Joseph Gleason ^55,69

  General Notes:

AFN:

According to the Gleason Geneology, at p. 25-6: "Corporal Joseph Gleason, the father, seems to have been a citizen of some prominence in the town of Sudbury. During King William's, or the Ten Year's War between France and England, when the French in Canada were making allies of the Indians,and by this means harrassing the Colonists, Sudbury suffered less than in King Phillip's War, but at the same time was subject to sudden incursions. In arranging for protection against these dangers, the public stock of ammunition wasdistributed for safe keeping among certain citizens, one of whom was Corporal Joseph Gleason. "He was also a signer of a petition, bearing no date, but which is preserved in State Archives. This petition is addressed to the Governor and sets forth the pitiful condition of the colonists at Sudbury by reason of the military service andcontributions required of them, and asking such alleviation as might be possible. "He, with his sons Isaac and Joseph were among the signers of a petition to the Sudbury Court, dated Oct. 29, 1707, relative to separating the town into divisions. "The date of birth of Martha, given as the third child of this family does not appear on the records. But as the eldest son was named Joseph for his father, it is more than likely the first daughter would have been named for the mother. "As the date of birth of the last child, Thankful, is not known, it is not certain whether she was the daughter of the first wife or of the second."