Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-26
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tlasscii Family.
Johh CD Giass.ll, descendant Of
JONI. 1870. lived in Rucau. Dumfries,
scotland He married MARY Coaltcr. as
Z De: family records 1t appears from
I IA" Torlhorwald parish register that he
also married his. cousin. Marion. who
waS probably his frs; wife.
october I. 1897, John ,;Icsscn. in
tucAn. aud Marion Glcssell there gave
{ M their names TO he proclaimed In
"r""r 20 marriage. and gave in their
dollars. and after proclamation were
MARRIED This 20th and LIST day OF Octo-
per- 1927. Witnesses James Coulter
and Peter Brown. merchants. in Ru-
can. 'Torthorwald RcgisterD
Children: ,. First. Robert. ,na,ried
NoNcmbcr -. I3j. Mary keitoH
Rober, 90 ,ClasSell John %.
! nofH Ruc;,n; died --. married 40
vember -. 1874. SIary kelton. dauyh-
tci 10 Matthew kelton in Torthorwald
Town" CT. RI He lived near Tor
thor"ald, the Castle OF the Douglass
children b. First. John go. born
November 20. 1895. died April -. 1906
married 1928 Helen Buchan Second.
Andr%w. bonn October ). i7@s. died
July I. 1927: married October u. 1875
Elizabeth Taylor. Third. Robert, born
--- baptized February -, lTii. Rob
crt sou TO Robert GiussiI. in Ruchan"
married his cousin. Janet Giasscn
Child First. Mary, married: moved to
b u.
erickshurt. Third. Marian. Fourth
Janet tiiih. Margaret. sixth Ellen
seventh. And?ew.' died Young Eighth
Robert died Mobile. Ala. Ninth. Will
liam lived at Carheily, Scotland
,. John 90 Glassell cRobcrt 90. John
%. born Ruchan November 20. 1894
AZ To"thorwalI November IS. 1876.
baptized John, son to Robert Glasseil,
in Ruchan He was born that day
month after James Mcmillan. sou Of the
Rev. William Mcmillan. minister OF
Torthorwald. l. G., Oh Friday, the 18TH
OF November. 1876 He purchased Long
Niddry in East Lothian" CT. RI Died
at Long Niddry April 10 1906; married
---, 1885, Helen Buchan. born cir
1850. II is said that she was OF the
, family Of the Earl of Ruclian. that one
! of her sisters married an Erskine and
one DalhoUsic. that Lord Erskine ami
the Ear! OF Dalhousie were her
nephcws. - Vi ~ The Lyon Of
| nee does not accept tn:s tradition. Mir.
! G!asscll came 10 Frederick sburG. Va.
before the R"volutionary War. He
MAS a merchant there If large enter
prIscs and fortune. lie had branch IS.
adjustments in CulpcpcI and Fauquicr
Counties. There is sill standing at
Frcdericks burs whal' known as
Glassells wharf, which was his prop
erty. At the beginning OF the Rcvo-
Tut ionary War tn. decided all his prop
eity in America in fee simple to his
brother Andrc'i. returned 20 Scotland,
ana resided on his estate of Long Md
dry, sixteen m.ies from Edinburgh.
John Glassell Lad an only daughter.
VINO was his heircsa whose marriage
portion. it is said was $50, 900 sterling,
IN that day no mean fortune.
children. 9. First. Johanna 60, born
1856, died January 80. 1923. married
April -. 1870. John. seventh Duke Of
Argyle.
:. Andrew 60 ci..ascll G;obert 81.
John %, born Galloway, scotland. Oc-
tohcr ), 1898: died Virginia July {.
1877: married October II, 1876, Eliza
heth Taylor. born September -, 1853.
died July -. lN3S. daughter OF Erasmus
and Jane 'Mooicl Taylor. OF Orange
County. IA Erasmus Taylor was son
of James ana Martha 'Thompson) Tay-
Tor. OF Culpeper County. Va. and
brother OF Zachary Taylor. who was
the grandfather OF General Zachary
Taylor. twelfth President of the United
states; and thus the great Srandfai her
or Sarah khoX Taylor who married the
lion. Jciici sen Davis. the distinguished
eN -Prcsidont Of ihe Confederate states
OF America Taylor 60 Andrew
Giasseil cm!gyatcd To Madison County,
Va
His children were:
firsi. Mildrcth 50, born june II.
i77S; died 49,: married December ..
1896. Reuben smith.
5. second John, born October IS.
I 1880; died September 80, 1880: married.
first. September II. 1906 Louisa Rich
ard Brown. married second June -.
I 1871, Margaret Christian tScotD Lee:
married. Third. November 20. 1915. sa-
rah Scott Ashton.
.. Third. Mary Keltou. born May 4,
1883; died Jun" {. ISIS; married Micha Il
Wallace. ,Wallacc so
Ia. Fourth, Helen Buchan. born July
Is. 1888. died October IL. 1888; married
November -" 1915, Daniel Grinnun.
II Fifth. Jane Moore. born November
Il. 1857; died April -. lSi2; married
--, Bcujamin Cave.
II. sixth. James Mcmillan. born Jan
uary |. 1890: died November 3 lS3S:
married -- 1910 f,udora Swartwout
~. seventh, Andrew. born May -.
lT9i. died ---. 1878: married February
L. ISL. Susan Thompson Thornton
ii. Eighth. Robert alexander, horn
June Is, i7a5: served in the United
States Army during the War OF 1872:
contracted fever while in the discharge
. liz. Hi. IL.