Researched biography · Glasgow-3175
Samuel Glasgow
1740 – 1801
Ulster, Ireland
About Samuel
The exact Old Bailey case already cited on this profile was formerly treated as strongly associated with the May 1761 newspaper respite. That association was withdrawn on 6 October 2026: the defendant was a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman, not this man (see below). The case association does not prove that the defendant was the profile’s Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor.
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Latest findings about this person 1 finding
Research and WikiTree study pages 2 pages
Mentioned in other people's research 2 people
- Samuel Glasgow (Glasgow-1134)3 sections of notes
- Samuel Glasgow (Glasgow-1492)3 sections of notes
What the research found
Summary of the research
Overall conclusion
This summary is given in full at the top of the page.
Later additions
Newest first. Each addition adds to the summary above; it does not replace it.
Newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026
- Aurora General Advertiser, 1791-09-21, p.2: Samuel Glasgow (justice of the peace in commission, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1791) — possible match. Independent county records fix the office-holder's identity and locality. Crumrine's History of Washington County (1882) lists 'Hon. Samuel Glasgow, commissioned May 7, 1788' among county justices, and puts him first in the Hanover Township justices' list ('Samuel Glasgow, May 7, 1788'). The 1800 Hanover Township assessment, quoted by Crumrine, lists 'Samuel Glasgow, justice of the peace'. The county slave register, as transcribed by Afrolumens, records Samuel Glasgow of Peters Township, wheelwright, in 1782, 'Samule Glasgow Esquire of Hanover township' on 2 June 1792, and Hanover through the 1800 septennial census. Glasgow-3175 (Samuel, c.1740 Ulster – 1801 Hanover Township, Washington County; wife Mary Stephenson) agrees on name, county, township and period, and his recorded death place is the JP's township. However, his profile rests only on a FamilySearch user tree, and its biography Sources: Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (1882), full text: justices list ('Samuel Glasgow, commissioned May 7, 1788'), Hanover Township justices list and 1800 Hanover assessment; ldsgenealogy.com transcription of Crumrine (1882), part 65 (county justices list); Afrolumens Project, Washington County, Pennsylvania slave register transcriptions (Samuel Glasgow, Peters Township wheelwright; 'Samule Glasgow Esquire of Hanover township', 2 June 1792)
Newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026
- The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1770-02-01, p.3: Samuel Glasgow (adjoining landowner, Whitpain Township) — possible match. Independent corroboration of residence: 1769 Philadelphia County proprietary tax list, Whitpain Township, 'Samuel Glascow' (Friends Journal Gwynedd-area transcription; John Sanders of the same notice also listed in Whitpain). WikiTree candidates: Glasgow-3175 (b. c.1740 Ulster, d. 1801 Hanover Twp, Washington Co., PA; wife Mary Stephenson) is a Pennsylvania settler of the right age, with no record placing him in Whitpain - possible only (his biography's Old Bailey 1761 'Samuel Glascow' identification is itself unproved). Glasgow-1134 (Cecil County-born c.1749-1754; probably the First Maryland sergeant of 1776-77, see group 41048937) is weak. Glasgow-1492 (Moneymore, b. c.1726; possibly the 1766 Gorteen householder in Derryloran) is weak. The other Pennsylvania Samuel of the period - Samuel Glasgow, West Nottingham, Chester County, taxed householder 1751-1775 - is a different man (simulta Sources: 1769 Philadelphia County Proprietary tax lists for townships around Gwynedd (Whitpain: Samuel Glascow) - transcription, Friends Journal legacy site
- The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1770-07-12, p.3: Samuel Glasgow (boundary landowner, Whitpain Township) — possible match. Same man as the February 1770 notice (same estate, same neighbours John Saunders and John Eldridge). 1769 Philadelphia County tax list has Samuel Glascow in Whitpain. No WikiTree profile documents him; Glasgow-3175 is a compatible Pennsylvania namesake only; 1134 and 1492 weaker (see group 39398014). Sources: 1769 Philadelphia County Proprietary tax list transcription (Whitpain: Samuel Glascow)
Military roster company correction and consolidation, 5 October 2026
Samuel appears in the final unassigned group. Capt. Murray’s company belongs to William Wood, Thomas Kenady and William Langley immediately before the dash. The notice is dated 19 October 1777, sets 10 November as rendezvous, threatens punishment for failure and offers influence toward pardons. No adjudicated desertion, return, punishment, actual pardon or 1761 military commutation is proved. Three archive page URLs preserve one reprinted notice, including two scans labelled 23 October. Glasgow-1134 is the strongest contextual candidate through his estimated Cecil County birth; service identity remains possible, not proved. The other American candidates remain compatible.
A notice dated Baltimore, 19 October 1777, signed Joseph Ford, orders absent soldiers of the First Maryland Regiment, including Samuel Glasgow, to return by 10 November. It threatens apprehension and punishment as deserters and offers influence toward pardons. Samuel appears in the final unassigned group. Capt. Murray’s company belongs to William Wood, Thomas Kenady and William Langley immediately before the dash. The notice is dated 19 October 1777, sets 10 November as rendezvous, threatens punishment for failure and offers influence toward pardons. No adjudicated desertion, return, punishment, actual pardon or 1761 military commutation is proved. Three archive page URLs preserve one reprinted notice, including two scans labelled 23 October. Maryland Gazette, 1777-10-23, p.2, Maryland Gazette, 1777-11-06, p.2, Maryland Gazette, 1777-10-23, p.2
Earlier 1761 Old Bailey reports, 5 October 2026
Glasgow-3175 cites the identical Old Bailey case. That is a strong case association, not independent proof that the London defendant was the Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor.
Samuel Glascow is one of two prisoners reported capitally convicted at the Old Bailey; his charge is stealing a bay gelding belonging to Mr Serjeant Haywood. The manslaughter verdict belongs to William Smith, a separate defendant. The relative trial-day statement has no saved dateline; no 13 May trial date is inferred. This is a newspaper report of the case, not a separate trial or proof of ancestral identity. Berrow’s Worcester Journal, 1761-05-14, p.1, The Derby Mercury, 1761-05-08, p.2, Jackson's Oxford Journal, 1761-05-09, p.2
Additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
Samuel Glasgow, first Maryland regiment rendezvous notice, 1777: Uncertain 1740/1801 lifespan fits, but neither the family identity nor the London-case link identifies this Maryland soldier. Glasgow-1134 is a possible Maryland/age candidate. Glasgow-3175 is a compatible chronological comparison, but its Ulster/Pennsylvania identity and link to the London defendant remain unresolved. This roster does not prove the 1761 military-commutation claim. No family or life-date change follows.
Additional original newspapers, 5 October 2026
Uncertain 1740 Ulster birth and 1801 Hanover Township, Washington County death are chronologically compatible. Strongest contextual candidate for the 1791 county office; no land or service identity bridge. These are possible identities, not proved matches. The 1770 Whitpain boundary notices, 1777 Maryland recall and 1791 Washington justice commission are separate contexts. The 1794 Old Style London pen-cutter death has no supported match and conditionally conflicts with this profile’s later death estimate. No parent, spouse or migration amendment follows.
Newspaper review, 5 October 2026
The exact Old Bailey case already cited on this profile is strongly associated with the newly inspected May 1761 newspaper respite. The case association does not prove that the defendant was the profile’s Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor.
What the records show
Source findings — newspaper review
The Derby Mercury, 22 May 1761, p.3, original image, reports Samuel Glascow’s respite after gelding theft. The adjoining unnatural-crime description belongs to Thomas Andrews. The Old Bailey trial t17610506-1 records the 6 May Guilty verdict and death sentence, with owner William Hayward rather than the paper’s Heywood. Associated catalogue metadata lists a conditional pardon, TNA SP 44/87 f.68; its text and conditions were not inspected.
Source findings — additional original newspapers
Whitpain notice; Maryland recall; Washington commission list and saved heading; London death claim and saved heading. Originals inspected 5 October 2026.
Source findingsA notice dated Baltimore, 19 October 1777, signed Joseph Ford, orders absent soldiers of the First Maryland Regiment, including Samuel Glasgow, to return by 10 November.
A notice dated Baltimore, 19 October 1777, signed Joseph Ford, orders absent soldiers of the First Maryland Regiment, including Samuel Glasgow, to return by 10 November. It threatens apprehension and punishment as deserters and offers influence toward pardons. Notice dated Baltimore, 19 October 1777, signed Joseph Ford, captain in the first Maryland regiment, orders listed soldiers to rendezvous on the 10th of next month. It threatens deserter punishment for failing to attend and offers to seek pardons for those returning after absence without leave. It does not establish an existing desertion conviction; William Davis is a separate following person. Glasgow-1134 is a possible Maryland/age candidate. Glasgow-3175 is a compatible chronological comparison, but its Ulster/Pennsylvania identity and link to the London defendant remain unresolved. This roster does not prove the 1761 military-commutation claim. Maryland Gazette, 1777-10-23, p.2
Identity and family
Identity and relationship assessments — newspaper review
Samuel’s defence describes Holbourn work, time abroad and High Wickham residence; those are attributed statements. Henry Ward attributes a statement about an unnamed mother in South-street. No birth date, origin or family identity is established. The 1740 Ulster birth and 1801 Pennsylvania death remain uncertain; Military commutation requires its own source. The complete 22 May Public Advertiser paragraph and separate issue masthead now support 21 May as the reported royal-review day. A complete proposed qualification and original-record citations are queued locally; no live profile was edited.
Identity assessment — newspaper candidates withdrawn, 6 October 2026The Derby Mercury, 1761-05-08, p.2 : no longer a candidate for this profile.
- The Derby Mercury, 1761-05-08, p.2: no longer a candidate for this profile. May 1761 reports that Samuel Glascow was capitally convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing Serjeant Hayward's bay gelding. His own trial testimony describes a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman. That conflicts with Glasgow-3175 (an Ulster-born Pennsylvania settler), so the London man has no compatible profile.
- The Public Advertiser, 1761-05-22, p.3: no longer a candidate for this profile. May 1761 report that Samuel Glascow, horse-stealer, was respited during His Majesty's pleasure on 21 May 1761. This is the same London defendant; no compatible WikiTree profile (draft flagged on group 394296692).
- The Public Advertiser, 1761-05-26, p.4: no longer a candidate for this profile. May 1761 advertisement for the printed Old Bailey Proceedings listing Samuel Glascow's horse-stealing trial. This is the same London defendant; it adds no new fact.
Other research notes
Date qualification resolved — additional original, 5 October 2026
The [https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424820/ Public Advertiser, 22 May 1761, p.3] says the report of seven Newgate malefactors was made to the King at St James’s “Yesterday”, and reports Samuel’s respite. A separate page-1 masthead is Friday, 22 May 1761, supporting 21 May as the reported royal-review day. This does not verify military commutation or pardon conditions. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1212389396/ Berrow’s Worcester Journal, 14 May 1761, p.1] reports Samuel among two capital convictions; its manslaughter defendant is William Smith, not Samuel. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424864/ Public Advertiser, 26 May 1761, p.4] advertises printed trial proceedings listing Samuel’s horse-stealing case; it is not a new trial. All three original passages were inspected 5 October 2026. The exact cited-case association remains strong; ancestral identity stays unresolved.
Still open
Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.
Next questions
Find local original land, service, office or household records to bridge the named person to this family. Current family assessments retain their existing uncertainty.
Next questions
Inspect original company rolls, enlistments, discharge or pardon papers for identifying details before attaching him to a profile or joining him to the London case.
Recommended correction — the 1761 Old Bailey Samuel Glascow is not this man, 6 October 2026
The earlier statements in this file that the Old Bailey case cited on this profile is 'strongly associated' with him are superseded. The defendant's own trial testimony (Old Bailey Proceedings Online) and the May 1761 reports (The Derby Mercury, 8 May 1761, p. 2) show that Samuel Glascow, capitally convicted of horse-stealing in 1761 and later respited, was a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman: a London man, not the Ulster-born Pennsylvania Samuel. The association with this profile is withdrawn; see the identity assessment of 6 October 2026 above.
Recorded in research/latest-findings.json (6 October 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
Family and relationships
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Spouse or partner 1Mary StephensonDates not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Stephenson Dates not established | spouse | Unassessed partner link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Life and records
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Historical chronology
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Death
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Profile-stated Ulster birth
1740–1801 · Ulster — exact county unproved · Source association
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Cite the original 1761 theft trial and respite; Qualify the unproved Ulster/Pennsylvania identity bridge and military commutation. Record the 1791 Washington County justice as a possible candidate, preserving identity limits.
Compared with Glasgow-3175, captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00 · 2026-07-21.
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Research notes as originally written
Current conclusion
The exact Old Bailey case already cited on this profile was formerly treated as strongly associated with the May 1761 newspaper respite. That association was withdrawn on 6 October 2026: the defendant was a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman, not this man (see below). The case association does not prove that the defendant was the profile’s Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor.
Current conclusion — newspaper review, 5 October 2026
The exact Old Bailey case already cited on this profile is strongly associated with the newly inspected May 1761 newspaper respite. The case association does not prove that the defendant was the profile’s Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor.
Source findings — newspaper review
The Derby Mercury, 22 May 1761, p.3, [original image](https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296948/), reports Samuel Glascow’s respite after gelding theft. The adjoining unnatural-crime description belongs to Thomas Andrews. The [Old Bailey trial t17610506-1](https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17610506-1) records the 6 May Guilty verdict and death sentence, with owner William Hayward rather than the paper’s Heywood. [Associated catalogue metadata](https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/ar_9141_29053) lists a conditional pardon, TNA SP 44/87 f.68; its text and conditions were not inspected.
Identity and relationship assessments — newspaper review
Samuel’s defence describes Holbourn work, time abroad and High Wickham residence; those are attributed statements. Henry Ward attributes a statement about an unnamed mother in South-street. No birth date, origin or family identity is established. The 1740 Ulster birth and 1801 Pennsylvania death remain uncertain; Military commutation requires its own source. The complete 22 May Public Advertiser paragraph and separate issue masthead now support 21 May as the reported royal-review day. A complete proposed qualification and original-record citations are queued locally; no live profile was edited.
Current conclusion — additional original newspapers, 5 October 2026
Uncertain 1740 Ulster birth and 1801 Hanover Township, Washington County death are chronologically compatible. Strongest contextual candidate for the 1791 county office; no land or service identity bridge. These are possible identities, not proved matches. The 1770 Whitpain boundary notices, 1777 Maryland recall and 1791 Washington justice commission are separate contexts. The 1794 Old Style London pen-cutter death has no supported match and conditionally conflicts with this profile’s later death estimate. No parent, spouse or migration amendment follows.
Source findings — additional original newspapers
[Whitpain notice](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39398014/); [Maryland recall](https://www.newspapers.com/image/590968568/); [Washington commission list and saved heading](https://www.newspapers.com/image/584905489/); [London death claim and saved heading](https://www.newspapers.com/image/32751669/). Originals inspected 5 October 2026.
Next questions
Find local original land, service, office or household records to bridge the named person to this family. Current family assessments retain their existing uncertainty.
Date qualification resolved — additional original, 5 October 2026
The [https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424820/ Public Advertiser, 22 May 1761, p.3] says the report of seven Newgate malefactors was made to the King at St James’s “Yesterday”, and reports Samuel’s respite. A [separate page-1 masthead](https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424813/) is Friday, 22 May 1761, supporting 21 May as the reported royal-review day. This does not verify military commutation or pardon conditions. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1212389396/ Berrow’s Worcester Journal, 14 May 1761, p.1] reports Samuel among two capital convictions; its manslaughter defendant is William Smith, not Samuel. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424864/ Public Advertiser, 26 May 1761, p.4] advertises printed trial proceedings listing Samuel’s horse-stealing case; it is not a new trial. All three original passages were inspected 5 October 2026. The exact cited-case association remains strong; ancestral identity stays unresolved.
Current conclusion — additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
Samuel Glasgow, first Maryland regiment rendezvous notice, 1777: Uncertain 1740/1801 lifespan fits, but neither the family identity nor the London-case link identifies this Maryland soldier. Glasgow-1134 is a possible Maryland/age candidate. Glasgow-3175 is a compatible chronological comparison, but its Ulster/Pennsylvania identity and link to the London defendant remain unresolved. This roster does not prove the 1761 military-commutation claim. No family or life-date change follows.
Source findings
A notice dated Baltimore, 19 October 1777, signed Joseph Ford, orders absent soldiers of the First Maryland Regiment, including Samuel Glasgow, to return by 10 November. It threatens apprehension and punishment as deserters and offers influence toward pardons. Notice dated Baltimore, 19 October 1777, signed Joseph Ford, captain in the first Maryland regiment, orders listed soldiers to rendezvous on the 10th of next month. It threatens deserter punishment for failing to attend and offers to seek pardons for those returning after absence without leave. It does not establish an existing desertion conviction; William Davis is a separate following person. Glasgow-1134 is a possible Maryland/age candidate. Glasgow-3175 is a compatible chronological comparison, but its Ulster/Pennsylvania identity and link to the London defendant remain unresolved. This roster does not prove the 1761 military-commutation claim. [Maryland Gazette, 1777-10-23, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/41048937/)
Next questions
Inspect original company rolls, enlistments, discharge or pardon papers for identifying details before attaching him to a profile or joining him to the London case.
Current conclusion — earlier 1761 Old Bailey reports, 5 October 2026
Glasgow-3175 cites the identical Old Bailey case. That is a strong case association, not independent proof that the London defendant was the Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor. Samuel Glascow is one of two prisoners reported capitally convicted at the Old Bailey; his charge is stealing a bay gelding belonging to Mr Serjeant Haywood. The manslaughter verdict belongs to William Smith, a separate defendant. The relative trial-day statement has no saved dateline; no 13 May trial date is inferred. This is a newspaper report of the case, not a separate trial or proof of ancestral identity. [Berrow’s Worcester Journal, 1761-05-14, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1212389396/), [The Derby Mercury, 1761-05-08, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296692/), [Jackson's Oxford Journal, 1761-05-09, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/396510014/)
Current conclusion — military roster company correction and consolidation, 5 October 2026
Samuel appears in the final unassigned group. Capt. Murray’s company belongs to William Wood, Thomas Kenady and William Langley immediately before the dash. The notice is dated 19 October 1777, sets 10 November as rendezvous, threatens punishment for failure and offers influence toward pardons. No adjudicated desertion, return, punishment, actual pardon or 1761 military commutation is proved. Three archive page URLs preserve one reprinted notice, including two scans labelled 23 October. Glasgow-1134 is the strongest contextual candidate through his estimated Cecil County birth; service identity remains possible, not proved. The other American candidates remain compatible. A notice dated Baltimore, 19 October 1777, signed Joseph Ford, orders absent soldiers of the First Maryland Regiment, including Samuel Glasgow, to return by 10 November. It threatens apprehension and punishment as deserters and offers influence toward pardons. Samuel appears in the final unassigned group. Capt. Murray’s company belongs to William Wood, Thomas Kenady and William Langley immediately before the dash. The notice is dated 19 October 1777, sets 10 November as rendezvous, threatens punishment for failure and offers influence toward pardons. No adjudicated desertion, return, punishment, actual pardon or 1761 military commutation is proved. Three archive page URLs preserve one reprinted notice, including two scans labelled 23 October. [Maryland Gazette, 1777-10-23, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/590968568/), [Maryland Gazette, 1777-11-06, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/41048973/), [Maryland Gazette, 1777-10-23, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/41048937/)
Identity assessment — newspaper candidates withdrawn, 6 October 2026
- [The Derby Mercury, 1761-05-08, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296692/): no longer a candidate for this profile. May 1761 reports that Samuel Glascow was capitally convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing Serjeant Hayward's bay gelding. His own trial testimony describes a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman. That conflicts with Glasgow-3175 (an Ulster-born Pennsylvania settler), so the London man has no compatible profile. - [The Public Advertiser, 1761-05-22, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424820/): no longer a candidate for this profile. May 1761 report that Samuel Glascow, horse-stealer, was respited during His Majesty's pleasure on 21 May 1761. This is the same London defendant; no compatible WikiTree profile (draft flagged on group 394296692). - [The Public Advertiser, 1761-05-26, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424864/): no longer a candidate for this profile. May 1761 advertisement for the printed Old Bailey Proceedings listing Samuel Glascow's horse-stealing trial. This is the same London defendant; it adds no new fact.
Current conclusion — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026
- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1770-02-01, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39398014/): Samuel Glasgow (adjoining landowner, Whitpain Township) — **possible** match. Independent corroboration of residence: 1769 Philadelphia County proprietary tax list, Whitpain Township, 'Samuel Glascow' (Friends Journal Gwynedd-area transcription; John Sanders of the same notice also listed in Whitpain). WikiTree candidates: Glasgow-3175 (b. c.1740 Ulster, d. 1801 Hanover Twp, Washington Co., PA; wife Mary Stephenson) is a Pennsylvania settler of the right age, with no record placing him in Whitpain - possible only (his biography's Old Bailey 1761 'Samuel Glascow' identification is itself unproved). Glasgow-1134 (Cecil County-born c.1749-1754; probably the First Maryland sergeant of 1776-77, see group 41048937) is weak. Glasgow-1492 (Moneymore, b. c.1726; possibly the 1766 Gorteen householder in Derryloran) is weak. The other Pennsylvania Samuel of the period - Samuel Glasgow, West Nottingham, Chester County, taxed householder 1751-1775 - is a different man (simulta Sources: [1769 Philadelphia County Proprietary tax lists for townships around Gwynedd (Whitpain: Samuel Glascow) - transcription, Friends Journal legacy site](https://www.friendsjournal.org/legacy/abington/gwynedd/gwyn1769tax.html) - [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1770-07-12, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/39400791/): Samuel Glasgow (boundary landowner, Whitpain Township) — **possible** match. Same man as the February 1770 notice (same estate, same neighbours John Saunders and John Eldridge). 1769 Philadelphia County tax list has Samuel Glascow in Whitpain. No WikiTree profile documents him; Glasgow-3175 is a compatible Pennsylvania namesake only; 1134 and 1492 weaker (see group 39398014). Sources: [1769 Philadelphia County Proprietary tax list transcription (Whitpain: Samuel Glascow)](https://www.friendsjournal.org/legacy/abington/gwynedd/gwyn1769tax.html)
Current conclusion — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026
- [Aurora General Advertiser, 1791-09-21, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/584905489/): Samuel Glasgow (justice of the peace in commission, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1791) — **possible** match. Independent county records fix the office-holder's identity and locality. Crumrine's History of Washington County (1882) lists 'Hon. Samuel Glasgow, commissioned May 7, 1788' among county justices, and puts him first in the Hanover Township justices' list ('Samuel Glasgow, May 7, 1788'). The 1800 Hanover Township assessment, quoted by Crumrine, lists 'Samuel Glasgow, justice of the peace'. The county slave register, as transcribed by Afrolumens, records Samuel Glasgow of Peters Township, wheelwright, in 1782, 'Samule Glasgow Esquire of Hanover township' on 2 June 1792, and Hanover through the 1800 septennial census. Glasgow-3175 (Samuel, c.1740 Ulster – 1801 Hanover Township, Washington County; wife Mary Stephenson) agrees on name, county, township and period, and his recorded death place is the JP's township. However, his profile rests only on a FamilySearch user tree, and its biography Sources: [Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (1882), full text: justices list ('Samuel Glasgow, commissioned May 7, 1788'), Hanover Township justices list and 1800 Hanover assessment](https://archive.org/details/historyofwashing00crum); [ldsgenealogy.com transcription of Crumrine (1882), part 65 (county justices list)](https://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/books/History-of-Washington-County-Pennsylvania-with-biographical-sketches-of-many-of-its-pioneers-and-prominent-men-part-65.htm); [Afrolumens Project, Washington County, Pennsylvania slave register transcriptions (Samuel Glasgow, Peters Township wheelwright; 'Samule Glasgow Esquire of Hanover township', 2 June 1792)](https://afrolumens.com/slavery/washfi.html)Recommended correction — the 1761 Old Bailey Samuel Glascow is not this man, 6 October 2026
The earlier statements in this file that the Old Bailey case cited on this profile is 'strongly associated' with him are superseded. The defendant's own trial testimony ([Old Bailey Proceedings Online](https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/)) and the May 1761 reports ([The Derby Mercury, 8 May 1761, p. 2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296692/)) show that Samuel Glascow, capitally convicted of horse-stealing in 1761 and later respited, was a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman: a London man, not the Ulster-born Pennsylvania Samuel. The association with this profile is **withdrawn**; see the identity assessment of 6 October 2026 above. Recorded in `research/latest-findings.json` (6 October 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
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Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.
- James Glasgow II: 22/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- James Glasgow: 15/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Samuel Glasgow: 9/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Mary (Harkness) Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Samuel Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Samuel Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Katherine (Wilson) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Mary Jones: 24/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Margaret McCullough: 22/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Ann Glasgow: 14/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
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],
"claim": "WikiTree currently connects Samuel Glasgow and Mary Stephenson as spouse.",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
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"notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
"provenance": "wikitree_spouse_field"
}
],
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}