Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Daniel Glasgow

1653 – 1712

Glasgow-1158 · 1 mapped association

Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia→Moyock Township, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1653 · Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia
Death
1712 · Moyock Township, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert Glasgow IIconfidentAnn (Johnson) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Mary Gammon
Children
William Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1158
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
125

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionWilliam Glasgow (1685)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit5/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1614–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesInveresk and Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · Musselburgh / InvereskIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit5/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1612–?Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit4/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1618–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesDuddingston, Midlothian, Scotland · Duddingston — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Helen (Patoune) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Helen (Patoune) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit1/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1618–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Kilwaughter, County Antrim, Ireland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+3)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1645–?Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 16–18 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father William Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, William in 223 public profiles; WikiTree: uncertain parent; weak alone)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-3974) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father William Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, William in 223 public profiles; WikiTree: uncertain parent; weak alone)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-3974) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit8/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1624–?Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit8/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1622–1665Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesNorthumberland, England · James City, VirginiaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Geography · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: virginia (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: virginia (+1; not a locality match)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit7/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1635–1700Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesInveresk, Midlothian, Scotland · InvereskIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit7/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1634–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesInveresk, Midlothian, Scotland · InvereskIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit7/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1634–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1685), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-1605

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1658–?PlacesPolwarth, Berwick, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • matching child name: William Glasgow

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • matching child name: William Glasgow

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-1521

Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1648–?PlacesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Open side-by-side comparison
How duplicate leads are calculated

Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1653

Profile-stated birthplace: Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia

Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1158

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.10 claims
2Tree Only
1Unknown

Documented or strongly supported

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.3 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. tree_only https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1388724143/robert-glasgow-in-familysearch-family-tree
  2. unknown https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/DGZ-1751-135
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1158
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Glasgow-1158 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-07-27.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Norfolk, Norfolk County, VirginiaWikiTree profile field
death—Moyock Township, Currituck, North Carolina, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert Glasgow IIGlasgow-11571612-00-00 · Scotland · 1690-00-00 · Currituck Township, Hyde, North Carolina
ParentsAnn GlasgowJohnson-1021741620-00-00 · 1682-00-00
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-4281685-00-00 · Norfolk, Independent Cities, Colony of Virginia · 1747-00-00 · Currituck, Currituck, Province of North Carolina
SiblingsEdward Travis GlasgowGlasgow-35191637-00-00 · Accomack, Virginia · 1700-00-00
SiblingsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-15261648-00-00 · Lower Parish, Lancaster, Virginia · 1690-03-26 · Carrituck, North Carolina
SiblingsThomas GlasgowGlasgow-15271650-00-00 · Norfolk, Virginia · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMary MoncriefGlasgow-3971651-00-00 · Virginia · 0000-00-00 · Currituck, North Carolina
SiblingsDaniel GlasgowGlasgow-33221675-00-00 · 0000-00-00
SpousesMaryGammon-9341665-00-00 · Norfolk, Virginia · 1699-00-00 · Currituck, North Carolina · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1388724143/robert-glasgow-in-familysearch-family-tree source link 1
  2. https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/DGZ-1751-135 source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Daniel was born about 1653. He is the son of Robert Glasgow. 

 Citation: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1388724143/robert-glasgow-in-familysearch-family-tree 

Robert Glasgow

Birth: 1612 - Scotland, United Kingdom

Death: 1690 - Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States

Wife: Ann Glasgow (born Johnson)

Children: Robert Glasgow, Thomas Glasgow, William Daniel Glasgow, Daniel 
Glasgow 

* Possibly related to the Daniel who is listed here https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/DGZ-1751-135 as transporting tobacco from Virginia to Ireland. 
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == 
Daniel was born about 1653. He is the son of [[Glasgow-1156|Robert Glasgow]]. 

<blockquote>Citation:<ref>https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1388724143/robert-glasgow-in-familysearch-family-tree</ref>

Robert Glasgow

Birth: 1612 - Scotland, United Kingdom

Death: 1690 - Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States

Wife: Ann Glasgow (born Johnson)

Children: Robert Glasgow, Thomas Glasgow, William Daniel Glasgow, Daniel 
Glasgow</blockquote>

* Possibly related to the Daniel who is listed here<ref>https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/DGZ-1751-135</ref> as transporting tobacco from Virginia to Ireland.  
== Sources ==
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