Researched biography · Glasgow-3538

Matthew Glasgow

before 1650

Stevenson, Scotland

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Glasgow-3538 is documented indirectly by the 24 April 1665 testament-index entry for his spouse, Jonet Cowan, which places “Mathew Glasgow” at Pyperheugh in Stevenston parish. The profile has the year wrong as 1664. No source reviewed establishes his birth or parents.

Birthbefore 1650 · Stevenson, Scotland

DeathDate not established

LocalityStevenson, Scotland

Connected pages

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Early Scottish records

Places 1 place

Stevenston — Ayrshire

Sources 7 source pages

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

Matthew Glasgow at Ardeer Nether in the Cunninghame teind list of 1559–60 is a different, much earlier man. He was already a tenant/head of household about 106 years before the later record. Their shared uncommon name and parish make possible descent or collateral kinship worth investigating, but do not prove it.

What the records show

Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
Grant, Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800 (1901), p. 110	Jonet Cowan, spouse to Mathew Glasgow in Pyperheugh, parish of Stevinstoune; dated 24 April 1665.	Direct indexed evidence for Jonet's spouse and his locality; not Matthew's birth, marriage, or death record.
Sanderson, People of Sixteenth Century Ayrshire (1987), p. 331	Matthew Glasgow is listed under Ardeer Nether, parish of Stevenston, in the 1559–60 teind lists.	Direct evidence from a modern transcription for an earlier tenant/head of household and exclusionary evidence for identity with Glasgow-3538; no relationship stated.
`glasgow-one-tree.xlsx`, row for Glasgow-3538	Shows 1650 and “Stevenson, Scotland.”	Search index only. The live API supplies the essential `before` date status; the spreadsheet is not genealogical evidence.

Identity and family

New-profile duplicate check

On 16 July 2026, glasgow-one-tree.xlsx and the live WikiTree searchPerson API were searched for both Matthew Glasgow and Mathew Glasgow. The spreadsheet contains no 1500s candidate. The live search returned seven viewable Matthews, all born in 1650 or later, and two viewable Mathews, both born in the 1800s. It also returned one privacy-restricted result (numeric person ID 15776853) with no name, date, place, or WikiTree ID available for comparison. No existing public profile matches the tenant recorded at Ardeer Nether in 1559–60.

Paste-ready draft for the new person is stored surname-wide at ../Glasgow-3908/1542_Scotland_Ardeer_Nether_Matthew_Glasgow.md.

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Suggested follow-up

Search Stevenston land, teind, kirk-session, and testament records between 1560 and 1665 for Glasgow households at Ardeer, Pyperheugh, Brakpleuch, Dubbs, and Corsankell. A chain of relational records is required before linking the two Matthews.

Family and relationships

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Spouse or partner 1Jonet Cowanbefore 1645–date not established

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Jonet Cowan before 1645–date not established	spouse	Unassessed partner link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

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Historical chronology

before 1650

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Stevenson, Scotland

b. 1650

Profile-stated birthplace: Stevenson, Scotland

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Stevenston — Ayrshire

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Sources

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Profile-stated birthplace: Stevenson, Scotland
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== Biography ==
Matthew Glasgow's birth date and place have not been established by a source. The profile's before-1650 estimate and Stevenson, Scotland birthplace are retained as uncertain research leads.

The 24 April 1665 testament-index entry for his spouse, Jonet Cowan, identifies her as the spouse of ''Mathew Glasgow in Pyperheugh'', parish of Stevinstoune (Stevenston).<ref>Francis J. Grant, ed., ''Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800'' (Edinburgh, 1901), p. 110, [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/110/mode/2up?q=Cowan Jonet Cowan entry].</ref> This is indexed evidence for the couple and for Matthew's locality in 1665. The date belongs to Jonet's testament entry; it is not Matthew's birth, marriage or death date.

== Research Notes ==

=== Distinct from the Ardeer Matthew ===
A Matthew Glasgow appears at Ardeer Nether, parish of Stevenston, in the 1559–60 teind lists.<ref>Margaret H. B. Sanderson, ''People of Sixteenth Century Ayrshire'' (1987), p. 331.</ref> That tenant or householder was active about 106 years before the record naming Jonet Cowan's spouse and was a different man. Their shared uncommon name and parish make possible descent or collateral kinship worth investigating, but no relationship is proved.

No source reviewed establishes this Matthew's birth or parents.

== Sources ==
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Current profile2Matthew Glasgow's birth date and place have not been established by a source. The profile's before-1650 estimate and Stevenson, Scotland birthplace are retained as uncertain research leads.

Replacement profile2Matthew Glasgow's birth date and place have not been established by a source. The profile's before-1650 estimate and Stevenson, Scotland birthplace are retained as uncertain research leads.

Current profile3

Replacement profile3

Current profile4The 24 April 1665 testament-index entry for his spouse, Jonet Cowan, identifies her as the spouse of ''Mathew Glasgow in Pyperheugh'', parish of Stevinstoune (Stevenston).<ref>Francis J. Grant, ed., ''Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800'' (Edinburgh, 1901), p. 110, [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/110/mode/2up?q=Cowan Jonet Cowan entry].</ref> This is indexed evidence for the couple and for Matthew's locality in 1665. The date belongs to Jonet's testament entry; it is not Matthew's birth, marriage or death date.

Replacement profile4The 24 April 1665 testament-index entry for his spouse, Jonet Cowan, identifies her as the spouse of ''Mathew Glasgow in Pyperheugh'', parish of Stevinstoune (Stevenston).<ref>Francis J. Grant, ed., ''Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800'' (Edinburgh, 1901), p. 110, [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/110/mode/2up?q=Cowan Jonet Cowan entry].</ref> This is indexed evidence for the couple and for Matthew's locality in 1665. The date belongs to Jonet's testament entry; it is not Matthew's birth, marriage or death date.

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Current profile6== Research Notes ==

Replacement profile6== Research Notes ==

Current profile7

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Current profile8=== Distinct from the Ardeer Matthew ===

Replacement profile8=== Distinct from the Ardeer Matthew ===

Current profile9A Matthew Glasgow appears at Ardeer Nether, parish of Stevenston, in the 1559–60 teind lists.<ref>Margaret H. B. Sanderson, ''People of Sixteenth Century Ayrshire'' (1987), p. 331.</ref> That tenant or householder was active about 106 years before the record naming Jonet Cowan's spouse and was a different man. Their shared uncommon name and parish make possible descent or collateral kinship worth investigating, but no relationship is proved.

Replacement profile9A Matthew Glasgow appears at Ardeer Nether, parish of Stevenston, in the 1559–60 teind lists.<ref>Margaret H. B. Sanderson, ''People of Sixteenth Century Ayrshire'' (1987), p. 331.</ref> That tenant or householder was active about 106 years before the record naming Jonet Cowan's spouse and was a different man. Their shared uncommon name and parish make possible descent or collateral kinship worth investigating, but no relationship is proved.

Current profile10

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Current profile11No source reviewed establishes this Matthew's birth or parents.

Replacement profile11No source reviewed establishes this Matthew's birth or parents.

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== Biography ==
Matthew Glasgow's birth date and place have not been established by a source. The profile's before-1650 estimate and Stevenson, Scotland birthplace are retained as uncertain research leads.

The 24 April 1665 testament-index entry for his spouse, Jonet Cowan, identifies her as the spouse of ''Mathew Glasgow in Pyperheugh'', parish of Stevinstoune (Stevenston).<ref>Francis J. Grant, ed., ''Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800'' (Edinburgh, 1901), p. 110, [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/110/mode/2up?q=Cowan Jonet Cowan entry].</ref> This is indexed evidence for the couple and for Matthew's locality in 1665. The date belongs to Jonet's testament entry; it is not Matthew's birth, marriage or death date.

== Research Notes ==

=== Distinct from the Ardeer Matthew ===
A Matthew Glasgow appears at Ardeer Nether, parish of Stevenston, in the 1559–60 teind lists.<ref>Margaret H. B. Sanderson, ''People of Sixteenth Century Ayrshire'' (1987), p. 331.</ref> That tenant or householder was active about 106 years before the record naming Jonet Cowan's spouse and was a different man. Their shared uncommon name and parish make possible descent or collateral kinship worth investigating, but no relationship is proved.

No source reviewed establishes this Matthew's birth or parents.

== Sources ==
<references />

Open WikiTree profile

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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

Glasgow-3538 is documented indirectly by the 24 April 1665 testament-index
entry for his spouse, Jonet Cowan, which places “Mathew Glasgow” at Pyperheugh
in Stevenston parish. The profile has the year wrong as 1664. No source reviewed
establishes his birth or parents.

Matthew Glasgow at Ardeer Nether in the Cunninghame teind list of 1559–60 is a
different, much earlier man. He was already a tenant/head of household about 106
years before the later record. Their shared uncommon name and parish make possible descent or
collateral kinship worth investigating, but do not prove it.

New-profile duplicate check

On 16 July 2026, `glasgow-one-tree.xlsx` and the live WikiTree `searchPerson`
API were searched for both Matthew Glasgow and Mathew Glasgow. The spreadsheet
contains no 1500s candidate. The live search returned seven viewable Matthews,
all born in 1650 or later, and two viewable Mathews, both born in the 1800s. It
also returned one privacy-restricted result (numeric person ID 15776853) with no
name, date, place, or WikiTree ID available for comparison. No existing public
profile matches the tenant recorded at Ardeer Nether in 1559–60.

Paste-ready draft for the new person is stored surname-wide at
`../Glasgow-3908/1542_Scotland_Ardeer_Nether_Matthew_Glasgow.md`.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant, *Commissariot Record of Glasgow: Register of Testaments, 1547–1800* (1901), p. 110 | Jonet Cowan, spouse to Mathew Glasgow in Pyperheugh, parish of Stevinstoune; dated 24 April 1665. | Direct indexed evidence for Jonet's spouse and his locality; not Matthew's birth, marriage, or death record. |
| Sanderson, *People of Sixteenth Century Ayrshire* (1987), p. 331 | Matthew Glasgow is listed under Ardeer Nether, parish of Stevenston, in the 1559–60 teind lists. | Direct evidence from a modern transcription for an earlier tenant/head of household and exclusionary evidence for identity with Glasgow-3538; no relationship stated. |
| `glasgow-one-tree.xlsx`, row for Glasgow-3538 | Shows 1650 and “Stevenson, Scotland.” | Search index only. The live API supplies the essential `before` date status; the spreadsheet is not genealogical evidence. |

Suggested follow-up

Search Stevenston land, teind, kirk-session, and testament records between 1560
and 1665 for Glasgow households at Ardeer, Pyperheugh, Brakpleuch, Dubbs, and
Corsankell. A chain of relational records is required before linking the two
Matthews.

Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)

Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.

Archibald Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Agnes (Watson) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
John Glasgow: 14/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Mary Glasgow: 13/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Jonet (Glasgow) Logan: 12/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Hugh Glasgow: 11/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
John Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Archibald Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Ann (Johnson) Glasgow: 1/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Margaret Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback

Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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