James Glasgow

Biography
James Glasgow has been proposed as a son of James Glasgow of Moneymore and Mary Harkness, and as a brother of Robert, Arthur and Joseph Glasgow. No located contemporary record establishes his birth, parents, siblings or residence. The profile therefore remains unsourced.

The estimate that he was born about 1740 at Moneymore appears to be a research inference. A later genealogy describes Robert as a son of "James Glasgow of Moneymore" who emigrated with three brothers and one sister, but the accessible catalogue summary does not name those siblings or say that another son James remained in Ireland. David Faris, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (1990), WorldCat catalogue record (https://search.worldcat.org/title/22731567). The book and its citations have not yet been inspected. 
Contemporary Irish records
A 1775 petition associated with the Cookstown dissenting congregation includes a signer named James Glasgow. Its archival reference is PRONI T/808/15307. The transcription supplies no age, townland, occupation, spouse or relationship, so it does not uniquely identify the signer as this profile. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, T/808/15307, 1775 Cookstown congregation petition; published transcription (https://cotyroneireland.com/misc/cookstown3.html). 

The 1766 religious return for Derryloran parish lists two householders called "Jas. Glasgo" at Drumearn, as well as other Glasgow households nearby. Either man, another local James, or this profile could have signed in 1775. The return gives no ages or family relationships. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, religious return for Derryloran parish, 1766; Virtual Treasury catalogue record (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665). 

Cookstown and Drumearn evidence is not evidence of residence at Moneymore. The separate 1766 return for Moneymore and Ballygrooby names neither a Glasgow nor a Harkness household head. Religious Census of Moneymore, Ballygrooby and Artrea, 1766 (https://www.cotyroneireland.com/census/moneymore.html), transcription. 
Proposed emigrant family
Robert Glasgow's 1834 pension declaration states that he was born in County Derry in 1749 and migrated in 1769, but names neither parents nor siblings. Robert Glasgow, Revolutionary War pension application R4057, transcription and file extract (https://revwarapps.org/r4057.pdf). 

Other evidence connects Robert, Arthur and Joseph as a collateral group. Joseph's 1831 will expressly calls Arthur his deceased brother. None of the located records identifies this James as another brother. Wythe County, Virginia, Will Book 4, will of Joseph Glasgow, 1831; Library of Virginia microfilm reel 14, catalogue (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/collections/ccmf/VA/VA305). 
Hawthorne will theory
The reported claim that a 1766 Hawthorne will named a nephew James Glasgow has not been verified from an image, page or complete abstract. Arthur Vicars's prerogative-will index instead lists James Hawthorne, merchant of Downpatrick, in 1762; it has no corresponding 1766 entry for him. Arthur Vicars, Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536–1810 (1897), Hawthorne entries, text edition (https://archive.org/stream/indextoprerogati00vica/indextoprerogati00vica_djvu.txt). 

The date discrepancy does not disprove the theory, since an old reference might confuse a will date, probate date, court or spelling. Until the complete Betham abstract is located, it establishes neither a Glasgow nephew nor this profile's identity.
Research Notes
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#e8f5e9; border:1px solid #2e7d32;"
! Claim !! Assessment !! Reason
|-
| Born about 1740 || Unsupported || No located record gives an age or birth year.
|-
| Born at Moneymore || Unsupported || Contemporary same-name records concern Cookstown, Derryloran and Drumearn.
|-
| Son of James Glasgow and Mary Harkness || Not established || No record names either parent.
|-
| Brother of Robert, Arthur and Joseph || Not established || Those three are connected by evidence, but no source adds this James.
|-
| Remained in Ireland || Possible, not proved || The 1775 signer fits the theory but cannot be uniquely identified.
|-
| Hawthorne nephew || Unverified || The complete abstract and exact reference have not been produced.
|}

The 1878 death of James Glasgow of Inishrush records an 84-year-old married farmer and Henry Glasgow as informant, but gives no parents. It supplies no bridge to this profile.

No new profile should be created for the 1775 signer unless a record supplies a discriminating fact showing that he cannot be one of the existing local candidates.
Records sought
# Faris, especially pages 14–19 and the provenance of the reported 1806 family letter.
# The complete Betham abstract corresponding to James Hawthorne of Downpatrick.
# The original PRONI T/808/15307 petition image.
# Records distinguishing the two 1766 Drumearn householders and the 1775 signer.
Cookstown and Derryloran namesakes
The 1766 Derryloran religious return lists two householders called Jas. Glasgo and one John Glasgo at Drumearn. A 1775 Cookstown-congregation petition also includes a James Glasgow. Neither record gives an age, occupation or relationship, and several local Jameses existed; they are contemporary candidates for this profile, not proof of his identity or parentage. National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, Derryloran religious return, 1766 (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665). Cookstown congregation petition transcription, 1775 (https://cotyroneireland.com/misc/cookstown3.html). 
Drumcarn probate candidate
An 1807 probate-index occurrence names James Glasgow of Drumcarn, County Tyrone. The chronology and district make it relevant to this profile, but the surviving index gives no age, occupation or relationship and does not uniquely identify him. PRONI Names, pre-1858 wills and administrations, James Glasgow of Drumcarn, County Tyrone, 1807 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). 
Sources

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== Biography ==
'''James Glasgow''' has been proposed as a son of [[Glasgow-1024|James Glasgow of Moneymore]] and [[Harkness-1149|Mary Harkness]], and as a brother of [[Glasgow-12|Robert]], [[Glasgow-649|Arthur]] and [[Glasgow-1543|Joseph Glasgow]]. No located contemporary record establishes his birth, parents, siblings or residence. The profile therefore remains unsourced.

The estimate that he was born about 1740 at Moneymore appears to be a research inference. A later genealogy describes Robert as a son of "James Glasgow of Moneymore" who emigrated with three brothers and one sister, but the accessible catalogue summary does not name those siblings or say that another son James remained in Ireland.<ref name="Faris">David Faris, ''The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio'' (1990), [https://search.worldcat.org/title/22731567 WorldCat catalogue record]. The book and its citations have not yet been inspected.</ref>

=== Contemporary Irish records ===

A 1775 petition associated with the Cookstown dissenting congregation includes a signer named '''James Glasgow'''. Its archival reference is PRONI T/808/15307. The transcription supplies no age, townland, occupation, spouse or relationship, so it does not uniquely identify the signer as this profile.<ref name="Cookstown1775">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, T/808/15307, 1775 Cookstown congregation petition; [https://cotyroneireland.com/misc/cookstown3.html published transcription].</ref>

The 1766 religious return for Derryloran parish lists '''two''' householders called "Jas. Glasgo" at Drumearn, as well as other Glasgow households nearby. Either man, another local James, or this profile could have signed in 1775. The return gives no ages or family relationships.<ref name="Derryloran1766">National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, religious return for Derryloran parish, 1766; [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 Virtual Treasury catalogue record].</ref>

Cookstown and Drumearn evidence is not evidence of residence at Moneymore. The separate 1766 return for Moneymore and Ballygrooby names neither a Glasgow nor a Harkness household head.<ref name="Moneymore1766">[https://www.cotyroneireland.com/census/moneymore.html Religious Census of Moneymore, Ballygrooby and Artrea, 1766], transcription.</ref>

=== Proposed emigrant family ===

Robert Glasgow's 1834 pension declaration states that he was born in County Derry in 1749 and migrated in 1769, but names neither parents nor siblings.<ref name="RobertPension">Robert Glasgow, Revolutionary War pension application R4057, [https://revwarapps.org/r4057.pdf transcription and file extract].</ref>

Other evidence connects Robert, Arthur and Joseph as a collateral group. Joseph's 1831 will expressly calls Arthur his deceased brother. None of the located records identifies this James as another brother.<ref name="JosephWill">Wythe County, Virginia, Will Book 4, will of Joseph Glasgow, 1831; Library of Virginia microfilm reel 14, [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/collections/ccmf/VA/VA305 catalogue].</ref>

=== Hawthorne will theory ===

The reported claim that a 1766 Hawthorne will named a nephew James Glasgow has not been verified from an image, page or complete abstract. Arthur Vicars's prerogative-will index instead lists '''James Hawthorne, merchant of Downpatrick, in 1762'''; it has no corresponding 1766 entry for him.<ref name="Vicars">Arthur Vicars, ''Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536–1810'' (1897), Hawthorne entries, [https://archive.org/stream/indextoprerogati00vica/indextoprerogati00vica_djvu.txt text edition].</ref>

The date discrepancy does not disprove the theory, since an old reference might confuse a will date, probate date, court or spelling. Until the complete Betham abstract is located, it establishes neither a Glasgow nephew nor this profile's identity.

== Research Notes ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#e8f5e9; border:1px solid #2e7d32;"
! Claim !! Assessment !! Reason
|-
| Born about 1740 || Unsupported || No located record gives an age or birth year.
|-
| Born at Moneymore || Unsupported || Contemporary same-name records concern Cookstown, Derryloran and Drumearn.
|-
| Son of James Glasgow and Mary Harkness || Not established || No record names either parent.
|-
| Brother of Robert, Arthur and Joseph || Not established || Those three are connected by evidence, but no source adds this James.
|-
| Remained in Ireland || Possible, not proved || The 1775 signer fits the theory but cannot be uniquely identified.
|-
| Hawthorne nephew || Unverified || The complete abstract and exact reference have not been produced.
|}

The 1878 death of James Glasgow of Inishrush records an 84-year-old married farmer and Henry Glasgow as informant, but gives no parents. It supplies no bridge to this profile.

No new profile should be created for the 1775 signer unless a record supplies a discriminating fact showing that he cannot be one of the existing local candidates.

=== Records sought ===

# Faris, especially pages 14–19 and the provenance of the reported 1806 family letter.
# The complete Betham abstract corresponding to James Hawthorne of Downpatrick.
# The original PRONI T/808/15307 petition image.
# Records distinguishing the two 1766 Drumearn householders and the 1775 signer.

=== Cookstown and Derryloran namesakes ===
The 1766 Derryloran religious return lists two householders called Jas. Glasgo and one John Glasgo at Drumearn. A 1775 Cookstown-congregation petition also includes a James Glasgow. Neither record gives an age, occupation or relationship, and several local Jameses existed; they are contemporary candidates for this profile, not proof of his identity or parentage.<ref>[https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 National Archives of Ireland, IHP/1/665, Derryloran religious return, 1766].</ref><ref>[https://cotyroneireland.com/misc/cookstown3.html Cookstown congregation petition transcription, 1775].</ref>

=== Drumcarn probate candidate ===
An 1807 probate-index occurrence names James Glasgow of Drumcarn, County Tyrone. The chronology and district make it relevant to this profile, but the surviving index gives no age, occupation or relationship and does not uniquely identify him.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI Names, pre-1858 wills and administrations, James Glasgow of Drumcarn, County Tyrone, 1807].</ref>

== Sources ==
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