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William Glenn

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Biography

Slave-owner on St Vincent, c. 1750 - 1818, apparently resident.

William Glenn was baptised 13/05/1750 at St Giles in the Fields, London. He has been identified by Naomi Clifford as the grandfather of Maria Glenn and father-in-law of Mary Fenton Glenn, all three of whom appeared in the account of the trial surrounding the abduction of Maria Glenn of Taunton in 1817. He was buried 13/10/1818 in St George's, St Vincent, West Indies.

We are grateful to Naomi Clifford for assistance in compiling this entry.


Sources

Naomi Clifford, The Disappearance of Maria Glenn (2016); London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Ref: P82/GIS/A/02.

Associated Estates (5)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1794 [EA] - 1794 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
Mount William [ St Vincent ]

Glenn held security over 50 enslaved people and 189 acres of the estate in 1794.

1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
Revolution Hall [ St Vincent ]
1822 [EA] - 1822 [LA] → Previous owner
Revolution Hall [ St Vincent ]
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
Rivulet Estate [ St Vincent ]
1822 [EA] - 1827 [LA] → Previous owner
Rivulet Estate [ St Vincent ]

Relationships (1)

William Glenn
Father → Daughter
Fanny Earle Ponsonby
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