Adam Glasgow

Biography
Adam Glasgow was born about 1758, calculated from his recorded age at death. His birthplace and parents have not been identified.

By 1831 Adam lived at Inishrush, in the civil parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry. The census recorded one family in his household: three males and five females, all Presbyterians. William Macafee, Names of Householders Listed in the 1831 Census Returns for the County of Londonderry (https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusnames.pdf), p. 231, record 28190: Adam Glasco, house 91, Inishrush, Tamlaght O'Crilly; one family containing three males and five females, all Presbyterian (accessed 16 July 2026). 

A separate John Glasco headed the other Glasgow household recorded at Inishrush. His household also contained eight Presbyterians. The census provides no ages or relationships between the two households. 

On 3 October 1831 Adam gave notice that he intended to register at the Magherafelt General Sessions on 2 January 1832 as the holder of a £10 freehold comprising “Houses and Lands” in Inishrush, barony of Loughinsholin. The notice is direct evidence that Adam claimed a legally qualifying interest in the Inishrush property, but it does not prove that his registration was accepted or identify his landlord, predecessor, relatives or lease lives. Londonderry Sentinel, 8 October 1831, p. 3, article 44, row 97 (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/18311008/044/0003), notice dated 3 October 1831 for registration at Magherafelt General Sessions on 2 January 1832: Adam Glasgow, Innisrush, £10 freehold, “Houses and Lands” in Innisrush, barony of Loughinsholin (inspected 10 August 2026). 

The original 1833 Tithe Applotment Book lists Adam Glasgow first among 58 Inishrush landholders and gives his gross survey area as 11 Irish or Plantation acres, equivalent to about 17.82 statute acres. No John Glasgow appears in the complete Inishrush tithe list. This proves Adam had a tithe-assessed landholding and rules out a joint Adam-John tithe entry, but it does not show that John was absent from Inishrush or unrelated to Adam: the 1831 census independently records John's separate household, and tithe liability did not include every resident or householder. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Tithe Applotment Book for Tamlaght O'Crilly parish, 5 November 1833, PRONI FIN/5/A/254B, image 20, manuscript folio 16, Inishrush no. 1; duplicate full-page scan PRONI FIN/5/A/254A, images 42–44 (inspected 10 August 2026). The National Archives of Ireland's source guide (https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp) explains that tithe acreages are normally in Irish or Plantation measure, equivalent to 1.62 statute acres. 

In the first surviving Valuation Revision Book, Adam's proved son James Glasgow occupied Inishrush plot 29 in 1860–1863, measuring 19 acres 2 roods 10 perches, or 19.5625 statute acres. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Valuation Revision Book, PRONI VAL/12/B/34/10A, Inishrush plot 29, James Glasgow, 1860–1863. The later holding was therefore only about 1.74 statute acres, or 9.8 per cent, larger than Adam's converted tithe acreage. The close agreement, together with James's proved parentage and continued residence at Inishrush, strongly supports succession of substantially the same family farm. It does not establish identical boundaries because the tithe entry has no map reference and the two surveys differed in date, purpose and measurement.

Adam's wife was Rose, whose maiden surname is unknown. Rose died on 31 July 1833 aged 66. "Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower Graveyard" (https://www.oneirishrover.com/tamlaght-graveyard/), transcription and photograph of the Glasgow gravestone recording Rose Glasgow, wife of Adam, who died 31 July 1833 aged 66; Adam Glasgow, who died 30 June 1844 aged 86; their children Eliza and James; and grandson William Glasgow (accessed 16 July 2026). 
Children
The family gravestone proves two children of Adam and Rose:

* James Glasgow, born about 1794 and died 11 December 1878 aged 84. The gravestone explicitly identifies him as their son. 
* Eliza Glasgow, who died aged 26. The gravestone identifies her as their daughter, but the surviving inscription does not preserve a clear death date. 

A further documented daughter of Adam was:

* Nancy Glasgow, who married John Kyle of Tyanee on 14 January 1842. The marriage notice described her as Adam's sixth daughter. The notice does not name Nancy's mother, although Rose is the likely mother. "Marriage Notices 1840–42" (https://cotyrone.com/~inthenews/marriages-notices-1840-42/), notice published 29 January 1842: John Kyle of Tyanee married Nancy, sixth daughter of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, on 14 January 1842 (accessed 16 July 2026). 

Nancy's description as Adam's sixth daughter proves that Adam had at least six daughters. Since Eliza and Nancy are the only daughters presently identified, at least four daughters remain unidentified.

The gravestone also records Adam's grandson William Glasgow, who died on 21 November 1882 aged 27. It does not identify William's parents. 

William's civil death registration describes him as a bachelor farmer of Inishrush and names Lindsey Glasgow as his brother and the person present at his death. The registration confirms an additional member of the later family but still does not identify their parents. IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/), civil death registrations for James Glasgow of Inishrush, December 1878, and William Glasgow of Inishrush, 21 November 1882. 
Death and burial
Adam died on 30 June 1844, aged 86. 

He was buried or commemorated with Rose in Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower Churchyard, also known as St Nossonus's Churchyard, near Inishrush, County Londonderry.

The gravestone does not state Adam's place of death. Inishrush is probable because he was recorded there in 1831 and was still described as being “of Inishrush” in Nancy's 1842 marriage notice. 
Research Notes
Birth
Adam's approximate birth year is calculated from the gravestone statement that he was aged 86 when he died in June 1844.

No baptism or other contemporary record has been found stating his birth date or place. His birth should therefore be recorded as about 1758 and marked uncertain.

The available evidence does not prove that Adam was born in Ireland, County Londonderry, Tamlaght O'Crilly or Inishrush.
Possible 1799 reference
A County Londonderry declaration supporting the Act of Union includes an Adam Glasco among the subscribers in September 1799.

The original newspaper image gives no address or ditto mark after Adam's name. The apparent association with a nearby place in a derivative HTML abstract resulted from separate newspaper columns being flattened together.

The signatory may be Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, but the county-level entry does not prove his identity or residence and should not be used as evidence that he lived at Inishrush in 1799. Belfast News-Letter, 27 September 1799, original newspaper image reviewed during research; compare derivative name and place abstract (https://www.kinsleuth.com/belnews/1790-1800.htm) (abstract accessed 17 July 2026; original image rechecked 10 August 2026). 
Parents
No reliable record has been found naming Adam's father or mother.

Two separate adult householders named Hugh Glasgow were recorded in Tamlaght O'Crilly parish in the 1740 Protestant household return.

One Hugh appears immediately before Hugh Ellis and James McCullough in the collector's sequence and within a broader group containing surnames independently associated with Inishrush. Both Hugh entries nevertheless have their townland recorded as “Not specified”, and collector order can cross localities.

Neither man can be described as an Inishrush resident or identified as Adam's father. William Macafee, 1740 Protestant Householders' Return (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf); collector-order transcription for Tamlaght O'Crilly (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/books/Kilrea/Kilrea07.html), surviving typescript PRONI T/808/15258 (accessed 17 July 2026). 

A newspaper notice dated 14 April 1772 names a Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly parish who surrendered arms to Henry Ellis of Inishrush on 6 April.

The notice does not say that Hugh lived at Inishrush, distinguish him from either 1740 householder or name any family relationship. Belfast News-Letter extracts for the Kilrea area (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/), notice dated 14 April 1772 (accessed 17 July 2026). 

These records establish an earlier Hugh Glasgow presence in Adam's parish. They do not establish that Adam's father was named Hugh.
Hugh Glasgow of Pennsylvania
A younger Hugh Glasgow, later of Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been proposed as Adam's father.

Hugh signed his will on 29 March 1827. It was proved on 25 April 1831. The will names:

* sons John, Hugh, Alexander and Robert;
* daughter Nancy;
* granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander;
* an unnamed wife.

John and Robert were appointed executors. Robert received the land and residue and was required to support his mother.

Adam was alive in Ireland when the will was made but was not named. His omission while four sons received bequests materially weakens the proposal that Hugh was his father. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493, will-book image (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005537856_00276?pid=1733435); corresponding loose probate packet, FamilySearch DGS 5538049, images 239–243, packet cover (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GV6H?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201) (accessed 17 July 2026). 

The omission is not a conclusive exclusion because the will does not state that every child was named. The later family account also names two children omitted from the will.

No positive record connects this Hugh to Adam.
Robert Glasgow proposal
Robert Glasgow, whose profile currently uses estimated dates of about 1737–1787, has also been proposed as Adam's father.

Those dates and Robert's claimed County Londonderry origin are unsupported. No record found places him at Inishrush or identifies Adam as his son.

Robert should not replace Adam's unidentified father without a relational source.

A Robert Glasgow of Killwaughter, County Antrim, was already an adult married leaseholder in February 1738. His wife was Rachel, formerly Wilson. He cannot be the same person as someone born about 1737. Registry of Deeds memorials 74015 (https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=74015) and 76724 (https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=76724) (accessed 17 July 2026). 

A separate Robert Glasgow recorded as an Army medical officer in the West Indies was appointed surgeon on St Vincent in 1785, remained alive after 1787 and had a brother James at Beith, Scotland. This man also provides no evidence for Adam's parentage. Dublin Gazette, 13–15 December 1785, no. 4695 (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/DGZ-1785-4695); Johnston, Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Service of the British Army, 1917 (https://archive.org/details/rollofcommission00ande/page/61/mode/1up), p. 61 (accessed 17 July 2026). 
Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea
Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea was formerly attached as an uncertain son of Adam, but the relationship is not supported by a contemporary record.

Daniel was established at Kilrea by 1827, when his wife was recorded as Margaret Irwin at the baptism of their son Robert. Richard John Torrens, "Kilrea First Presbyterian Church Records: Baptisms in 1827" (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/KilreaP1/Baptisms/1827.html), entry 146: Robert, son of Daniel Glasgow and Margaret Irwin of Kilrea, born 1 September and baptised 30 September 1827 (accessed 16 July 2026). 

Daniel's registered will names:

* David Glasgow of the City of London as his son;
* Daniel Neely Glasgow as his nephew;
* Thomas Glasgow as his late brother.

The will does not name Adam, Rose, James, any person of Inishrush or any property there. PRONI Will Calendars (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx), registered will of Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, 1871. 

Daniel and Adam lived in the same general district, but proximity does not prove parentage. Current research instead places Daniel and his will-proved brother Thomas as plausible sons of Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw, based on a descendant account naming Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas's parents together with Daniel's will identifying Thomas as his brother. Genes Reunited descendant account (https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937), naming Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw as Thomas Glasgow's parents; considered with Daniel Glasgow's 1871 will naming Thomas as his late brother (reviewed 10 August 2026). 

That placement is itself uncertain. If Alexander were eventually proved to be Adam's son, Daniel would be a possible grandson rather than a son. The present evidence does not support attaching Daniel directly to Adam.
John Glasgow of Inishrush
John Glasgow headed the other Glasgow household at Inishrush in 1831: house 2, containing four males and four females, all Presbyterians. Tamlaght O'Crilly 1831 census transcription (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Tamlaght/1831census_3.html), entry 1019: John Glasco, Inishrush house 2, four males and four females, all Presbyterian (reviewed 10 August 2026). 

John's family Bible records that he was born on 10 April 1767 and married Mary Arthur on 21 May 1798. It names their nine children. John Glasgow family page and Bible images (https://hiltner.com/mckeown/getperson.php?personID=I368&tree=tree1), Bible printed in 1797 (accessed 17 July 2026). 

An 1847 letter written by John in Ohio recalls the family's beekeeping at Inishrush, confirming that he had personally lived there. John Glasgow to Jane Glasgow Gray, 20 March 1847 (https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/documents/John%20Glasgow%20letter%20to%20Jane%20Glasgow%20Gray%203-20-1847.pdf), scan and transcript (accessed 17 July 2026). 

John was only about nine years younger than Adam. He cannot plausibly have been Adam's son. The parish-wide 1831 transcription contains no other Glasgow or Glasco household in Tamlaght O'Crilly. Adam and John were not immediate neighbours by census house number, but their two same-townland households and the absence of another Glasgow household in the parish provide supportive evidence for a close collateral relationship, not proof of one. 

The strongest current working hypothesis is that John was Adam's brother; cousin remains a live alternative. No accessible record explicitly calls them brothers or names a shared parent, so John should not be attached to Adam as a proved sibling.

John's sons were Adam, James, John and Arthur, and his second daughter was Maria. If John and Adam were brothers, this order is consistent with traditional naming patterns and makes an older Adam and Maria the leading candidate names for their shared parents. This is indirect naming evidence only and does not identify real people who can yet be attached. Scotland's People, “Forenames” (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/forenames), discussion of traditional Scottish naming patterns; considered with John's family Bible (reviewed 10 August 2026). 

John's 1847 letter also reports transatlantic news that a James Glasgow had fathered a child by a daughter of Henry Barkly. A later marriage record identifies a 38-year-old Inishrush farmer named James Glasgow, son of another Adam Glasgow, who married Rosanna Barkley, daughter of Henry Barkley, on 17 March 1851. The exact names, generation and localities identify the letter's James far more strongly with the younger James Glasgow than with Adam's older gravestone-proved son James Glasgow. The 1847 report therefore should not be used as evidence for a relationship between John and Adam without a separate kinship record. Marriage registration image, 17 March 1851: James Glasgow, aged 38, farmer of Inishrush, son of Adam Glasgow, and Rosanna Barkley, daughter of Henry Barkley; reviewed during research on 10 August 2026. 

John's 1847 letter mentions receiving a letter from “Adam” in December 1846. This correspondent cannot have been Adam Glasgow born about 1758, who died in 1844. John had a son Adam born in 1804, who is the more likely correspondent.

A separate 1825 Kilrea Presbyterian marriage record names Margaret Glasgow as the mother of Mary Patton of Tyanee. Margaret belongs to the same Portglenone–Tyanee network and is a plausible sister or cousin of Adam and John. The record does not identify her relationship to either man, and identifying her as Adam's daughter would require an unusually early birth and is not supported. First Kilrea Presbyterian marriage register (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/KilreaP1/Marriages/1825.html), 6 October 1825: Mary Patton of Tyanee, daughter of John Patton and Margaret Glasgow, married Wilson Gordon (reviewed 10 August 2026). 
James Glasgow and the later Inishrush family
James is proved as Adam and Rose's son by the family gravestone.

James Glasgow of Inishrush, farmer, died in December 1878 aged 84. Henry Glasgow of Inishrush was present at the death. The civil registration does not state Henry's relationship to James. 

The first surviving Valuation Revision Book records James on Inishrush plot 29 in 1860–1863 at exactly 19 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches (19.5625 statute acres). Compared with Adam's 1833 tithe holding of about 17.82 statute acres, the later farm was only 1.7425 statute acres, or about 9.8 per cent, larger. This strongly supports inheritance or continuation of substantially the same family holding, although parcel identity is not proved because Adam's tithe entry has no map number and the surveys differed in date, purpose and measurement. 

The Valuation Revision Books then show occupation of plot 29 passing:

* from James Glasgow;
* to Rose Anne Glasgow, inserted with an 1884 revision annotation;
* to a later Adam Glasgow, inserted with an 1893 annotation.

The holding remained 19 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches. These later records establish continuity of plot 29 but do not themselves state the relationships between James, Rose Anne and the later Adam. PRONI Valuation Revision Books (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx), VAL/12/B/34/10A–E, Inishrush plot 29 (accessed 17 July 2026). 
DNA evidence
The public Glasgow Y-DNA project includes a kit attributed to John Glasgow, born 1767.

No displayed kit has a proved strict male-line descent from Adam. The published comparisons therefore cannot identify Adam's father or test the proposed relationship between Adam and Robert Glasgow. Glasgow Y-DNA project (https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview); FamilyTreeDNA, “Understanding Y-DNA Genetic Distance” (https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/6019925167631-Understanding-Y-DNA-Genetic-Distance); Legacy Tree Genealogists, public Glasgow Y-DNA report, 2016 (https://www.legacytree.com/wp-content/uploads/T1508095.CLIENTGlasgow1508.report.public.pdf) (accessed 17 July 2026). 
Record limitations
The surviving Drimbolg or Drumbolg church records do not include an eighteenth-century baptism register. Baptisms begin in 1895 and marriages in 1864.

PRONI `MIC1C/15` includes a session or discipline book covering 1809–1859. It may contain adult family context but cannot record Adam's baptism about 1758. County Londonderry church-record inventory (https://www.billmacafee.com/churchrecords/churchrecordsderry.pdf), Drumbolg or Drimbolg entry, PRONI MIC1C/15 (accessed 17 July 2026). 

Neither the surviving 1766 Religious Census nor the surviving 1775 Dissenters' Petitions covers Tamlaght O'Crilly. Adam or another Glasgow's absence from those collections would therefore be a coverage gap rather than evidence of absence. Findmypast, “Ireland, 1766 Religious Census” (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/discover/census-land-and-surveys/census/ireland-1766-religious-census); Roots Ireland, County Derry census-substitute coverage (https://www.rootsireland.ie/derry-genealogy/derry-census-substitutes/); Findmypast, “Ireland, 1775 Dissenters' Petitions” (https://www.findmypast.ie/discover/census-land-and-surveys/census/ireland-1775-dissenters-petitions) (accessed 17 July 2026). 

A search of PRONI's indexed pre-1840 freeholder records returned no Adam Glasgow or spelling variant and no Inishrush address result. The newly inspected 1831 newspaper notice nevertheless records Adam's intended registration of a £10 Inishrush freehold, demonstrating that the index search is incomplete for this question and cannot be used as evidence that he held no freehold. 

PRONI `D1201/53`, an 1853 Encumbered Estates rental concerning the Hercules and Eliza Ellis estate at Inishrush, Shilling Hill and Drumane, contains no Glasgow in its indexed Inishrush entries. The material appears to concern a different portion of the intermixed townland and should not be used as evidence that Adam or his successors lacked an Inishrush holding. PRONI D1201/53, Encumbered Estates rental for the Hercules and Eliza Ellis estate at Inishrush, Shilling Hill and Drumane, 14 April 1853; collection index and rental reviewed 10 August 2026. 

PRONI `T1762`, “Glasgow family and Presbyterian papers,” is not an open Inishrush lead: its Glasgow-family item is a solicitor's copy of the will and codicil of William Glasgow, farmer of Oritor, County Tyrone, concerning Oritor lands. PRONI T1762, item-level catalogue hierarchy, Glasgow-family item concerning William Glasgow of Oritor, County Tyrone (reviewed 10 August 2026). The Presbyterian Historical Society's `G61` Glasgow envelope is an enquirers' correspondence file rather than an exposed original record; its contents would need inspection before it could affect the tree. Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, G61 Glasgow envelope, catalogue description reviewed 10 August 2026. 

A Virtual Record Treasury search found the known 1740 Hugh entries and Adam's 1831 census return but no record naming his father. This is a search of an indexed and reconstructed corpus, not all surviving or undigitised records.
Current conclusions
The evidence currently supports the following:

* Adam was born about 1758;
* his birthplace and parents are unknown;
* he lived at Inishrush by 1831;
* on 3 October 1831 he claimed a £10 freehold comprising houses and lands at Inishrush for intended registration at the January 1832 Magherafelt General Sessions;
* the original 1833 tithe book records him with 11 Irish/Plantation acres at Inishrush, about 17.82 statute acres;
* James's 1860–1863 plot 29 holding was 19.5625 statute acres, only about 9.8 per cent larger, strongly supporting continuation of substantially the same family farm without proving identical boundaries;
* Rose was his wife;
* James and Eliza were children of Adam and Rose;
* Nancy was Adam's sixth daughter, although her mother is not explicitly named;
* Adam had at least six daughters;
* William Glasgow was Adam's grandson, but William's parents remain unidentified;
* John Glasgow, born 1767, cannot have been Adam's son; brother is the leading working hypothesis, with cousin still possible, but no relationship is proved;
* if John and Adam were brothers, an older Adam and Maria are the leading candidate names for their shared parents based on John's naming pattern, not a proved parent pair;
* Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea should not be attached as Adam's son; the current alternative placement beneath Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw is itself uncertain;
* the earlier local Hugh Glasgow households are relevant parentage leads but cannot be attached.
Further research
Records most likely to clarify Adam's origin and family include:

* surviving Vintners or Conolly estate rentals for Inishrush, particularly PRONI `D2094/50–51`, `D2094/75–78` and `T2825/C/19/1–13`;
* leases arising from the 1764 reletting of Inishrush;
* Hercules Ellis's 1750 will, PRONI `T597/3`;
* the Drimbolg session or discipline book, PRONI `MIC1C/15`;
* records of the Magherafelt General Sessions or freeholder registration process for 2 January 1832, to establish the outcome of Adam's notice;
* the Presbyterian Historical Society `G61` Glasgow correspondence envelope, if its contents can be inspected;
* Registry of Deeds memorial `193/462/128477`, concerning Inishrush and its mill;
* surviving census-search forms relating to Inishrush;
* marriage records identifying the fathers of members of the Lisnagaver and neighbouring Glasgow families;
* Philadelphia and Ohio records or family papers relating to the later Inishrush branches;
* a documented Y-DNA test from a proved strict male-line descendant of Adam.
Current research
Adam Glasgow is directly documented at Inishrush in 1831 and by the family gravestone. The gravestone names wife Rose, son James and daughter Eliza; Nancy's 1842 marriage notice calls her Adam's sixth daughter. Adam's father is not known.

A newly inspected original newspaper supplies a stronger land fact. On 3 October 1831 Adam served notice to register at the Magherafelt General Sessions on 2 January 1832 as the holder of a £10 freehold comprising Houses and Lands in Inishrush, barony of Loughinsholin. The notice proves that Adam claimed a legally qualifying interest in the Inishrush property; it does not show that registration was accepted or name his landlord, predecessor, relatives or lease lives.

The original 1833 tithe page gives Adam a gross survey area of 11 Irish or Plantation acres, equivalent to about 17.82 statute acres. A later James Glasgow occupied Inishrush plot 29, measuring 19 acres 2 roods 10 perches (19.5625 statute acres), but both James Glasgow-3903 and James Glasgow-1623 were then alive. The revision succession to Rose Anne strongly favours the younger James, whose wife was Rosanna Barkley. Plot 29 must therefore not be assigned to Adam's proved son or treated as inheritance of Adam's tithe farm without a further identifying record.

Only the proved child edges: James Glasgow-3903 , Eliza Glasgow-3906 , and Nancy Glasgow-3907 as Adam's daughter with maternity uncertain are retained. Nancy's ordinal proves at least four additional unidentified daughters. Adam Glasgow-1622 , older Alexander Glasgow-3904 and Robert Glasgow-1367 are not proved children. Rose is chronologically contradicted as mother of older Alexander and Robert and must be detached from those edges.

Of the three proposed additional sons, Adam Glasgow-1622 is the strongest working hypothesis. His proved son James was a farmer of Inishrush, the repeated name and chronology fit, and the three males in target Adam's 1831 household can coherently be reconstructed as elder Adam, proved son James Glasgow-3903 , and younger Adam. This is not a unique reconstruction: the census names no household members, and younger Adam's circa-1780 birth is itself estimated. The profile retains the edge only as uncertain unless a church, lease, probate or estate record names both generations.

Alexander Glasgow-3904 remains only a weak paternal possibility. Making him father of Daniel by about 1795/96 requires Alexander to have been born by roughly 1775-78, leaving two unusually short successive generations from Adam, born about 1758. Rose cannot be Alexander's mother on that chronology. Robert Glasgow-1367 is weaker still: his original 1851 census says he was born about 1778/79 in County Antrim, when Rose was about twelve, and places his documented family at Glenleslie. No record bridges him to Inishrush.

The parent placeholder Glasgow-3905 should be retired as a genealogical person. The profile does not replace it by attaching Adam directly to Robert Glasgow-1143 ; no record provides that bridge.

The API provenance resolves the placeholder question: Adam's profile was created at 12:11:11 UTC on 16 July 2026, followed by Glasgow-3905 at 12:43:34. The latter's own biography says it was created only as a research placeholder. It is not a second record for Adam and should not be merged into him. WikiTree merges are for two profiles representing the same person; The placeholder and leave Adam's father blank has been detached.

The catalogue's former top candidates were inflated by exact Inishrush points assigned to profiles whose sources provide only County Tyrone, County Londonderry, or not far from Portglenone traditions, and by treating unproved children as naming controls. Those mapped locations have been corrected. The best surviving record-defined father-generation leads are now the two 1740 Tamlaght O'Crilly Hugh households, including Hugh Glasgow, entry 1195. Neither is identified as Adam's father.

After correction and rebuild, the five displayed automated father leads are James Glasgow II (39), Robert Glasgow (39), Hugh Glasgow (32), James Glasgow (32), and Adam Glasgow (30). None is a strong result after source review: James-1024 has no record connecting his family to Adam; Robert-1143's 1738 lease, congregational chronology and 1817 equity evidence define a Kilwaughter family whose surviving children were James and Ann; Hugh-548 is a late-tradition family head whose three reported sons do not include Adam; James-1025 belongs to the Drumearn cluster with no Inishrush bridge; and Adam-1475 is the record-defined 1706 Stevenston child with no evidence of Irish migration. The scores are useful name/network prompts, not evidence that any of these men was Adam's father.

The current working tree now places Daniel Glasgow and his will-proved brother Thomas as plausible sons of Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw. If Alexander was Adam's son, Daniel would be Adam's possible grandson rather than his son.

This assessment draws on the cited records and public source material. *Londonderry Sentinel*, 8 October 1831, p. 3, article 44, row 97 (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/18311008/044/0003). Loughinshollen list heading (https://ulsterlees.azurewebsites.net/records/census/). 1831 census householder transcription (https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusnames.pdf). National Archives of Ireland, tithe acreage guidance (https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp). Tamlaght O'Crilly 1831 census transcription (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Tamlaght/1831census_3.html). 
1799 declaration
An Adam Glasco appears in a 1799 County Londonderry declaration. The name, county and chronology make this a plausible record for Adam, but the declaration supplies no age, townland or relationship that uniquely identifies him. Underlying record source: adam glasco (https://www.kinsleuth.com/belnews/1790-1800.htm). 
Sources

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== Biography ==
'''Adam Glasgow''' was born about 1758, calculated from his recorded age at death. His birthplace and parents have not been identified.

By 1831 Adam lived at Inishrush, in the civil parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry. The census recorded one family in his household: three males and five females, all Presbyterians.<ref name="Census1831">[https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusnames.pdf William Macafee, ''Names of Householders Listed in the 1831 Census Returns for the County of Londonderry''], p. 231, record 28190: Adam Glasco, house 91, Inishrush, Tamlaght O'Crilly; one family containing three males and five females, all Presbyterian (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

A separate '''John Glasco''' headed the other Glasgow household recorded at Inishrush. His household also contained eight Presbyterians. The census provides no ages or relationships between the two households.<ref name="Census1831" />

On 3 October 1831 Adam gave notice that he intended to register at the Magherafelt General Sessions on 2 January 1832 as the holder of a £10 freehold comprising “Houses and Lands” in Inishrush, barony of Loughinsholin. The notice is direct evidence that Adam claimed a legally qualifying interest in the Inishrush property, but it does not prove that his registration was accepted or identify his landlord, predecessor, relatives or lease lives.<ref name="Freehold1831">[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/18311008/044/0003 ''Londonderry Sentinel'', 8 October 1831, p. 3, article 44, row 97], notice dated 3 October 1831 for registration at Magherafelt General Sessions on 2 January 1832: Adam Glasgow, Innisrush, £10 freehold, “Houses and Lands” in Innisrush, barony of Loughinsholin (inspected 10 August 2026).</ref>

The original 1833 Tithe Applotment Book lists '''Adam Glasgow''' first among 58 Inishrush landholders and gives his gross survey area as 11 Irish or Plantation acres, equivalent to about 17.82 statute acres. No John Glasgow appears in the complete Inishrush tithe list. This proves Adam had a tithe-assessed landholding and rules out a joint Adam-John tithe entry, but it does not show that John was absent from Inishrush or unrelated to Adam: the 1831 census independently records John's separate household, and tithe liability did not include every resident or householder.<ref name="Tithe1833">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Tithe Applotment Book for Tamlaght O'Crilly parish'', 5 November 1833, PRONI FIN/5/A/254B, image 20, manuscript folio 16, Inishrush no. 1; duplicate full-page scan PRONI FIN/5/A/254A, images 42–44 (inspected 10 August 2026). The [https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp National Archives of Ireland's source guide] explains that tithe acreages are normally in Irish or Plantation measure, equivalent to 1.62 statute acres.</ref>

In the first surviving Valuation Revision Book, Adam's proved son [[Glasgow-3903|James Glasgow]] occupied Inishrush plot 29 in 1860–1863, measuring 19 acres 2 roods 10 perches, or 19.5625 statute acres.<ref name="JamesPlot29">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Valuation Revision Book, PRONI VAL/12/B/34/10A, Inishrush plot 29, James Glasgow, 1860–1863.</ref> The later holding was therefore only about 1.74 statute acres, or 9.8 per cent, larger than Adam's converted tithe acreage. The close agreement, together with James's proved parentage and continued residence at Inishrush, strongly supports succession of substantially the same family farm. It does not establish identical boundaries because the tithe entry has no map reference and the two surveys differed in date, purpose and measurement.

Adam's wife was '''Rose''', whose maiden surname is unknown. Rose died on 31 July 1833 aged 66.<ref name="Gravestone">[https://www.oneirishrover.com/tamlaght-graveyard/ "Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower Graveyard"], transcription and photograph of the Glasgow gravestone recording Rose Glasgow, wife of Adam, who died 31 July 1833 aged 66; Adam Glasgow, who died 30 June 1844 aged 86; their children Eliza and James; and grandson William Glasgow (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

=== Children ===

The family gravestone proves two children of Adam and Rose:

* '''James Glasgow''', born about 1794 and died 11 December 1878 aged 84. The gravestone explicitly identifies him as their son.<ref name="Gravestone" />
* '''Eliza Glasgow''', who died aged 26. The gravestone identifies her as their daughter, but the surviving inscription does not preserve a clear death date.<ref name="Gravestone" />

A further documented daughter of Adam was:

* '''Nancy Glasgow''', who married John Kyle of Tyanee on 14 January 1842. The marriage notice described her as Adam's '''sixth daughter'''. The notice does not name Nancy's mother, although Rose is the likely mother.<ref name="NancyMarriage">[https://cotyrone.com/~inthenews/marriages-notices-1840-42/ "Marriage Notices 1840–42"], notice published 29 January 1842: John Kyle of Tyanee married Nancy, sixth daughter of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, on 14 January 1842 (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

Nancy's description as Adam's sixth daughter proves that Adam had at least six daughters. Since Eliza and Nancy are the only daughters presently identified, at least four daughters remain unidentified.

The gravestone also records Adam's grandson '''William Glasgow''', who died on 21 November 1882 aged 27. It does not identify William's parents.<ref name="Gravestone" />

William's civil death registration describes him as a bachelor farmer of Inishrush and names '''Lindsey Glasgow''' as his brother and the person present at his death. The registration confirms an additional member of the later family but still does not identify their parents.<ref name="CivilDeaths">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ IrishGenealogy.ie], civil death registrations for James Glasgow of Inishrush, December 1878, and William Glasgow of Inishrush, 21 November 1882.</ref>

=== Death and burial ===

Adam died on '''30 June 1844''', aged 86.<ref name="Gravestone" />

He was buried or commemorated with Rose in Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower Churchyard, also known as St Nossonus's Churchyard, near Inishrush, County Londonderry.

The gravestone does not state Adam's place of death. Inishrush is probable because he was recorded there in 1831 and was still described as being “of Inishrush” in Nancy's 1842 marriage notice.<ref name="Census1831" /><ref name="NancyMarriage" />

== Research Notes ==
=== Birth ===

Adam's approximate birth year is calculated from the gravestone statement that he was aged 86 when he died in June 1844.

No baptism or other contemporary record has been found stating his birth date or place. His birth should therefore be recorded as '''about 1758''' and marked uncertain.

The available evidence does not prove that Adam was born in Ireland, County Londonderry, Tamlaght O'Crilly or Inishrush.

=== Possible 1799 reference ===

A County Londonderry declaration supporting the Act of Union includes an '''Adam Glasco''' among the subscribers in September 1799.

The original newspaper image gives no address or ditto mark after Adam's name. The apparent association with a nearby place in a derivative HTML abstract resulted from separate newspaper columns being flattened together.

The signatory may be Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, but the county-level entry does not prove his identity or residence and should not be used as evidence that he lived at Inishrush in 1799.<ref name="Union1799">''Belfast News-Letter'', 27 September 1799, original newspaper image reviewed during research; compare [https://www.kinsleuth.com/belnews/1790-1800.htm derivative name and place abstract] (abstract accessed 17 July 2026; original image rechecked 10 August 2026).</ref>

=== Parents ===

No reliable record has been found naming Adam's father or mother.

Two separate adult householders named '''Hugh Glasgow''' were recorded in Tamlaght O'Crilly parish in the 1740 Protestant household return.

One Hugh appears immediately before Hugh Ellis and James McCullough in the collector's sequence and within a broader group containing surnames independently associated with Inishrush. Both Hugh entries nevertheless have their townland recorded as “Not specified”, and collector order can cross localities.

Neither man can be described as an Inishrush resident or identified as Adam's father.<ref name="Hugh1740">[https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf William Macafee, ''1740 Protestant Householders' Return'']; [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/books/Kilrea/Kilrea07.html collector-order transcription for Tamlaght O'Crilly], surviving typescript PRONI T/808/15258 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

A newspaper notice dated 14 April 1772 names a '''Hugh Glasgow''' among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly parish who surrendered arms to Henry Ellis of Inishrush on 6 April.

The notice does not say that Hugh lived at Inishrush, distinguish him from either 1740 householder or name any family relationship.<ref name="Hugh1772">[https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/ ''Belfast News-Letter'' extracts for the Kilrea area], notice dated 14 April 1772 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

These records establish an earlier Hugh Glasgow presence in Adam's parish. They do not establish that Adam's father was named Hugh.

=== Hugh Glasgow of Pennsylvania ===

A younger Hugh Glasgow, later of Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been proposed as Adam's father.

Hugh signed his will on 29 March 1827. It was proved on 25 April 1831. The will names:

* sons John, Hugh, Alexander and Robert;
* daughter Nancy;
* granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander;
* an unnamed wife.

John and Robert were appointed executors. Robert received the land and residue and was required to support his mother.

Adam was alive in Ireland when the will was made but was not named. His omission while four sons received bequests materially weakens the proposal that Hugh was his father.<ref name="HughWill">Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493, [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005537856_00276?pid=1733435 will-book image]; corresponding loose probate packet, FamilySearch DGS 5538049, images 239–243, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GV6H?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201 packet cover] (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

The omission is not a conclusive exclusion because the will does not state that every child was named. The later family account also names two children omitted from the will.

No positive record connects this Hugh to Adam.

=== Robert Glasgow proposal ===

[[Glasgow-550|Robert Glasgow]], whose profile currently uses estimated dates of about 1737–1787, has also been proposed as Adam's father.

Those dates and Robert's claimed County Londonderry origin are unsupported. No record found places him at Inishrush or identifies Adam as his son.

Robert should not replace Adam's unidentified father without a relational source.

A Robert Glasgow of Killwaughter, County Antrim, was already an adult married leaseholder in February 1738. His wife was Rachel, formerly Wilson. He cannot be the same person as someone born about 1737.<ref name="KillwaughterRobert">Registry of Deeds memorials [https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=74015 74015] and [https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=76724 76724] (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

A separate Robert Glasgow recorded as an Army medical officer in the West Indies was appointed surgeon on St Vincent in 1785, remained alive after 1787 and had a brother James at Beith, Scotland. This man also provides no evidence for Adam's parentage.<ref name="MilitaryRobert">[https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/DGZ-1785-4695 ''Dublin Gazette'', 13–15 December 1785, no. 4695]; [https://archive.org/details/rollofcommission00ande/page/61/mode/1up Johnston, ''Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Service of the British Army'', 1917], p. 61 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

=== Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea ===

'''Daniel Glasgow''' of Kilrea was formerly attached as an uncertain son of Adam, but the relationship is not supported by a contemporary record.

Daniel was established at Kilrea by 1827, when his wife was recorded as Margaret Irwin at the baptism of their son Robert.<ref name="RobertBaptism">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/KilreaP1/Baptisms/1827.html Richard John Torrens, "Kilrea First Presbyterian Church Records: Baptisms in 1827"], entry 146: Robert, son of Daniel Glasgow and Margaret Irwin of Kilrea, born 1 September and baptised 30 September 1827 (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

Daniel's registered will names:

* David Glasgow of the City of London as his son;
* Daniel Neely Glasgow as his nephew;
* Thomas Glasgow as his late brother.

The will does not name Adam, Rose, James, any person of Inishrush or any property there.<ref name="DanielWill">[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx PRONI Will Calendars], registered will of Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, 1871.</ref>

Daniel and Adam lived in the same general district, but proximity does not prove parentage. Current research instead places Daniel and his will-proved brother Thomas as plausible sons of Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw, based on a descendant account naming Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas's parents together with Daniel's will identifying Thomas as his brother.<ref name="DanielParentage">[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937 Genes Reunited descendant account], naming Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw as Thomas Glasgow's parents; considered with Daniel Glasgow's 1871 will naming Thomas as his late brother (reviewed 10 August 2026).</ref>

That placement is itself uncertain. If Alexander were eventually proved to be Adam's son, Daniel would be a possible grandson rather than a son. The present evidence does not support attaching Daniel directly to Adam.

=== John Glasgow of Inishrush ===

[[Glasgow-822|John Glasgow]] headed the other Glasgow household at Inishrush in 1831: house 2, containing four males and four females, all Presbyterians.<ref name="JohnCensus">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Tamlaght/1831census_3.html Tamlaght O'Crilly 1831 census transcription], entry 1019: John Glasco, Inishrush house 2, four males and four females, all Presbyterian (reviewed 10 August 2026).</ref>

John's family Bible records that he was born on 10 April 1767 and married Mary Arthur on 21 May 1798. It names their nine children.<ref name="JohnBible">[https://hiltner.com/mckeown/getperson.php?personID=I368&tree=tree1 John Glasgow family page and Bible images], Bible printed in 1797 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

An 1847 letter written by John in Ohio recalls the family's beekeeping at Inishrush, confirming that he had personally lived there.<ref name="JohnLetter">[https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/documents/John%20Glasgow%20letter%20to%20Jane%20Glasgow%20Gray%203-20-1847.pdf John Glasgow to Jane Glasgow Gray, 20 March 1847], scan and transcript (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

John was only about nine years younger than Adam. He cannot plausibly have been Adam's son. The parish-wide 1831 transcription contains no other Glasgow or Glasco household in Tamlaght O'Crilly. Adam and John were not immediate neighbours by census house number, but their two same-townland households and the absence of another Glasgow household in the parish provide supportive evidence for a close collateral relationship, not proof of one.<ref name="Census1831" /><ref name="JohnCensus" />

The strongest current working hypothesis is that John was Adam's brother; cousin remains a live alternative. No accessible record explicitly calls them brothers or names a shared parent, so John should not be attached to Adam as a proved sibling.

John's sons were Adam, James, John and Arthur, and his second daughter was Maria. If John and Adam were brothers, this order is consistent with traditional naming patterns and makes an older '''Adam''' and '''Maria''' the leading candidate names for their shared parents. This is indirect naming evidence only and does not identify real people who can yet be attached.<ref name="NamingPattern">[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/forenames Scotland's People, “Forenames”], discussion of traditional Scottish naming patterns; considered with John's family Bible (reviewed 10 August 2026).</ref>

John's 1847 letter also reports transatlantic news that a '''James Glasgow''' had fathered a child by a daughter of Henry Barkly. A later marriage record identifies a 38-year-old Inishrush farmer named James Glasgow, son of another Adam Glasgow, who married Rosanna Barkley, daughter of Henry Barkley, on 17 March 1851. The exact names, generation and localities identify the letter's James far more strongly with the younger [[Glasgow-1623|James Glasgow]] than with Adam's older gravestone-proved son [[Glasgow-3903|James Glasgow]]. The 1847 report therefore should not be used as evidence for a relationship between John and Adam without a separate kinship record.<ref name="JohnLetter" /><ref name="JamesBarkleyMarriage">Marriage registration image, 17 March 1851: James Glasgow, aged 38, farmer of Inishrush, son of Adam Glasgow, and Rosanna Barkley, daughter of Henry Barkley; reviewed during research on 10 August 2026.</ref>

John's 1847 letter mentions receiving a letter from “Adam” in December 1846. This correspondent cannot have been Adam Glasgow born about 1758, who died in 1844. John had a son Adam born in 1804, who is the more likely correspondent.

A separate 1825 Kilrea Presbyterian marriage record names '''Margaret Glasgow''' as the mother of Mary Patton of Tyanee. Margaret belongs to the same Portglenone–Tyanee network and is a plausible sister or cousin of Adam and John. The record does not identify her relationship to either man, and identifying her as Adam's daughter would require an unusually early birth and is not supported.<ref name="Margaret1825">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/KilreaP1/Marriages/1825.html First Kilrea Presbyterian marriage register], 6 October 1825: Mary Patton of Tyanee, daughter of John Patton and Margaret Glasgow, married Wilson Gordon (reviewed 10 August 2026).</ref>

=== James Glasgow and the later Inishrush family ===

James is proved as Adam and Rose's son by the family gravestone.

James Glasgow of Inishrush, farmer, died in December 1878 aged 84. '''Henry Glasgow''' of Inishrush was present at the death. The civil registration does not state Henry's relationship to James.<ref name="CivilDeaths" />

The first surviving Valuation Revision Book records James on Inishrush plot 29 in 1860–1863 at exactly 19 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches (19.5625 statute acres). Compared with Adam's 1833 tithe holding of about 17.82 statute acres, the later farm was only 1.7425 statute acres, or about 9.8 per cent, larger. This strongly supports inheritance or continuation of substantially the same family holding, although parcel identity is not proved because Adam's tithe entry has no map number and the surveys differed in date, purpose and measurement.<ref name="Tithe1833" /><ref name="JamesPlot29" />

The Valuation Revision Books then show occupation of plot 29 passing:

* from James Glasgow;
* to Rose Anne Glasgow, inserted with an 1884 revision annotation;
* to a later Adam Glasgow, inserted with an 1893 annotation.

The holding remained 19 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches. These later records establish continuity of plot 29 but do not themselves state the relationships between James, Rose Anne and the later Adam.<ref name="Valuation">[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx PRONI Valuation Revision Books], VAL/12/B/34/10A–E, Inishrush plot 29 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

=== DNA evidence ===

The public Glasgow Y-DNA project includes a kit attributed to John Glasgow, born 1767.

No displayed kit has a proved strict male-line descent from Adam. The published comparisons therefore cannot identify Adam's father or test the proposed relationship between Adam and [[Glasgow-550|Robert Glasgow]].<ref name="YDNA">[https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview Glasgow Y-DNA project]; [https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/6019925167631-Understanding-Y-DNA-Genetic-Distance FamilyTreeDNA, “Understanding Y-DNA Genetic Distance”]; [https://www.legacytree.com/wp-content/uploads/T1508095.CLIENTGlasgow1508.report.public.pdf Legacy Tree Genealogists, public Glasgow Y-DNA report, 2016] (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

=== Record limitations ===

The surviving Drimbolg or Drumbolg church records do not include an eighteenth-century baptism register. Baptisms begin in 1895 and marriages in 1864.

PRONI `MIC1C/15` includes a session or discipline book covering 1809–1859. It may contain adult family context but cannot record Adam's baptism about 1758.<ref name="DrimbolgRecords">[https://www.billmacafee.com/churchrecords/churchrecordsderry.pdf County Londonderry church-record inventory], Drumbolg or Drimbolg entry, PRONI MIC1C/15 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

Neither the surviving 1766 Religious Census nor the surviving 1775 Dissenters' Petitions covers Tamlaght O'Crilly. Adam or another Glasgow's absence from those collections would therefore be a coverage gap rather than evidence of absence.<ref name="RecordCoverage">[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/discover/census-land-and-surveys/census/ireland-1766-religious-census Findmypast, “Ireland, 1766 Religious Census”]; [https://www.rootsireland.ie/derry-genealogy/derry-census-substitutes/ Roots Ireland, County Derry census-substitute coverage]; [https://www.findmypast.ie/discover/census-land-and-surveys/census/ireland-1775-dissenters-petitions Findmypast, “Ireland, 1775 Dissenters' Petitions”] (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

A search of PRONI's indexed pre-1840 freeholder records returned no Adam Glasgow or spelling variant and no Inishrush address result. The newly inspected 1831 newspaper notice nevertheless records Adam's intended registration of a £10 Inishrush freehold, demonstrating that the index search is incomplete for this question and cannot be used as evidence that he held no freehold.<ref name="Freehold1831" />

PRONI `D1201/53`, an 1853 Encumbered Estates rental concerning the Hercules and Eliza Ellis estate at Inishrush, Shilling Hill and Drumane, contains no Glasgow in its indexed Inishrush entries. The material appears to concern a different portion of the intermixed townland and should not be used as evidence that Adam or his successors lacked an Inishrush holding.<ref name="Estate1853">PRONI D1201/53, Encumbered Estates rental for the Hercules and Eliza Ellis estate at Inishrush, Shilling Hill and Drumane, 14 April 1853; collection index and rental reviewed 10 August 2026.</ref>

PRONI `T1762`, “Glasgow family and Presbyterian papers,” is not an open Inishrush lead: its Glasgow-family item is a solicitor's copy of the will and codicil of William Glasgow, farmer of Oritor, County Tyrone, concerning Oritor lands.<ref name="T1762">PRONI T1762, item-level catalogue hierarchy, Glasgow-family item concerning William Glasgow of Oritor, County Tyrone (reviewed 10 August 2026).</ref> The Presbyterian Historical Society's `G61` Glasgow envelope is an enquirers' correspondence file rather than an exposed original record; its contents would need inspection before it could affect the tree.<ref name="PHS_G61">Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, G61 Glasgow envelope, catalogue description reviewed 10 August 2026.</ref>

A Virtual Record Treasury search found the known 1740 Hugh entries and Adam's 1831 census return but no record naming his father. This is a search of an indexed and reconstructed corpus, not all surviving or undigitised records.

=== Current conclusions ===

The evidence currently supports the following:

* Adam was born about 1758;
* his birthplace and parents are unknown;
* he lived at Inishrush by 1831;
* on 3 October 1831 he claimed a £10 freehold comprising houses and lands at Inishrush for intended registration at the January 1832 Magherafelt General Sessions;
* the original 1833 tithe book records him with 11 Irish/Plantation acres at Inishrush, about 17.82 statute acres;
* James's 1860–1863 plot 29 holding was 19.5625 statute acres, only about 9.8 per cent larger, strongly supporting continuation of substantially the same family farm without proving identical boundaries;
* Rose was his wife;
* James and Eliza were children of Adam and Rose;
* Nancy was Adam's sixth daughter, although her mother is not explicitly named;
* Adam had at least six daughters;
* William Glasgow was Adam's grandson, but William's parents remain unidentified;
* John Glasgow, born 1767, cannot have been Adam's son; brother is the leading working hypothesis, with cousin still possible, but no relationship is proved;
* if John and Adam were brothers, an older Adam and Maria are the leading candidate names for their shared parents based on John's naming pattern, not a proved parent pair;
* Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea should not be attached as Adam's son; the current alternative placement beneath Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw is itself uncertain;
* the earlier local Hugh Glasgow households are relevant parentage leads but cannot be attached.

=== Further research ===

Records most likely to clarify Adam's origin and family include:

* surviving Vintners or Conolly estate rentals for Inishrush, particularly PRONI `D2094/50–51`, `D2094/75–78` and `T2825/C/19/1–13`;
* leases arising from the 1764 reletting of Inishrush;
* Hercules Ellis's 1750 will, PRONI `T597/3`;
* the Drimbolg session or discipline book, PRONI `MIC1C/15`;
* records of the Magherafelt General Sessions or freeholder registration process for 2 January 1832, to establish the outcome of Adam's notice;
* the Presbyterian Historical Society `G61` Glasgow correspondence envelope, if its contents can be inspected;
* Registry of Deeds memorial `193/462/128477`, concerning Inishrush and its mill;
* surviving census-search forms relating to Inishrush;
* marriage records identifying the fathers of members of the Lisnagaver and neighbouring Glasgow families;
* Philadelphia and Ohio records or family papers relating to the later Inishrush branches;
* a documented Y-DNA test from a proved strict male-line descendant of Adam.

=== Current research ===

Adam Glasgow is directly documented at Inishrush in 1831 and by the family gravestone. The gravestone names wife Rose, son James and daughter Eliza; Nancy's 1842 marriage notice calls her Adam's sixth daughter. Adam's father is not known.

A newly inspected original newspaper supplies a stronger land fact. On 3 October 1831 Adam served notice to register at the Magherafelt General Sessions on 2 January 1832 as the holder of a £10 freehold comprising <code>Houses and Lands</code> in Inishrush, barony of Loughinsholin. The notice proves that Adam claimed a legally qualifying interest in the Inishrush property; it does not show that registration was accepted or name his landlord, predecessor, relatives or lease lives.

The original 1833 tithe page gives Adam a gross survey area of 11 Irish or Plantation acres, equivalent to about 17.82 statute acres. A later James Glasgow occupied Inishrush plot 29, measuring 19 acres 2 roods 10 perches (19.5625 statute acres), but both James <code>Glasgow-3903</code> and James <code>Glasgow-1623</code> were then alive. The revision succession to Rose Anne strongly favours the younger James, whose wife was Rosanna Barkley. Plot 29 must therefore not be assigned to Adam's proved son or treated as inheritance of Adam's tithe farm without a further identifying record.

Only the proved child edges: James <code>Glasgow-3903</code>, Eliza <code>Glasgow-3906</code>, and Nancy <code>Glasgow-3907</code> as Adam's daughter with maternity uncertain are retained. Nancy's ordinal proves at least four additional unidentified daughters. Adam <code>Glasgow-1622</code>, older Alexander <code>Glasgow-3904</code> and Robert <code>Glasgow-1367</code> are not proved children. Rose is chronologically contradicted as mother of older Alexander and Robert and must be detached from those edges.

Of the three proposed additional sons, Adam <code>Glasgow-1622</code> is the strongest working hypothesis. His proved son James was a farmer of Inishrush, the repeated name and chronology fit, and the three males in target Adam's 1831 household can coherently be reconstructed as elder Adam, proved son James <code>Glasgow-3903</code>, and younger Adam. This is not a unique reconstruction: the census names no household members, and younger Adam's circa-1780 birth is itself estimated. The profile retains the edge only as uncertain unless a church, lease, probate or estate record names both generations.

Alexander <code>Glasgow-3904</code> remains only a weak paternal possibility. Making him father of Daniel by about 1795/96 requires Alexander to have been born by roughly 1775-78, leaving two unusually short successive generations from Adam, born about 1758. Rose cannot be Alexander's mother on that chronology. Robert <code>Glasgow-1367</code> is weaker still: his original 1851 census says he was born about 1778/79 in County Antrim, when Rose was about twelve, and places his documented family at Glenleslie. No record bridges him to Inishrush.

The parent placeholder <code>Glasgow-3905</code> should be retired as a genealogical person. The profile does not replace it by attaching Adam directly to Robert <code>Glasgow-1143</code>; no record provides that bridge.

The API provenance resolves the placeholder question: Adam's profile was created at 12:11:11 UTC on 16 July 2026, followed by <code>Glasgow-3905</code> at 12:43:34. The latter's own biography says it was created only as a research placeholder. It is not a second record for Adam and should not be merged into him. WikiTree merges are for two profiles representing the same person; The placeholder and leave Adam's father blank has been detached.

The catalogue's former top candidates were inflated by exact Inishrush points assigned to profiles whose sources provide only County Tyrone, County Londonderry, or <code>not far from Portglenone</code> traditions, and by treating unproved children as naming controls. Those mapped locations have been corrected. The best surviving record-defined father-generation leads are now the two 1740 Tamlaght O'Crilly Hugh households, including [[Glasgow-3931|Hugh Glasgow, entry 1195]]. Neither is identified as Adam's father.

After correction and rebuild, the five displayed automated father leads are [[Glasgow-1024|James Glasgow II]] (39), [[Glasgow-1143|Robert Glasgow]] (39), [[Glasgow-548|Hugh Glasgow]] (32), [[Glasgow-1025|James Glasgow]] (32), and [[Glasgow-1475|Adam Glasgow]] (30). None is a strong result after source review: James-1024 has no record connecting his family to Adam; Robert-1143's 1738 lease, congregational chronology and 1817 equity evidence define a Kilwaughter family whose surviving children were James and Ann; Hugh-548 is a late-tradition family head whose three reported sons do not include Adam; James-1025 belongs to the Drumearn cluster with no Inishrush bridge; and Adam-1475 is the record-defined 1706 Stevenston child with no evidence of Irish migration. The scores are useful name/network prompts, not evidence that any of these men was Adam's father.

The current working tree now places Daniel Glasgow and his will-proved brother Thomas as plausible sons of Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna Shaw. If Alexander was Adam's son, Daniel would be Adam's possible grandson rather than his son.

This assessment draws on the cited records and public source material.<ref name="ProjectSource1">[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/18311008/044/0003 *Londonderry Sentinel*, 8 October 1831, p. 3, article 44, row 97].</ref><ref name="ProjectSource2">[https://ulsterlees.azurewebsites.net/records/census/ Loughinshollen list heading].</ref><ref name="ProjectSource3">[https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusnames.pdf 1831 census householder transcription].</ref><ref name="ProjectSource4">[https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp National Archives of Ireland, tithe acreage guidance].</ref><ref name="ProjectSource5">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Tamlaght/1831census_3.html Tamlaght O'Crilly 1831 census transcription].</ref>

=== 1799 declaration ===
An Adam Glasco appears in a 1799 County Londonderry declaration. The name, county and chronology make this a plausible record for Adam, but the declaration supplies no age, townland or relationship that uniquely identifies him.<ref>[https://www.kinsleuth.com/belnews/1790-1800.htm Underlying record source: adam glasco].</ref>

== Sources ==
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