Looking for roots of my daughter's Friends ancestor Joseph Glaister, born c1670, an eloquent writer, preacher, and debater for the Friends. Glaister is a common surname in Cumberland: Wigton parish had many Glaisters. A William Glaister was one of the Friends jailed in Carlisle in 1688 for their beliefs. Friends Robert, John, and Thomas Glaister of Cumberland may have been brothers of Joseph. He was married to Sarah Robinson, 16 Jan. 1689, in Pardshaw Cragg, Cumberland. She was the widow of John Robinson of Pardshaw [same as Pardshaw Cragg?]. The Friends marriage record states that Joseph was of Sedike End, Holme Cultrum, Cumberland. Daughter Ruth was born in Pardshaw, 1699. Then Sarah died, and on 7 June 1701 Joseph wed Mary Stage Sturdye, widow of Thomas Stordy [sic] of Longbrough, Cumberland. They had daughters Rachel, 1702, and Sarah, 1706, both in Eaglesfield, Cumberland. He transferred to Virginia, 1707, from Pardshaw Cragg quarterly meeting although he'd already been in VA as a traveling preacher, 1698. Does anyone have any info on Joseph's parents? Glauster, Glaster, and Gloster are other spellings of the surname.
I took a look at what was included on Joseph Glaister/Glaster, etc, in Hinshaw's Quaker Encyclopedia....do you have all that info from the Virginia and North Carolina meetings? I found this , a Pasquotank mm reference..... a "large gifted man in the ministry. b 1673 d. 11-30-1718" ...also, that in Virginia, in an earlier time, he was called 'the speaking cobbler', by non- Quakers, while felt to be an 'eloquent speaker and writer' by local Quakers. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "BRIAN ROBERTS" <roblaw40@msn.com> To: <QUAKER-BRITISH-ISLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:18 PM Subject: [Q-B-I] GLAISTER of Cumberland > Looking for roots of my daughter's Friends ancestor Joseph Glaister, born > c1670, an eloquent writer, preacher, and debater for the Friends. > Glaister is a common surname in Cumberland: Wigton parish had many > Glaisters. A William Glaister was one of the Friends jailed in Carlisle > in 1688 for their beliefs. Friends Robert, John, and Thomas Glaister of > Cumberland may have been brothers of Joseph. > He was married to Sarah Robinson, 16 Jan. 1689, in Pardshaw Cragg, > Cumberland. She was the widow of John Robinson of Pardshaw [same as > Pardshaw Cragg?]. The Friends marriage record states that Joseph was of > Sedike End, Holme Cultrum, Cumberland. Daughter Ruth was born in > Pardshaw, 1699. Then Sarah died, and on 7 June 1701 Joseph wed Mary Stage > Sturdye, widow of Thomas Stordy [sic] of Longbrough, Cumberland. They had > daughters Rachel, 1702, and Sarah, 1706, both in Eaglesfield, Cumberland. > He transferred to Virginia, 1707, from Pardshaw Cragg quarterly > meeting although he'd already been in VA as a traveling preacher, 1698. > Does anyone have any info on Joseph's parents? Glauster, Glaster, and > Gloster are other spellings of the surname. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.22/239 - Release Date: 1/24/2006