The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
1775, he served as a Private in the company of Captain John Ford of Colonel Ebenezer Bridge’s 27th Regiment.
1776, he served in the company of Captain William Hudson Ballard in the Regiment of Colonel Asa Whitcomb, Massachusetts Line.
1777-1780, he served in the company of Captain James Varnum of Colonel Michael Jackson’s Regiment of the Massachusetts Line.
Additional References:
Revolutionary War Pension file S32731
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers, and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume VI, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, pg 504.
John Glode/Gload was born about 1754, based on his age at death.
He and Esther Powers were married on 15 March 1770 in Charlestown.5 Their only known children were:1
William was born on 10 July 1770 and married Sally Spaulding.2,3
Esther was Christened on 5 January 1772 and married James Wille.3,4
On 8 April 1818, John, of Chelmsford age 65, sat for a deposition as part of the process for applying for a Military Pension.6 He stated that during the Revolutionary War, he served for four years and eight months as a Private.
His first enlistment was in service of the State of Massachusetts for eight months at Cambridge at the commencement of the War.6 Military records tell us he was a Private in the company of Captain John Ford of Colonel Ebenezer Bridge’s 27th Regiment, serving in 1775. He was recorded as being 25 years old, five foot ten inches tall, with a dark complexion. His occupation was that of a farmer.7
He then enlisted in the Continental Army for one year under Captain William Hudson Ballard in the Regiment of Colonel Asa Whitcomb, where they served as part of the Northern Army.6 Military records tell us this service was from 1 January 1776. At least one roll showed him at camp at Fort Ticonderoga in November 1776.7
His next enlistment was again in the Continental Army, with a three-year commitment to the company of Captain James Varnum of Colonel Michael Jackson’s Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. He was at the capture of Burgoyne’s Army and participated in the Battle of Monmouth. He was discharged by Colonel Jackson at Westpoint May 1780.6 Military records tell us this service was from 15 May 1777 until 15 May 1780.7
The Patriot died on 24 September 1824 in Chelmsford.8 His wife, Esther, died on 23 September 1810.
Sources:
Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Massachusetts. Salem: The Essex Institute, 1914, page 238
Marriages and Intents, Births, Deaths Volume E, Chelmsford, Massachusetts Town Clerk, page 155
Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Massachusetts. Salem: The Essex Institute, 1914, page 73
Ibid. page 238
Ibid. page 247
Revolutionary War Pension file S32731
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers, and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume VI, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, page 504.
The United States of America, The pension roll of 1835, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968, page 500
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