Francis B Glascott

Francis B Glascott may have been either an illegitimate son of George Glascott (who later married Anne Gifford) or a son by a previous or possibly unrecognized marriage. He is always fully acknowledged in paperwork like George's will and a lawsuit launched by Anne Gifford - wherein Francis B is actually referred to as her son. However - we do not actually KNOW who the mother was. Perhaps the initial B is a clue - we do not know what it stands for and other sons do not have middle initials.

Francis B Glascott of Pilltown married Sarah Stephens (daughter of Dr William Stephens of Chilcombe Co . Kilkenny) in 1754 in Kilkenny. She brought the Rosburon estate to the family. The lands belonged to William Gifford of Polemaloe and were bequeathed to Francis May 18, 1750 . It seems unlikely that such a prominent marriage could have been made for Francis if he was illegitimate

Francis Inherited Pilltown (also spelled Pittown) April 24 1754 - the house and domain of Piltown and the lands of Whitchurch purchased by his father from his father in law - William Gifford - and settled on Francis when he married.

George Glascott of Aldertown by his will dated 17th May 1750 devised his wife's property Pilltown &c to his oldest son Francis Glascott, the Aldertown property to his second son John Glascott and the Perrot proper ty derived from his mother to his 3rd son George Glascott (the ancestor o f the Killowen family) He died April 10 1755 and was succeeded at Alder town by his second son John. John did not have heirs and when John  die d in 1810, he left all of his property to the eldest son of his brother F rancis Glascott of Pilltown.

Finally- Mr Francis Glascott died in 1798 - one source says Apr 29, one says Dec 29. He seems to have been buried Jan 1 so I think that Dec 29 is correct . When he was buried, There was a plaque which says in Mosgrove's 1798 Rebellion:

 

He had a most remarkable escape out of the town of New Ross during the rebellion of that year. So remarkable an adventure was it that it is rec orded on his tombstone in the following words:

" " This stone is placed here to perpetuate the memory of Francis Glascott of Piltown Esq. who departed this life on the 29th day of December 1798. Though 75 years of age and scarcely able to walk he most providentially escaped on foot through the thickest part of the battle of New Ross on the 5th June that same year a day forever to be recorded in this county when through the personal valour and exertion of General Henry Johnson the savage rebels received their first signal overthrow" Note - I have searched unsuccessfully in the New Ross area for this stone.

The 1798 death  date less the age of 75 gives the estimated birthdate o f 1723.

 

I am descended from the son of Francis B Glascott - John Glascott who lived at Creacon (possibly owned previously by John's brother Thomas who was a seafaring merchant). John married Susannah Tree of Boston and then returned to Wexford c 1790 after the birth of their first child - Sarah Glascott b c 1790 in Newfoundland where the Glascotts did business alongside a number of Wexford families and where they lived in St John's and Ferrylands.

 

John Glascott and Susannah Tree died in 1818 and 1819 respectively and their children (except for Sarah Glascott who was by then married to Thomas Hasler) came to Canada. The two boys - John and William - came in 1819 and the girls - Lucinda and Ann - came in 1822. They all married and had families in the Perth Ontario area.

 

I am descended from Ann Glascott who married a pensioned De Meuron regiment soldier from the War of 1812.

 

Would LOVE to connect with ANYONE having to do with this family. I have a lot of information and many family contacts but also lots of "holes".