James Glasgow

Biography
James Glasgow was born about 1700. His birth date is an estimate. No record has yet been found establishing his birthplace, parents, wife or children.

An Irish probate index includes an entry for James Glasgow of Drumearn, County Tyrone, in 1759. "Cavan, County Armagh, Ireland records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94F-MWB5?view=index : accessed 26 March 2025), image 76 of 127. 

The WikiTree source currently associated with the profile appears to give the more precise date 17 January 1759. The meaning of that date has not yet been confirmed. It may represent:

* the date on which the will was written;
* the date of probate;
* the date of administration;
* the date of an associated bond; or
* the date on which the record was entered in the index.

The separate probate transcription reviewed in July 2026 supplies only the year 1759. The full date should therefore be retained only as an indexed record date, not automatically treated as the date of death.

The agreement in name, exact residence and year makes the 1759 probate entry a strong match to this profile. It establishes Drumearn as James’s documented residence at the time of the estate proceeding. It does not prove that Drumearn was his birthplace or place of death.

James probably died before the relevant probate or administration action was completed in 1759, although the precise nature and date of that action remain to be confirmed.
Drumearn and Derryloran Records
The 1740 Protestant householders return for Derryloran parish records two householders named James Glasgow and two named William Glasgow. The return does not give their townlands or state any relationships between them.

These entries provide evidence for a Glasgow family cluster in Derryloran by 1740, but neither James can presently be identified with this profile.

The 1766 religious census for Derryloran parish records:

* two men named James Glasgo at Drumearn; and
* one John Glasgo at Drumearn.

If the 1759 entry represents probate or administration following this James’s death, the two men named James in 1766 cannot be him. They were probably younger relatives or unrelated namesakes within the same local Glasgow cluster.

The 1766 entries demonstrate continued Glasgow residence at Drumearn, but they do not identify the later householders as James’s sons, grandsons, nephews or other relatives.

The same will-index page also includes an entry for William Glasgow of Killycooragh, County Tyrone, dated 17 December 1770. No relationship between William and James has been established. Similarity of surname, county and probate context is not sufficient to attach William as a son or other relative.
Distinction from Other Men Named James Glasgow
This James should not presently be merged with James Glasgow (abt.1720-), who was recorded at Corvanaghan in Kildress parish in 1766.

Corvanaghan and Drumearn are separate townlands in different parishes. The difference in residence, together with the apparent 1759 estate proceeding for the Drumearn James, supports treating them as distinct men unless a direct record proves otherwise.

This profile should also not automatically be identified with either of the two unnamed-townland James Glasgow householders recorded in Derryloran in 1740. One of those men may have been the Drumearn testator, but the surviving return does not provide enough information to determine which one.
Family and Relationship Research
No inspected record identifies James’s parents, wife or children.

The probate index supplies his name, Drumearn residence and the year 1759, but the available transcription does not name:

* a widow;
* children;
* executors or administrators;
* beneficiaries;
* witnesses;
* sureties; or
* property inherited by later Glasgow residents.

Claims that James lived at Moneymore, was born in County Tyrone or fathered particular later members of the Glasgow family require separate evidence.

The presence of Glasgow householders at Drumearn in 1766 makes a family connection plausible, but no specific relationship should be created from surname and locality alone.
Y-DNA Research
James is the earliest currently identified ancestor in the paternal line of a Y-DNA relative of M Glasgow.

The reported comparison is five differences over 660 markers. This result may support a relationship within a wider Glasgow paternal line, but it does not identify:

* the generation at which the lines connect;
* the common ancestor;
* this James as the ancestor of another documented Glasgow line; or
* either 1766 Drumearn householder as his son.

Y-DNA evidence should be used alongside documentary evidence rather than as a substitute for it.
Research Priorities
Further research should establish:

* what the date 17 January 1759 represents;
* the precise probate court or index series involved;
* whether the original will, probate record, administration record or bond survives;
* whether a pre-destruction abstract of the record exists;
* the names of any beneficiaries, executors, administrators, witnesses or sureties;
* whether property at Drumearn passed to a later Glasgow;
* whether either James Glasgo recorded at Drumearn in 1766 can be linked to the estate;
* whether John Glasgo of Drumearn in 1766 was related to the testator;
* whether either 1740 Derryloran householder named James Glasgow can be associated with Drumearn; and
* whether the 1770 William Glasgow of Killycooragh appears in any connected deed, will or administration record.

An online family tree for a James Glasgow is available at:

* https://gw.geneanet.org/moodyfh?n=glasgow&oc=1&p=james

Information from online family trees should be independently verified against contemporary records.
Research Conclusion
The 1759 probate entry for James Glasgow of Drumearn, County Tyrone is a strong match to this profile because the name, exact residence and terminal year agree.

It supports Drumearn as his documented residence and 1759 as the year of an estate or probate proceeding. The exact significance of 17 January 1759 remains unresolved, and the date should not yet be used as a certain date of death.

If the 1759 entry followed James’s death, the two men named James Glasgo at Drumearn in the 1766 religious census were later namesakes or members of a younger generation.

No record presently proves James’s birthplace, death place, parents, wife, children or relationship to the 1740 and 1766 Derryloran householders, William Glasgow of Killycooragh or James Glasgow of Corvanaghan.
Sources

[[Category:Drumearn Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone]]

== Biography ==

'''James Glasgow''' was born about '''1700'''. His birth date is an estimate. No record has yet been found establishing his birthplace, parents, wife or children.

An Irish probate index includes an entry for '''James Glasgow of Drumearn, County Tyrone''', in '''1759'''.<ref>"Cavan, County Armagh, Ireland records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94F-MWB5?view=index : accessed 26 March 2025), image 76 of 127.</ref>

The WikiTree source currently associated with the profile appears to give the more precise date '''17 January 1759'''. The meaning of that date has not yet been confirmed. It may represent:

* the date on which the will was written;
* the date of probate;
* the date of administration;
* the date of an associated bond; or
* the date on which the record was entered in the index.

The separate probate transcription reviewed in July 2026 supplies only the year 1759. The full date should therefore be retained only as an indexed record date, not automatically treated as the date of death.

The agreement in name, exact residence and year makes the 1759 probate entry a strong match to this profile. It establishes Drumearn as James’s documented residence at the time of the estate proceeding. It does not prove that Drumearn was his birthplace or place of death.

James probably died before the relevant probate or administration action was completed in 1759, although the precise nature and date of that action remain to be confirmed.

== Drumearn and Derryloran Records ==

The 1740 Protestant householders return for Derryloran parish records two householders named '''James Glasgow''' and two named '''William Glasgow'''. The return does not give their townlands or state any relationships between them.

These entries provide evidence for a Glasgow family cluster in Derryloran by 1740, but neither James can presently be identified with this profile.

The 1766 religious census for Derryloran parish records:

* two men named '''James Glasgo''' at Drumearn; and
* one '''John Glasgo''' at Drumearn.

If the 1759 entry represents probate or administration following this James’s death, the two men named James in 1766 cannot be him. They were probably younger relatives or unrelated namesakes within the same local Glasgow cluster.

The 1766 entries demonstrate continued Glasgow residence at Drumearn, but they do not identify the later householders as James’s sons, grandsons, nephews or other relatives.

The same will-index page also includes an entry for '''William Glasgow of Killycooragh, County Tyrone''', dated '''17 December 1770'''. No relationship between William and James has been established. Similarity of surname, county and probate context is not sufficient to attach William as a son or other relative.

== Distinction from Other Men Named James Glasgow ==

This James should not presently be merged with [[Glasgow-2988|James Glasgow (abt.1720-)]], who was recorded at '''Corvanaghan''' in Kildress parish in 1766.

Corvanaghan and Drumearn are separate townlands in different parishes. The difference in residence, together with the apparent 1759 estate proceeding for the Drumearn James, supports treating them as distinct men unless a direct record proves otherwise.

This profile should also not automatically be identified with either of the two unnamed-townland James Glasgow householders recorded in Derryloran in 1740. One of those men may have been the Drumearn testator, but the surviving return does not provide enough information to determine which one.

== Family and Relationship Research ==

No inspected record identifies James’s parents, wife or children.

The probate index supplies his name, Drumearn residence and the year 1759, but the available transcription does not name:

* a widow;
* children;
* executors or administrators;
* beneficiaries;
* witnesses;
* sureties; or
* property inherited by later Glasgow residents.

Claims that James lived at Moneymore, was born in County Tyrone or fathered particular later members of the Glasgow family require separate evidence.

The presence of Glasgow householders at Drumearn in 1766 makes a family connection plausible, but no specific relationship should be created from surname and locality alone.

== Y-DNA Research ==

James is the earliest currently identified ancestor in the paternal line of a Y-DNA relative of [[Glasgow-933|M Glasgow]].

The reported comparison is five differences over 660 markers. This result may support a relationship within a wider Glasgow paternal line, but it does not identify:

* the generation at which the lines connect;
* the common ancestor;
* this James as the ancestor of another documented Glasgow line; or
* either 1766 Drumearn householder as his son.

Y-DNA evidence should be used alongside documentary evidence rather than as a substitute for it.

== Research Priorities ==

Further research should establish:

* what the date 17 January 1759 represents;
* the precise probate court or index series involved;
* whether the original will, probate record, administration record or bond survives;
* whether a pre-destruction abstract of the record exists;
* the names of any beneficiaries, executors, administrators, witnesses or sureties;
* whether property at Drumearn passed to a later Glasgow;
* whether either James Glasgo recorded at Drumearn in 1766 can be linked to the estate;
* whether John Glasgo of Drumearn in 1766 was related to the testator;
* whether either 1740 Derryloran householder named James Glasgow can be associated with Drumearn; and
* whether the 1770 William Glasgow of Killycooragh appears in any connected deed, will or administration record.

An online family tree for a James Glasgow is available at:

* https://gw.geneanet.org/moodyfh?n=glasgow&oc=1&p=james

Information from online family trees should be independently verified against contemporary records.

== Research Conclusion ==

The 1759 probate entry for '''James Glasgow of Drumearn, County Tyrone''' is a strong match to this profile because the name, exact residence and terminal year agree.

It supports Drumearn as his documented residence and 1759 as the year of an estate or probate proceeding. The exact significance of 17 January 1759 remains unresolved, and the date should not yet be used as a certain date of death.

If the 1759 entry followed James’s death, the two men named James Glasgo at Drumearn in the 1766 religious census were later namesakes or members of a younger generation.

No record presently proves James’s birthplace, death place, parents, wife, children or relationship to the 1740 and 1766 Derryloran householders, William Glasgow of Killycooragh or James Glasgow of Corvanaghan.

== Sources ==

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