Martha Glenn was married on June 11, 1730 to David McClure, an immigrant from Scotland, possibly Edinburgh. They married in Boston and then moved to the frontier of Candia, New Hampshire. The History of Candia, Once Known as Charmingfare, says that Martha came from a family of Scottish Covenanters who fled from Papal persecution. The same book gives a vivid description of Martha's bravery, although I can't help but wonder how the author came by the information about the comment of the Indian spy...
About the year 1740, Mr. McClure and his wife moved to Chester, N.H., at a time when fear of Indians compelled the inhabitants to seek the security of a garrison. It so happened, on a certain occasion, that the men were obliged to be absent, leaving the women and children alone. No one among them, but the courageous Martha Glenn, dared to act as sentry. With the confidence which inspired her, when she offered up her prayer to God, among the misty mountain caves of Scotland, she kept the dangerous watch with a loaded musket. It turned out that the place was actually being reconnoitered for an attack. The spy is said to have reported, "Me see nothing but de one white squaw." A superstitious fear, or the hand of Providence kept the Indians from their design.
Martha Glenn - 8th great-grandmother
Jane McClure - 7th great-grandmother
Elizabeth Simpson - 6th great-grandmother
David Philbrick - 5th great-grandfather
Oliver Smith Philbrick - 4th great-grandfather
Benjamin Philbrick - 3rd great-grandfather
Lizzie Philbrick - 2nd great-grandmother
Ray Everett Cotton - great-grandfather
Fern Lyndell Cotton - grandmothe
History of Candia, once known as Charmingfare, accessed on Archive.org
The McClure Family, accessed on Google Books
History of Candia, accessed on Archive.org
History of the Town of Antrim, New Hampshire, accessed on Google Books
You always have something interesting to write about. In this post, I learned that Candia was once known as Charmingfare. There is a Charmingfare Farm there, and I thought it was a sweet name (and gave the owners credit for the name). Now I know the truth! https://www.visitthefarm.com/ Thanks, Pam
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. I did not know the name Charmingfare before I found it while researching this post. I think I love genealogy because of all the history I learn in the process! Thanks for the link to the farm. It looks like a great place to check out and will be going on my list of road trips.
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