John Gleason1
M, (1682/83 - 30 October 1719)
| Father-Biological* | Thomas Gleason1 b. 19 Nov 1640, d. 25 Jul 1705 |
| Mother-Biological* | Sarah ______1 d. 8 Jul 1703 |
Last Edited=24 Oct 2026
John Gleason was born in 1682/83 at Sherborn, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 He was the son of Thomas Gleason and Sarah ______.1 John and Isaac, brothers, received the greater portion of the estate of their father Thomas Gleason.1
John Gleason married Abigail Learned, daughter of Isaac Learned and Sarah Bigelow, in 1706/7 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
John Gleason was taxed 2/5d on 2 June 1710 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1 On 11 July 1711, he signed a petition to his Excellency Joseph Dudley for purchasing 4,000 acres from the Indians of Naticl.1 During the winter of 1714 school was kept one month in his house.1 On March 5, 1715, he was given charge of the Framingham town stock of amunition.1 In 1718, John served as as a selectman at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He served again in 1721 and 1731.1 He died on 30 October 1719 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1 John was on a committee to build a new meetinng house on 19 April 1725.1 John wrote his will on 10 April 1740 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. His will reads:
His will was proved on 2 June 1740 at Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1
John Gleason married Abigail Learned, daughter of Isaac Learned and Sarah Bigelow, in 1706/7 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Children:
1. Ebenezer Gleason (1708-1750)
2. John Gleason (1711-young)
3. Anne Gleason (1713-____)
4. Samuel Gleason (1715-1796)
5. Abigail Gleason (1717-1798)
6. Martha Gleason (1719-____)
7. Sarah Gleason (1724-____)
8. Patience Gleason (1729-____.)1,2
1. Ebenezer Gleason (1708-1750)
2. John Gleason (1711-young)
3. Anne Gleason (1713-____)
4. Samuel Gleason (1715-1796)
5. Abigail Gleason (1717-1798)
6. Martha Gleason (1719-____)
7. Sarah Gleason (1724-____)
8. Patience Gleason (1729-____.)1,2
John Gleason was taxed 2/5d on 2 June 1710 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1 On 11 July 1711, he signed a petition to his Excellency Joseph Dudley for purchasing 4,000 acres from the Indians of Naticl.1 During the winter of 1714 school was kept one month in his house.1 On March 5, 1715, he was given charge of the Framingham town stock of amunition.1 In 1718, John served as as a selectman at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He served again in 1721 and 1731.1 He died on 30 October 1719 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1 John was on a committee to build a new meetinng house on 19 April 1725.1 John wrote his will on 10 April 1740 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. His will reads:
To wife Abigail, easterly portion of my now dwelling house, to the middle of the stack of chimneys, together with half the cellar under the westerly end of said house, and an equal half part of the entry way and stairs into the cellar and up to the chamber; and one half part of the house platt & meadow lying on the same side of the way which said house standeth on, as also the use, improvement and income of one third part of all my other Lands and meadows in Framingham and Natick. And I further give and bequeath all my household goods, stock and moveables to my above said wife.
Son Ebenezer westerly part of said dwelling house, half the cellar and entry way and stairs, half the house platt and meadows and one third part of other lands and meadows in Framingham and Natick, and Barn standing near house.
Son Samuel one third part of my lands and meadows in Framingham and Natick. After decease of wife all housing and lands to be equally divided between Ebenezer and Samuel.
Daughter Ann Drury, wife of John Drury, £80 two years after my decease.
Daughter Abigail £100 three years after my decease.
Daughter Martha £100 three years after my decease, or at the time of marriage if that shall first happen.
Daughters Sarah & Patience, each £100 at age of 21, or at the time of their marriage if that shall first happen.
Wife Abigail and son Ebenezer appointed executors.
John Gleason.
Witnesses :
Daniel Bigelow
Moses Larned
Samuel Howe.1
Son Ebenezer westerly part of said dwelling house, half the cellar and entry way and stairs, half the house platt and meadows and one third part of other lands and meadows in Framingham and Natick, and Barn standing near house.
Son Samuel one third part of my lands and meadows in Framingham and Natick. After decease of wife all housing and lands to be equally divided between Ebenezer and Samuel.
Daughter Ann Drury, wife of John Drury, £80 two years after my decease.
Daughter Abigail £100 three years after my decease.
Daughter Martha £100 three years after my decease, or at the time of marriage if that shall first happen.
Daughters Sarah & Patience, each £100 at age of 21, or at the time of their marriage if that shall first happen.
Wife Abigail and son Ebenezer appointed executors.
John Gleason.
Witnesses :
Daniel Bigelow
Moses Larned
Samuel Howe.1
His will was proved on 2 June 1740 at Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1
Citations
- White, John Barber. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass. 1607-1909. Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of Nicholas Print, 1909.
- Morton, John Nece. The Morton Family Tree: Chauncey Morton and Betsy Pike, Their Ancestry and Descent. Springfield, Missouri: J. N. Morton, 1947.