| O C Arnett | District 15, Decatur, Georgia |  |
| O C Arnett | District 15, Decatur, Georgia | |
GENERATION EIGHT: WILLIAM H. GLAZE:
William H. Glaze (WHG), Jane Glaze's father, was the second son and
second child of Thomas Glaze Sr., and Milly Frazier. He was born
9-1-1785 in Granville Co., NC. He second married Nancy Arnett, daughter
of Samuel Arnett and Ann Spear. He died sometime before 2-7-1859. He is
buried in the Glaze Family Cemetery, east of Midland, Harris Co., GA.
The dates on his headstone read born 9-1-1787 and died 1850, but these
dates do not correspond with the dates given by Milly Frazier Glaze in
her pension application. In fact, he does appear in the 1850 census of
Harris Co., HH 46. Nancy Arnett was born 9-1807 in SC, and died 4-9-1887.
She is also buried in the Glaze Family Cemetery. From Milly Frazier
Glaze's pension application we know that WHG was in GA, in 1800. His
oldest daughter, our Jane Glaze, was born in 1815, and WHG appears in
both the 1820 and 1830 census records of Lincoln Co., GA. Nancy Arnett
appears as a widow in the 1860 census of Harris Co., GA. It should be
noted, however, that there were at least four William Glazes in early
Georgia and North Carolina and care should be taken to distinguish one
from the other. Our ancestor's occupation was that of "planter" (to be
distinguished from "farmer") and by the time he prepared his LWT owned a
substantial plantation and many slaves. In 1848 he was a 2nd Lieutenant
in the Georgia Volunteer Cavalry, 67th Regiment. He served as a member
of the Board of Trustees for "Shoal's Academy," in Harris Co., GA. The
following is taken from "History of Harris Co., 1827-1961," by Louise
Calhoun Barfield, The Columbia Office Supply Co., Columbus, GA, 1961, pp.
435-436:
"Ellerslie is located on what was the intersection of the
stagecoach route of the Alabama Road and the Talbotton Road eighteen
miles from Columbus Ga...That the community was interested in education
is evidenced by two advertisements for early academies: (1) Ellerslie
Male and Female Academy...(2) Shoals Academy two and one half miles south
of Ellerslie. A typical noticed of accommodations listed detailed
information: Principle James Castleberry, Board, including washing and
lodging, can be had with the teacher (described as excellent). Board,
females at $5-10 per month: tuition: reading, writing, spelling $12;
geography, English grammar, arithmetic, history, ancient geography, and
English classics $16; Latin, Greek, Algebra, Surveying, Chemistry,
Rhetoric, Trigonometry. Opening date: School will be opened the second
Monday in January. Signed John McFarin, William Glaze, Charles Huguley,
W.W. Wellborn (Board of Trustees), Harris Co., 12-20-1853."
William H. Glaze left a most interesting LWT dated 11-1-1856, Harris Co.,
GA.:
State of Georgia, Harris Co. In the name of God Amen. I William
Glaze of said State & County, being of advanced age, and knowing that I
must shortly depart this life, deem it right and proper both as respects
my family and myself, that I should make a disposition of the property of
which a kind providence has blessed me, do therefore make this my last
will and testament. Hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me.
Item I: I desire and direct that my body after my death be buried in a
decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and
condition in life. My soul I trust may return to rest with the great God
who gave it. Item 2: I give, bequeath, and devise to my beloved wife
Nancy for and during the duration of her natural life, ten negroes, such
as she may choose from my entire lot of negroes, also two horses or mules
at her option to be chosen by her from my stock, one cow and calf, one
sow and pigs, one feather bed and furniture, one pleasure carriage and
harness, and at the death of my said wife Nancy, the property herein
devised to her, to revert to and be equally divided between the children
she now has or may hereafter have by me. Item 3: I give and bequeath to
my sons-in-law, John H. Frazier and James O. Burdette, each five hundred
dollars in money to be paid over to them respectively twelve months after
my death by my executors hereinafter mentioned and which I intend as
being in full for their distributive share of my estate. Item 4: I give
and bequeath to my son William H. Glaze in trust for my daughter Jane
Gulat (Gullatt) wife of George W. Gulat, five hundred dollars to be paid
to hm twelve months after my death by my executors, to be invested by my
said son William H., to the best advantage according to his judgment for
the use of my said daughter Jane Gulat. And at my daughter's death I wish
the same equally divided between her children. Item 5: I give and
bequeath to my son Wesley B., one negro to be taken from my lot of
negroes that will make him equal with the negro I gave my son William H.,
one roan horse colt, one bed and furniture, once cow and calf, one trunk
to be delivered to him by my executors when he marries or becomes of age,
Item 6: I give and bequeath to my two daughters Cynthia D., and Frances
E., each a negro woman or girl such a negro each as will make them equal
to the negroes that I gave my daughters as they married off, one bed and
furniture, one cow and calf, one trunk and one side saddle to be
delivered to them respectively as they marry or become of age. Item 7:
All the residue of my property and effects, I wish and desire to be kept
together, except such perishable property as might from time to time be
conveniently shared, or advantageously disposed of for provident causes,
such as _______ and worked on my present plantation the surplus
of________after the families support to be sold and the proceeds put out
to interest but when my youngest child arrives at lawful age or marries I
desire that all my property both real and personal except the specific
bequests herein before mentioned, shall be sold to the best advantage by
my executors and the proceeds thereof equally divided between my wife,
and all the children she now has or may hereafter have by me (except the
portion going to my daughter Sidney Glaze, wife of William Glaze Sr.);
that portion I will and bequeath to my worthy son-in-law John W. Jackson
in trust for my said daughter Sidney Glaze the said portion to be by the
said Jackson reduced to money and loaded at interest, or invested in
other profitable property according to his judgment as he may deem best,
the proceeds and or interest thereof to be paid to my daughter Sidney.
The said John W. Jackson is to turn over to said Sidney the portion
hereby bequeathed, but in the event of my said Sidney's departing this
life without issue then the said property to be equally divided between
her brothers and sisters, share and share alike; but should my wife die
or marry again, I wish the sale and distribution to take place
immediately after such event as provided in this 7th item. Item 8: I
hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Nancy Executrix and my
beloved son William G. Glaze and my worthy son-in-law John W. Jackson
executors of this my last will and testament—this 1st November A.D. 1856.
William Glaze
Witnesses:
Charles Huguley
George Huguley
J.A.F. Lee.
Recorded 2-7-1857
Geo. W. Mullins, ordinary
Note that WHG refers to William H. Glaze Sr., who married his daughter
Sidney. As of 1999 this man had not been identified. He also refers to
his "worthy son-in-law," suggesting that he was not fond of all of his
sons-in-law. Finally, note that WHG leaves his daughter Jane Gullatt's
(wife of George W. Gullat) inheritance to her brother William H. Glaze
Jr., to hold in trust for her. One might suspect that WHG was not
especially fond of George W. Gullatt.
WHG died shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. Evidently, his
property was divided as he desired, but was lost by his survivors in the
aftermath of the War, said aftermath being known as the "Reconstruction
Period," a period of extraordinary pillage and exploitation by the
northern "carpetbaggers."
And there are others out of Wilkes County, GA.
According to one, a reference to Dr. Samuel Arnett. Then reference to Dr. Seaborn Arnett in the Marshall Cemetery.
Frances Steed b: ABT 1817? in Georgia
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