John Glover (1600-1653)

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Capt. John Glover was born 12 August 1600 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Glover (1569-1619) and Margaret Deane (1572-1654) and died 12 November 1653 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Anna Smith (1605-1670) 1625 .

This family were some of the 700+ Passengers of the Winthrop Fleet which sailed from England to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Salem in 1630 under the guidance of Gov. John Winthrop. It is reported that during the first year nearly 200 of these colonists died and another 100 returned to England. The remaining settlers either stayed in Salem or moved on to Boston or Watertown.

1636 - Chosen to be a selectmen.
1651 - Deputy from Dorchester to the General Court of Massachusetts
1653 - Assistant of the General Court of Massachusetts
1637 - Surety for Mr. Aspinwall
1641 - Chosen to be a magistrate, surveyor of highways and appointed Clerk of the Writs at Dorchester.
1648 - Built a ferry on the Neponsett River to cross between to cross between Dorchester and Braintree, Massachusetts.

Offspring of Capt. John Glover and Anna Smith (1605-1670)^¢
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Thomas Glover (1627-1707)
Avison Glover (1628-1673)
Habackuk Glover (1628-1693)	12 May 1628 Prescott, Lancashire, England	24 April 1693 Roxbury, Essex County, Massachusetts	Hannah Eliot (1633-1708)
John Glover (1629-1696)
Anna Glover (1631-)
Nathaniel Glover (1631-1657)	30 March 1631 Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts	21 March 1657 Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Mary Smith (1630-1703)
Pelatiah Holbeach Glover (1637-1692)

‡ General

Glover Memorials and Genealogies: an Account of John Glover of Dorchester, and His Descendants, with a Brief Sketch of Some of the Glovers who first settled in New jersey, Virginia, and other Places, P 39, by Anna Glover

Ω Birth

Glover Memorials and Genealogies: an Account of John Glover of Dorchester, and His Descendants, with a Brief Sketch of Some of the Glovers who first settled in New jersey, Virginia, and other Places, P 39, by Anna Glover

₪ Wedding

Glover Memorials and Genealogies: an Account of John Glover of Dorchester, and His Descendants, with a Brief Sketch of Some of the Glovers who first settled in New jersey, Virginia, and other Places, P 39, by Anna Glover

¢ Children

Glover Memorials and Genealogies: an Account of John Glover of Dorchester, and His Descendants, with a Brief Sketch of Some of the Glovers who first settled in New jersey, Virginia, and other Places, P 51, by Anna Glover

¶ Death

Glover Memorials and Genealogies: an Account of John Glover of Dorchester, and His Descendants, with a Brief Sketch of Some of the Glovers who first settled in New jersey, Virginia, and other Places, P 39, by Anna Glover