended to his Excellency the Governor as a proper person to serve as a 1st Lieutenant in Capt. Newell's Company.
Military5 Mar 1782Montgomery Co., VA
5 Mar 1782 William Glaves took oath as Lieutenant of Militia of Montgomery Co., Va
Court2 Apr 1782Montgomery Co., VA
2 Apr 1782, William Gleves "made satisfactory proof that he furnished Capt. Campbell's Company Light Horse Militia of Montgomery County, with 16 diets, 16 shelves of oats 2/8, also with 200 pounds of beef 3 3/4, and the [Waslyth?] Militia with 16/ [shillings?] diets 16, and corn and hay for 8 horses one night 10/, also with 24 diets 24/ for a company of Patroolers under Sgt. Brummit. The whole L5:2:0"
Tax1782Montgomery Co., VA
William Glaves
1 tithe
2 slaves
20 horses
33 cattle
Tax12 Mar 1788Montgomery Co., VA
William Gleaves paid tax for the following on 12 Mar 1788:
1 males age 16-21
1 slaves
18 horses
Military23 Nov 1790Wythe Co., VA
23 Nov 1790 Wythe co., Va - William Glaves, Lieutenant in the Militia
Military13 Dec 1797Wythe Co., VA
13 Dec 1797 Wythe co., Va, William Glaves recommended as Capt. of Militia
Court15 Nov 1799Wythe Co., VA
15 Nov 1799 Wythe co., Va - Appointed overseer of the road from Kattner's to Percival's Mill.
Tax1800Wythe Co., VA
William Gleaves paid tax in 1800 for the following:
2 whilte male over age 16
4 blacks over age 16
15 horses
tax: $3.56
Property7 Jan 1809Cripple Creek, Wythe Co., VA
7 Jan 1809, William Gleaves (Jr) and wife Peggy deeded 420 acres of land on Cripple Creek to Joseph Bell and Andrew Kincannon.


Marriages

Sources

Wythe County chapters - A gathering of Materials from scarce, rare or out-of-print sources about Wythe county, Virginia
James S. Pressgraves
Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800
975.5 Su64 1970
Lewis Preston Summers
Allen, Turk queries dated Jan, Feb, Mar 1998
Robert M. Allen <BobBecAlln@aol.com>
Turk Family
http://genforum.genealogy.com/turk/messages/265.html
found: 31 Jul 2000
dated: 21 Apr 2000
Darlene Henson <dhenson@lcc.net>
The Glaves/Gleaves Family in America
Dennis Glaves <dennis@glaves.org>
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia
orignial: Lyman Chalkley
Finley Family Collection; Carmen Finley Papers; gift; 1994
Finley Family?
The 1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/mont782a.htm
dated: 1 Jul 1998
found: 24 Jun 2001
Jeffrey C. Weaver
Montgomery County, Virginia Tax Lists A, B, C for 1788
found: 25 Aug 2001
Netti Schreiner-Yantis
Images of the 1800 Tax of Wythe co., VA
http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~vataxlists/Wythe/1800PersonalB/Pers1800VaWytheB-PR-16.jpg
http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~vataxlists/Wythe/1800PersonalB/Pers1800VaWytheB-FG-08.jpg
found: 27 Aug 2001
Binns Genealogy LLC <binnsgeno@aol.com>



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author: Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu >
title: Genealogical events for William GLEAVES
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updated: 23 Jan 2005

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