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John Orear

Male Abt 1675 - Bef 1717  (~ 42 years)


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  1. 1.  John Orear was born about 1675 in Prince William Co, Virginia; died before 1717 in Prince William Co, Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1708, of Stafford Co, Virginia
    • Other-Begin: 10 May 1708, Richmond Co, Virginia
    • Death: Aft 4 Oct 1736, of, Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co, Virginia

    Notes:

    There is an early King George Co., VA deed (1733) where William Thorn and wife Mary, "relict of John Orea," sell land to Mary's daughter Margaret Glascock and her husband. This land is stated in the deed to have been owned by John Orea before his death.

    Other-Begin:
    Robert Peck and wife Margaret of St. Mary's Parish, Richmond Co., VA, execute a lifetime lease to John and Mary Orian[Oriar] of Stafford Co., VA for 100 acres of land. After John and Mary Oriar's deaths, the land is to go to their daughter Margaret Oriar. Robert Peck states that this transaction is for "the love, goodwill, and affection which I have and bare towards my loving friend, Margaret Oriar, dau. to John and Mary Oriar." 

    John married Mary Lawson (Larson) about 1698 in of, Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co, Virginia. Mary was born about 1675 in Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co, Virginia; died after 1750 in of, Brentown, Stafford Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Margaret Orear  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1699 in Prince William Co, Virginia; died after 1800 in Virginia; was buried in Rockburn Cem, King George Co, Virginia.
    2. 3. Daniel Lawson Orear  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1710 in Stafford Co (now Prince William Co), Virginia; died in 1786 in Prince William Co, Virginia.
    3. 4. John C. Orear  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1713 in Stafford Co, Virginia; died in 1805 in Prince William Co, Virginia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Margaret Orear Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1699 in Prince William Co, Virginia; died after 1800 in Virginia; was buried in Rockburn Cem, King George Co, Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Other-Begin: Prince William Co, Virginia
    • Other-Begin: 10 May 1708, Richmond Co, Virginia; ),(
    • Research Notes: 9 Dec 2012; two Margaret Orears

    Notes:

    Other-Begin:
    A King George Co., VA deed refers to the grantors "William Thorn and Mary his wife, widdow and relique of John Oreo late of Prince William County, deceased" along with "John Glascock & Margaret his wife, daughter of the said John Oreo & Mary his wife. . . " all selling their interests to Cornelius McCartie of Brunswick Parish, King George Co., VA

    Cornelius McCartie (b. ca. 1766) was married 2 Dec 1787 to Susannah "Sukey" Hardwick (born 1767), dau. of Margaret Glascock (b. ca. 1745) and her first husband Aaron Hardwick (she m. 2nd to William Turley). Margaret Glascock was the dau. of John Glascock and wife Margaret Orear (above referenced). By the way, Cornelis and Susannah McCartie later moved to Fayette Co., KY ca. 1797; in 1809 they were residents of Otter Creek in Hardin Co., KY (now Meade Co.); they had 11 children, one of whom was named Enos Orear McCarty.]

    Other-Begin:
    Robert Peck and wife Margaret of St. Mary's Parish, Richmond Co., VA, execute a lifetime lease to John and Mary Orian[Oriar] of Stafford Co., VA for 100 acres of land. After John and Mary Oriar's deaths, the land is to go to their daughter Margaret Oriar. Robert Peck states that this transaction is for "the love, goodwill, and affection which I have and bare towards my loving friend, Margaret Oriar, dau. to John and Mary Oriar." 

    Research Notes:
    Margaret Orear married to Scarlett Madden can't be the same Margaret Orear who married John Glasscock. Lots of confusion on various records.

    rootsweb thread concerning this issue:
    http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/OREAR/1997-03/0859168227

    From:
    Subject: Parents of Margaret OREAR and Scarlet MADDEN
    Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 14:54:59 -0500 (EST)

    My fifth great grandparents were Scarlet Madden and Margaret Orear. I do not know when they married, but I do know that they lived in Prince William County, Va, and that they had married before 26 June 1749 at which time Scarlet leased 200 acres of land from George Brent for the natural lives of
    Scarlet, his wife, Margaret, and their son, George, or the survivor of them.
    Scarlet died in Prince William County in 1796. Margaret was still living in 1800 when she sold the 200 acres of land that had been acquired in 1749.

    I have had no success identifying with certainty the parents of either Scarlet or Margaret. I have theorized that Scarlet was a son of John Madden, who received a 576-acre grant of land near Goose Run in Prince William County from Lord Fairfax on 6 April 1730. The land was adjacent to land owned by John and Daniel Orear, who had patented their 400-acre tract on 11 August 1711, when the area was part of Stafford County. It seems likely that either John Orear or Daniel Orear was the father of Margaret Orear, but I have not been able to identify her father with any certainty.
    Any information that might help in identifying the parents of Margaret or Scarlet would be greatly appreciated.

    A. E. (Tony) Collier 32 Revonah Circle Stamford, CT 06905 (203) 348-9554


    From: Donna Sarchet
    Subject: Re: Parents of Margaret OREAR and Scarlet MADDEN
    Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 19:50:27 -0600

    Tony--
    I have come across a reference to an Orear/Madden connection before via another O'Rear researcher, Mrs. Mildred Waddell. Mildred is descended from Mary O'Rear (dau. of John Orear who came to GA), who m. Jesse Brantley in 1797 in Hancock Co., GA. However, Mildred has done a *great deal* of research on early Orears in NC and VA and has discovered
    "missing" females that were not previously included in Edward O'Rear's privately printed O'Rear Sketchbook. Mildred also lives near Salt Lake City and does extensive research at the LDS library there. She is quite elderly and is not on-line, but she is still quite the avid researcher and answers letters promptly. Her address:
    Mrs. Mildred Waddell
    P.O. Box 454
    Coalville, UT 84017

    I've pulled from my files a couple of letters that Mildred wrote me in 1990 about the Maddens, etc., and it appears that at that time even she was having difficulty straightening things out. Various information had been submitted to the LDS temple without documentation and different family history books cited different relationships -- some without references. Here are some abstracts of what Mildred included about the Madden family:

    1. a copy of a family group sheet on the family of John Orear (b. ca. 1712 Prince Wm. Co., VA--son of Esther Rennoe, d. ca. 1805) and wife Malinda Madden (b. ca. 1722) of Prince Wm. Co., VA. Ch listed for this couple: Jeremiah (m. Nancy Catlett), Mary Ann (m. James Chamberlayne), Benjamin (m. Mary Catlett), John (m. Sarah Davis), Elizabeth, Margaret
    (b. 13 Feb 1753) m. Benjamin Jameson, Jesse m. Melinda Holton, Daniel m. Ann Luckett, William m. Annie Calk, Enoch m. Hannah Rennoe. [I have more detailed information on birth dates, etc. on these ch.--DS]
    This was submitted by Norma Y. Ericksen in the 1950s to Salt Lake. At that time she resided in Los Angeles and cited as her source "research records of Lee Orear, p. 1."

    Note: Ed O'Rear's Sketchbook attributes the above children to John Orear (b. Stafford Co., VA 1713, d. Prince Wm. Co., VA 1805) and Miss --?-- Renno, dau. of Francis Rennoe.

    2. a copy of Scarlett Madden's will, naming wife Margaret, granddau. Betsy Madden, and "rest of estate to be divided between Elizabeth Glasscock, Frances Reno, Peggy Cox, Franny Newman (each a child's part), John Posey Newman, and Kesia Stone 1 s (share?) each. Exec: wife, Daniel Oraire, Enoch Orear; Wit: John Prosser, Jesse Barron, John Barron.

    3. copy of Fanny Shute's will (Prince Wm. Co., VA 3 May 1784) where she names sister Peggy Madden, Niece Fanny Newman, legatees--George Madden's 2 daus. Sucky and Betsy Madden, Sister Frances Reno. Exec: Father Scarlet Madden and Wm. Orear. Wit: Daniel Orear, Enoch, Elizabeth.

    Note from Mildred: Daniel, Enoch, and Eliz. Orear appear to be the ch. of John & Malinda (Madden) O'Rear according the family group sheet enclosed.

    4. There is some question as to whether there is one or two Margaret Orears during this time period in Prince Wm. Co., VA. A book on the Glasscock family ("The Glas(s)cock/Glassco Saga") states the following on p. 163 in the Additions and Corrections section:
    "Proof that Margaret, wife of John [I assume this means John
    Glasscock--DS] was Margaret O'Rear is in King George Co., VA Deed Bk 7-6-1733. She was the dau. of John and Mary O'Rear: 'John and Margaret Glasscock sell land that Margaret had inherited from her parents, John and Mary Orea (Orear)'"

    Note from DS (me): This John and Mary (Lawson?) Orea/Orear were the parents of 1) Daniel Larson (Lawson?) Orear (b. Stafford Co., VA 1710, d. 1736 Prince Wm. Co., VA) who m. Esther Thorne, dau. of Wm. Thorne and
    2) John Orear (m. to Miss Rennoe (Ed Orear) or Malinda Madden (family group sheet referred to above), and 3) Margaret m. John Glasscock.
    Interestingly, after John Orear Sr. died, his widow Mary m. Wm. Thorne--her son's father-in-law. Mary and Wm. then had Susannah Thorne, who m. into the Rennoe/Reno family. But I digress...

    Regarding the above, Mildred was trying to determine if Margaret was one person who married a Glasscock and later a Madden, or if there were two Margarets (note the Glasscock reference in Scarlet Madden's will). The IGI lists a John Glasscock/Margaret Orear marriage in 1723 in Lancaster, VA. There is also a vague reference to the marriage of a
    Scarlet Madden in VA (no co. listed) with Margaret Orear 17??.

    My experience with Mildred's research is that she thoroughly continues to see a problem through, so I have no doubt that she has collected additional material at this time. I also have two microfilms of Ed O'Rear's research that I bought from the KY State Archives, so when time permits, I'll look up Maddens along with some other items I've made a list of. There is no index to the microfilms, so looking through them
    is pretty time consuming--albeit interesting.

    I really haven't answered your question as to whom Scarlett and Margaret's parents are, except to say that Margaret O'Rear Madden possibly may have previously been married to John Glasscock; if so, then she is the dau. of John Orear and wife Mary (Larson?).

    I hope I haven't just confused things further, and I will sort through my O'Rear notebooks to see if I have additional information. Back in the mid-1980s I briefly corresponded with a Mrs. Eva Genty in MO who was descended from Margaret Orear Glasscock. Perhaps she would be able to provide additional information, although as I recall her primary source was the Glasscock book. Also, hopefully someone else on the list has more information on this family.

    Donna Sarchet
    1807 Ennis
    Plainview, TX 79072
    (806) 293-2282
    -----------------------------------------------------------

    Margaret married John Glasscock about 1728 in Lancaster, Virginia. John (son of Thomas Glasscock and Sarah Stone) was born on 4 Jan 1699 in Prince William Co, Virginia; died on 28 Jun 1784 in Leeds Parish, Fauquier Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. William Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Apr 1729 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1730.
    2. 6. Thomas Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1731 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1770.
    3. 7. Mary Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1734 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 27 May 1822 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia.
    4. 8. John Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1736 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1778 in Indiana Creek, Manongalia Co, Virginia.
    5. 9. Susan Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1739 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1760.
    6. 10. George Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1741 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 4 Mar 1826 in Fauquier Co, Virginia.
    7. 11. Margaret Glasscock (or Orear)  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1744 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 1 Feb 1815 in Fauquier Co, Virginia.
    8. 12. Hezekiah Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1746 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 1 Aug 1818 in Ralls Co, Missouri.

  2. 3.  Daniel Lawson Orear Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1710 in Stafford Co (now Prince William Co), Virginia; died in 1786 in Prince William Co, Virginia.

  3. 4.  John C. Orear Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1713 in Stafford Co, Virginia; died in 1805 in Prince William Co, Virginia.

    Notes:

    In 1761 John O'Rear and George Lathum were sued in trespass by Elizabeth Marshall, a neighbor of John O'Rear's (and probably related to the Elizabeth Marshall who married John O'Rear's grandson, Jesse) with the specification that they
    "---- with force and arms, to wit with clubs strike, whip
    &c one negro man named Joe belonging to the said plaintiff did assault beat would &c treat so that the aforesaid negro slave could not possibly attend or perform the lawful business of his said mistress whereby the same remains undone and she was deprived and lost the benefit and advantage of the labours of the said negro slave for a long time ----- they the said defendants then and those did to the said plaintiff against the peace of our soverign Lord the now King & to the damage of the said plaintiff twenty pounds." The jury found for the plaintiff but apparently was unimpressed by the damage to the "King's Peace" or Ms. Marshall's loss of Joe's services -- they awarded her one penny damages.

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3165151&id=I591909596


    He appeared on the tax list at Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1787.



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  William Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Apr 1729 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1730.

  2. 6.  Thomas Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Mar 1731 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1770.

    Thomas married Catherine Agnes Rector in 1766 in Fauquier Co, Virginia. Catherine was born in 1746 in Germantown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 5 Nov 1772 in Fauquier Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. William Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1775 in Harrison Co, Virginia; died in 1850 in Barbour Co, Virginia.

  3. 7.  Mary Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Jul 1734 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 27 May 1822 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia.

  4. 8.  John Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Aug 1736 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1778 in Indiana Creek, Manongalia Co, Virginia.

  5. 9.  Susan Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Feb 1739 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died after 1760.

  6. 10.  George Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Jul 1741 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 4 Mar 1826 in Fauquier Co, Virginia.

    George married Hannah Rector about 1769 in Fauquier Co, Virginia. Hannah was born in 1750 in Fauquier Co, Virginia; died in 1816 in Rockburn Farm, Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Hezekiah Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Aug 1773; died on 18 Oct 1826.

  7. 11.  Margaret Glasscock (or Orear) Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born about 1744 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 1 Feb 1815 in Fauquier Co, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Reliable tradition makes the above Margaret an Orear. Cornelius had a son named Enos Orear McCarty. Her family history may probably be reconstructed as follows:

    Margaret Orear, born about 1745, md. 1st -------- Hardwick (who was probably a widower with son William) and had Susanna Hardwick, wife of Cornelius McCarty; John Hardwick; Elizabeth Hardwick, wife of James Kincheloe. Margaret md 2nd. William Turley and had Sampson Turley and others.
    There is an unconfirmed tradition that the mother of the above Elizabeth Hardwick was a Glasscock, a sister of George Glasscock. If this tradition is to be accepted, it can be explained only on the hypothesis that she was but a half-sister of Susannah who md. McCarty and a daughter of ---------- Hardwick by a first marriage.

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=carolynegould&id=I3831

    Margaret married Aaron Hardwick about 1766. Aaron was born about 1744; died after 1768. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Susannah "Sukey" Hardwick  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1767; died after 1820 in of, Otter Creek, Hardin Co (now Meade Co), Kentucky.
    2. 16. John Hardwick  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1769; died after 1780.
    3. 17. Elizabeth Hardwick  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1772; died after 1790.

    Margaret married William Turley after 1790. William was born about 1740; died after 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 12.  Hezekiah Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Jun 1746 in Rectortown, Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 1 Aug 1818 in Ralls Co, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Most of Hezekiah Glascock?s eleven children left Fauquier County, Virginia and came to Ralls County, Missouri. At this time (1821), Ralls County comprised nearly the entire Northeastern quarter of Missouri. Ralls County was soon divided up into numerous smaller counties including Marion County. (for more, see notes under his son Stephen)

    source unk; copied from Ancestry.com
    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17591008/person/530808131/story/03081c02-0000-42b8-86f6-9edfd0cc8628?src=search

    Hezekiah married Sarah Stephens in 1766 in Fauquier Co, Virginia. Sarah was born in 1750 in Virginia; died after 1780 in of,Fauquier Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Stephen Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1779 in Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 18 Sep 1855 in Ralls Co, Missouri.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  William Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas3, 2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born in 1775 in Harrison Co, Virginia; died in 1850 in Barbour Co, Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Mahala Alice "Alcy" Cole. Mahala was born on 16 Mar 1779 in Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 14 Jul 1859 in Taylor Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Hannah Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jun 1802 in Culpeper Co, Virginia; died on 16 Aug 1891 in Barbour Co, West Virginia.

  2. 14.  Hezekiah Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (10.George3, 2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Aug 1773; died on 18 Oct 1826.

    Hezekiah married Edith Bishop about 1819. Edith was born in 1783; died in 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Minor Glasscock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1820; died on 22 Nov 1863 in Marshall, Fauquier Co, Virginia.

  3. 15.  Susannah "Sukey" Hardwick Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born in 1767; died after 1820 in of, Otter Creek, Hardin Co (now Meade Co), Kentucky.

    Susannah married Cornelius McCarty on 2 Dec 1787 in Virginia. Cornelius (son of James McCarty and Nancy Bosley) was born about 1766 in of, Brunswick Parish, King George Co, Virginia; died after 1820 in of, Otter Creek, Hardin Co (now Meade Co), Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Thomas McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1788 in Virginia; died after 1820.
    2. 22. Margaret "Peggy" McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1790 in Virginia; died in 1867.
    3. 23. Aaron Hardridge (Hardwick) McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Apr 1792 in Virginia; died on 16 Sep 1889 in Putnam Co, Indiana.
    4. 24. Nancy McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1796 in Virginia; died after 1800.
    5. 25. William T. McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1799 in Hardin Co, Kentucky; died on 16 Mar 1880.
    6. 26. Manasseh McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1802; died after 1827 in of, Indiana.
    7. 27. Enos Orear McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1800; died in 1852 in Wabash Co, Indiana.
    8. 28. James McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1804; died after 1831.
    9. 29. John Calvin McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1806; died before 1832.
    10. 30. Eleanor McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1808; died after 1835.
    11. 31. Evaline McCarty  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1810; died on 25 Jan 1882 in Hardin Co, Indiana.

  4. 16.  John Hardwick Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born about 1769; died after 1780.

  5. 17.  Elizabeth Hardwick Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born about 1772; died after 1790.

    Elizabeth married James Kincheloe about 1792. James was born about 1772; died after 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 18.  Stephen Glasscock Descendancy chart to this point (12.Hezekiah3, 2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Oct 1779 in Fauquier Co, Virginia; died on 18 Sep 1855 in Ralls Co, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Most of Hezekiah Glascock?s eleven children left Fauquier County, Virginia and came to Ralls County, Missouri. At this time (1821), Ralls County comprised nearly the entire Northeastern quarter of Missouri. Ralls County was soon divided up into numerous smaller counties including Marion County.

    [Stephen?s land holding were in Ralls and Marion Counties. Mark Twain?s boyhood home of Hannibal (the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn) sits in Marion County on the border with Ralls County.]

    Hezekiah?s fourth child, Stephen (b. 30 Oct 1779; d. 18 Sept. 1885) never married. He was described as a wealthy commissioner who settled in Ralls County at Hannibal in 1822. He owned most of Hannibal, including Glascock?s Island - which Mark Twain made famous as ?Jackson?s Island? where Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn camped.

    The act of 16 November 1820, which formed Ralls County, named five commissioners. They were: Dabney Jones, James Garnett, Richard Jones, Francis Grant and Stephen Glascock.

    Stephen Glascock was chosen to select the county seat of Monroe County when it was cut off from Ralls County. Stephen was appointed county clerk at the first session of the Ralls County court held 2 April 1821 and held that position until 1828. He also served as a probate judge from 1824 to 1827 and as Ralls County treasurer from 1821 to 1826. In 1828, Stephen was elected to represent Ralls County in the Missouri General Assembly and was elected Missouri State Senator in 1834.

    As you can see from the various local and state offices Stephen Glascock held, that he was very active in the formation and development of Ralls and Marion Counties. His significant contributions to Hannibal, Missouri?s early development are difficult to measure.

    In one document, Stephen Glascock is described as ?a prominent early settler? who built Glascock?s mill, a well-known saw and grist mill that stood near the mouth of Clear Creek. [See photo our site.]

    Stephen Glascock gave away much of his land to the city of Hannibal for the sole purpose of bettering the young river town community. Hannibal?s entire river-front access (Hannibal sits along the Mississippi River between two large bluffs) to the Mississippi River was Glascock?s gift to the city. Its commercial value was huge insofar as all commercial traffic then was by steamboat paddle-wheelers like those piloted by Mark Twain. Railroads wouldn?t reach Hannibal for another 30 years.

    The ?town square? in Hannibal was a gift from Glascock as were several other lots whose use were to be for church sites and another that was to be a cemetery. Not one of these parcels today carries Glascock?s name. In fact, the city soon decided to use these lands for purposes other than that stipulated by his gifts. Only one small portion of the large river-front tract carries his name: GLASCOCK?S LANDING. And now, the City of Hannibal is considering rename this site.

    Mark Twain was quoted as saying, ?I?m all for progress, It?s change I don?t like!?

    Well frankly, some change is for the better. But erasing our history and heritage is never a good idea. We should always do what we can to preserve our history. It lets future generations know from where they came. It helps create an important compass point in life?s journey.

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    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17591008/person/530808131/story/03081c02-0000-42b8-86f6-9edfd0cc8628?src=search



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