Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Samuel Glasgow

c. 1726 – c. 1824

Glasgow-1492 · 2 mapped associations

Moneymore, County Londonderry, IrelandUnited States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

2Mapped records
2Close relations
7Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1726 · Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland
Death
c. 1824 · United States
Parents
James GlasgowuncertainMargaret Rutherforduncertain
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1492
Research clusters
Descendants of James Glasgow (c.1700) Unassigned occurrence
Mapped descendants
0

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
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

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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

Samuel GlasgowGlasgow-2417

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1820–?PlacesIreland, United Kingdom → United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 94; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 94; retained without deduction

Same-name candidate

Samuel GlasgowGlasgow-2872

Automated fit33/100
Similar Person
Dates1761–1824PlacesNottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania → Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same death year (+15)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 35; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same death year (+15)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 35; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

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.

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Research & records

Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated

Current conclusion

Glasgow-1492

The original 1766 Derryloran return proves that a Samuel Glasco was a householder at Gorteen. It does not give his age or parents, so it cannot by itself identify him as this profile or as a son of either currently proposed James Glasgow. The Samuel at Whitehill belongs to the separate adjacent parish of Kildress and must not be used as a second Derryloran occurrence.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.2 records
c.1726

Attached son of James-1025

Moneymore

Merged from a former separate-candidate group; underlying parentage evidence still needs citation.

Traditional / profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1492

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)

Source findings

Glasgow-1492

SourceFindingAssessment
National Archives of Ireland `IHP/1/665`, original 1766 Derryloran returnThe Gorteen section names Sam: Glasco; the same return separately names Glasgow households at Drumearn and Killycury.Direct Gorteen occurrence; no age or relationship.
National Archives of Ireland `IHP/1/667`, original 1766 Kildress return and RCB Library transcript p. 176Kildress includes Samuel Glasgoe at Whitehill and James Glasgow at Corvanaghan.Separate parish cluster; not evidence that the Gortein Samuel also lived at Whitehill.
Virtual Record Treasury `Glasco` resultPreserves the original Derryloran townland sequence and image metadata.Resolves the exact locality of the Samuel cited on the live profile.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims
2Original
2Tree Only
2Unknown
1Derivative

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.7 sources
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-1492 was captured 2026-08-20T17:12:00+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-20.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthMoneymore, County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field
deathUnited StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames GlasgowGlasgow-10251700-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland · 1759-01-17 · Drumearn, Tyrone, Ireland
ParentsMargaret RutherfordRutherford-48611700-00-00 · Cookstown, Tyrone, , Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJames Glasgow IIGlasgow-10241721-00-00 · Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1804-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States
SiblingsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-24251724-00-00 · Moneymore, County Galway, Ireland · 0000-00-00 · USA
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-24261735-00-00 · Moneymore, Galway, Connacht, Ireland · 1829-00-00 · USA

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Samuel's birth about 1726 and death about 1824 are family-tree estimates. He is currently attached to James Glasgow and Margaret Rutherford as uncertain parents. Neither inspected 1766 return gives Samuel's age or parents, so those returns do not prove this parentage. Separate 1766 occurrences The original 1766 religious return for Derryloran parish names “Sam: Glasco” as a householder at Gorteen. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, original 1766 Derryloran religious return, Gorteen section, Virtual Record Treasury (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665). This is a possible match for this profile, but the return does not contain enough identifying information to establish that it was this Samuel. The same return separately records Glasgow households at Drumearn and Killycury; the William at Killycury may be William Glasgow, but that identification is also unproved.
  • A different 1766 return, for the adjacent parish of Kildress, names a Samuel Glasgoe at Whitehill and James Glasgow at Corvanaghan. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/667, original 1766 Kildress religious return, Virtual Record Treasury (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-667); RCB Library transcript, p. 176, image (https://by2022-prod.adaptcentre.ie/loris/RCBL_23_176.JPG/full/full/0/default.jpg). Whitehill is therefore a separate Kildress occurrence, not a second location for the Gorteen householder. No inspected record proves that the two Samuels were the same man. 1753 Drogheda namesake A 1753 probate-index occurrence names Samuel Glasgow with residence Drumgeerah in the Drogheda registry. It is chronologically compatible with this Samuel, but no migration, occupation or relationship identifies the Irish testator with this profile. Underlying record source: samuel glasgow (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). SourcesResearch links The following collaborative trees are clues only and do not establish Samuel's identity or parentage:

Profile source citations

  1. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, original 1766 Derryloran religious return, Gorteen section, Virtual Record Treasury (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665). source link 1
  2. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/667, original 1766 Kildress religious return, Virtual Record Treasury (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-667); RCB Library transcript, p. 176, image (https://by2022-prod.adaptcentre.ie/loris/RCBL_23_176.JPG/full/full/0/default.jpg). source link 1 source link 2
  3. Underlying record source: samuel glasgow (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). source link 1
  4. FamilySearch Family Tree: Samuel Glasgow, MCTD-7P6 (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MCTD-7P6). source link 1
  5. Geni collaborative profile (https://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-Glasgow/6000000032776545045). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Samuel's birth about 1726 and death about 1824 are family-tree estimates. He is currently attached to James Glasgow and Margaret Rutherford as uncertain parents. Neither inspected 1766 return gives Samuel's age or parents, so those returns do not prove this parentage.
Separate 1766 occurrences
The original 1766 religious return for Derryloran parish names “Sam: Glasco” as a householder at Gorteen. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, original 1766 Derryloran religious return, Gorteen section, Virtual Record Treasury (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665). This is a possible match for this profile, but the return does not contain enough identifying information to establish that it was this Samuel. The same return separately records Glasgow households at Drumearn and Killycury; the William at Killycury may be William Glasgow, but that identification is also unproved.

A different 1766 return, for the adjacent parish of Kildress, names a Samuel Glasgoe at Whitehill and James Glasgow at Corvanaghan. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/667, original 1766 Kildress religious return, Virtual Record Treasury (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-667); RCB Library transcript, p. 176, image (https://by2022-prod.adaptcentre.ie/loris/RCBL_23_176.JPG/full/full/0/default.jpg). Whitehill is therefore a separate Kildress occurrence, not a second location for the Gorteen householder. No inspected record proves that the two Samuels were the same man.
1753 Drogheda namesake
A 1753 probate-index occurrence names Samuel Glasgow with residence Drumgeerah in the Drogheda registry. It is chronologically compatible with this Samuel, but no migration, occupation or relationship identifies the Irish testator with this profile. Underlying record source: samuel glasgow (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). 
SourcesResearch links
The following collaborative trees are clues only and do not establish Samuel's identity or parentage:

* FamilySearch Family Tree: Samuel Glasgow, MCTD-7P6 (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MCTD-7P6).
* Geni collaborative profile (https://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-Glasgow/6000000032776545045).
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
{{Ireland Native}}
{{Migrating Ancestor | origin = Ireland | destination = United States | origin-flag = Flags-1.gif | destination-flag = US_Flags-1.png}}

Samuel's birth about 1726 and death about 1824 are family-tree estimates. He is currently attached to [[Glasgow-1025|James Glasgow]] and [[Rutherford-4861|Margaret Rutherford]] as uncertain parents. Neither inspected 1766 return gives Samuel's age or parents, so those returns do not prove this parentage.

=== Separate 1766 occurrences ===
The original 1766 religious return for Derryloran parish names “Sam: Glasco” as a householder at '''Gorteen'''.<ref name="Gorteen1766">National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, original 1766 Derryloran religious return, Gorteen section, [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 Virtual Record Treasury].</ref> This is a possible match for this profile, but the return does not contain enough identifying information to establish that it was this Samuel. The same return separately records Glasgow households at Drumearn and Killycury; the William at Killycury may be [[Glasgow-1505|William Glasgow]], but that identification is also unproved.

A different 1766 return, for the adjacent parish of Kildress, names a Samuel Glasgoe at '''Whitehill''' and James Glasgow at Corvanaghan.<ref name="Whitehill1766">National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/667, original 1766 Kildress religious return, [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-667 Virtual Record Treasury]; RCB Library transcript, p. 176, [https://by2022-prod.adaptcentre.ie/loris/RCBL_23_176.JPG/full/full/0/default.jpg image].</ref> Whitehill is therefore a separate Kildress occurrence, not a second location for the Gorteen householder. No inspected record proves that the two Samuels were the same man.

=== 1753 Drogheda namesake ===
A 1753 probate-index occurrence names Samuel Glasgow with residence Drumgeerah in the Drogheda registry. It is chronologically compatible with this Samuel, but no migration, occupation or relationship identifies the Irish testator with this profile.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: samuel glasgow].</ref>

== Sources ==
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=== Research links ===
The following collaborative trees are clues only and do not establish Samuel's identity or parentage:

* [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MCTD-7P6 FamilySearch Family Tree: Samuel Glasgow, MCTD-7P6].
* [https://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-Glasgow/6000000032776545045 Geni collaborative profile].