James Glasgow

Current conclusion

The 1879 ''History of Hillsdale County, Michigan'' describes James Glasgow and says his wife was a Mitchell. It states that they emigrated from Scotland to northern Ireland about 1750 and settled in County Tyrone near Cookstown. This supports the profile as a distinct family reconstruction, although the account is late and supplies no exact vital dates or wife's given name.

Source findings

5 October 2026 candidate review: Estimated birth c. 1730 and Cookstown connection leave a weaker possibility with an age discrepancy. [James Glasco of Omagh’s 1786 marriage and 1793 business notices](/research/subjects/newspapers-early-glasgow/#james-glasco-omagh) are retained as documentary evidence. This profile is a possible candidate; no spouse, parent, occupation or place is attached. The 1786 groom and 1793 contact are probably the same man, with no proved profile bridge.


| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [National Archives of Ireland `IHP/1/667`](https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-667) | Names Protestant householder James Glasgow at Corvanaghan in 1766. | Does not identify him as Glasgow-1970. |
| [''History of Hillsdale County, Michigan'', p. 263](https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up) | Identifies James's wife as a Mitchell and says the couple migrated from Scotland to northern Ireland about 1750 and settled near Cookstown. | Secondary evidence supporting this family; exact dates and identities still need contemporary corroboration. |

Duplicate assessment

Glasgow-1970 may duplicate [Glasgow-3137](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3137), [Glasgow-2988](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2988) or [Glasgow-1024](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1024). The Mitchell wife and Scotland-to-Cookstown migration distinguish this reconstruction, but no record yet connects those details to Corvanaghan or Moneymore. Keep the profiles as unmerged matches pending a source-level bridge.

Cookstown family reconstruction

The 1879 Hillsdale history explicitly gives the chain **James Glasgow and his
Mitchell wife -> son John Glasgow -> John's seven children**, including sons
William and John who settled in Michigan. Later 1888 Hillsdale sketches conflict
over whether John and Jane were born in Scotland or County Tyrone, so the
reported 1750 migration is not proof of birthplace or date.

The 19 December 1794 will-index entry for James Glasgow of Drummond is the best
present probate candidate for this progenitor. Drummond is a small Derryloran
townland near Cookstown, and the date is compatible with an adult son John.
The will does not survive and the index names no kin, so do not assign the event
as proved. PRONI `D1413/3a-b`, genealogical notes on the Glasgow family of
Cookstown, is the priority source for testing the Mitchell wife and son John.

Descendant reconstruction and comparison — 20 August 2026

The 1879 *History of Hillsdale County, Michigan*, page 263, supplies a coherent descendant chain:

- James Glasgow married a Mitchell.
- They moved from Scotland to northern Ireland about 1750 and settled in County Tyrone near Cookstown.
- Their son John was a farmer near Cookstown and raised seven children.
- John's second son William, born about 1811, went to America in 1833.
- William married Eliza Glasgow on 4 August 1836.
- William and his brother John moved to Hillsdale County in 1842.
- Their father John later joined the family and died there at an advanced age.
- John Jr. was born 15 April 1814.

[Direct source, page 263](https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up)

The catalogue profiles match these details:

- [[Glasgow-1970|James Glasgow]] and [[Mitchell-34480|Mrs. Mitchell]]
- [[Glasgow-1968|John Glasgow]]
- [[Glasgow-1969|William Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-4025|Eliza Glasgow]]
- [[Glasgow-1967|John B. Glasgow Jr.]]

This is a concrete Cookstown family, not an unplaced surname occurrence.

### Comparison with Glasgow-1024 and Glasgow-2988

Glasgow-1970 is of the right generation and locality to be considered in the Moneymore problem. He cannot presently be identified with Glasgow-1024 because the Hillsdale account preserves a son and later family near Cookstown, while the other family's traditions place Arthur's mother and elder brothers in America by 1766 or Robert there by 1769. Identity would require a return to Ireland, another marriage, or an error in one of the traditions.

Glasgow-2988's 1766 Corvanaghan occurrence is geographically and chronologically compatible with the Mitchell-family progenitor, but the return gives no wife or children. Glasgow-2988's attached sons are themselves unsupported and cannot be used to distinguish the men. Keep Glasgow-1970 and Glasgow-2988 separate until a record connects the Corvanaghan householder to the Mitchell family.

Identity assessment — newspaper candidates withdrawn, 6 October 2026

- [The Public Register, or, Freeman's Journal, 1786-09-05, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050075355/): no longer a candidate for this profile. Freeman's Journal 5 Sep 1786 marriage: Mr. James Glasco of Omagh, publican, aged 61, to Miss Jane Murray of the same place, aged 16. Neither person has a compatible WikiTree profile with any Omagh link. All existing James namesakes are only possible, and the Dublin carpenter Glasco-148 is now unlikely. Recommend new profiles for James Glasco of Omagh (b. c.1725) and Jane Murray (b. c.1770), linked as spouses.
- [The Northern Star, 1793-05-11, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/72021067/): no longer a candidate for this profile. Northern Star 11 and 18 May 1793: the Hope (Abner Lowell master), Londonderry for Newcastle and Philadelphia; freight or passage enquiries to Mr. James Glasco, Omagh (notice signed by Robert Burnside, Londonderry, 25 Apr 1793). Very probably the 1786 Omagh publican. Same identity conclusion as group 1050075355: no existing profile is preferred, and a new profile draft is recommended.
- [The Northern Star, 1793-05-25, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/72021100/): no longer a candidate for this profile. Northern Star 25 May 1793: a repeat of the Hope advertisement with the sailing put off; contact still Mr. James Glasco, Omagh. Same conclusion as the 11 and 18 May copies.