John Glasgow

A 1610 Glasgow Commissary Court index records "Bessie, spouse to John Glasgow, in Montfoid" on 17 August 1610. Francis J. Grant, ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547-1800 (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1901), p. 426 (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/n435/mode/1up), Robertson, Bessie, 17 August 1610; cross-reference under Glasgow, John, p. 196 (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/196/mode/1up). This profile retains the Montfoid husband as an uncertain earlier same-person hypothesis for the John Glasgow of Quodquen whose estate was confirmed in 1650; no reviewed record bridges the two places or proves they were the same man.

Transcription and identification note:

This profile is based principally on the 1650 testament dative of John Glasgow in Quodquen. The document is written in seventeenth-century Scots Secretary Hand.

The relationship between John and Bessie Glasgow is secure. The testament first describes Bessie as John’s “laufull sister” and later describes John as “hir brother”.

A separate 1610 testament index identifies Bessie Robertson as the spouse of a John Glasgow in Montfoid. It has not been established that the John Glasgow in Montfoid was the same man as John Glasgow in Quodquen.
BiographyResidence and death
John Glasgow lived at Quodquen, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. National Records of Scotland, Lanark Commissary Court, Wills and Testaments, reference CC14/5/5, testament dative and inventory of John Glasgow in Quodquen, images 65–66. 

He died during April 1650. His estate was confirmed at Lanark on 27 May 1650. Francis J. Grant, ed., The Commissariot Record of Lanark: Register of Testaments, 1595–1800 (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1903), printed p. 38, “Glasgow, John, in Quodquen,” 27 May 1650, digital copy (https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/the_commissariot_record_of_lanark__register_of_testaments__1595-1800_~_1903.pdf#page=50). 

The record gives Quodquen as John’s residence. It does not state his birthplace or exact place of death.
Testament and executrix
John’s estate was recorded as a testament dative. He had died intestate, and the commissary court appointed an executor to administer the estate. 

Bessie Glasgow was appointed executrix dative. The testament expressly describes her as John’s:

“laufull sister”

The confirmation later describes John as:

“hir brother”

The relationship is therefore directly stated twice in the original record.

On 27 May 1650 Bessie appeared before Master John Carmichael, commissary of Lanark, presented the inventory and was confirmed as executrix after providing the required caution. 
Estate
John’s physical possessions included: 

* three kine, valued together at £8 Scots;
* his clothing or bodily apparel, valued at £20 Scots.

The physical inventory totalled £28 Scots.

The testament also listed debts and sums owing to John’s estate. The clerk recorded:

“Na debtis awin be ye deid”

No debts owed by John himself were entered.

The clerk also recorded:

“Na divisioun”

No formal division of the estate was entered.
FamilySister
* Bessie Glasgow — John’s lawful sister and executrix dative. 

No parent, wife, son or daughter is identified in John’s 1650 testament.

The absence of a wife or child from the record does not prove that John had never married or had no children. It means only that none is named in this testament.
Possible wife: Bessie Robertson
The published index to the Glasgow Commissariot Register contains the entry:

“Robertson, Bessie, spouse to John Glasgow, in Montfoid — 17 Aug. 1610”

The corresponding entry under Glasgow reads:

“Glasgow, John, in Montfoid. See Robertson, Bessie.”

This establishes that Bessie Robertson was the wife of a John Glasgow in Montfoid. The date is the testament date, not a marriage date. Francis J. Grant, ed., The Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800, Scottish Record Society, vol. 7 (Edinburgh, 1901), p. 426, entry for Robertson, Bessie, dated 17 August 1610, digital copy (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/426/mode/2up). 

It is possible that the Montfoid man was the same John who later lived at Quodquen, but this has not been proved. The two records concern different residences and commissary jurisdictions, and neither provides a distinctive identifier linking the men.

Bessie Robertson should therefore remain a research possibility, not a confirmed wife. She must not be confused with John’s sister Bessie Glasgow.
Other people named in the testament
The following people appear in connection with money or debts owing to John’s estate: 

* Thomas Glasgow, deceased, in Quodquen;
* John Miller, described as an executor;
* W[illia]m Glasgow, apparently owing £8 Scots;
* Isobell Fisher in Glasfurde;
* James Gibson in Quodquen;
* a probable William Wilsone;
* Master John Carmichael, commissary of Lanark;
* an unidentified cautioner for Bessie Glasgow.

Thomas Glasgow and W[illia]m Glasgow may have belonged to the wider Glasgow family at Quodquen, but the testament does not state their relationship to John.
Research NotesData corrections
The cited testament shows that John:

* died in April 1650, not 1649;
* lived at Quodquen;
* was confirmed on 27 May 1650.

The record does not state that he died at Carluke. Carluke should therefore be removed as the death location unless supported by another source.
Working child relationship
No child is identified in John’s testament.

The existing relationship to John Glasgow (formerly Glasgow-3019) is retained as an uncertain working son, not as a proved relationship. The 1650 testament neither identifies nor disproves him.

The 1650 testament does not prove John as the father of:

* Isobell Glasgow;
* John Glasgow of Burnesyde;
* any other presently identified child.
Parentage
John’s father and mother are not named in the 1650 testament.

Any parent relationship should remain unsupported unless established by another record.
Further research
Useful records include:

* the original 1610 testament of Bessie Robertson;
* Quodquen parish and kirk-session records;
* land, sasine and rental records naming John, Bessie, Thomas or William Glasgow;
* records identifying John Miller and the estate for which he acted;
* any record connecting John Glasgow of Montfoid with Quodquen;
* evidence establishing whether Thomas Glasgow or William Glasgow was related to John and Bessie.

John was born before 1590. 

Might be the same person as John Glasgow (abt.1590-1649) and/or John Glasgow (abt.1579-)
Sources
* See John Glasgow (1608-)

A 1610 Glasgow Commissary Court index records "Bessie, spouse to John Glasgow, in Montfoid" on 17 August 1610.<ref>Francis J. Grant, ed., ''Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547-1800'' (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1901), [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/n435/mode/1up p. 426], Robertson, Bessie, 17 August 1610; cross-reference under Glasgow, John, [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/196/mode/1up p. 196].</ref> This profile retains the Montfoid husband as an '''uncertain earlier same-person hypothesis''' for the John Glasgow of Quodquen whose estate was confirmed in 1650; no reviewed record bridges the two places or proves they were the same man.

'''Transcription and identification note:'''

This profile is based principally on the 1650 testament dative of John Glasgow in Quodquen. The document is written in seventeenth-century Scots Secretary Hand.

The relationship between John and Bessie Glasgow is secure. The testament first describes Bessie as John’s “laufull sister” and later describes John as “hir brother”.

A separate 1610 testament index identifies Bessie Robertson as the spouse of a John Glasgow in Montfoid. It has not been established that the John Glasgow in Montfoid was the same man as John Glasgow in Quodquen.

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== Biography == 

=== Residence and death ===

'''John Glasgow''' lived at '''Quodquen''', in Lanarkshire, Scotland.<ref name="LanarkCC14_5_5">National Records of Scotland, Lanark Commissary Court, Wills and Testaments, reference CC14/5/5, testament dative and inventory of John Glasgow in Quodquen, images 65–66.</ref>

He died during '''April 1650'''. His estate was confirmed at Lanark on '''27 May 1650'''.<ref name="LanarkCC14_5_5"/><ref name="LanarkIndex1650">Francis J. Grant, ed., ''The Commissariot Record of Lanark: Register of Testaments, 1595–1800'' (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1903), printed p. 38, “Glasgow, John, in Quodquen,” 27 May 1650, [https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/the_commissariot_record_of_lanark__register_of_testaments__1595-1800_~_1903.pdf#page=50 digital copy].</ref>

The record gives Quodquen as John’s residence. It does not state his birthplace or exact place of death.

=== Testament and executrix ===

John’s estate was recorded as a '''testament dative'''. He had died intestate, and the commissary court appointed an executor to administer the estate.<ref name="LanarkCC14_5_5"/>

[[Glasgow-XXXX|Bessie Glasgow]] was appointed executrix dative. The testament expressly describes her as John’s:

<blockquote>
“laufull sister”
</blockquote>

The confirmation later describes John as:

<blockquote>
“hir brother”
</blockquote>

The relationship is therefore directly stated twice in the original record.

On 27 May 1650 Bessie appeared before Master John Carmichael, commissary of Lanark, presented the inventory and was confirmed as executrix after providing the required caution.<ref name="LanarkCC14_5_5"/>

=== Estate ===

John’s physical possessions included:<ref name="LanarkCC14_5_5"/>

* three kine, valued together at £8 Scots;
* his clothing or bodily apparel, valued at £20 Scots.

The physical inventory totalled '''£28 Scots'''.

The testament also listed debts and sums owing to John’s estate. The clerk recorded:

<blockquote>
“Na debtis awin be ye deid”
</blockquote>

No debts owed by John himself were entered.

The clerk also recorded:

<blockquote>
“Na divisioun”
</blockquote>

No formal division of the estate was entered.

=== Family ===

==== Sister ====

* [[Glasgow-XXXX|Bessie Glasgow]] — John’s lawful sister and executrix dative.<ref name="LanarkCC14_5_5"/>

No parent, wife, son or daughter is identified in John’s 1650 testament.

The absence of a wife or child from the record does not prove that John had never married or had no children. It means only that none is named in this testament.

==== Possible wife: Bessie Robertson ====

The published index to the Glasgow Commissariot Register contains the entry:

<blockquote>
“Robertson, Bessie, spouse to John Glasgow, in Montfoid — 17 Aug. 1610”
</blockquote>

The corresponding entry under Glasgow reads:

<blockquote>
“Glasgow, John, in Montfoid. See Robertson, Bessie.”
</blockquote>

This establishes that '''Bessie Robertson''' was the wife of a John Glasgow in Montfoid. The date is the testament date, not a marriage date.<ref name="GlasgowCommissariot1610">Francis J. Grant, ed., ''The Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800'', Scottish Record Society, vol. 7 (Edinburgh, 1901), p. 426, entry for Robertson, Bessie, dated 17 August 1610, [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/426/mode/2up digital copy].</ref>

It is possible that the Montfoid man was the same John who later lived at Quodquen, but this has not been proved. The two records concern different residences and commissary jurisdictions, and neither provides a distinctive identifier linking the men.

Bessie Robertson should therefore remain a research possibility, not a confirmed wife. She must not be confused with John’s sister Bessie Glasgow.

=== Other people named in the testament ===

The following people appear in connection with money or debts owing to John’s estate:<ref name="LanarkCC14_5_5"/>

* Thomas Glasgow, deceased, in Quodquen;
* John Miller, described as an executor;
* W[illia]m Glasgow, apparently owing £8 Scots;
* Isobell Fisher in Glasfurde;
* James Gibson in Quodquen;
* a probable William Wilsone;
* Master John Carmichael, commissary of Lanark;
* an unidentified cautioner for Bessie Glasgow.

Thomas Glasgow and W[illia]m Glasgow may have belonged to the wider Glasgow family at Quodquen, but the testament does not state their relationship to John.

== Research Notes ==

=== Data corrections ===

The cited testament shows that John:

* died in April 1650, not 1649;
* lived at Quodquen;
* was confirmed on 27 May 1650.

The record does not state that he died at Carluke. Carluke should therefore be removed as the death location unless supported by another source.

=== Working child relationship ===

No child is identified in John’s testament.

The existing relationship to [[Glasgow-1086|John Glasgow]] (formerly Glasgow-3019) is retained as an '''uncertain working son''', not as a proved relationship. The 1650 testament neither identifies nor disproves him.

The 1650 testament does not prove John as the father of:

* Isobell Glasgow;
* John Glasgow of Burnesyde;
* any other presently identified child.

=== Parentage ===

John’s father and mother are not named in the 1650 testament.

Any parent relationship should remain unsupported unless established by another record.

=== Further research ===

Useful records include:

* the original 1610 testament of Bessie Robertson;
* Quodquen parish and kirk-session records;
* land, sasine and rental records naming John, Bessie, Thomas or William Glasgow;
* records identifying John Miller and the estate for which he acted;
* any record connecting John Glasgow of Montfoid with Quodquen;
* evidence establishing whether Thomas Glasgow or William Glasgow was related to John and Bessie.

John was born before 1590. 

Might be the same person as [[Glasgow-3296|John Glasgow (abt.1590-1649)]] and/or [[Glasgow-1561|John Glasgow (abt.1579-)]]

== Sources ==
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* See [[Glasgow-1086|John Glasgow (1608-)]]