Hi Gary,
Great to see another Gleaves from Willingham.
We are descended from Matthew Gleaves, son of
Thomas Gleaves and Anne Sneesby(we think?).
We are trying to determine how and when
Matthew came to the United States. We think
he came through Philadelphia, but cannot find
any ship list that contains his name. We have a marriage in Penn. in October 1745 and
then his death in Virginia in 1790(without a
will). Do you have any descendents of Matthew's other brothers-Thomas, Joseph, and John still around Willingham that might have
family notes about what happened to their
"roaming uncle" that went to the "colonies".
I also have the original copy of the Turner
Diary that Jean Gleaves referred to in her
reply to you.
My e-mail is:
gleavew@peak.orgBest regards,
Bill Gleaves