Glenn

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Glenn Surname Origin

Glenn Lineage
James Glen of Barr 1485-1554, was the father of James Glen of Barr 1510-1578,  father of John Bar Glen 1532-1598, father of Patrick Bar Glen 1558-1630, father of James Anderson Glenn 1588-1682, father of James Glenn 1636-1696, father of James Glenn 1664-1689, father of Mourning Gleason Glenn 1702-1775 who married Robert Overton Harris and became the mother of 

Mourning Gleason Glenn > Tyre Harris Sr 1728-1786, father of Lydia Harris 1770-1811, mother of Jeremiah Harris Brown 1799-1880, father of William Hiram Brown 1829-1905, father of James Henry Brown 1855-1939, father of Harris Brown Brown 1887-1954, father of Thelma Irene Brown 1912-1991, mother of William Harris Lawson Sr 1931-2020.

Glenn Migration
Barr, Renfrewshire, Scotland > Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland > Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland > Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland > Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland > Linlithgow, Mid Lothian, Scotland > St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland > Accomac, Accomack, Virginia > New Kent, New Kent, Virginia > Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia

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Mourning Gleason Glenn, Bill's 7th Great-Grandmother
3 March 1702 - 8 May 1775
b. New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
d. Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia

Unmarked grave on their Doyle's River plantation homestead
This Google AI Overview describes the 3,000 acre tract land grant.

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Parents:
James Glenn 1664-1689
Mourning Winn 1668-1750

Maternal Lineage:
Mourning Winn, mother of Mourning Glenn

Spouse:  Robert Overton Harris 1696-1765
Married:   13 Jan 1719
Children:  11

1. Anna Harris 1724-1775
2. Christopher Harris 1725–1794
3. Tyre Harris 1728-1786
4. Mary Harris 1730–1819
5. Mourning Glenn Harris 1732–1805
6. Lucy Harris 1734–1802
7. Sarah Harris  1735–1803
8. Robert Overton Harris Jr 1741–1796
9. Rachael Harris 1744-1819
10. Elizabeth Frances Harris  1746–1788
11. William Harris 1752-1788

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James Glenn, Bill's 8th Great-Grandfather

25 September 1664 - 4 December 1689
b. Accomack, Accomack, Virginia
d. Accomack, Accomack, Virginia

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Parents:

James Glenn 1635-1696

Elizabeth Mitchell 1640-1688

Maternal Lineage:

Elizabeth Mitchell, mother of James Glenn

Spouse:   Mourning Winn 1668-1750

Married:  4 Dec 1789  

Children:  7

1. Mary Glenn 1680-1743
2. James Glenn III 1692-1763
3. Jeremiah Glenn 1692-1763
4. Elizabeth Ann Glenn 1694-1763
5. James Glenn 1700-1779
6. Mourning Gleason Glenn 1702-1775
7. Tyree Glenn Sr 1704-1763

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James Glenn, Bill's 9th Great-Grandfather

1 July 1636 - 15 September 1696
b. St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland
d. Accomack, Accomack, Virginia

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Parents:
James Anderson Glenn 1588-1682
Isabella Wilson 1589-1648

Maternal Lineage:
Isabel Alice Bryce, mother of Isabella Wilson, mother of James Glenn

Spouse: Elizabeth Mitchell 1640-1688
Married: 1660

Children: 

1. James Glenn 1664-1689
2. Others TBD

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James Anderson Glenn, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather

1588 - 6 February 1682
b. Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

d. Linlithgow, Mid Lothian, Scotland

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Parents:
Patrick Bar Glenn 1558-1630
Agnes Young 1566-1588

Maternal Lineage: 

Agnes Young 1566-1588

Spouse: Isabella Wilson 1589-1648

Married: 1614
Children: 

1. James Glenn 1636-1696
2. Others TBD

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Patrick Bar Glenn, Bill's Nth Great-Grandfather
1 January 1558 - 27 November 1630
b. Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
d. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cemetery TBD

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Parents: 
John Bar Glen 1532-1598
Elizabeth Elspeth Anderson 1535-TBD

Maternal Lineage:
Elizabeth Elspeth Anderson 1535-TBD

Spouse: Agnes Young 1566-1588
Married: TBD
Children: 

1.  Andrew Glenn 1588-1664
2. John David Glenn 1588-1682
3. James Anderson Glenn 1588-1682

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 9 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139646059/mourning_gleason-harris: accessed November 9, 2025), memorial page for Mourning Gleason Glenn Harris (3 Mar 1702–1776), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139646059; Maintained by United States of Ancestral Immigrants (contributor 48312166).

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "Brown's Cove, 3000 acre Doyle's/Moorman River plantation." Google. www.google.com/search?q=Brown%27s+Cove%2C+3000+acre+Doyle%27s%2FMoorman+River+plantation&oq=Brown%27s+Cove%2C+3000+acre+Doyle%27s%2FMoorman+River+plantation  Accessed 9 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Glenn Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Glenn+Surname+Origin  Accessed 4 December 2025.

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