Daniel Glasgow

Biography
Daniel Glasco was associated with Lower Norfolk County in the Colony of Virginia during the late seventeenth century. His date and place of birth have not been identified.

The spelling Glasco is used in the published abstract of the only contemporary record presently identified for him. The original record should be inspected before concluding that this was his consistent surname spelling.

May be a grandson of Robert Glasgow II (abt.1612-abt.1690)
Marriage to Mary Gamon
Daniel married Mary Gamon, also rendered Gammon in later accounts, before 4 October 1693.

The will of Mary's father, John Gamon, was dated 4 October 1693 and proved on 15 March 1694. Its published abstract identifies Daniel Glasco as John Gamon's son-in-law and Mary as Daniel's wife. John left Daniel and Mary eighty acres of land bordering Richford Swamp. Charles Fleming McIntosh, Brief Abstract of Lower Norfolk County and Norfolk County Wills, 1637–1710 (Virginia: Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia, 1914), p. 149, abstract of the will of John Gamon, dated 4 October 1693 and proved 15 March 1694; cited and discussed in Legacy Tree Genealogists, Research Report (https://www.legacytree.com/wp-content/uploads/T1508095.CLIENTGlasgow1508.report.public.pdf) (1 March 2016), p. 3. 

The record directly establishes that:

* Daniel and Mary were married by 4 October 1693;
* Mary's father was John Gamon; and
* Daniel and Mary received land bordering Richford Swamp.

Richford Swamp was situated in Elizabeth River Parish, Lower Norfolk County. Legacy Tree Genealogists, Research Report (https://www.legacytree.com/wp-content/uploads/T1508095.CLIENTGlasgow1508.report.public.pdf) (1 March 2016), pp. 3–4. 

The will abstract does not identify Daniel's parents, birthplace, age, occupation or children.

Daniel was alive on 4 October 1693. His date and place of death have not been identified.
Research NotesBirth date
Daniel has previously been assigned a birth year of 1613.

The cited source for that date is an International Genealogical Index entry submitted by an unidentified contributor. The entry contains no supporting source information. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “International Genealogical Index (IGI),” database, FamilySearch, entry for Daniel Glasgow (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MDL3-HTF) (accessed 4 April 2025); submitted by user jence5408, with no source information supplied. 

A submitted IGI entry records a contributor's assertion. Without an underlying baptism, Bible, will, deed or other historical record, it does not establish that Daniel was born in 1613.

Daniel's birth date and birthplace should therefore be left unknown.

For database purposes, the only certain statement is that he was born before 4 October 1693, when he was recorded as Mary's husband.
Unsupported Scottish parentage
Robert Glasgow and Deborah Ivey have previously been attached as Daniel's parents.

No inspected record identifies either person as his father or mother.

The will of John Gamon identifies Daniel's wife and father-in-law but does not name Daniel's parents. No Scottish baptism, marriage, testament, land record or migration record has been found connecting Daniel with Robert Glasgow or Deborah Ivey.

Both parental relationships should be removed.

Daniel should also not be attached as a child of Robert Glasgow, the cordiner who married Jonet or Janet Thomsone in Edinburgh in 1652. No evidence connects that Edinburgh household with Daniel or colonial Virginia.
Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson tradition
Many online family trees instead identify Daniel as a son of a Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson or Johnston.

A professional review of the family found that this relationship was repeated in online trees but that those trees supplied no documentary evidence supporting it. 

No contemporary record presently establishes that:

* Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson were Daniel's parents;
* Daniel was born in Scotland;
* Daniel migrated from Scotland to Virginia; or
* Daniel belonged to the Scottish Glasgow families represented by the earlier profiles.

Any attachment to Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson should remain uncertain or be removed until a contemporary parentage record is found.
Possible connection with Robert Glascocke
A Robert Glascocke was documented in the Elizabeth River area before Daniel's known appearance there.

Robert Glascocke received:

* a patent for 200 acres in Elizabeth City County on 7 October 1635; and
* a patent for another fifty acres in Lower New Norfolk County on 10 June 1639.

A 1640 court order also referred to religious services being held at Robert Glascocke's house while a meetinghouse was being built. 

The shared locality and broadly similar surnames make Robert Glascocke a person worth investigating as a possible relative.

They do not prove that:

* Robert Glascocke was Daniel's father;
* Glascocke and Glasco were forms used by the same family;
* Robert married Ann Johnson;
* Daniel inherited Robert's land; or
* either man belonged to a Scottish Glasgow family.

Robert Glascocke should not be attached as Daniel's father without a deed, will, court record or other document connecting them.
Surname
The published abstract of John Gamon's will records Daniel's surname as Glasco.

Later records and compiled genealogies use variants including:

* Glasco;
* Glasgow;
* Glascock;
* Glasscock; and
* Glascocke.

Surname spelling was not fully standardised during this period, but similarity alone does not prove that all these records concern one family.

The original will should be inspected to establish the spelling used by the clerk. Until then, Glasco is the best-supported spelling for Daniel himself, with Glasgow retained as an alternate form where appropriate.
Children
No inspected contemporary record identifies a child of Daniel Glasco and Mary Gamon.

Later family trees attribute children and extensive descendants to the couple, but those relationships should not be treated as established solely because they appear in compiled genealogies.

Each proposed child requires separate evidence, such as:

* a baptism or parish entry;
* a deed describing the relationship;
* a will naming the child;
* a guardianship record;
* an apprenticeship record;
* a court order; or
* a documented chain of inherited land.

Any existing child attachments should remain uncertain pending review of their individual evidence.
The inherited property
John Gamon's will left Daniel and Mary eighty acres bordering Richford Swamp.

Tracing that property may be the best route for identifying Daniel's later life and possible children. Deeds involving its later sale, inheritance or division may name Daniel's heirs or establish whether he had died.

The original will, probate proceedings and subsequent land records should be obtained rather than relying solely on the published abstract.
Death
Daniel's date and place of death are unknown.

He was alive when John Gamon's will was written on 4 October 1693. The will's probate on 15 March 1694 does not necessarily prove Daniel was still living on that later date.

His death should therefore be recorded as after 4 October 1693 only if an estimated date is required. No precise death place should be assigned.
Further research
Useful remaining records include:

* the original will of John Gamon;
* the complete probate file and estate accounts;
* deeds concerning the eighty acres bordering Richford Swamp;
* Lower Norfolk County court orders;
* Elizabeth River Parish records;
* later Norfolk and Princess Anne County deeds and probate records;
* records identifying Daniel and Mary's children or heirs;
* land records concerning Robert Glascocke's patents;
* evidence establishing whether Glasco, Glasgow and Glascocke were used for the same family;
* contemporary records concerning Ann Johnson or Johnston;
* any immigration or transportation record for Daniel;
* a will or estate administration for Daniel;
* a will or estate administration for Mary; and
* the original evidence underlying the submitted IGI entry.
SourcesAcknowledgements
This profile was previously attached to an unsupported Scottish family and carried an unsourced birth year of 1613. It has been revised to represent Daniel Glasco, husband of Mary Gamon, documented through the 1693–1694 will of John Gamon.

{{One Name Study|name=Glasgow}}

== Biography ==

'''Daniel Glasco''' was associated with Lower Norfolk County in the Colony of Virginia during the late seventeenth century. His date and place of birth have not been identified.

The spelling '''Glasco''' is used in the published abstract of the only contemporary record presently identified for him. The original record should be inspected before concluding that this was his consistent surname spelling.

May be a grandson of [[Glasgow-1157|Robert Glasgow II (abt.1612-abt.1690)]]

=== Marriage to Mary Gamon ===

Daniel married '''Mary Gamon''', also rendered Gammon in later accounts, before 4 October 1693.

The will of Mary's father, '''John Gamon''', was dated 4 October 1693 and proved on 15 March 1694. Its published abstract identifies Daniel Glasco as John Gamon's son-in-law and Mary as Daniel's wife. John left Daniel and Mary eighty acres of land bordering Richford Swamp.<ref name="GamonWill">Charles Fleming McIntosh, ''Brief Abstract of Lower Norfolk County and Norfolk County Wills, 1637–1710'' (Virginia: Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia, 1914), p. 149, abstract of the will of John Gamon, dated 4 October 1693 and proved 15 March 1694; cited and discussed in Legacy Tree Genealogists, [https://www.legacytree.com/wp-content/uploads/T1508095.CLIENTGlasgow1508.report.public.pdf ''Research Report''] (1 March 2016), p. 3.</ref>

The record directly establishes that:

* Daniel and Mary were married by 4 October 1693;
* Mary's father was John Gamon; and
* Daniel and Mary received land bordering Richford Swamp.

Richford Swamp was situated in Elizabeth River Parish, Lower Norfolk County.<ref name="LegacyReport">Legacy Tree Genealogists, [https://www.legacytree.com/wp-content/uploads/T1508095.CLIENTGlasgow1508.report.public.pdf ''Research Report''] (1 March 2016), pp. 3–4.</ref>

The will abstract does not identify Daniel's parents, birthplace, age, occupation or children.

Daniel was alive on 4 October 1693. His date and place of death have not been identified.

== Research Notes ==

=== Birth date ===

Daniel has previously been assigned a birth year of 1613.

The cited source for that date is an International Genealogical Index entry submitted by an unidentified contributor. The entry contains no supporting source information.<ref name="IGI">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “International Genealogical Index (IGI),” database, ''FamilySearch'', [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MDL3-HTF entry for Daniel Glasgow] (accessed 4 April 2025); submitted by user jence5408, with no source information supplied.</ref>

A submitted IGI entry records a contributor's assertion. Without an underlying baptism, Bible, will, deed or other historical record, it does not establish that Daniel was born in 1613.

Daniel's birth date and birthplace should therefore be left unknown.

For database purposes, the only certain statement is that he was born before 4 October 1693, when he was recorded as Mary's husband.

=== Unsupported Scottish parentage ===

'''[[Glasgow-1156|Robert Glasgow]]''' and '''[[Ivey-2264|Deborah Ivey]]''' have previously been attached as Daniel's parents.

No inspected record identifies either person as his father or mother.

The will of John Gamon identifies Daniel's wife and father-in-law but does not name Daniel's parents. No Scottish baptism, marriage, testament, land record or migration record has been found connecting Daniel with Robert Glasgow or Deborah Ivey.

Both parental relationships should be removed.

Daniel should also not be attached as a child of '''[[Glasgow-3938|Robert Glasgow]]''', the cordiner who married Jonet or Janet Thomsone in Edinburgh in 1652. No evidence connects that Edinburgh household with Daniel or colonial Virginia.

=== Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson tradition ===

Many online family trees instead identify Daniel as a son of a Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson or Johnston.

A professional review of the family found that this relationship was repeated in online trees but that those trees supplied no documentary evidence supporting it.<ref name="LegacyReport" />

No contemporary record presently establishes that:

* Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson were Daniel's parents;
* Daniel was born in Scotland;
* Daniel migrated from Scotland to Virginia; or
* Daniel belonged to the Scottish Glasgow families represented by the earlier profiles.

Any attachment to Robert Glasgow and Ann Johnson should remain uncertain or be removed until a contemporary parentage record is found.

=== Possible connection with Robert Glascocke ===

A Robert Glascocke was documented in the Elizabeth River area before Daniel's known appearance there.

Robert Glascocke received:

* a patent for 200 acres in Elizabeth City County on 7 October 1635; and
* a patent for another fifty acres in Lower New Norfolk County on 10 June 1639.

A 1640 court order also referred to religious services being held at Robert Glascocke's house while a meetinghouse was being built.<ref name="LegacyReport" />

The shared locality and broadly similar surnames make Robert Glascocke a person worth investigating as a possible relative.

They do not prove that:

* Robert Glascocke was Daniel's father;
* Glascocke and Glasco were forms used by the same family;
* Robert married Ann Johnson;
* Daniel inherited Robert's land; or
* either man belonged to a Scottish Glasgow family.

Robert Glascocke should not be attached as Daniel's father without a deed, will, court record or other document connecting them.

=== Surname ===

The published abstract of John Gamon's will records Daniel's surname as '''Glasco'''.

Later records and compiled genealogies use variants including:

* Glasco;
* Glasgow;
* Glascock;
* Glasscock; and
* Glascocke.

Surname spelling was not fully standardised during this period, but similarity alone does not prove that all these records concern one family.

The original will should be inspected to establish the spelling used by the clerk. Until then, Glasco is the best-supported spelling for Daniel himself, with Glasgow retained as an alternate form where appropriate.

=== Children ===

No inspected contemporary record identifies a child of Daniel Glasco and Mary Gamon.

Later family trees attribute children and extensive descendants to the couple, but those relationships should not be treated as established solely because they appear in compiled genealogies.

Each proposed child requires separate evidence, such as:

* a baptism or parish entry;
* a deed describing the relationship;
* a will naming the child;
* a guardianship record;
* an apprenticeship record;
* a court order; or
* a documented chain of inherited land.

Any existing child attachments should remain uncertain pending review of their individual evidence.

=== The inherited property ===

John Gamon's will left Daniel and Mary eighty acres bordering Richford Swamp.

Tracing that property may be the best route for identifying Daniel's later life and possible children. Deeds involving its later sale, inheritance or division may name Daniel's heirs or establish whether he had died.

The original will, probate proceedings and subsequent land records should be obtained rather than relying solely on the published abstract.

=== Death ===

Daniel's date and place of death are unknown.

He was alive when John Gamon's will was written on 4 October 1693. The will's probate on 15 March 1694 does not necessarily prove Daniel was still living on that later date.

His death should therefore be recorded as after 4 October 1693 only if an estimated date is required. No precise death place should be assigned.

=== Further research ===

Useful remaining records include:

* the original will of John Gamon;
* the complete probate file and estate accounts;
* deeds concerning the eighty acres bordering Richford Swamp;
* Lower Norfolk County court orders;
* Elizabeth River Parish records;
* later Norfolk and Princess Anne County deeds and probate records;
* records identifying Daniel and Mary's children or heirs;
* land records concerning Robert Glascocke's patents;
* evidence establishing whether Glasco, Glasgow and Glascocke were used for the same family;
* contemporary records concerning Ann Johnson or Johnston;
* any immigration or transportation record for Daniel;
* a will or estate administration for Daniel;
* a will or estate administration for Mary; and
* the original evidence underlying the submitted IGI entry.

== Sources ==

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== Acknowledgements ==

This profile was previously attached to an unsupported Scottish family and carried an unsourced birth year of 1613. It has been revised to represent Daniel Glasco, husband of Mary Gamon, documented through the 1693–1694 will of John Gamon.