Archibald Glasgow

Biography
Archibald Glasgow was born about 1769. His birthplace has not been established. He was a son of James Glasgow and Mary Crosier. James's will named Archibald among his sons, and the later family equity proceedings again placed Archibald among the children of James and his widow Mary. Newberry County, South Carolina, Will Book A, p. 194, will of James Glasgow, proved 1793; transcription (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247id_/http://www.lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Paper_JGlasgowWill.html). Newberry District, South Carolina, Glasgow family equity complaint, 1817; transcription (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247id_/http://www.lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Paper_Complaint.html). 

In 1800 Archibald was enumerated in Newberry District, South Carolina. His household contained one male under ten, one male aged 26–44, four females under ten, one female aged 16–25 and two enslaved people. "United States Census, 1800," Archibald Glasgow household, Newberry District, South Carolina, p. 75, NARA microfilm publication M32, roll 50; FamilySearch record XHRC-7BG (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-7BG) and public household transcription (https://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/1800nbycensusG.htm). The schedule named only Archibald, so the identities and relationships of the other household members are not stated.

The 1810 census again records him in Newberry, indexed as Archald Glasgow. 1810 United States census, Newberry, South Carolina, entry for Archald Glasgow; Ancestry record 585568 (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/585568), image 4433429_00206. 

Archibald died on 22 July 1818, aged 49, and was buried in Gilders Creek Cemetery in Newberry County. Gilders Creek Cemetery survey and photographs (https://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/gilders_creek_cem.htm), Newberry County, South Carolina, entries for Archibald and the Glasgow family. , memorial for Archibald Glasgow. The Newberry estate index identifies Mary Glasgow as administrator of his estate, numbered 647 in box 27, package 57. Newberry County estate index (https://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/estates1785-1949/22.htm), 1818 entry for Archibald Glasgow, Mary Glasgow administrator, estate 647, box 27, package 57. 
Research Notes
Wife and children
The cemetery inscriptions directly name three children of Archibald and Mary. They do not give Mary's maiden surname. A Find a Grave memorial identifies her as Mary Spence Glasgow. Find a Grave memorial 33531779 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33531779/mary-glasgow), Mary Spence Glasgow. The memorial is a useful identity lead, but the name Spence is not visible in the photographed Glasgow inscriptions and has not yet been confirmed by a marriage or probate record.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 5px; width:100%;"
|+ Children and candidates
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Person
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Assessment
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Evidence
|-
| Neomi Glasgow, about 1797–1831 || Proved daughter || Her inscription calls her a daughter of Archibald and Mary. Find a Grave memorial 33531784 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33531784/neomi-glasgow), Neomi Glasgow. 
|-
| Rachel (Glasgow) Keller, 1801–1855 || Proved daughter || Her inscription calls her a daughter of Archibald and Mary and consort of Isaac Keller. 
|-
| James Glasgow, 1806–1824 || Proved son || His inscription calls him a son of Archibald and Mary. 
|-
| Sarah Glasgow, about 1793–1847 || Uncertain daughter || Sarah's own inscription identifies her husband but not her parents. Her present attachment remains a working hypothesis. Find a Grave memorial 33531790 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33531790/sarah-glasgow), Sarah Glasgow. 
|-
| Robert Glasgow, born about 1790 || Possible son; not attached || Archibald's 1800 household had one unidentified boy under ten. Robert's estimated age and South Carolina origin fit that slot, but no record names him as Archibald's son. 
|}

The possible identification of Robert has a chronological caution. The only adult female in Archibald's 1800 household was aged 16–25. If she was Mary and Robert was born close to 1790, she would have been at the extreme young end—or too young—to be his mother. Robert may have been born later than the 1850 census implies; Archibald may have had an earlier wife; the boy may have been another relative; or one of the reported ages may be wrong.

Robert's proposed son James J Glasgow is the documented ancestor of Big Y kit 1002232, R-FT20271. Alexander Glasgow's Antrim line is the kit's closest reported basal FT20271 match at Y-111, genetic distance 3. FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project, Y-DNA results (https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview), kits B580327 and 1002232; project-admin comparison supplied August 2026. This supports a shared paternal ancestor somewhere above the tested lines, but it cannot prove Robert's father or connect Archibald to Alexander's line.

Archibald's original estate packet and the household columns of the 1810 census are the most likely records to confirm or exclude Robert. Until a kinship record is found, Robert remains unattached and Archibald's presently proved children are Neomi, Rachel and James.
Sources

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== Biography ==
'''Archibald Glasgow''' was born about 1769. His birthplace has not been established. He was a son of [[Glasgow-1144|James Glasgow]] and [[Crosier-512|Mary Crosier]]. James's will named Archibald among his sons, and the later family equity proceedings again placed Archibald among the children of James and his widow Mary.<ref name="JamesWill">Newberry County, South Carolina, Will Book A, p. 194, will of James Glasgow, proved 1793; [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247id_/http://www.lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Paper_JGlasgowWill.html transcription].</ref><ref name="Equity">Newberry District, South Carolina, Glasgow family equity complaint, 1817; [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247id_/http://www.lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Paper_Complaint.html transcription].</ref>

In 1800 Archibald was enumerated in Newberry District, South Carolina. His household contained one male under ten, one male aged 26–44, four females under ten, one female aged 16–25 and two enslaved people.<ref name="Census1800">"United States Census, 1800," Archibald Glasgow household, Newberry District, South Carolina, p. 75, NARA microfilm publication M32, roll 50; [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-7BG FamilySearch record XHRC-7BG] and [https://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/1800nbycensusG.htm public household transcription].</ref> The schedule named only Archibald, so the identities and relationships of the other household members are not stated.

The 1810 census again records him in Newberry, indexed as ''Archald Glasgow''.<ref name="Census1810">1810 United States census, Newberry, South Carolina, entry for ''Archald Glasgow''; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/585568 Ancestry record 585568], image 4433429_00206.</ref>

Archibald died on 22 July 1818, aged 49, and was buried in Gilders Creek Cemetery in Newberry County.<ref name="Cemetery">[https://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/gilders_creek_cem.htm Gilders Creek Cemetery survey and photographs], Newberry County, South Carolina, entries for Archibald and the Glasgow family.</ref><ref name="ArchibaldFindAGrave">{{FindAGrave|33531767}}, memorial for Archibald Glasgow.</ref> The Newberry estate index identifies Mary Glasgow as administrator of his estate, numbered 647 in box 27, package 57.<ref name="Estate">[https://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/estates1785-1949/22.htm Newberry County estate index], 1818 entry for Archibald Glasgow, Mary Glasgow administrator, estate 647, box 27, package 57.</ref>

== Research Notes ==
=== Wife and children ===

The cemetery inscriptions directly name three children of Archibald and Mary. They do not give Mary's maiden surname. A Find a Grave memorial identifies her as '''Mary Spence Glasgow'''.<ref name="MaryFindAGrave">[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33531779/mary-glasgow Find a Grave memorial 33531779], Mary Spence Glasgow.</ref> The memorial is a useful identity lead, but the name ''Spence'' is not visible in the photographed Glasgow inscriptions and has not yet been confirmed by a marriage or probate record.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 5px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Children and candidates'''
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Person
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Assessment
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Evidence
|-
| [[Glasgow-3979|Neomi Glasgow]], about 1797–1831 || Proved daughter || Her inscription calls her a daughter of Archibald and Mary.<ref name="Cemetery" /><ref name="NeomiFindAGrave">[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33531784/neomi-glasgow Find a Grave memorial 33531784], Neomi Glasgow.</ref>
|-
| [[Glasgow-3980|Rachel (Glasgow) Keller]], 1801–1855 || Proved daughter || Her inscription calls her a daughter of Archibald and Mary and consort of Isaac Keller.<ref name="Cemetery" />
|-
| [[Glasgow-3981|James Glasgow]], 1806–1824 || Proved son || His inscription calls him a son of Archibald and Mary.<ref name="Cemetery" />
|-
| [[Glasgow-3042|Sarah Glasgow]], about 1793–1847 || Uncertain daughter || Sarah's own inscription identifies her husband but not her parents. Her present attachment remains a working hypothesis.<ref name="Cemetery" /><ref name="SarahFindAGrave">[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33531790/sarah-glasgow Find a Grave memorial 33531790], Sarah Glasgow.</ref>
|-
| [[Glasgow-2769|Robert Glasgow]], born about 1790 || Possible son; not attached || Archibald's 1800 household had one unidentified boy under ten. Robert's estimated age and South Carolina origin fit that slot, but no record names him as Archibald's son.<ref name="Census1800" />
|}

The possible identification of Robert has a chronological caution. The only adult female in Archibald's 1800 household was aged 16–25. If she was Mary and Robert was born close to 1790, she would have been at the extreme young end—or too young—to be his mother. Robert may have been born later than the 1850 census implies; Archibald may have had an earlier wife; the boy may have been another relative; or one of the reported ages may be wrong.

Robert's proposed son [[Glasgow-2738|James J Glasgow]] is the documented ancestor of Big Y kit 1002232, R-FT20271. [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]]'s Antrim line is the kit's closest reported basal FT20271 match at Y-111, genetic distance 3.<ref name="FTDNA">[https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project, Y-DNA results], kits B580327 and 1002232; project-admin comparison supplied August 2026.</ref> This supports a shared paternal ancestor somewhere above the tested lines, but it cannot prove Robert's father or connect Archibald to Alexander's line.

Archibald's original estate packet and the household columns of the 1810 census are the most likely records to confirm or exclude Robert. Until a kinship record is found, Robert remains unattached and Archibald's presently proved children are Neomi, Rachel and James.

== Sources ==
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