Manasses Glasco

Biography
Manasses Glasco was born before 1766; this date is an estimate. He was the son of James Glasco. 
Source for the father-son relationship to be added by M Glasgow by 24 Jul 2026. 

Manasses married Susanna, whose maiden name is not currently known. A local history of the Dowling family describes Manasses as an assistant curate of Monkstown parish, County Dublin. It states that Susanna was his widow when she married Dionysius, or Denis, Dowling at Monkstown in June 1784. June Bow and Karen Poff, "The Dowling Family of Elm Field, Blackrock (https://www.youwho.ie/dowlingrev.html)," YouWho: Stillorgan Genealogy & History, September 2019 (accessed 23 Jul 2026). The supporting footnotes are not displayed on the website. Manasses therefore died before June 1784.

Manasses and Susanna had at least one known child:

* Rosetta Glasco, born about 1782. She remained unmarried and reportedly died on 26 Jan 1864 at Clarence Parade, Cheltenham. 
Research NotesClerical appointment
The claim that Manasses was an assistant curate of Monkstown has not yet been confirmed by a primary record. The published transcript of the surviving Monkstown parish register lists William Jephson as curate from 1782 and Edward Beatty as curate assistant from 1775, but does not list Manasses Glasco. Henry Seymour Guinness, ed., "The Register of the Union of Monkstown, County Dublin, 1669–1786 (https://www.stbrigids300.com/uploads/6/1/1/7/6117774/register_of_the_union_of_monkstown.pdf)," Parish Register Society of Dublin, vol. 6, clergy list in the preface (accessed 23 Jul 2026). This does not rule out temporary, informal or otherwise unrecorded clerical service.
Possible Blackrock school connection
A research compilation concerning eighteenth-century Dublin schools states that a Rev. Mr Glasco was first assistant at a school in Blackrock during the early 1780s. It also states that he advertised places for boarding pupils at his nearby home in June 1782. M. Wade Mahon, "Irish Schools and Schoolmasters in Dublin and Vicinity, 1750–1800 (https://www.academia.edu/35940527/Irish_Schools_and_Schoolmasters_in_Dublin_and_Vicinity_1750_1800)," draft dated 16 Feb 2018, entry concerning the Blackrock school (accessed 23 Jul 2026). The cited underlying record is the Dublin Evening Post, 4 Jun 1782. 

The title, surname, location and period make it possible that this Rev. Mr Glasco was Manasses. No record located so far gives the schoolmaster's first name, however, so the identification remains unproven.
Further research needed
Primary evidence is still required for:

* Manasses's birth and parentage;
* his marriage to Susanna;
* his ordination and clerical appointments;
* the baptism of Rosetta Glasco;
* his exact date and place of death; and
* his burial or probate record.
Sources

== Biography ==

Manasses Glasco was born before 1766; this date is an estimate. He was the son of [[Glasco-148|James Glasco]].<ref>
Source for the father-son relationship to be added by [[Glasgow-933|M Glasgow]] by 24 Jul 2026. </ref>

Manasses married Susanna, whose maiden name is not currently known. A local history of the Dowling family describes Manasses as an assistant curate of Monkstown parish, County Dublin. It states that Susanna was his widow when she married Dionysius, or Denis, Dowling at Monkstown in June 1784.<ref name="YouWho">June Bow and Karen Poff, "[https://www.youwho.ie/dowlingrev.html The Dowling Family of Elm Field, Blackrock]," ''YouWho: Stillorgan Genealogy & History'', September 2019 (accessed 23 Jul 2026). The supporting footnotes are not displayed on the website.</ref> Manasses therefore died before June 1784.

Manasses and Susanna had at least one known child:

* Rosetta Glasco, born about 1782. She remained unmarried and reportedly died on 26 Jan 1864 at Clarence Parade, Cheltenham.<ref name="YouWho" />

== Research Notes ==

=== Clerical appointment ===

The claim that Manasses was an assistant curate of Monkstown has not yet been confirmed by a primary record. The published transcript of the surviving Monkstown parish register lists William Jephson as curate from 1782 and Edward Beatty as curate assistant from 1775, but does not list Manasses Glasco.<ref name="MonkstownRegister">Henry Seymour Guinness, ed., "[https://www.stbrigids300.com/uploads/6/1/1/7/6117774/register_of_the_union_of_monkstown.pdf The Register of the Union of Monkstown, County Dublin, 1669–1786]," ''Parish Register Society of Dublin'', vol. 6, clergy list in the preface (accessed 23 Jul 2026).</ref> This does not rule out temporary, informal or otherwise unrecorded clerical service.

=== Possible Blackrock school connection ===

A research compilation concerning eighteenth-century Dublin schools states that a Rev. Mr Glasco was first assistant at a school in Blackrock during the early 1780s. It also states that he advertised places for boarding pupils at his nearby home in June 1782.<ref name="Mahon">M. Wade Mahon, "[https://www.academia.edu/35940527/Irish_Schools_and_Schoolmasters_in_Dublin_and_Vicinity_1750_1800 Irish Schools and Schoolmasters in Dublin and Vicinity, 1750–1800]," draft dated 16 Feb 2018, entry concerning the Blackrock school (accessed 23 Jul 2026). The cited underlying record is the ''Dublin Evening Post'', 4 Jun 1782.</ref>

The title, surname, location and period make it possible that this Rev. Mr Glasco was Manasses. No record located so far gives the schoolmaster's first name, however, so the identification remains unproven.

=== Further research needed ===

Primary evidence is still required for:

* Manasses's birth and parentage;
* his marriage to Susanna;
* his ordination and clerical appointments;
* the baptism of Rosetta Glasco;
* his exact date and place of death; and
* his burial or probate record.

== Sources ==

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