James Glasgow

Biography
James Glasgow was a Presbyterian ruling elder associated with William
Taylor's Randalstown or Drummaul congregation at the end of the seventeenth
century. He was recorded beside Taylor at the General Synods of Ulster in
1698 and 1703. A ruling elder of the same name appeared beside
James Scott, minister of Duneane, in 1705. Presbyterian
Church in Ireland, Records of the General Synod of Ulster, from 1691 to
1820, vol. 1 (Belfast, 1890), Synod records for 1698, 1703 and 1705;
Internet Archive scan (https://archive.org/details/recordsofgeneral01pres)
and searchable OCR text (https://archive.org/stream/recordsofgeneral01pres/recordsofgeneral01pres_djvu.txt). 

The close chronology, identical name and identical church office make the
1705 occurrence a probable further appearance of the same man. The published
entries pair ministers with elder representatives, however; they do not give
James's residence or say that he moved from one congregation to another.
Ruling elder for Randalstown or Drummaul
The 1698 Synod record pairs William Taylor with James Glasgow as ruling elder.
The same pairing occurs again in 1703. William Taylor was
minister of the Presbyterian congregation associated with Randalstown and
Drummaul. Randalstown was not written as a residence beside James's name; the
association is derived from the known charge of the minister whom he
accompanied.

The repeated pairing establishes an enduring connection with Taylor's
congregation rather than a single incidental appearance. As a ruling elder,
James held a lay office in Presbyterian church government and represented his
congregation in the courts of the church.

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#e6ffe6;"
! Year !! Minister !! Ruling elder !! What the entry establishes
|-
| 1698 || William Taylor || James Glasgow || James represented Taylor's congregation.
|-
| 1703 || William Taylor || James Glasgow || The earlier minister-and-elder pairing was repeated.
|-
| 1705 || James Scott || James Glasgow || Probably the same elder, now representing beside the minister of Duneane.
|-
| 1705 || William Taylor || Robert King || Taylor had a different elder representative at the same Synod.
|}
Association with Duneane in 1705
In 1705 James Glasgow appeared beside James Scott, minister of Duneane, while
William Taylor appeared with Robert King. This change was
once interpreted as evidence that James had transferred from Randalstown or
Drummaul to Duneane. A move, a congregational boundary change or a formal
transfer could explain the pattern, but none is stated in the record.

Taylor also appeared with different elders in later Synods. Rotation or
substitution of congregational representatives is therefore a sufficient
explanation for the changed pairing. The evidence supports a probable
Duneane congregational association in 1705, but it does not prove that
James changed residence or permanently transferred congregations.

It remains possible that the Duneane elder was a second contemporary James
Glasgow. No independent record of another western County Antrim ruling elder
of that name has been found, and the identical name, office, neighbouring
congregational setting and two-year interval make one man the more economical
working identification.
Birth
James's date and place of birth are unknown. He was already serving as a
ruling elder in 1698 and must have been an adult by then. A conservative
working estimate is:

:born before 1678

That estimate allows him to have been at least about twenty in 1698; it is not
derived from a recorded age, and he may have been born considerably earlier.
Randalstown, Drummaul and Duneane are documented or inferred congregational
associations and do not establish his birthplace.
Family
No inspected Synod, land, probate or congregational record names James's
parents, wife or children. His occupation outside the church, exact residence
and place of origin are also unknown.

James Glasgow of Kilwaughter is presently attached as an
uncertain father. No record identifies him as this James's father, so the
attachment remains a research hypothesis. The resulting links to
Robert Glasgow and Hugh Glasgow are likewise
uncertain rather than documented sibling relationships.

No descendant line from James has yet been proved. Uncertain attachments can
be retained as working links when clearly marked, but the surviving records do
not presently establish a wife or child.
Death
No death record has been identified. James was living in 1705, so the only
date supported by the evidence is:

:died after 1705

His place of death is unknown.
Distinction from James Glasgow of Kilwaughter
The ruling elder is distinct from James Glasgow of
Kilwaughter. The Kilwaughter man was recorded as James Glascho in the
1669 Hearth Money Roll and was active in the Larne and Kilwaughter
Presbyterian congregation by 1700. He became an overseer in that congregation
and was recorded as deceased in 1726. W. MacAfee,
transcription of the 1669 County Antrim Hearth Money Roll (https://www.billmacafee.com/1660shearthmoneyrolls/1669hearthmoneyrollsantrim.pdf), Drummaul and
Kilwaughter entries, including records 5347–5348. Classon Porter, "Congregational Memoirs: Larne and
Kilwaughter," The Christian Unitarian, vol. 3 (1864),
Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/christianunitari0003unse). 

The strongest evidence for two identities is the 1703 Synod roll. This James
represented William Taylor's Randalstown or Drummaul congregation, while
James Caldwell separately represented William Ogilvie, minister of Larne and
Kilwaughter. At about the same time, the other James was
active in the affairs of the Larne and Kilwaughter congregation, although he
does not appear in its surviving early roster of ruling elders.

Combining the men would require the same James to represent Taylor's
congregation at Synod while being established in the affairs of another
congregation whose own minister attended with a different elder. That is
possible in theory, but no evidence supports it. The records favour separate
identities. Separation of the two men does not itself rule out kinship; it
only prevents their records from being combined.
Research Notes
Identity assessment
The strongest reconstruction of James's recorded appearances is:

:1698 — James Glasgow, ruling elder paired with William Taylor.
:1703 — James Glasgow, ruling elder again paired with William Taylor.
:1705 — James Glasgow, ruling elder paired with James Scott of Duneane.
:1705 — William Taylor separately paired with Robert King.

The 1698 and 1703 entries are near-certainly the same man. The 1705 Duneane
occurrence is probably the same man, but no surviving entry explicitly states
continuity of identity. 
Why the Randalstown and Duneane occurrences are combined
The published Synod records pair each ruling elder with a minister. The place
is derived from the known charge of that minister:

* William Taylor — Randalstown or Drummaul.
* James Scott — Duneane.

The source evidence is therefore not literally "James Glasgow of
Randalstown" in 1698 and 1703 and "James Glasgow of Duneane" in 1705. More
precisely, it is:

:William Taylor — James Glasgow, 1698.
:William Taylor — James Glasgow, 1703.
:James Scott — James Glasgow, 1705.

This distinction explains why the three occurrences are combined under one
probable identity without turning the ministerial associations into exact
residences. Later indexes can obscure that distinction by presenting the
minister's congregation as though it had been written beside James's name.
Alternative explanation and possible residence
A second James Glasgow could theoretically have served Duneane in 1705. Under
that reconstruction, one James represented Taylor's congregation in 1698 and
1703 and another represented Scott's congregation in 1705. There is no
independent evidence for the second elder, so a single identity remains the
stronger hypothesis.

The Synod records do not reveal where James lived. He may have resided within
Drummaul parish, in or near Randalstown, within the district served by the
Duneane congregation, or in a locality between the congregational areas. A
move between 1703 and 1705 remains possible, but no tax, lease, estate or
other land record has been found to demonstrate it.
Possible descendants
No child of James has been identified from a contemporary record. The later
Bannside and Clough family of John Glasgow and
Jane McClure includes Rev. James McClure
Glasgow and several documented siblings. It is a substantial later Glasgow
family in the wider western or mid-Antrim area, but no record connects John to
This elder.

Rev. A. R. Crawford compiled two histories of the Glasgow family, and later
typescript copies and additions survive in the Crawford and Glasgow family
papers at PRONI, reference D2003/MIC128. The publicly available introduction
begins the later household with John Glasgow of Bannside and Jane or Jean
McClure rather than identifying John's parents. PRONI,
D2003/MIC128, Crawford and Glasgow family papers;
public introduction (https://www.sommemidulster.org/dwd/pdfs/02002.pdf). 
The manuscript histories may preserve an earlier generation, but they are not
publicly digitised and have not been inspected for this profile.
Similar surnames in western County Antrim
Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century records contain established families
named Glass as well as spellings resembling Glasgow. These names should
not be normalised automatically.

The 1669 Hearth Money Roll records John Glass at Andraid and John and Neile
Glass at Coolsythe in Drummaul. The same transcription separately renders Jo
and James Glascho of Kilwaughter as Glasgow. The
distinction shows that a Glass population was already established in
Drummaul before the first known Synod occurrence of this James.

The 1740 Protestant Householders' Return continues that pattern with Adam
Glass, John Glass and two Glass widows in Drummaul. W. MacAfee,
1740 County Antrim Protestant Householders' Return (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf), Drummaul and Duneane
entries. They may descend from the earlier Glass households and cannot
be treated as James Glasgow's children or grandchildren merely by changing
The surname.

Henry Glads appears separately in Duneane in the 1740 return. The unusual form and locality make him the most
interesting unresolved spelling candidate for a son or younger relative of
James, but the return supplies no relationship evidence and does not establish
that his surname was Glasgow.

Useful search variants include:

* Glasgow.
* Glasgo.
* Glascho.
* Glaskow.
* Glask.
* Glass.
* Glads.

A variant should be assigned to this family only when chronology, locality,
associates or another record support the identification.
Relationship to the Kilwaughter family
No relationship has been proved between this western elder and the Glasgow
family established around Larne and Kilwaughter. They could belong to a wider
Scottish or Ulster family, and County Antrim Presbyterian migration patterns
make a connection plausible in general terms. No baptism, will, deed,
congregational minute or family record presently identifies a common ancestor.

The uncertain attachment to James of Kilwaughter therefore
records a working theory, not a proved parent-child relationship. Evidence
belonging to the two men should remain separated unless a direct bridge is
found.
Record coverage and archive leads
Ordinary local church registers do not reach James's likely child-bearing
period. Old Randalstown Presbyterian baptisms begin in 1853; Randalstown First
marriages in 1845; Randalstown Second baptisms and session minutes in 1850;
and Duneane Presbyterian baptisms in 1864 and marriages in 1845. Broad searches
of those surviving registers cannot identify children born about 1695–1720.

The most important church source is the Presbyterian Historical Society
material catalogued by the Irish Manuscripts Commission as "Antrim
Presbytery: Parcel of minutes, 1697–1713". The collection also includes an
earlier volume for 1671–1691 and Connor Presbytery minutes covering
1693–1735. Irish Manuscripts Commission,
Presbyterian Historical Society collection description (https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=6204). The 1697–1713
parcel spans every known appearance of James and may record lay commissioners,
elder appointments, calls or congregational business not preserved in the
published Synod volume.

The archive's label needs care. The Presbyterian Historical Society's modern
timeline dates the Presbytery of Belfast to 1697 and the later, doctrinally
distinct Presbytery of Antrim to 1726. Presbyterian
Historical Society of Ireland,
"Timeline for Presbyterianism in Ireland" (https://presbyterianhistoryireland.com/history/timeline-for-presbyterianism-in-ireland/). The catalogue wording should
be retained when ordering the manuscript, but it should not be assumed to
describe precisely the same institution as the post-1726 Presbytery of Antrim.

A National Archives of Ireland packet concerning the Drummaul and Duneane
tithe dispute contains a return naming seventeen tithe payers at Coolsythe.
The online description does not transcribe those names. National
Archives of Ireland, CSO/RP/1833/6068, original reference 1833/6354 (https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?browse=true&browseresults=true&category=27&offset=6060&subcategory=204), 11 items and 27 pages. 
Although much later than James, the return could test whether the local Glass
surname continued at Coolsythe.

The Registry of Deeds Index Project reports that its County Antrim townland
index transcription is complete for 1708–1820. The original Antrim index films
are 100382 for 1708–1738 and 100395 for 1739–1810. Registry of Deeds Index Project,
County
Antrim townland-index update (https://blog.irishdeedsindex.net/index.php/major-townland-index-update), townland-index film guide (https://irishdeedsindex.net/guides/townland_films.htm), and project
database (https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/). A search of the public surname and townland indexes on 13
August 2026 found no early Glasgow, Glascho or Glads party at Andraid,
Coolsythe, Drummaul, Duneane or Randalstown. The indexed Andraid and Coolsythe
deeds were dated 1811–1820, while the two earlier Duneane entries named other
parties. This is a bounded negative result, not proof that James or his family
held no land: registered deeds were never a complete population record and the
volunteer person index remains incomplete.
Profile data supported by the records
* First name: James.
* Last name at birth: Glasgow.
* Birth: before 1678, uncertain estimate.
* Birthplace: unknown.
* Parents: no parents proved; the attached father is uncertain.
* Spouse: unknown.
* Children: unknown.
* Religion: Presbyterian.
* Office: ruling elder.
* Congregational association: William Taylor's Randalstown or Drummaul congregation, 1698 and 1703.
* Probable additional association: James Scott's Duneane congregation, 1705.
* Death: after 1705.
* Death place: unknown.
Research priorities
Original Synod and presbytery material

* Recheck the manuscript or highest-quality facsimile for the 1698, 1703 and 1705 entries, recording exact spelling, marginal notes and the order of ministers and elders.
* Inspect the PHSI parcel catalogued as "Antrim Presbytery: minutes, 1697–1713," especially Taylor's call and ordination business and the years 1697–1705.
* Look for elder ordinations, commissioner lists, substitutions, transfers, discipline cases or a description of James as formerly serving another congregation.

Randalstown, Drummaul and Duneane records

* Search any surviving session minutes, communion rolls, estate rentals and tax lists for James's residence, occupation or family.
* Determine whether the records explain when Robert King represented Taylor's congregation and whether James Glasgow joined or represented Duneane.
* Inspect the closest surviving 1740 return for Henry Glads and the seventeen-name Coolsythe return in NAI CSO/RP/1833/6068.

Land and probate

* Inspect the original Registry of Deeds townland-index images and relevant memorials for Andraid, Coolsythe and Duneane, checking spelling and parties omitted from the public index.
* Search County Antrim and Diocese of Connor probate material after 1705.
* Keep the 1727 probate entry for James Glasgow of Kilwater separate unless its contents prove otherwise; it probably belongs to the Kilwaughter man.

Family histories

* Inspect both Glasgow-family histories and the later typescript additions in PRONI D2003/MIC128 for the parents of John Glasgow of Bannside and for copied records extending the family before the nineteenth century.
Sources
* Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Records of the General Synod of Ulster, from 1691 to 1820, vol. 1. Belfast, 1890. Synod records for 1698, 1703 and 1705. Internet Archive scan (https://archive.org/details/recordsofgeneral01pres).

* Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Records of the General Synod of Ulster, from 1691 to 1820, vol. 1. Searchable Internet Archive text (https://archive.org/stream/recordsofgeneral01pres/recordsofgeneral01pres_djvu.txt).

* Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America. Boston: Bacon and Brown, 1910. Later index to ruling elders; useful as a finding aid, while the published Synod records above remain the principal source. Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/scotchirishpione00bolt).

* MacAfee, W. 1669 County Antrim Hearth Money Roll transcription (https://www.billmacafee.com/1660shearthmoneyrolls/1669hearthmoneyrollsantrim.pdf), used to distinguish the Drummaul Glass households and the separate Kilwaughter Glasgow family.

* MacAfee, W. 1740 County Antrim Protestant Householders' Return (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf), Drummaul and Duneane entries.

* Porter, Classon. "Congregational Memoirs: Larne and Kilwaughter." The Christian Unitarian, vol. 3 (1864), used for comparison with the separate James Glasgow of Kilwaughter. Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/christianunitari0003unse).

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[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]

== Biography ==
'''James Glasgow''' was a Presbyterian ruling elder associated with William
Taylor's Randalstown or Drummaul congregation at the end of the seventeenth
century. He was recorded beside Taylor at the General Synods of Ulster in
'''1698''' and '''1703'''. A ruling elder of the same name appeared beside
James Scott, minister of Duneane, in '''1705'''.<ref name="Synod">Presbyterian
Church in Ireland, ''Records of the General Synod of Ulster, from 1691 to
1820'', vol. 1 (Belfast, 1890), Synod records for 1698, 1703 and 1705;
[https://archive.org/details/recordsofgeneral01pres Internet Archive scan]
and [https://archive.org/stream/recordsofgeneral01pres/recordsofgeneral01pres_djvu.txt
searchable OCR text].</ref>

The close chronology, identical name and identical church office make the
1705 occurrence a probable further appearance of the same man. The published
entries pair ministers with elder representatives, however; they do not give
James's residence or say that he moved from one congregation to another.

=== Ruling elder for Randalstown or Drummaul ===

The 1698 Synod record pairs William Taylor with James Glasgow as ruling elder.
The same pairing occurs again in 1703.<ref name="Synod" /> William Taylor was
minister of the Presbyterian congregation associated with Randalstown and
Drummaul. Randalstown was not written as a residence beside James's name; the
association is derived from the known charge of the minister whom he
accompanied.

The repeated pairing establishes an enduring connection with Taylor's
congregation rather than a single incidental appearance. As a ruling elder,
James held a lay office in Presbyterian church government and represented his
congregation in the courts of the church.

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#e6ffe6;"
! Year !! Minister !! Ruling elder !! What the entry establishes
|-
| 1698 || William Taylor || James Glasgow || James represented Taylor's congregation.
|-
| 1703 || William Taylor || James Glasgow || The earlier minister-and-elder pairing was repeated.
|-
| 1705 || James Scott || James Glasgow || Probably the same elder, now representing beside the minister of Duneane.
|-
| 1705 || William Taylor || Robert King || Taylor had a different elder representative at the same Synod.
|}

=== Association with Duneane in 1705 ===

In 1705 James Glasgow appeared beside James Scott, minister of Duneane, while
William Taylor appeared with Robert King.<ref name="Synod" /> This change was
once interpreted as evidence that James had transferred from Randalstown or
Drummaul to Duneane. A move, a congregational boundary change or a formal
transfer could explain the pattern, but none is stated in the record.

Taylor also appeared with different elders in later Synods. Rotation or
substitution of congregational representatives is therefore a sufficient
explanation for the changed pairing. The evidence supports a probable
Duneane congregational association in 1705, but it does '''not''' prove that
James changed residence or permanently transferred congregations.

It remains possible that the Duneane elder was a second contemporary James
Glasgow. No independent record of another western County Antrim ruling elder
of that name has been found, and the identical name, office, neighbouring
congregational setting and two-year interval make one man the more economical
working identification.

=== Birth ===

James's date and place of birth are unknown. He was already serving as a
ruling elder in 1698 and must have been an adult by then. A conservative
working estimate is:

:'''born before 1678'''

That estimate allows him to have been at least about twenty in 1698; it is not
derived from a recorded age, and he may have been born considerably earlier.
Randalstown, Drummaul and Duneane are documented or inferred congregational
associations and do not establish his birthplace.

=== Family ===

No inspected Synod, land, probate or congregational record names James's
parents, wife or children. His occupation outside the church, exact residence
and place of origin are also unknown.

[[Glasgow-1081|James Glasgow of Kilwaughter]] is presently attached as an
uncertain father. No record identifies him as this James's father, so the
attachment remains a research hypothesis. The resulting links to
[[Glasgow-1502|Robert Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-1499|Hugh Glasgow]] are likewise
uncertain rather than documented sibling relationships.

No descendant line from James has yet been proved. Uncertain attachments can
be retained as working links when clearly marked, but the surviving records do
not presently establish a wife or child.

=== Death ===

No death record has been identified. James was living in 1705, so the only
date supported by the evidence is:

:'''died after 1705'''

His place of death is unknown.

=== Distinction from James Glasgow of Kilwaughter ===

The ruling elder is distinct from [[Glasgow-1081|James Glasgow of
Kilwaughter]]. The Kilwaughter man was recorded as James ''Glascho'' in the
1669 Hearth Money Roll and was active in the Larne and Kilwaughter
Presbyterian congregation by 1700. He became an overseer in that congregation
and was recorded as deceased in 1726.<ref name="Hearth1669">W. MacAfee,
[https://www.billmacafee.com/1660shearthmoneyrolls/1669hearthmoneyrollsantrim.pdf
transcription of the 1669 County Antrim Hearth Money Roll], Drummaul and
Kilwaughter entries, including records 5347–5348.</ref><ref name="Porter">Classon Porter, "Congregational Memoirs: Larne and
Kilwaughter," ''The Christian Unitarian'', vol. 3 (1864),
[https://archive.org/details/christianunitari0003unse Internet Archive].</ref>

The strongest evidence for two identities is the 1703 Synod roll. This James
represented William Taylor's Randalstown or Drummaul congregation, while
James Caldwell separately represented William Ogilvie, minister of Larne and
Kilwaughter.<ref name="Synod" /> At about the same time, the other James was
active in the affairs of the Larne and Kilwaughter congregation, although he
does not appear in its surviving early roster of ruling elders.

Combining the men would require the same James to represent Taylor's
congregation at Synod while being established in the affairs of another
congregation whose own minister attended with a different elder. That is
possible in theory, but no evidence supports it. The records favour separate
identities. Separation of the two men does not itself rule out kinship; it
only prevents their records from being combined.

== Research Notes ==
=== Identity assessment ===

The strongest reconstruction of James's recorded appearances is:

:'''1698''' — James Glasgow, ruling elder paired with William Taylor.
:'''1703''' — James Glasgow, ruling elder again paired with William Taylor.
:'''1705''' — James Glasgow, ruling elder paired with James Scott of Duneane.
:'''1705''' — William Taylor separately paired with Robert King.

The 1698 and 1703 entries are near-certainly the same man. The 1705 Duneane
occurrence is probably the same man, but no surviving entry explicitly states
continuity of identity.<ref name="Synod" />

=== Why the Randalstown and Duneane occurrences are combined ===

The published Synod records pair each ruling elder with a minister. The place
is derived from the known charge of that minister:

* William Taylor — Randalstown or Drummaul.
* James Scott — Duneane.

The source evidence is therefore not literally "James Glasgow of
Randalstown" in 1698 and 1703 and "James Glasgow of Duneane" in 1705. More
precisely, it is:

:William Taylor — James Glasgow, 1698.
:William Taylor — James Glasgow, 1703.
:James Scott — James Glasgow, 1705.

This distinction explains why the three occurrences are combined under one
probable identity without turning the ministerial associations into exact
residences. Later indexes can obscure that distinction by presenting the
minister's congregation as though it had been written beside James's name.

=== Alternative explanation and possible residence ===

A second James Glasgow could theoretically have served Duneane in 1705. Under
that reconstruction, one James represented Taylor's congregation in 1698 and
1703 and another represented Scott's congregation in 1705. There is no
independent evidence for the second elder, so a single identity remains the
stronger hypothesis.

The Synod records do not reveal where James lived. He may have resided within
Drummaul parish, in or near Randalstown, within the district served by the
Duneane congregation, or in a locality between the congregational areas. A
move between 1703 and 1705 remains possible, but no tax, lease, estate or
other land record has been found to demonstrate it.

=== Possible descendants ===

No child of James has been identified from a contemporary record. The later
Bannside and Clough family of [[Glasgow-1657|John Glasgow]] and
[[McClure-6341|Jane McClure]] includes [[Glasgow-1780|Rev. James McClure
Glasgow]] and several documented siblings. It is a substantial later Glasgow
family in the wider western or mid-Antrim area, but no record connects John to
This elder.

Rev. A. R. Crawford compiled two histories of the Glasgow family, and later
typescript copies and additions survive in the Crawford and Glasgow family
papers at PRONI, reference D2003/MIC128. The publicly available introduction
begins the later household with John Glasgow of Bannside and Jane or Jean
McClure rather than identifying John's parents.<ref name="Crawford">PRONI,
D2003/MIC128, Crawford and Glasgow family papers;
[https://www.sommemidulster.org/dwd/pdfs/02002.pdf public introduction].</ref>
The manuscript histories may preserve an earlier generation, but they are not
publicly digitised and have not been inspected for this profile.

=== Similar surnames in western County Antrim ===

Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century records contain established families
named '''Glass''' as well as spellings resembling Glasgow. These names should
not be normalised automatically.

The 1669 Hearth Money Roll records John Glass at Andraid and John and Neile
Glass at Coolsythe in Drummaul. The same transcription separately renders Jo
and James ''Glascho'' of Kilwaughter as Glasgow.<ref name="Hearth1669" /> The
distinction shows that a Glass population was already established in
Drummaul before the first known Synod occurrence of this James.

The 1740 Protestant Householders' Return continues that pattern with Adam
Glass, John Glass and two Glass widows in Drummaul.<ref
name="Householders1740">W. MacAfee,
[https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf
1740 County Antrim Protestant Householders' Return], Drummaul and Duneane
entries.</ref> They may descend from the earlier Glass households and cannot
be treated as James Glasgow's children or grandchildren merely by changing
The surname.

Henry ''Glads'' appears separately in Duneane in the 1740 return.<ref
name="Householders1740" /> The unusual form and locality make him the most
interesting unresolved spelling candidate for a son or younger relative of
James, but the return supplies no relationship evidence and does not establish
that his surname was Glasgow.

Useful search variants include:

* Glasgow.
* Glasgo.
* Glascho.
* Glaskow.
* Glask.
* Glass.
* Glads.

A variant should be assigned to this family only when chronology, locality,
associates or another record support the identification.

=== Relationship to the Kilwaughter family ===

No relationship has been proved between this western elder and the Glasgow
family established around Larne and Kilwaughter. They could belong to a wider
Scottish or Ulster family, and County Antrim Presbyterian migration patterns
make a connection plausible in general terms. No baptism, will, deed,
congregational minute or family record presently identifies a common ancestor.

The uncertain attachment to [[Glasgow-1081|James of Kilwaughter]] therefore
records a working theory, not a proved parent-child relationship. Evidence
belonging to the two men should remain separated unless a direct bridge is
found.

=== Record coverage and archive leads ===

Ordinary local church registers do not reach James's likely child-bearing
period. Old Randalstown Presbyterian baptisms begin in 1853; Randalstown First
marriages in 1845; Randalstown Second baptisms and session minutes in 1850;
and Duneane Presbyterian baptisms in 1864 and marriages in 1845. Broad searches
of those surviving registers cannot identify children born about 1695–1720.

The most important church source is the Presbyterian Historical Society
material catalogued by the Irish Manuscripts Commission as '''"Antrim
Presbytery: Parcel of minutes, 1697–1713"'''. The collection also includes an
earlier volume for 1671–1691 and Connor Presbytery minutes covering
1693–1735.<ref name="PHSIManuscripts">Irish Manuscripts Commission,
[https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=6204
Presbyterian Historical Society collection description].</ref> The 1697–1713
parcel spans every known appearance of James and may record lay commissioners,
elder appointments, calls or congregational business not preserved in the
published Synod volume.

The archive's label needs care. The Presbyterian Historical Society's modern
timeline dates the Presbytery of Belfast to 1697 and the later, doctrinally
distinct Presbytery of Antrim to 1726.<ref name="PHSITimeline">Presbyterian
Historical Society of Ireland,
[https://presbyterianhistoryireland.com/history/timeline-for-presbyterianism-in-ireland/
"Timeline for Presbyterianism in Ireland"].</ref> The catalogue wording should
be retained when ordering the manuscript, but it should not be assumed to
describe precisely the same institution as the post-1726 Presbytery of Antrim.

A National Archives of Ireland packet concerning the Drummaul and Duneane
tithe dispute contains a return naming seventeen tithe payers at Coolsythe.
The online description does not transcribe those names.<ref name="CSO1833">National
Archives of Ireland, [https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?browse=true&browseresults=true&category=27&offset=6060&subcategory=204
CSO/RP/1833/6068, original reference 1833/6354], 11 items and 27 pages.</ref>
Although much later than James, the return could test whether the local Glass
surname continued at Coolsythe.

The Registry of Deeds Index Project reports that its County Antrim townland
index transcription is complete for 1708–1820. The original Antrim index films
are 100382 for 1708–1738 and 100395 for 1739–1810.<ref
name="DeedsIndex">Registry of Deeds Index Project,
[https://blog.irishdeedsindex.net/index.php/major-townland-index-update County
Antrim townland-index update], [https://irishdeedsindex.net/guides/townland_films.htm
townland-index film guide], and [https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/ project
database].</ref> A search of the public surname and townland indexes on 13
August 2026 found no early Glasgow, Glascho or Glads party at Andraid,
Coolsythe, Drummaul, Duneane or Randalstown. The indexed Andraid and Coolsythe
deeds were dated 1811–1820, while the two earlier Duneane entries named other
parties. This is a bounded negative result, not proof that James or his family
held no land: registered deeds were never a complete population record and the
volunteer person index remains incomplete.

=== Profile data supported by the records ===

* '''First name:''' James.
* '''Last name at birth:''' Glasgow.
* '''Birth:''' before 1678, uncertain estimate.
* '''Birthplace:''' unknown.
* '''Parents:''' no parents proved; the attached father is uncertain.
* '''Spouse:''' unknown.
* '''Children:''' unknown.
* '''Religion:''' Presbyterian.
* '''Office:''' ruling elder.
* '''Congregational association:''' William Taylor's Randalstown or Drummaul congregation, 1698 and 1703.
* '''Probable additional association:''' James Scott's Duneane congregation, 1705.
* '''Death:''' after 1705.
* '''Death place:''' unknown.

=== Research priorities ===

'''Original Synod and presbytery material'''

* Recheck the manuscript or highest-quality facsimile for the 1698, 1703 and 1705 entries, recording exact spelling, marginal notes and the order of ministers and elders.
* Inspect the PHSI parcel catalogued as "Antrim Presbytery: minutes, 1697–1713," especially Taylor's call and ordination business and the years 1697–1705.
* Look for elder ordinations, commissioner lists, substitutions, transfers, discipline cases or a description of James as formerly serving another congregation.

'''Randalstown, Drummaul and Duneane records'''

* Search any surviving session minutes, communion rolls, estate rentals and tax lists for James's residence, occupation or family.
* Determine whether the records explain when Robert King represented Taylor's congregation and whether James Glasgow joined or represented Duneane.
* Inspect the closest surviving 1740 return for Henry ''Glads'' and the seventeen-name Coolsythe return in NAI CSO/RP/1833/6068.

'''Land and probate'''

* Inspect the original Registry of Deeds townland-index images and relevant memorials for Andraid, Coolsythe and Duneane, checking spelling and parties omitted from the public index.
* Search County Antrim and Diocese of Connor probate material after 1705.
* Keep the 1727 probate entry for James Glasgow of Kilwater separate unless its contents prove otherwise; it probably belongs to the Kilwaughter man.

'''Family histories'''

* Inspect both Glasgow-family histories and the later typescript additions in PRONI D2003/MIC128 for the parents of [[Glasgow-1657|John Glasgow]] of Bannside and for copied records extending the family before the nineteenth century.

== Sources ==
<references />

* '''Presbyterian Church in Ireland.''' ''Records of the General Synod of Ulster, from 1691 to 1820'', vol. 1. Belfast, 1890. Synod records for 1698, 1703 and 1705. [https://archive.org/details/recordsofgeneral01pres Internet Archive scan].

* '''Presbyterian Church in Ireland.''' ''Records of the General Synod of Ulster, from 1691 to 1820'', vol. 1. [https://archive.org/stream/recordsofgeneral01pres/recordsofgeneral01pres_djvu.txt Searchable Internet Archive text].

* '''Bolton, Charles Knowles.''' ''Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America''. Boston: Bacon and Brown, 1910. Later index to ruling elders; useful as a finding aid, while the published Synod records above remain the principal source. [https://archive.org/details/scotchirishpione00bolt Internet Archive].

* '''MacAfee, W.''' [https://www.billmacafee.com/1660shearthmoneyrolls/1669hearthmoneyrollsantrim.pdf 1669 County Antrim Hearth Money Roll transcription], used to distinguish the Drummaul Glass households and the separate Kilwaughter Glasgow family.

* '''MacAfee, W.''' [https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf 1740 County Antrim Protestant Householders' Return], Drummaul and Duneane entries.

* '''Porter, Classon.''' "Congregational Memoirs: Larne and Kilwaughter." ''The Christian Unitarian'', vol. 3 (1864), used for comparison with the separate James Glasgow of Kilwaughter. [https://archive.org/details/christianunitari0003unse Internet Archive].