Glasgow Surname Project

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William Glasgow

1757-11-28 – 1805-08-14

Glasgow-357 · 1 mapped association

Currituck, Province of North Carolina→Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, United States

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records

11Close relations

12Evidence items

2Candidate leads

Birth: 1757-11-28 · Currituck, Province of North Carolina
Death: 1805-08-14 · Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, United States
Parents: Caleb GlasgowunmarkedRuth (Gregory) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses: Sarah Cooper
Children: Caleb GlasgowIsaac Wesley (Glascow) GlasgowIssac GlasgowJohn Cooper GlasgowLove GlasgowRuth GlasgowSamuel GlasgowSophia Glasgow
Gender: Male
WikiTree: Glasgow-357
Research clusters: Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants: 112

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionCaleb Glasgow (1781)

Maternal grandfather positionIsaac Wesley (Glascow) Glasgow (1786)

Maternal grandmother positionRuth Glasgow (1782)

Paternal grandmother positionLove Glasgow (1785)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Estimate and relationship notes

The export reports 7 children but 8 named child profiles are recoverable from this export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

No candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-1385

Automated fit43/100

Similar Person

Dates1757–?PlacesLivingston, Linlithgowshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-2915

Automated fit31/100

Similar Person

Dates1760–?PlacesScotland → Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 3 (+18)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 3 (+18)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison

How duplicate leads are calculated

Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record

b. 1757

Profile-stated birthplace: Currituck, Province of North Carolina

Currituck, Province of North Carolina

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadunknown

Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-357

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.16 claims

6Derivative

4Tree Only

2Unknown

Documented or strongly supported

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.12 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

derivative Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow
derivative Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW
derivative Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Caleb Glasgow
derivative Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for SARAH COOPER
derivative Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ruth Gascoe Gregory
tree_only Source: S116 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R3
unknown Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
tree_only Source: S27 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R3
derivative https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/53013/?offset=4&return=1#page=213&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=Glasg
unknown Glasgow-357 was created by Kaylene Silvester through the import of cora glasgow 4 gen.ged on Jan 9, 2015.
tree_only Unsourced family tree handed down to Yvonne Eaves.
tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-357

Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Glasgow-357 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-12-24.

Profile location claims

Event	Date	Location	Status
birth	—	Currituck, Province of North Carolina	WikiTree profile field
death	—	Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, United States	WikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

Relationship	Person	WikiTree ID	Dates and places returned
Parents	Caleb Glasgow	Glasgow-363	1726-00-00 · Carrituck, North Carolina · 1781-00-00 · Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Parents	Ruth Glasgow	Gregory-3163	1737-02-24 · Windham, North Carolina · 1793-00-00 · Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Children	Caleb Glasgow	Glasgow-220	1781-04-09 · Currituck, North Carolina, USA · 1818-00-00
Children	Ruth Glasgow	Glasgow-334	1782-10-20 · Currituck, North Carolina, USA · 0000-00-00 · Harpers River, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Children	Love Glasgow	Glasgow-302	1785-01-30 · Currituck, North Carolina, USA · 1839-00-00
Children	Isaac Wesley Glasgow	Glascow-14	1786-12-03 · Currituck, North Carolina, United States · 1848-06-09 · Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Children	Samuel Glasgow	Glasgow-339	1790-03-04 · Currituck, North Carolina, USA · 0000-00-00 · Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Children	John Cooper Glasgow	Glasgow-280	1794-12-03 · Currituck, North Carolina, USA · 1835-00-00 · Stewart, Tennessee, USA
Children	Issac Glasgow	Glasgow-2363	1800-00-00 · United States · 1870-00-00
Children	Sophia Glasgow	Glasgow-341	1801-09-26 · Currituck, North Carolina, USA · 1832-00-00 · Harpers River, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Siblings	Caleb Glasgow	Glasgow-770	1759-00-00 · 1778-00-00
Siblings	Cornelius Glasgow	Glasgow-767	1760-00-00 · Currituck, North Carolina · 1830-00-00 · Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Siblings	Jesse Glasgow	Glasgow-769	1760-00-00 · 1781-00-00
Siblings	Jesse Glasgow	Glasgow-768	1761-00-00 · Currituck, North Carolina · 1838-03-01 · Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Spouses	Sarah	Cooper-5262	1756-11-28 · Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina · 1812-12-12 · Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Biography William was born about 1757. He passed away about 1805. Name : Name: William /Glasgow/ Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Caleb Glasgow Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for SARAH COOPER Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ruth Gascoe Gregory Birth : Birth: :: Date: 28 NOV 1757 :: Place: Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow Death : Death: :: Date: 14 AUG 1805 :: Place: Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow Residence : Residence: :: Date: 1782 :: Place: Currituck County, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Caleb Glasgow Marriage :: Date: 1780 :: Place: Currituck, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for SARAH COOPER Sources
- * Source: S116 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R3
- Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
- Source: S27 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R3
- https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/53013/?offset=4&return=1#page=213&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=Glasg Acknowledgments
- Glasgow-357 was created by Kaylene Silvester through the import of cora glasgow 4 gen.ged on Jan 9, 2015.
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Yvonne Eaves.

Profile source citations

Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow
Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW
Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Caleb Glasgow
Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for SARAH COOPER
Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ruth Gascoe Gregory
Source: S116 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R3
Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
Source: S27 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R3
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/53013/?offset=4&return=1#page=213&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=Glasg source link 1
Glasgow-357 was created by Kaylene Silvester through the import of cora glasgow 4 gen.ged on Jan 9, 2015.
Unsourced family tree handed down to Yvonne Eaves.

Full captured biography text

Biography
William was born about 1757. He passed away about 1805.
Name
: Name: William /Glasgow/ Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Caleb Glasgow Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for SARAH COOPER Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ruth Gascoe Gregory 
Birth
: Birth: 
:: Date: 28 NOV 1757
:: Place: Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow 
Death
: Death: 
:: Date: 14 AUG 1805
:: Place: Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow 
Residence
: Residence: 
:: Date: 1782
:: Place: Currituck County, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Cooper Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Glasgow Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Caleb Glasgow 
Marriage
:: Date: 1780
:: Place: Currituck, North Carolina, USA Source: #S27 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William GLASGOW Source: #S116 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for SARAH COOPER 
Sources
* 
* Source: S116 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R3 
* Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number: 
* Source: S27 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R3
* https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/53013/?offset=4&return=1#page=213&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=Glasg
Acknowledgments
* Glasgow-357 was created by Kaylene Silvester through the import of cora glasgow 4 gen.ged on Jan 9, 2015. 
* Unsourced family tree handed down to Yvonne Eaves.

Raw WikiTree biography markup

== Biography == 

William was born about 1757.  He passed away about 1805.

=== Name ===
: Name:  William /Glasgow/<ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for John Cooper Glasgow</ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for William GLASGOW</ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for William Glasgow</ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for Caleb Glasgow</ref><ref>Source: [[#S116]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for SARAH COOPER</ref><ref>Source: [[#S116]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for Ruth Gascoe Gregory</ref>

=== Birth ===
: Birth:  
:: Date:  28 NOV 1757
:: Place:  Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, USA<ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for John Cooper Glasgow</ref>
=== Death ===
: Death:  
:: Date:  14 AUG 1805
:: Place:  Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, USA<ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for John Cooper Glasgow</ref>

=== Residence ===
: Residence:  
:: Date:  1782
:: Place:  Currituck County, North Carolina, USA<ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for John Cooper Glasgow</ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for William GLASGOW</ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for William Glasgow</ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for Caleb Glasgow</ref>

=== Marriage ===
:: Date:  1780
:: Place:  Currituck, North Carolina, USA<ref>Source: [[#S27]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for William GLASGOW</ref><ref>Source: [[#S116]]  Page:  Database online. Data:   Text:  Record for SARAH COOPER</ref>

== Sources ==
<references />
* {{DAR-grs|A045300 |Caleb Glasgow|April 5, 2015}}
* Source: <span id='S116'>S116</span> Author:  Ancestry.com Title:  Public Member Trees Publication:  Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: [[#R3]]  
* Repository: <span id='R3'>R3</span> Name:  www.ancestry.com Address:   E-Mail Address:   Phone Number:  
* Source: <span id='S27'>S27</span> Author:  Ancestry.com Title:  Public Member Trees Publication:  Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: [[#R3]]
* https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/53013/?offset=4&return=1#page=213&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=Glasg

== Acknowledgments ==
* Glasgow-357 was created by [[Silvester-158 | Kaylene Silvester]] through the import of cora glasgow 4 gen.ged on Jan  9, 2015. 
* Unsourced family tree handed down to [[Eaves-1219|Yvonne Eaves]].