When Wortham Glenn was born in 1734, in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, James Jerimia Glenn, was 42 and his mother, Hannah Thompson, was 38. He married Nancy Ann Downs about 1762, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Orange, North Carolina, United States in 1790. He registered for military service in 1782. He died in February 1810, at the age of 76.
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"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New Bern had been the capital of North Carolina in its early days. In 1792, the capital was moved to Raleigh because it was more the center of the state.
Irish (Derry and Galway): from Mag Fhloinn, see McGlynn .
English: variant of Glen .
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