Individual research record
Hugh Glasgow
1769-09-08 – 1818-01-31
Glasgow-2873 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1769-09-08 · Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
- Death
- 1818-01-31 · York, Pennsylvania, United States
- Parents
- John Glasgowunmarked
- Spouses
- Elizabeth (Ramsay) GlasgowMaria (Ramsey) Glasgow
- Children
- Cunningham Ramsay GlasgowCunningham Sample GlasgowElizabeth (Glasgow) NeeperJames Ramsay GlasgowJohn Neeper GlasgowMary Catherine GlasgowSamuel Ramsay GlasgowWalter Franklin GlasgowWilliam Cranmer Glasgow
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-2873
- Research clusters
- Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 16
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 · 2 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 mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Sarah (Blair) GlasgowBlair-3693
- the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named Hugh Glasgow (Glasgow-539) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
- 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)
Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named Hugh Glasgow (Glasgow-539) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Mother
Phereby (Sheppard) GlasgowSheppard-2142
- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, Elizabeth (Glasgow) Martin, born 3 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Possible Mother
Ruth (Gregory) GlasgowGregory-3163
- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate has another child, William Glasgow, born 12 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Mary (Stephenson) GlasgowStephenson-7559
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Margaret GlasgowGlasgow-3483
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1797), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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
Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-3470
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 17 (+2)
- overlapping locality (+8)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 17 (+2)
- overlapping locality (+8)
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Same-name candidate
Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-1056
- same first and last name (+18)
- same parent name without a shared profile ID: John Glasgow (+2)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: John, William
record-derived birth estimates differ by 77; retained without deduction; unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- same parent name without a shared profile ID: John Glasgow (+2)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: John, William
Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 77; retained without deduction; 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: Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
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-2873
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.13 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.4 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- unknown Find A Grave: Hugh Glasgow (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12627890/hugh_glasgow)
- unknown History of the U.S. House of Representatives: Hugh Glasgow (https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/13856)
- unknown Wikipedia: Hugh Glasgow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glasgow)
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2873
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-2873
Hugh Glasgow
Updated 2025-12-06
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-2873 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-12-06.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | York, Pennsylvania, United States | WikiTree profile field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | John Glasgow | Glasgow-2871 | 1738-00-00 · Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1792-04-03 · Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Children | Cunningham Sample Glasgow | Glasgow-3747 | 1797-06-14 · York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1798-02-09 |
| Children | John Neeper Glasgow | Glasgow-3739 | 1799-02-24 · York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1873-01-30 |
| Children | Elizabeth Neeper | Glasgow-3746 | 1800-12-06 · York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1845-00-00 |
| Children | James Ramsay Glasgow | Glasgow-3743 | 1802-03-04 · York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1872-07-21 · Harford, Maryland, United States |
| Children | Cunningham Ramsay Glasgow | Glasgow-3742 | 1806-06-29 · Delta, York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1885-11-23 |
| Children | Samuel Ramsay Glasgow | Glasgow-3744 | 1808-07-15 · Delta, York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1876-12-09 |
| Children | William Cranmer Glasgow | Glasgow-2650 | 1812-05-12 · 1879-04-13 |
| Children | Walter Franklin Glasgow | Glasgow-3745 | 1815-03-31 · York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1823-11-14 |
| Children | Mary Catherine Glasgow | Glasgow-3748 | 1817-11-22 · York, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Glasgow | Ramsay-5277 | 1774-12-18 · York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1802-03-11 · 1796-00-00 |
| Spouses | Maria Glasgow | Ramsey-9171 | 1779-00-00 · Fawn Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1870-00-00 · York, Pennsylvania, United States · 1804-00-00 |
Record-bearing passages
- Biography Hugh Glasgow was born on 8 September 1769 in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Glasgow and Mary Cranmer Glasgow.
In 1813, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to represent Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses from 4 March 1813 to 3 March 1817. Shortly after leaving Congress, he passed away at the age of 48 on 31 January 1818 in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. He was interred at Slate Ridge Burying Ground. Family Hugh Glasgow was married twice:
- Elizabeth "Betsy" Ramsay Glasgow (1774–1802)
- Maria "Mary" Ramsay Glasgow (1779–1870) (m. 1804)
He was the father of the following children:
- Cunningham Sample Glasgow (1797–1798)
- John Neeper Glasgow (1799–1873)
- Elizabeth "Eliza" Glasgow Neeper (1800–1845)
- James Ramsay Glasgow (1802–1872)
- Cunningham Ramsay Glasgow (1806–1885)
- Samuel Ramsay "Sample" Glasgow (1808–1876)
- William Cranmer Glasgow (1812–1879)
- Walter Franklin Glasgow (1815–1823)
- Mary Catherine Glasgow (1817–1817) Sources
- Find A Grave: Hugh Glasgow (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12627890/hugh_glasgow)
- History of the U.S. House of Representatives: Hugh Glasgow (https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/13856)
- Wikipedia: Hugh Glasgow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glasgow)
Profile source citations
- Find A Grave: Hugh Glasgow (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12627890/hugh_glasgow) source link 1
- History of the U.S. House of Representatives: Hugh Glasgow (https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/13856) source link 1
- Wikipedia: Hugh Glasgow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glasgow) source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography Hugh Glasgow was born on 8 September 1769 in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Glasgow and Mary Cranmer Glasgow. Hugh was successful in agricultural pursuits before studying law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. From 1800 to 1813, he served as a judge in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1813, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to represent Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses from 4 March 1813 to 3 March 1817. Shortly after leaving Congress, he passed away at the age of 48 on 31 January 1818 in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. He was interred at Slate Ridge Burying Ground. Family Hugh Glasgow was married twice: * Elizabeth "Betsy" Ramsay Glasgow (1774–1802) * Maria "Mary" Ramsay Glasgow (1779–1870) (m. 1804) He was the father of the following children: * Cunningham Sample Glasgow (1797–1798) * John Neeper Glasgow (1799–1873) * Elizabeth "Eliza" Glasgow Neeper (1800–1845) * James Ramsay Glasgow (1802–1872) * Cunningham Ramsay Glasgow (1806–1885) * Samuel Ramsay "Sample" Glasgow (1808–1876) * William Cranmer Glasgow (1812–1879) * Walter Franklin Glasgow (1815–1823) * Mary Catherine Glasgow (1817–1817) Sources * Find A Grave: Hugh Glasgow (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12627890/hugh_glasgow) * History of the U.S. House of Representatives: Hugh Glasgow (https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/13856) * Wikipedia: Hugh Glasgow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glasgow)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == '''Hugh Glasgow''' was born on 8 September 1769 in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of '''[[Glasgow-2871|John Glasgow]]''' and Mary Cranmer Glasgow. Hugh was successful in agricultural pursuits before studying law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. From 1800 to 1813, he served as a judge in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1813, he was elected as a '''Democratic-Republican''' to represent Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses from 4 March 1813 to 3 March 1817. Shortly after leaving Congress, he passed away at the age of 48 on 31 January 1818 in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania. He was interred at Slate Ridge Burying Ground. === Family === Hugh Glasgow was married twice: * '''Elizabeth "Betsy" Ramsay Glasgow''' (1774–1802) * '''Maria "Mary" Ramsay Glasgow''' (1779–1870) (m. 1804) He was the father of the following children: * '''Cunningham Sample Glasgow''' (1797–1798) * '''John Neeper Glasgow''' (1799–1873) * '''Elizabeth "Eliza" Glasgow Neeper''' (1800–1845) * '''James Ramsay Glasgow''' (1802–1872) * '''Cunningham Ramsay Glasgow''' (1806–1885) * '''Samuel Ramsay "Sample" Glasgow''' (1808–1876) * '''William Cranmer Glasgow''' (1812–1879) * '''Walter Franklin Glasgow''' (1815–1823) * '''Mary Catherine Glasgow''' (1817–1817) == Sources == <references /> * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12627890/hugh_glasgow Find A Grave: Hugh Glasgow] * [https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/13856 History of the U.S. House of Representatives: Hugh Glasgow] * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glasgow Wikipedia: Hugh Glasgow]