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.
Matthew McGlasson was born Jan. 3, 1756 in Buckingham Co., Virginia, the son of William McGlasson.
Revolutionary War Service: he served as a Private, in the company of Captain Harden Perkin commanded by Colonel Charles May of the Virginia Militia from Oct. 1778 to Jan. 1779. Between Feb. 1780 to Aug. 1781 he served as a Private in the company of Captain William Ford commanded by Colonel John Calloway. He served about 10 days in Captain Robert Cary's Company, commanded by Colonel Cabell.
Mattnew served about 20 days as Orderly Sergeant in Captain John Crouch's Company, commanded by Colonel Dugit. When he was drafted in September of 1781, he hired a substitute as his wife was sick.
He lived in Amherst, Charlotte, and Campbell counties, Virginia. In 1813, he moved to Cumberland Co., Kentucky, and then to Adair Co., Kentucky. He is reported to have married Elizabeth Cunningham, daughter of Thomas Cunningham. Matthew had several children. The marriage license for Robert Vermillion and Nancy McGlasson shows that Matthew was her father. Other children have been listed by various genealogists (James, Joseph Bradford, William, Arabella, Elizabeth, John C., Barnett, and Stephen), but the accuracy of these claims remains unverified.
Matthew died Jun. 30, 1834 in Adair Co., Kentucky.
Sources:
Revolutionary War Pension S15530.
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For details of Matthew McGlasson's mar., documentation to Elizabeth Cunningham at Pittsylvania Co., VA, refer to McGlasson's Pension file S.15530. Residence established within Russell Co., KY appears in Deed Book E, pg. 451, KY 1840 US Census Index, and Russell Co., Court Order Book, pg. 214