John Glasgow

Current conclusion

John Glasgow was baptised at Libberton, Lanarkshire, on 23 September 1722, son of Robert Glasgow and Katherin Wilson, with the residence given as Sandyburgh, according to a Findmypast transcript. His profile also gives him a death at Nottingham, Chester County, in May 1769, from a Find a Grave and family-Bible narrative whose sources have not been checked; the file does not show how the Libberton child was linked to that man. Pennsylvania and Maryland newspaper items of 1758 to 1771 naming a John Glasgow, mostly at Nottingham, were considered for this profile and withdrawn on 6 October 2026; no Chester County tax list shows this John as a Nottingham taxpayer.

Current conclusion — Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence fmp-glasgow-58900a6995c0

The transcript-validated baptism record for **John Glasgow**, 23 Sep 1722, Libberton, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.

Source findings

- [SCOT/OPR/BAP/4033399 Findmypast transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F4033399&tab=this): Archive reference: OPR 650/1; Baptism date: 23 Sep 1722; Baptism year: 1722; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Lanarkshire; Father's first name(s): Robert; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): John; Item: 3; Last name: Glasgow; Mother's first name(s): Katherin; Mother's last name: Wilson; Page: 17; Place: Libberton; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Register year range: 1717-1819; Residence: Sandyburgh; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T23:47:04.540Z).
- Findmypast record IDs: `SCOT/OPR/BAP/4033399`.
- Stable research/source ID: `fmp-glasgow-58900a6995c0`.

Recommended action — fmp-glasgow-58900a6995c0

Add the record as supporting evidence while preserving all existing sources and uncertain relationships. Do not infer an unstated birth place, parent, spouse, or child.

Identity assessment — 1760 Nottingham John Glasgow, reviewed 4 October 2026

John Glasgow signed a 14 August 1760 *Pennsylvania Gazette* advertisement for a 2 September vendue for creditors of deceased William Graham. The notice describes a 200-acre patent tract on the Susquehanna, about two miles from Shepard's Ferry in Cecil County, Maryland, with about 60 acres cleared; John also stated that he intended to open a store in Nottingham by the end of September, selling for ready money or short credit. [Original page image 39404812](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39404812/), inspected 4 October 2026.

Glasgow-2870 (born 1722 at Libberton, died 1769 at Nottingham) remains a compatible candidate alongside Glasgow-2871; the latter has the stronger merchant occupational fit. This source names no kin or origin and does not establish Irish birth or migration. Compare Cecil/Chester deeds, probate and Nottingham store records before assigning the notice or changing relationships.

Current conclusion — additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026

John Glasgow, Nottingham/Chester postal and near-Oxford book records, 1758–1771: Exact Nottingham/Chester County death-place comparison and compatible age fit the earlier Nottingham/near-Oxford records, but underlying profile identity sources have not been freshly checked. The later 1771 postal entry could be posthumous mail or another man. The earlier Nottingham/Chester County/near-Oxford entries fit Glasgow-2870 as a probable candidate; Glasgow-2871 remains possible. This is a qualified regional documentary cluster, potentially more than one John. A postal list does not prove the addressee alive: the elder’s recorded May 1769 death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail in 1771. No parent, spouse or child is proved by these notices. No family or life-date change follows.

Source findings

John Glasgow, Nottingham, is an addressee in letters remaining at Philadelphia post office. Postal-office and address context retained; an addressee is not proof of residence, letter collection, occupation, household or continued life. Nearby addressees and their localities are separate. The earlier Nottingham/Chester County/near-Oxford entries fit Glasgow-2870 as a probable candidate; Glasgow-2871 remains possible. This is a qualified regional documentary cluster, potentially more than one John. A postal list does not prove the addressee alive: the elder’s recorded May 1769 death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail in 1771. No parent, spouse or child is proved by these notices. [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1758-01-12, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39389283/)

John Glasgow, in Nottingham Township, Chester County, is an addressee in letters remaining at Chester post office. Postal-office and address context retained; an addressee is not proof of residence, letter collection, occupation, household or continued life. Nearby addressees and their localities are separate. The earlier Nottingham/Chester County/near-Oxford entries fit Glasgow-2870 as a probable candidate; Glasgow-2871 remains possible. This is a qualified regional documentary cluster, potentially more than one John. A postal list does not prove the addressee alive: the elder’s recorded May 1769 death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail in 1771. No parent, spouse or child is proved by these notices. [The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1765-10-17, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1033731085/)

John Glasgow, Nottingham, is an addressee in letters remaining at Chester post office. Postal-office and address context retained; an addressee is not proof of residence, letter collection, occupation, household or continued life. Nearby addressees and their localities are separate. The earlier Nottingham/Chester County/near-Oxford entries fit Glasgow-2870 as a probable candidate; Glasgow-2871 remains possible. This is a qualified regional documentary cluster, potentially more than one John. A postal list does not prove the addressee alive: the elder’s recorded May 1769 death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail in 1771. No parent, spouse or child is proved by these notices. [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1765-11-28, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39406491/)

John Glasgow near Oxford is listed among people taking in subscriptions for De Jure Regni; advertisement dated 22 May 1766. The notice explicitly says subscriptions are taken in by the named people: John is a listed subscription collector/agent, not a proved paying subscriber. Oxford is preserved without assigning a modern jurisdiction; locality comparison is qualified. The earlier Nottingham/Chester County/near-Oxford entries fit Glasgow-2870 as a probable candidate; Glasgow-2871 remains possible. This is a qualified regional documentary cluster, potentially more than one John. A postal list does not prove the addressee alive: the elder’s recorded May 1769 death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail in 1771. No parent, spouse or child is proved by these notices. [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1766-05-29, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39391550/)

John Glasgow, in West Nottingham, Chester County, and William Glasgow are separate addressees in the Charles-Town, Maryland, post-office list headed 1 October 1771. Postal-office and address context retained; an addressee is not proof of residence, letter collection, occupation, household or continued life. Nearby addressees and their localities are separate. The original heading says Charles-Town, Maryland, not Anne Arundel County. Sydney George is a separate next addressee; Cecil County accompanies Sydney, not a newly established address for William. The earlier Nottingham/Chester County/near-Oxford entries fit Glasgow-2870 as a probable candidate; Glasgow-2871 remains possible. This is a qualified regional documentary cluster, potentially more than one John. A postal list does not prove the addressee alive: the elder’s recorded May 1769 death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail in 1771. No parent, spouse or child is proved by these notices. [Maryland Gazette, 1771-10-24, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/41041559/)

Next questions

Check the family Bible/migration/probate evidence behind Glasgow-2870 and Glasgow-2871, original Chester County tax and land records, and book-subscription accounts for individual identifiers.

Current conclusion — additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026

John Glasgow, Kensing-/ton postal entry, 1769: Regional namesake; no Kensing-/ton postal bridge. Recorded earlier death does not rule out posthumous mail. No existing profile is identified. Nottingham candidates Glasgow-2870 and Glasgow-2871 are compatible namesakes without a place or postal bridge; the elder’s earlier recorded death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail. Keep this separate from the Nottingham cluster. No family or life-date change follows.

Source findings

John Glasgow, Kensing- / ton, is an addressee in letters remaining at Philadelphia post office. Original Philadelphia post-office heading and entry saved separately. The place is printed across lines as Kensing- / ton; no individual, residence, life status or link to the Nottingham cluster is established. No existing profile is identified. Nottingham candidates Glasgow-2870 and Glasgow-2871 are compatible namesakes without a place or postal bridge; the elder’s earlier recorded death does not absolutely exclude posthumous mail. Keep this separate from the Nottingham cluster. [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1769-10-26, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39396485/)

Next questions

Check original Philadelphia/Kensington tax, directories, land and probate records, and candidate sources; seek an identifier beyond the name.

Identity assessment — newspaper candidates withdrawn, 6 October 2026

- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1758-01-12, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39389283/): no longer a candidate for this profile. John Glasgow, Nottingham, Philadelphia letter list January 1758. No John Glasgow is on the Chester County tax lists before 1760 (the Nottingham Glasgows taxed in the 1750s are Samuel and James), so this addressee is either the young John who first appears as a West Nottingham freeman in 1760 (Glasgow-2871) or an untaxed elder; both Nottingham profiles stay possible.
- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1760-08-14, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39404812/): no longer a candidate for this profile. John Glasgow signs a 1760 vendue notice for William Graham's creditors (200-acre Susquehanna tract near Shepard's Ferry, Cecil County) and announces a store at Nottingham. The Chester County tax lists show John Glasgow as a West Nottingham freeman in 1760 and as storekeeper there in 1765 and 1767, with the same holding continuing to 1791 and passing to Hugh Glasgow in 1793: this is probably Glasgow-2871 (d. 1792), not the elder Glasgow-2870.
- [The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser, 1765-10-17, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1033731085/): no longer a candidate for this profile. John Glasgow, Nottingham Township, Chester County, Chester post-office list October 1765. In 1765 the Chester County tax list has two Johns in West Nottingham: the storekeeper-landholder (probably Glasgow-2871) and an inmate; the merchant is the likelier addressee, but only possible.
- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1765-11-28, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39406491/): no longer a candidate for this profile. John Glasgow, Nottingham, Chester post-office list November 1765 (same period as the October list). Same assessment: storekeeper John of West Nottingham, probably Glasgow-2871, is the likelier addressee; only possible.
- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1766-05-29, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39391550/): no longer a candidate for this profile. John Glasgow 'near Oxford' is one of the agents taking subscriptions for De Jure Regni (May 1766). Both the West Nottingham storekeeper (probably Glasgow-2871) and an East Nottingham landholder John (taxed 1768-1775) lived near Oxford, so identity stays possible.
- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1769-10-26, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39396485/): no longer a candidate for this profile. John Glasgow, 'Kensing-/ton', Philadelphia letter list October 1769. Kensington (Northern Liberties, Philadelphia) has no link to the Nottingham Johns; unidentifiable.
- [Maryland Gazette, 1771-10-24, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/41041559/): no longer a candidate for this profile. Charles-Town (Cecil County), Maryland letter list, 1 October 1771: John Glasgow in West Nottingham, Chester County, and a separate William Glasgow. Two Johns were taxed in West Nottingham in 1771 (landholder and inmate), so John is only possibly Glasgow-2871; Glasgow-2870 (d. 1769) is now unlikely. William has no WikiTree profile; the Cecil County William named among the children of James Glasgow Sr. (d. 1784) in Cecil probate is a plausible but unproved identity.