PREFACE. IN offering these Memorials of the preceding generations of the name and family of GLOVER, the writer gratefully acknowledges the kind words of encouragement received from many individuals in each branch of the families contained in the work, as also the ready response to her call for ancient original documents and private records. In addition to such sources of information, an extensive correspondence has been the means of gathering in much valuable and reliable information. Letters have been addressed to every person bearing the name of Glover, not only in New England but the United States, whose records and history could not be otherwise obtained. More than one thousand letters have been sent to such persons, and to others from whom there appeared to be any chance of gleaning information. To those who have responded promptly, the most grateful acknowledgments are here tendered. In some few instances inquiries have remained unanswered; and in others, where another name was borne although of Glover descent, an indifference has been made apparent by the doubtful character of the reply. The best has been made of it, however, and if such should chance to see an error in the arrangement of their names or a discrepancy of dates, they must impute it to the deficiency of their own communications, for no expense or labor has been spared in the endeavor to obtain the correct dates and facts in every case. It is earnestly hoped that those who may discover errors or omissions, will be kind enough to make them known to the author. There have been found to be six original progenitors or American ancestors of the name of Glover-four only of whom are here Memorialized. Of Charles Glover, of Salem and Gloucester in 1632, and subsequently of Southold, Long Island, N. Y., and of Henry Glover, who settled early in New Haven, Ct., there has been a large amount of information gathered and their descendants traced as far as practicable; but they could not be noticed in this volume, without too much increasing its size. A. G. STOUGHTON, JUNE, 1867. CONTENTS. Page III. Mr. JOHN GLOVER, of Dorchester and Boston IV. Mr. NATHANIEL GLOVER, of Dorchester, and his Descendants V. Mr. PELATIAH GLOVER, of Dorchester and Springfield, and Descendants DESCENDANTS OF THE FIRST SON, MR. THOMAS GLOVER. DESCENDANTS OF THE FOURTH SON, MR. NATHANIEL GLOVER. EXPLANATION. In order to render the work as plain as possible and avoid elaborate numbering, as a means of designating the places of each individual member of so large a family, the plan kindly suggested by a distinguished genealogist has been adopted, and the sign of addition (+) placed before each name designed to be noticed in the succeeding generation. This rule has been followed as far as practicable. In a few instances, however, the sign will be found placed before a name which does not appear in the next generation, on account of a deficiency in the additional facts obtained, as in the following numbers :Nos. 67 and 68, on page 252; 171 and 177, on p. 273; 227, on p. 285 ; 413, on p. 306; 601, on p. 323; 731, on p. 336; 846, on p. 346; and 113, on p. 522. The numbers before which the sign was omitted, and which were intended to be again noticed and have been carried forward to their proper places in the next generation, are as follows:— No. 97, on page 255, is carried forward to p. 298; 200 and 201, p. 280, to pp. 332 and 333; 204, p. 281, to p. 333; 358, p. 300, to p. 346; 451, 452 and 453, p. 310, to p. 362; 587, p. 382, to p. 370; 600 and 602, p. 323, to pp. 370 and 371; 1040, p. 363, to p. 420; 1060, p. 364, to p. 423; 1061 and 1063, p. 365, to p. 423; 1234, p. 383, to p. 433; 1284, p. 383, to p. 433; 1294, p. 387, to p. 434; 1305 and 1306, p. 388, to p. 435; 1361 and 1364, p. 396, to p. 437. An error on page 301, No. (123), and carried forward to page 347, may be found corrected on page 582, under the head of Additions and Corrections. No. 1393, on page 398, was received too late to be carried forward to its proper place in the next generation, and is inserted among the Additions and Corrections. On page 402, No. 835, the account of the children was received too late to be inserted in the proper place, and is placed among the Additions and Corrections. On page 408, is an erroneous communication in relation to the children of No. 888, which is corrected among the Additions and Corrections. Also No. 83, of Part II., may be found noticed there. Very few abbreviations have been used :-the letter b. for born, m. for married, d. for died, unm. for unmarried, comprising nearly all. |