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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



GLASCOCK, DANIEL M., was born May 11, 1795, in Loudon county, Va. Three brothers by the name of Glascock came from France, with LaFayette, and fought in the revolutionary army until Independence was acknowledged by England. They all remained, married and raised families on James river, Va. One of them had a son James, and it is his son, Daniel M., whose name heads this sketch. Mary E. Lake was born Sept. 20, 1798, in Loudon county, Va. Daniel M. Glascock and Mary E. Lake were there married, Aug. 18, 1818. They made their home in Fauquier county, until seven children were born, and then moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1833, in what is now Fancy Creek township, where they had three children. Of their ten children--

LUCINDA C., born Aug. 12, 1819, in Fauquier county, Va., married in Sangamon county, Sept. 19, 1837, to Elisha Primm. See his name.

BAYLIS K., died in Virginia, June 4, 1832, aged eleven years.

MARY E., born Oct. 30, 1823, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Elijah S. Primm. See his name.

MARGARET E., born July 16, 1826, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Martin L. Bishop. They have five children, and live in McLean county, Illinois.

JAMES B., born Nov. 11, 1828, in Fauquier county, Va., raised in Sangamon county, married, Aug. 31, 1850, to Sarah M. Stone, who was born Aug. 4, 1831, in Menard county. They have four living children, WILLIAM M., MARY E., MARGARET A., and EMMA E., and reside in Menard county, two and one-half miles north of Cantrall.

THOMAS, born Feb. 24, 1831, in Fauquier county, Va., married in Sangamon county to Mary J. Brittin. She died Feb. 1, 1859. Thomas Glascock was married, Aug. 28, 1860, to Mrs. Eliza F. Brittin, whose maiden name was Mallory. They have three living children, LIZZIE FLORENCE, WILLIAM O., and NETTIE A., and reside in Fancy Creek township, four miles northwest of Sherman. Thomas Glascock served several years as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county.

DANIEL, died May 15, 1848, aged thirteen years.

ELIAS L., born Oct. 24, 1837, in Sangamon county, married Emeline Miller. They had three children, and she died. Mr. G. married Margaret King, and live in Butler county, Kansas.

EZEKIEL F., born Feb. 5, 1840, in Sangamon county, married Mary Hurt, who was born Feb. 6, 1844, in Menard county. They had four children. LYDIA A., the second child, died in her third year. MARGARET E., MARY L., and EMMA E., reside with their parents three miles southwest of Cantrall.--1874.

Daniel M. Glascock died March.4, 1840, and his widow died April 4, 1840, both in Sangamon county.



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