Individual research record
John Glasgow
1738 – 1792-04-03
Glasgow-2871 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1738 · Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Death
- 1792-04-03 · Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Parents
- John GlasgowunmarkedMary (Cranmer) Glasgowunmarked
- Spouses
- Not recorded
- Children
- Hugh Glasgow
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-2871
- Research clusters
- Scotland One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 17
Comparison context
These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.
Naming sequence used by the parentage model
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
Richard GlasgowGlasgow-1550
- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, specific migration
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1549) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- descendant branches converge on the same specific migration destination glasgow (+10; 9 migrated public profiles; +1 repeated-branch bonus)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, specific migration
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1549) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Father
Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-548
- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Margaret McCullough had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+3)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-549) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1735–1739) (+6; other parent Margaret McCullough)
- known spouse Margaret McCullough had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son Hugh Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Hugh in 36 profiles)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Cunningham +18 (3 public profiles; subject branch: Cunningham Ramsay Glasgow, Cunningham Sample Glasgow; candidate branch: Cunningham C Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Hugh +7 (36 public profiles; subject branch: Hugh Glasgow; candidate branch: Hugh Glasgow, Hugh Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+29 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
- descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-549) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-3553
- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
- candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Kilbirnie — Ayrshire is 29.9 km from the subject's birth-period Glasgow (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
Jacob Glasgow M.AGlasgow-3410
- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2867
- possible 48-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
- candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3491) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- possible 48-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- known spouse Margaret (Davidson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (48) at the subject's birth (+3)
- descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3491) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Margaret McCulloughMcCullough-1964
- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1735–1739) (+6; other parent Hugh Glasgow)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-549) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1735–1739) (+6; other parent Hugh Glasgow)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Hugh Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Hugh in 36 profiles)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Cunningham +18 (3 public profiles; subject branch: Cunningham Ramsay Glasgow, Cunningham Sample Glasgow; candidate branch: Cunningham C Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Hugh +7 (36 public profiles; subject branch: Hugh Glasgow; candidate branch: Hugh Glasgow, Hugh Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+29 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
- descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
- the candidate's own child family has 2 known-position naming matches (+3; branch-level validation)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-549) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Mother
Jean GlasgowGlasgow-3552
- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Kilbirnie — Ayrshire is 29.9 km from the subject's birth-period Glasgow (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Kilbirnie — Ayrshire is 29.9 km from the subject's birth-period Glasgow (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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Possible Mother
Mary (Robertson) GlasgowRobertson-20326
- the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3581) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3581) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Mother
Unknown (Mitchell) GlasgowMitchell-34480
- the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1968) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1968) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Mother
Margaret GlasgowGlasgow-2450
- the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1769), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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
John GlasgowGlasgow-3298
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 17 (+2)
- shared recorded place (+20)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 17 (+2)
- shared recorded place (+20)
- matching child name: Hugh Glasgow
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)
Same-name candidate
John GlasgowGlasgow-3478
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
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
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2871
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.5 claims
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.2 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-2871
John Glasgow
Updated 2025-03-12
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-2871 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-03-12.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA | WikiTree profile field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | John Glasgow | Glasgow-2870 | 1722-09-23 · Libberton, Lanark, Scotland · 1769-05-23 · Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania |
| Parents | Mary Glasgow | Cranmer-656 | 1725-00-00 · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Hugh Glasgow | Glasgow-2873 | 1769-09-08 · Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania · 1818-01-31 · York, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Siblings | Samuel Glasgow | Glasgow-2872 | 1761-00-00 · Nottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania · 1824-05-17 · Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Record-bearing passages
- Biography John was born in 1738. He was the son of John Glasgow and Mary Cranmer. He passed away in 1792.
John Glasco/Glasgow was born in Glasgow, Scotland A prominent merchant in west Nottingham Township, York County, pennsylvania (Gibson's History of York County, Pennsylvania-Biography on son Congressman Hugh Glasgow)-married to Mary (Cranmer)-3-children-Sarah-Hugh-John. John Glasgow and wife Mary (Cranmer) Glasgow were buried in the Nottingham Old Presbyterian Buring Grounds in Rising Sun, Maryland. In 1960-All of the Bodies buried in the Old Presbyterian Burial Grounds were removed and reburied in a section of the West Nottingham Presbyterian Church Cemetery Cecil County, Maryland. This information comes from the History of The Nottingham Presbyterian Church now know as the West Nottingham Presbyterian Church and Cemetery. Sources
Profile source citations
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186250524/john_glasgow source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography John was born in 1738. He was the son of John Glasgow and Mary Cranmer. He passed away in 1792. John Glasco/Glasgow was born in Glasgow, Scotland A prominent merchant in west Nottingham Township, York County, pennsylvania (Gibson's History of York County, Pennsylvania-Biography on son Congressman Hugh Glasgow)-married to Mary (Cranmer)-3-children-Sarah-Hugh-John. John Glasgow and wife Mary (Cranmer) Glasgow were buried in the Nottingham Old Presbyterian Buring Grounds in Rising Sun, Maryland. In 1960-All of the Bodies buried in the Old Presbyterian Burial Grounds were removed and reburied in a section of the West Nottingham Presbyterian Church Cemetery Cecil County, Maryland. This information comes from the History of The Nottingham Presbyterian Church now know as the West Nottingham Presbyterian Church and Cemetery. Sources * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186250524/john_glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == John was born in 1738. He was the son of [[Glasgow-2870|John Glasgow]] and [[Cranmer-656|Mary Cranmer]]. He passed away in 1792. John Glasco/Glasgow was born in Glasgow, Scotland A prominent merchant in west Nottingham Township, York County, pennsylvania (Gibson's History of York County, Pennsylvania-Biography on son Congressman Hugh Glasgow)-married to Mary (Cranmer)-3-children-Sarah-Hugh-John. John Glasgow and wife Mary (Cranmer) Glasgow were buried in the Nottingham Old Presbyterian Buring Grounds in Rising Sun, Maryland. In 1960-All of the Bodies buried in the Old Presbyterian Burial Grounds were removed and reburied in a section of the West Nottingham Presbyterian Church Cemetery Cecil County, Maryland. This information comes from the History of The Nottingham Presbyterian Church now know as the West Nottingham Presbyterian Church and Cemetery. == Sources == <references /> * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186250524/john_glasgow