Thomas Glenn pioneer

Thomas Glenn (1750 - September 1777) was an early pioneer who settled in Western Virginia and Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, he married before 1770 and established a home in present-day Wheeling, West Virginia by 1774. He participated in John Floyd's survey expedition and later joined James Harrod's party to found Harrodstown, the first permanent white settlement west of the Appalachians, alongside his brother David. In April 1774, while surveying with Lawrence Darnell along the Ohio River, Thomas and a small group were captured by Shawnee, held for three days, and released with a warning.

Thomas and David joined Harrod's party, which established Harrodstown on June 16, 1774. Daniel Boone arrived to warn of impending native attacks, and after a settler was killed, the group returned to Virginia via the Cumberland Gap, where many enlisted in Captain Harrod's company. They were en route to Point Pleasant but arrived after the battle had concluded.

Upon returning home, Thomas was imprisoned for murdering his indentured servant but was acquitted and fined for mistreatment. He did not rejoin Harrod the following year, though David did. In September 1777, during the Siege of Fort Henry, Thomas was killed by a tomahawk while fleeing attackers. His brother David later claimed his estate on behalf of Thomas's sons. Glenn's Creek and Glenn's Run are named after him.