From The Settlement of Prince Edward County by Nick and Helma Mika. Transcribed here by Linda Herman

Pioneers of Prince Edward County 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

DAVID GLENN

Married to first cousin of John A. Macdonald. 

By trade, David Glenn was a weaver in northern Ireland. He was married to Annie Macdonald, first cousin of Sir John A. Macdonald who became the first Prime Minister of Canada. The young couple courageously embarked on the ocean voyage with their two small children in 1820, which brought them to Hay Bay, where they remained for the next ten years.

David earned his living as a weaver until he thought it wise to invest in land for his family's future. He moved to Ameliasburgh where he bought two hundred acres for four dollars an acre on the second Concession. David continued weaving, supplying most of the local populace between Carrying Place, Roblin's Mills and Mountain View with his services. David passed away in 1864, and his wife followed him in 1866.

David's two sons, Alexander and Robert Glenn, went to school with John A. Macdonald who had a reputation for being exceptionally mischievous. Another of David's sons, Samuel Glenn, was a sergeant at Kingston during the Fenian Raid of 1866. Samuel's son, James E., went to see his father off, and found a small discarded uniform, donned it, and joined his father against the Fenians. Both father and son were awarded the Fenian Raid medal and received land grants in Ontario, living side-by-side on the third Concession of Amerliasburgh.

James E. Glenn also received the Long Service Medal, being the first man in Prince Edward County to be given that honour. He became a Captain in the Militia, in command of the Consecon Company for ten years, resigning in 1899. He then became Captain of the Ameliasburgh Rifle Association. He taught school for twenty-five years in Ameliasburgh, sixteen of them in the Adams school. He was also a councillor in 1881, and later became Deputy Reeve and then Reeve. In 1894 he became Warden, and in 1901, Township Treasurer.