John Glasgow

Biography
John Glasgow (about 1650 – ?) was one of the Covenanter prisoners aboard the ship Croune of London when it wrecked near the Mull of Deerness in Orkney on 10 December 1679. The vessel was transporting 257 Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters, captured at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, to forced labor in the American Plantations. Locked below deck, many perished, but John Glasgow and William Glasgow (bef.1658–)—both said to be from Cavers Parish, Roxburghshire—were among the survivors. William Glasgow, The History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, with Sketches of all her Ministry, Congregations, Missions, Institutions, Publications, etc. (Baltimore: Hill & Harvey, Publishers, 1888), 245. Dr. Mark Jardine’s article on the wreck of the Croune (https://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/beyond-orkneys-fatal-shore-the-wreck-of-the-croune-10-december-1679-history-scotland/) 

The Covenanters were a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian sect who opposed attempts by Charles II to impose an episcopal structure on the Scottish Church. Many were fined, imprisoned, or exiled for their religious convictions. A contemporary source depicted the Covenanters as swearing to defend “their bodies, property and consciences against all attacks; to defend Christ’s gospel and the purity of the Church; to submit to no ruler who would not submit to Christ, and to defend their liberty from fears without and within.”
Genealogical Note
* There is an unresolved genealogical issue: no reliable record has been found for John Glasgow’s father. A possible father is sometimes listed in online trees, but he appears too young or was not yet born. 
* The only other Glasgow recorded in Roxburghshire at an earlier date is Alan Glasgow (1550–1594), but no documentary link to John Glasgow has been established.
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== Biography ==
John Glasgow (about 1650 – ?) was one of the Covenanter prisoners aboard the ship '''Croune of London''' when it wrecked near the Mull of Deerness in Orkney on 10 December 1679. The vessel was transporting 257 Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters, captured at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, to forced labor in the American Plantations. Locked below deck, many perished, but John Glasgow and [[Glasgow-1605|William Glasgow (bef.1658–)]]—both said to be from Cavers Parish, Roxburghshire—were among the survivors.<ref>William Glasgow, ''The History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, with Sketches of all her Ministry, Congregations, Missions, Institutions, Publications, etc.'' (Baltimore: Hill & Harvey, Publishers, 1888), 245. [https://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/beyond-orkneys-fatal-shore-the-wreck-of-the-croune-10-december-1679-history-scotland/ Dr. Mark Jardine’s article on the wreck of the Croune]</ref>

The Covenanters were a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian sect who opposed attempts by Charles II to impose an episcopal structure on the Scottish Church. Many were fined, imprisoned, or exiled for their religious convictions. A contemporary source depicted the Covenanters as swearing to defend “their bodies, property and consciences against all attacks; to defend Christ’s gospel and the purity of the Church; to submit to no ruler who would not submit to Christ, and to defend their liberty from fears without and within.”

== Genealogical Note ==
* There is an unresolved genealogical issue: no reliable record has been found for John Glasgow’s father. A possible father is sometimes listed in online trees, but he appears too young or was not yet born.  
* The only other Glasgow recorded in Roxburghshire at an earlier date is [[Glasgow-3023|Alan Glasgow (1550–1594)]], but no documentary link to John Glasgow has been established.

== Sources ==
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*  Error: Father is too young or not born  
* Only other Glasgow who appears in Roxburghshire previously is [[Glasgow-3023|Alan Glasgow (1550-1594)]]

== Biography ==
In 1679, The Croune of London was shipwrecked carrying 257 prisoners of war that were being banished to the American Plantations. They were Covenanters a 17th Century Scottish Presbyterian Christian sect. During a shipwreck, they were abandoned to their fate, locked below the deck. Among the survivors were John Glasgow (abt.1650-) and [[Glasgow-1605|William Glasgow (bef.1658-)]] of Cavers, Roxburghsire parish.

''Brandishing ‘uplifted swords’, the Covenanters swore to ‘keep their bodies, property and consciences against all attacks; to defend Christ’s gospel and the purity of the Church; to submit to no ruler who would not submit to Christ, and to defend their liberty from fears without and within’.''<ref>William Glasgow, The History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, with Sketches of all her Ministry, Congregations, Missions, Institutions, Publications, etc. (Baltimore: Hill & Harvey, Publishers, 1888), 245. [https://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/beyond-orkneys-fatal-shore-the-wreck-of-the-croune-10-december-1679-history-scotland/ jardine's book of martyrs]</ref> 
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