Researched biography · Glasgow-3001

James Glasgow

c. 1650

Scotland

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The cited parliamentary table proves a James Glasgow associated with a Killybegs collector balance entered under 1728. It does not prove birth about 1650, Scottish origin or death in 1728. He belongs in an early-eighteenth- century Donegal working cluster, not the seventeenth-century count.

Birthc. 1650 · Scotland

DeathDate not established · Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland

LocalityScotland

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Belfast & Donegal

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Killybegs

Sources 2 source pages

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Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland

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Thomas Glasgow1 section of notes

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Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
Parliamentary report, printed p. 201	Lists James Glasgow in the Killybegs collector-account material under 1728.	Direct for name, function/locality context and accounting date; silent on birth, parentage and death.
Thomas Glasgow (Glasgow-3556) Donegal case	Thomas was an adult Raphoe deed actor in 1692-1695.	Makes an adjacent-generation relationship possible, but no record links Thomas and James.

Source findingsFindmypast sweep — 7 October 2026

Searches that found nothing: Findmypast surname searches keyed to Killybegs returned only Glass entries, and a BNA search for "james glasgow" with "killybegs" found no relevant notice. No record of the 1728 collector-account James was found in Findmypast.
Possible collateral, unproved: Raphoe diocesan marriage licence bond, Rebecca Glasco to Jas Dogherty, 1741 (IRE/DIOC/MAR186149) — a Glasco in the same diocese, not linked.

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c. 1650

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Scotland

c.1650–1728

Killybegs collector account entered under 1728

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Killybegs

Record detail

A parliamentary account directly names James at Killybegs. The date is an accounting date, not proof of birth or death, and no record links him to Thomas of Raphoe.

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Killybegs collector account entered under 1728
c.1650–1728 · Killybegs · Source association
A parliamentary account directly names James at Killybegs. The date is an accounting date, not proof of birth or death, and no record links him to Thomas of Raphoe.
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== Biography ==
James Glasgow's birth about 1650 in Scotland is an unsourced family-tree estimate. No inspected record gives his age or birthplace, but the date and place are retained in the structured fields as explicitly uncertain because no direct contradictory evidence has been found.

A parliamentary account table names James Glasgow in material concerning a collector's balance at Killybegs, County Donegal, under the year '''1728'''.<ref>Parliamentary report, printed p. 201, Killybegs collector-account entry for James Glasgow under 1728, [https://archive.org/details/parliamentarypa27commgoog/page/200/mode/1up Internet Archive image].</ref> The year is an '''account-entry date''', not a death record. The table supports James's name and Killybegs collector context, but it does not state his birth, parentage, or date or place of death.

== Research Notes ==
James belongs in an early-eighteenth-century Donegal working cluster. A relationship to other Glasgow families in the region is possible, but no inspected record identifies a relative.

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Current profile2James Glasgow's birth about 1650 in Scotland is an unsourced family-tree estimate. No inspected record gives his age or birthplace, but the date and place are retained in the structured fields as explicitly uncertain because no direct contradictory evidence has been found.

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Current profile4A parliamentary account table names James Glasgow in material concerning a collector's balance at Killybegs, County Donegal, under the year '''1728'''.<ref>Parliamentary report, printed p. 201, Killybegs collector-account entry for James Glasgow under 1728, [https://archive.org/details/parliamentarypa27commgoog/page/200/mode/1up Internet Archive image].</ref> The year is an '''account-entry date''', not a death record. The table supports James's name and Killybegs collector context, but it does not state his birth, parentage, or date or place of death.

Replacement profile4A parliamentary account table names James Glasgow in material concerning a collector's balance at Killybegs, County Donegal, under the year '''1728'''.<ref>Parliamentary report, printed p. 201, Killybegs collector-account entry for James Glasgow under 1728, [https://archive.org/details/parliamentarypa27commgoog/page/200/mode/1up Internet Archive image].</ref> The year is an '''account-entry date''', not a death record. The table supports James's name and Killybegs collector context, but it does not state his birth, parentage, or date or place of death.

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Current profile7James belongs in an early-eighteenth-century Donegal working cluster. A relationship to other Glasgow families in the region is possible, but no inspected record identifies a relative.

Replacement profile7James belongs in an early-eighteenth-century Donegal working cluster. A relationship to other Glasgow families in the region is possible, but no inspected record identifies a relative.

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== Biography ==
James Glasgow's birth about 1650 in Scotland is an unsourced family-tree estimate. No inspected record gives his age or birthplace, but the date and place are retained in the structured fields as explicitly uncertain because no direct contradictory evidence has been found.

A parliamentary account table names James Glasgow in material concerning a collector's balance at Killybegs, County Donegal, under the year '''1728'''.<ref>Parliamentary report, printed p. 201, Killybegs collector-account entry for James Glasgow under 1728, [https://archive.org/details/parliamentarypa27commgoog/page/200/mode/1up Internet Archive image].</ref> The year is an '''account-entry date''', not a death record. The table supports James's name and Killybegs collector context, but it does not state his birth, parentage, or date or place of death.

== Research Notes ==
James belongs in an early-eighteenth-century Donegal working cluster. A relationship to other Glasgow families in the region is possible, but no inspected record identifies a relative.

== Sources ==
<references />

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Current conclusion

The cited parliamentary table proves a James Glasgow associated with a
Killybegs collector balance entered under 1728. It does not prove birth about
1650, Scottish origin or death in 1728. He belongs in an early-eighteenth-
century Donegal working cluster, not the seventeenth-century count.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Parliamentary report, printed p. 201](https://archive.org/details/parliamentarypa27commgoog/page/200/mode/1up) | Lists James Glasgow in the Killybegs collector-account material under 1728. | Direct for name, function/locality context and accounting date; silent on birth, parentage and death. |
| [Thomas Glasgow (Glasgow-3556) Donegal case](../Glasgow-3556/findings.md) | Thomas was an adult Raphoe deed actor in 1692-1695. | Makes an adjacent-generation relationship possible, but no record links Thomas and James. |

Source findings

### Findmypast sweep — 7 October 2026

- **Searches that found nothing:** Findmypast surname searches keyed to Killybegs returned only Glass entries, and a BNA search for "james glasgow" with "killybegs" found no relevant notice. No record of the 1728 collector-account James was found in Findmypast.
- **Possible collateral, unproved:** Raphoe diocesan marriage licence bond, **Rebecca Glasco** to **Jas Dogherty**, 1741 (`IRE/DIOC/MAR186149`) — a Glasco in the same diocese, not linked.

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Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow: 35/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
John Glasgow: 28/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Rot. Glasgow: 27/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 22/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
John Glasgow: 17/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 12/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Margaret (Stewart) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Ann (Johnson) Glasgow: 24/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Helen (Patoune) Glasgow: 19/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback

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