Glentworth-Wilson Additions and Corrections

GLENTWORTH-WILSON ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS Patricia Law Hatcher, I:\SG" npiic 1772 will of Peter Sonmans1 of the C Tty of Philadelphia PraetitioJL ner of Physick and Surgery mentions “my brother in law George Glentworth” (medical books and equipment), James Glentworth (£200), wife Bethiah Sonmans (residue of personal estate plus real estate in Penn¬ sylvania, and East and West Jersey), after her death half to Peter Sonmans Glentworth, son of “my said brother in law" George Glentworth, residually to his brothers and sisters.- Peter Sonmans married Barthea Wilson, and George Glentworth married Margaret Linton, but no obvious connection between the men or their wives was found. The relationship was peripheral to the Sonmans article, hut genealogists often have far more curiosity than the general population, and for such genealogists (specifically, your editor), the question “how are they related?” was a question not easily set aside/ A Glentworth family sketch in an undocumented, sometimes unreli¬ able, compilation, MacKcnzie’s 1912 Colonial Families, at first seemed to present the answer. Capt. Thomas Glentworth . . . m. at Christ Church, 4th May, 1720 Mary, relict of John Wilson, Esq., |.\7c| and daughter of Capt. Gyles Greene [sic], mariner. I Their children included a son George.)’1 Patricia Law Hatcher, t'ASCi, is editor of the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine \PGM\. I See Aaron Goodwin, "The Arent Sonmans Family: Peter Wright’s 1760 Proof of Pedigree’ in Philadelphia Deeds," PGM 42(2009):101-16, at 1 16. Philadelphia Wills („):280-81 (Fill. #21,727); also [New Jersey] Secretary of State’s Office, Wills and Inventories, [Burlington County original documents! I0193-98C (Fill. #‘545,454). The eminent genealogist Milton Kubincam, I'ASO, took great interest in the Sonmans family because l)r. William W. Glentworth (son of George, son of Peter Sonmans Glentworth, son of the George Glentworth under discussion) married Anne Elizabeth Rubincam, elder daughter and sole heir of his great-great-uncle Joseph Rubineam (Milton Rubineam, "The Strange Career of Peter Sonmans," Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society 57[ 19391:230-51, at 251, note 71), surely another example of such curiosity, although he did not search for or identify the Glentworth-Sonmans con¬ nection. “Sonmans of Rotterdam..." in Lewis D. Cook, “Family Record, Volume 6" (typescript. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1973), 2-3, correctly made the con¬ nection, hut did not compile the Glentworth family. 1 George Norbury MacKcnzie, Colonial I 'aini/ies of the United States of America, 7 volumes (Baltimore: 1912), 4:164-71, at 164-65. John Wilson was not an Esquire, hut a mariner (see below). Green is the surname spelling in contemporary records. - 128 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 46 (2009) 2009 Glentworth-Wilson Additions and Corrections 129 Thus, George Glentworth was the younger half-brother of Bathia Wil¬ son, wife of Peter Sonmans, explaining Peter’s description of George Glentworth as his hrother-in-law. However, MacKenzie's sketch presents serious chronological problems. It states Mary (Greene) (Wilson) Glent¬ worth was the mother of ten children between 1721 and 1747, plus bathia Wilson, born in 171 5, a range of thirty-two years, highly unlikely. Comparison of Mackenzie for the children of Thomas and Mary Glent¬ worth with the records of Christ Church s immediately uncovered many inconsistencies. The revised families are presented below. GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY— WILSON JOHN WII.SON was born say 1689 (estimating marriage at 25) and died between about April 1717 (conception of second child) and 15 July 1717 (probate). John Wilson married 10 October 1714 at Christ Church, Phila¬ delphia, MARY GREEN.6 Mary Wilson, widdow of Philadelphia, married second 4 May 1720 at Christ Church Thomas Glentworth. The will of “John Wilson of Boston in the Province of the Massachu¬ setts Bay in New England marrincr," written 12 October 1714, two days after their marriage, names wife Mary (all his possessions including houses and lands more or less due to him from John Wilson of Boston marrincr, whom he made his executor); witnesses were Bartholomew Garthcw and Gyles Green.7 Children of John and Mary (Green) Wilson: i. BETHIA WILLSON, born in August 1715, baptized 1 or 4s September 1715 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, daughter of (no and Mary Willson, age two weeks; died after 20 June 1779;9 Barthea Wilson married 8 January 1737 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PETER SONMANS.10 s “Marriage Record of Christ Church, Philadelphia, 1709-1806," Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, 8(1896):249, 289, 290. Charles R. Hildeburn, Baptisms and Uncials from the Records of Christ Chinch, Philadelphia, 1709-1700 (Baltimore: Genea¬ logical Publishing Company, 1982), baptisms: 42, i i, 107; burials: 155, 157. Additionally, Christ Church has abstracted baptisms and marriages on their website (ehristehurehphila.org), which often contain more information than the published versions. Significant differences are pointed out below. 6 No evidence has been found to prove Mary's father was Gyles Green, but a man of that name witnessed the will of John Wilson; two men of that name were buried at Christ Church, on 6 May 1718 and 15 June 1731; and Giles and Mary Green had a son baptized at Christ Church in 1711. Philadelphia County Wills l):7 i-75 (PHI. #i 1 ,722). He says “and for my body I rec¬ ommend to the earth or sea to be hurried in a Christianlike and decent manner,” sug¬ gesting he planned to continue his occupation. H Published version gives I September; online version gives 4 September. } On this date a judgment in Middlesex County, New Jersey, was recovered against George Glentworth and Bethsheba Sonmans, administrators of Peter Sonmans, deceased (Richard S. Hutchinson, Middlesex County, Mete Jersey, Deed Abstracts, Hook "I " | Howie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2000 1, 61 ). 10 Published version fives Sonmans: online version gives Sonmans. 130 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 46 ii. MARY WILLSON [posthumous], born IN or 26 January 1718, baptized 7 or 12 February at Christ Church, Philadelphia, daughter of John and Mary Wilson.1 1 GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY— GLENTWORTH THOMAS GLENTWORTH was born say 1689 (if lie was the same age as his wife’s first husband). He married 4 May 1720 at Christ Church, Philadel¬ phia, the widow MARY (GREEN) WILSON. Children of Thomas and Mary (.Green) ( Wilson) Glentworth : i. LYDIA GLENTWORTH, buried 25 August 1721, daughter of Thomas and Mar)'. ii. THOMAS GLENTWORTH, baptized 21 February 1724, child of Thomas and Mary. iii. MARY GLENTWORTH, baptized 23 March 1725/6, child of Thomas and Mary; buried 6 April 1 726, daughter of Thomas and Mary. iv. SAMUEL GLENTWORTH, born 24 March 1727, baptized 28 March 1727, child of Thomas and Mary, age 4 days; buried 26 March 17.30/1, son of Thomas. v. JAMES GLENTWORTH, born 15 March 1728/9, baptized 10 July 1729, child of Thomas and Mary. James Glentworth, no relationships stated, received £200 by the 1772 will of Peter Sonmans. Me witnessed the 1774 will of William Frances of Aldington.12 Children of James and wife unknown: 1. James Glentworth,1-ÿ born about March 1751 (calculated); died 18 January 18.34, aged 82 years and 10 months (tombstone); James Glentworth, F.sqr, with his wife and children are buried at St. Paul’s, Phila¬ delphia; married by 13 November 178.3 (Joseph Graisberry s will) Elizabeth Graisberry, daughter of Joseph Graishcrry and possibly Elizabeth,1 1 who was born about September 1756 (calculated) and died 30 December 18.34, age 78 years .3 months (tombstone). 15 vi. ANNE GLENTWORTH, baptized 1 April 1731, child of Thomas and Mary, age I month; buried 28 April 1731, daughter of Thomas. vii. BENJAMIN GLENTWORTH, baptized 4 June 1733, child of Thomas and Mary, age 10 days; buried 6 June 1733, son of Thomas. viii. GEORGE GLENTWORTH, born about July 1735,16 baptized 6 November 1735, child of Thomas and Mary, age 4 months; George Glentworth, MI), 11 Published version gives born 26 January, baptized 12 February; online gives baptized 7 February, age 20 days (born 18 January). 12 Philadelphia County Wills Q:24 (FH1. #21,727). H MacKenzie erroneously gives this child to Thomas and Mary Glentworth with erro¬ neous birth and death years of March /747 and lSJanuary 18.19. 11 James Glentworth is called son-in-law in the Philadelphia will of Joseph Graisberry (Philadelphia County Wills X:506-7 |FHI, #21,7.30]), and Joseph Graisberry is buried with the James Glentworth family. Edward I.. Clark, A Record of the Inscriptions on the Tablets and Grace-Stones in the durud-Grounds of Christ Church. Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1864), 457-59. 16 MacKenzie, "Glentworth” (note 4), 165, gives a birth date of 22 July 1735. 2009 Glentworth-Wilson Additions and Corrections 131 died 1 November 1792, age “57 years;.17 married on Pennsylvania license dated 29 November 1764 MARGARET LINTON,18 who was born 1743, Iy daughter of John Linton and Martha Bankston. George Glentworth of the City of Philadelphia, Practitioner in Physic and Surgery, wrote his will 6 November 1789, naming wife Margaret and sons Peter Sonmans Glentworth and Plunket Fleeson Glentworth."0 Children of George and Margaret (Union) Glentworth:11 1. Peter Sonmans Glentworth, born 23 August 1 765, baptized 23 Sep¬ tember 1763 at Christ Church, Philadelphia; died 2 October 1793, aged 28 years 3 months; married 13 November 1787 at St. Paul's, Philadelphia, Sarah Coats, who was born 18 February 1772, daughter of William and Mary Coats, and died 13 December 1810;"" as Sarah Glentworth she married second 13 or 21 May 1793 at Christ Church Anthony Simmonds.2-' The will of Peter Sonmans Glentworth of the City of Philadelphia, physician, written 23 September 1793, names wife Sarah, son George, and “child or children whereof his wife is now cnscins. i 2. Plunket Fleeson Glentworth, 2S born 27 July 1767 or 1768; died 16 January 1833; married 3 April 1794 at Christ Church Harriet Bost- wick.2<> ix. WII.I.IAM GLENTWORTH, born in early August 1736, baptized 28 August 1736, child of Thomas and Mary, age 3 weeks; buried 19 December 1736, son of Thomas. x. SARAH/MARTHA GLENTWORTH, born in April 1738, baptized 8 May 17.38 as Sarah, child of Thomas and Mary, age 3 months 2 weeks; probably the Martha buried 12 August 1738, daughter of Thomas.27 17 “Inscriptions in St. Paul’s Churchyard,” PGM 2:309. Mackenzie, “Glentworth" (note 4), 163, states he died / November. Interred Ircinterred] in the vault at St. Paul's were George Glentworth in 1813, Margaret in 1813, and Plunket Fleeson Glentworth in 1839 (Norris Stanley Barratt, Outline of the History of Olil St. Paul's Church. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Philadelphia: Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, 19171, 223). 18 “Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued in the Province of Pennsylvania Previous to 1790" in Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, 2(1896):103. 10 (Incited information from Mackenzie, “Glentworth" (note 4). 20 Philadelphia County Wills W:312(FHL #21,730); probated 27 November 1792. 21 Information not from Christ Church is from Mackenzie, “Glentworth” (note 4). 22 Lewis I). Cook, “Folwcll, Glentworth, and Simmons Records," National Genealogi¬ cal Society Quarterly 65(1977):146-47. The family records are from Bibles printed in 179 1 and 1785 and include later generations. The article includes annotations. 2ÿ Published version gives 15 May; online version gives 2 1 May. 2 i Philadelphia County Wills W:668 (Fill. #21,730), probated 5 December 179.3. 2S Named for Plunket Fleeson who married Martha Linton 16 June 1753 at Christ Church, Philadelphia. 26 •I he online abstract erroneously refer to the groom as Plunket Fleeson, rather than Plunket Fleeson Glentworth. 2 No later reference to either Sarah or Martha has been found.