Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Hugh Glasgow

1739 – c. 1831

Glasgow-540 · 1 mapped association

County Londonderry, Ireland→Pine Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
10Close relations
9Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1739 · County Londonderry, Ireland
Death
c. 1831 · Pine Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Hugh GlasgowunmarkedMargaret (McCullough) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Sarah (Blair) Glasgow
Children
Alexander GlasgowClatworthy GlasgowHugh GlasgowJohn GlasgowMary GlasgowNancy (Glasgow) CunninghamRobert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-540
Research clusters
Descendants of Hugh Glasgow (c.1706)
Mapped descendants
68

Comparison context

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

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionJohn Glasgow (1780)
Maternal grandfather positionClatworthy Glasgow (1782)
Maternal grandmother positionNancy (Glasgow) Cunningham (1786)
Paternal grandmother positionMary Glasgow (1792)

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

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

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

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit46/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1721–1831Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesMoneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland · Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom · MoneymoreIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMary (Harkness) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • possible 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Moneymore is 24.1 km from the subject's birth-period Portglenone — regional family-tradition reference (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1735–1750) (+6; other parent Mary (Harkness) Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the second dated daughter Mary Glasgow, the expected mother position (+3; Mary in 254 profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Nancy +11 (49 public profiles; subject branch: Nancy (Glasgow) Donald, Nancy Glasgow; candidate branch: Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow, Nancy Crockett (Glasgow) Black; +8 repetition bonus); Joseph +7 (39 public profiles; subject branch: Joseph B Glasgow; candidate branch: Joseph Glasgow, Joseph Montgomery Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Martha +5 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha E (Glasgow) Smith; candidate branch: Martha Steele Glasgow, Martha (Glasgow) Patton; +2 repetition bonus) (+31 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit42/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1705–1767Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland · Duneane civil parish · LarneIndependent clue breadth · 10Age · Child Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowAnn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ann Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named Hugh Glasgow (Glasgow-1510) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Duneane civil parish is 16.8 km from the subject's birth-period Portglenone — regional family-tradition reference (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1731–1748) (+6; other parent Ann Glasgow)
  • known spouse Ann Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Hugh (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 36 public profiles)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Hugh occurs in 36 public profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Hugh +7 (36 public profiles; subject branch: Hugh Glasgow, Hugh Glasgow; candidate branch: Hugh Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Jane +3 (71 public profiles; subject branch: Jane Glasgow; candidate branch: Jane Shutter Glasgow) (+14 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named Hugh Glasgow (Glasgow-1510) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit39/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1700–1759Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Drumearn, Tyrone, Ireland · Cookstown estate areaIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Broad Migration · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Moneymore is 24.1 km from the subject's birth-period Portglenone — regional family-tradition reference (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Joseph +7 (39 public profiles; subject branch: Joseph B Glasgow; candidate branch: Joseph Glasgow, Joseph Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Nancy +7 (49 public profiles; subject branch: Nancy (Glasgow) Donald, Nancy Glasgow; candidate branch: Nancy (Glasgow) McClelland; +4 repetition bonus); Jane +3 (71 public profiles; subject branch: Jane Glasgow; candidate branch: Jane (Glasgow) Patton) (+25 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Automated fit33/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1710–1772Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · Ballyboley — Larne parish · Ballykeel — KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Broad Migration · Collateral Naming · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Archibald Glasgow; candidate branch: Archibald Glasgow) (+12 total)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Hugh +9 (36 public profiles; niece/nephew Hugh Glasgow, sibling Hugh Glasgow; +6 repetition bonus) (+9 total)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Thompson +6 (+6 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit20/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1722–?Generationat least 17 years age gapRecorded placesTamlaght, County Londonderry, Ireland · Inishrush · Portglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Child Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: portglenone regional family tradition reference (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 17 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: portglenone regional family tradition reference (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Hugh (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 36 public profiles)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Hugh occurs in 36 public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit36/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1725–?Generationnominally 14 years; approximate dates permit about 15–24 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Londonderry, Ireland · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJames Glasgow IICurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1735–1750) (+6; other parent James Glasgow II)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Nancy +11 (49 public profiles; subject branch: Nancy (Glasgow) Donald, Nancy Glasgow; candidate branch: Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow, Nancy Crockett (Glasgow) Black; +8 repetition bonus); Joseph +7 (39 public profiles; subject branch: Joseph B Glasgow; candidate branch: Joseph Glasgow, Joseph Montgomery Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Martha +5 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha E (Glasgow) Smith; candidate branch: Martha Steele Glasgow, Martha (Glasgow) Patton; +2 repetition bonus) (+31 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1725–?Generationnominally 14 years; approximate dates permit about 15–24 years age gapRecorded placesLibberton, Lanark, ScotlandIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Migration · Common Parental Couple Naming · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1738–1761) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1738–1761) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
  • candidate and spouse jointly match both grandparent positions in the same child group (+2; combined catalogue rarity 0)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Cunningham +18 (3 public profiles; subject branch: Cunningham C Glasgow; candidate branch: Cunningham Ramsay Glasgow, Cunningham Sample Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Hugh +7 (36 public profiles; subject branch: Hugh Glasgow, Hugh Glasgow; candidate branch: Hugh Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+29 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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Automated fit3/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1710–?Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJames GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1728–1740) (+6; other parent James Glasgow)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1728–1740) (+6; other parent James Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1733–1808Generationnominally 6 years; approximate dates permit about 15–16 years age gapRecorded placesFalkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland · Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Stirlingshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–16 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–16 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1730–?Generationnominally 9 years; approximate dates permit about 15–19 years age gapRecorded placesRatho, Midlothian, Scotland · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Common Parental Couple Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1780), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
  • candidate and spouse jointly match both grandparent positions in the same child group (+2; combined catalogue rarity 0)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

How parent leads are calculated

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

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

Same-name candidate

Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-3931

Automated fit40/100
Similar Person
Dates1722–?PlacesTamlaght, County Londonderry, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 17 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 17 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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Same-name candidate

Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-3470

Automated fit35/100
Similar Person
Dates1752–1831PlacesAyrshire, Scotland → Deer Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)
  • same death year (+15)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)
  • same death year (+15)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: Hugh Glasgow (+2)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison
How duplicate leads are calculated

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

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Research & records

Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated

Current answer

Glasgow-540 · updated 2026-07-21

Hugh Glasgow signed his will on 29 March 1827 and it was proved on 25 April 1831. This confirms the live profile's existing rejection of the family history's 1824 death claim; it is not a correction to the profile's current estimated death date of about 1831. The will identifies five children and one granddaughter but does not name his wife.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)

Source findings

Glasgow-540 · updated 2026-07-21

SourceFindingAssessment
Allegheny Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492-493 — direct record image (indexed record)Hugh Glasgo of Deer Township signed 29 March 1827. He named sons John, Hugh, Alexander, and Robert; daughter Nancy; granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander; and an unnamed wife. John and Robert were executors; Robert received the land/residue and had to support his mother. The will was proved 25 April 1831.Original recorded will, independently corroborated by the loose packet. Corrects the profile's source-list date of 26 March to 29 March. The profile already gives death about 1831 and already rejects the family history's 1824 claim. An internal scan and transcription are preserved in sources/, but the public Ancestry image—not the local transcription—is the WikiTree citation.
FamilySearch DGS 5538049, packet no. 252: cover, will p. 1, will p. 2, and probateThe cover identifies no. 252, volume 3, p. 492; two original will pages and probate match the will-book copy. Packet no. 253 begins at image 244.Exact original-source ARKs are preserved even though FamilySearch currently restricts anonymous full-resolution access. The local packet manifest is for internal preservation only, not a WikiTree citation.
William Melanchthon Glasgow, *History of the Glasgow Family*, p. 2The much later account calls the wife Sally Blair and lists seven children, including Clatworthy/Tatty and Mary, who are absent from the will.The will does not identify the wife or claim to list all children. Sally Blair remains derivative pending a contemporary marriage, deed, gravestone, or probate record.
Same family history, p. 2, checked against its original scanThe circa-1890s narrative itself calls this Hugh a son of Hugh Glasgow and Margaret McCullough; the wording is not a later WikiTree interpolation.Late tradition only. Hugh's 1827 will does not name either parent or any Irish McCullough relative, so it supplies no independent corroboration.
Same family history, p. 3, checked against its original scanIt says Hugh's eldest son John was born on 28 April 1780 on the family farm in County Londonderry, not far from Portglenone.This places the family's reported Irish farm in the immediate district containing Inishrush. It materially strengthens the geographic connection between Hugh's branch and the later Inishrush cluster, but remains late family testimony and does not name Adam, John born 1767, or the farm's townland.
Same source and pageIt says Hugh's household emigrated in August 1796 and left many kin and acquaintances behind in Ireland.Positive late testimony for a residual collateral family. Adam and John are plausible members because of place and religious network, but the account does not name them.
PRONI T808/15258, 1740 Protestant householders of Tamlaght O'Crilly; Macafee name transcription and collector-order transcriptionTwo separate householders named Hugh Glasgow appear in the parish. Macafee entries 1195 and 1272 both have townland Not specified.Neither is this Hugh if his approximate 1739 birth is broadly correct. The status as householders in 1740 and this man's independently proved 1827 will plus 1780s-1790s children separate the generations. Internal page captures are preserved in sources/; the public transcriptions are the links usable on WikiTree.
Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772A Hugh Glasgow was among subscribers described as inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly parish who surrendered arms to Henry Ellis of Inishrush.This Hugh could be the younger man, his father, or another namesake. The notice gives no age, occupation, kinship, or Hugh-specific townland.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.13 claims
5Unknown
2Derivative
2Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Case-file assessments

Effect on Adam Glasgow parentage

Glasgow-540 · updated 2026-07-21

Adam Glasgow of Inishrush was alive in 1827 and 1831 but is absent while Hugh individually names and benefits four sons. This materially weakens Hugh as Adam's father, but is not conclusive because the will does not say all my children and also omits two children from the late account.

The reported 1780 family farm near Portglenone, the 1740 Hugh beside an Inishrush-linked Ellis/McCullough collector group, and the 1772 parish Hugh together make this family a strong match to Adam and John of Inishrush's wider local Glasgow cluster. The account's statement that Hugh left many kin in Ireland strengthens a collateral placement. These facts do not prove a father-son or uncle-nephew link.

Identity and migration clarification

Glasgow-540 · updated 2026-07-21

  • Both 1740 Tamlaght O'Crilly householders are high-confidence earlier-generation namesakes, not credible matches for this profile's Hugh under the approximate 1739 birth and independently documented 1827 survival.
  • The 1772 parish subscriber cannot be distinguished from the older Hugh using the notice alone.
  • The family history's August 1796 emigration passage concerns this Hugh's household. It should not be transferred to his father Glasgow-548.
Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.9 sources

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

  1. tree_only William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf).
  2. unknown Bill Macafee, compiler, Protestant Householders’ Returns (1740) for County Londonderry, entries for Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish; PDF (https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf).
  3. derivative William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html).
  4. unknown 492–493 (), will of Hugh Glasgo of Deer Township, signed 29 March 1827 and proved 25 April 1831
  5. unknown 252: cover (), will, p
  6. unknown Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772 (), notice dated 6 April 1772 naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish
  7. unknown Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493.
  8. derivative FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252.
  9. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-540
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EventDateLocationStatus
birth—County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field
death—Pine Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field

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RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsHugh GlasgowGlasgow-5481706-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ParentsMargaret GlasgowMcCullough-19641715-00-00 · 1765-00-00
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-2091780-04-28 · County Londonderry, Ireland · 1840-08-28 · Bakerstown, West Deer Twp, Allegheny Co., PA
ChildrenClatworthy GlasgowGlasgow-5421782-00-00 · 0000-00-00
ChildrenNancy CunninghamGlasgow-5431786-00-00 · Ireland · 1865-00-00 · West Deer Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
ChildrenAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-5441786-02-26 · Ireland · 1855-12-04 · Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
ChildrenHugh GlasgowGlasgow-5391786-07-25 · County Down, Ireland · 1874-07-10 · Pine Creek, Allegheny Co, PA
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-5461791-09-17 · Ireland · 1881-05-31 · Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
ChildrenMary GlasgowGlasgow-5451792-00-00 · 1860-00-00
SiblingsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-5491735-00-00 · County Londonderry, Ireland · 1785-00-00
SiblingsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-5501737-00-00 · County Londonderry, Ireland · 1787-00-00
SpousesSarah GlasgowBlair-36931757-00-00 · Ireland · 1840-00-00 · Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · 1777-00-00

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  • BiographyEarly life and family Hugh Glasgow was born in 1739 in County Londonderry, Ireland. He was the son of Hugh Glasgow and Margaret McCullough, and brother of:
  • Hugh Glasgow was born in County Londonderry in 1739. He was reared in the strictest manner and taught the peculiar tenets of his fathers. While he followed to some extent the trade of his father, yet he turned his attention somewhat to farming. Thus passed away childhood and youth about the rural home, until he felt constrained to secure a home for himself.
  • In 1777, he married Sally Blair, who proved to be, in every respect, a worthy companion. As the fruit of this union were born to them five sons and two daughters, viz: John, Clatworthy (commonly called Tatty), Hugh and Nancy (twins), Alexander, Mary, and Robert. Hugh and Nancy, twins, lived to be eighty-eight years of age, and both died the same year.
  • The sons were all very large and corpulent, and were capable of enduring much hard labor. Hugh, however, gradually became so useless, by reason of his enormity, that he was derricked in and out of bed, and spent his leisure time reading his familiar Bible. Hugh died in 1824, aged 85.
  • The identification fits the wider family evidence. The elder Hugh was recorded by family tradition as a weaver who moved from County Tyrone to County Londonderry and married Margaret McCullough in 1733. Two men named Hugh Glasgow were also recorded in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in the 1740 Protestant Householders’ Returns, one appearing near James McCullough. Bill Macafee, compiler, Protestant Householders’ Returns (1740) for County Londonderry, entries for Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish; PDF (https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf). William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html). Marriage and children Hugh married Sarah “Sally” Blair in 1777.
  • The family history states that Hugh and Nancy were twins, lived to the age of 88, and died in the same year.
  • Hugh’s will names John, Hugh, Alexander, Nancy and Robert, together with his granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander. Allegheny County Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005537856_00276?pid=1733435), will of Hugh Glasgo of Deer Township, signed 29 March 1827 and proved 25 April 1831.
  • Clatworthy and Mary were not named in the will. Emigration to America The family emigrated to America in August 1796 and landed at New Castle, Delaware.
  • They lived for about five years near Little York in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1802 they moved briefly to Washington County, then settled in Deer Creek Township, Allegheny County. Will and death By 1827 Hugh was living in Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  • He signed his will on 29 March 1827. It named:
  • John and Robert were appointed executors. Robert received Hugh’s land and the residue of the estate, with responsibility for supporting his mother.
  • The will was proved on 25 April 1831. A matching loose probate packet also survives. FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252: cover (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GV6H?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), will, p. 1 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVS6?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), will, p. 2 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G991-GV3K?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), and probate (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVD7?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201).
  • The family history’s claim that Hugh died in 1824 is wrong, since he signed his will in 1827. He died between 29 March 1827 and 25 April 1831.
  • He is reported to have been buried in Pine Creek Cemetery, Allison Park, Hampton Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Research NotesDeath date The family history gives Hugh’s death as 1824.
  • His will proves he was alive on 29 March 1827. The earlier source list gave 26 March, but the recorded will and probate packet show the correct date was 29 March.
  • His death occurred before probate on 25 April 1831. Earlier Hugh Glasgow records Two men named Hugh Glasgow appear in the 1740 Protestant Householders’ Returns for Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish.
  • Neither can be this Hugh, who was born about 1739. One is likely to have been his father, Hugh Glasgow.
  • A Hugh Glasgow also appears in a 1772 Belfast News-Letter notice concerning inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish who surrendered arms. Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772 (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/), notice dated 6 April 1772 naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish.
  • That entry could refer to either father or son. Further research Useful records include:

  • Hugh and Sally’s marriage record

    • passenger or naturalisation records for the 1796 migration
    • land and tax records in York, Washington and Allegheny counties
    • burial or gravestone records giving Hugh’s exact death date
    • records for Clatworthy and Mary Glasgow Sources
    • William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf).
    • * Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493.
    • FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252.

Profile source citations

  1. William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family, digital copy (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf), p. 2. source link 1
  2. Bill Macafee, compiler, Protestant Householders’ Returns (1740) for County Londonderry, entries for Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish; PDF (https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf). source link 1
  3. William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html). source link 1
  4. They had seven children: * John Glasgow * Clatworthy Glasgow, called “Tatty” * Hugh Glasgow * Nancy Glasgow, twin of Hugh * Alexander Glasgow * Mary Glasgow * Robert Glasgow The family history states that Hugh and Nancy were twins, lived to the age of 88, and died in the same year. Hugh’s will names John, Hugh, Alexander, Nancy and Robert, together with his granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander. Allegheny County Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005537856_00276?pid=1733435), will of Hugh Glasgo of Deer Township, signed 29 March 1827 and proved 25 April 1831. source link 1
  5. They lived for about five years near Little York in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1802 they moved briefly to Washington County, then settled in Deer Creek Township, Allegheny County. Will and death By 1827 Hugh was living in Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He signed his will on 29 March 1827. It named: * sons John, Hugh, Alexander and Robert * daughter Nancy * granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander * an unnamed wife John and Robert were appointed executors. Robert received Hugh’s land and the residue of the estate, with responsibility for supporting his mother. The will was proved on 25 April 1831. A matching loose probate packet also survives. FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252: cover (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GV6H?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), will, p. 1 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVS6?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), will, p. 2 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G991-GV3K?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), and probate (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVD7?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201). source link 1 source link 2 source link 3 source link 4
  6. His will proves he was alive on 29 March 1827. The earlier source list gave 26 March, but the recorded will and probate packet show the correct date was 29 March. His death occurred before probate on 25 April 1831. Earlier Hugh Glasgow records Two men named Hugh Glasgow appear in the 1740 Protestant Householders’ Returns for Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish. Neither can be this Hugh, who was born about 1739. One is likely to have been his father, Hugh Glasgow. A Hugh Glasgow also appears in a 1772 Belfast News-Letter notice concerning inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish who surrendered arms. Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772 (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/), notice dated 6 April 1772 naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish. source link 1
  7. William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf). source link 1
  8. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493.
  9. FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252.
Full captured biography text
BiographyEarly life and family
Hugh Glasgow was born in 1739 in County Londonderry, Ireland. He was the son of Hugh Glasgow and Margaret McCullough, and brother of:

* John Glasgow
* Robert Glasgow

The family history written by William Melanchthon Glasgow says:

Hugh Glasgow was born in County Londonderry in 1739. He was reared in the strictest manner and taught the peculiar tenets of his fathers. While he followed to some extent the trade of his father, yet he turned his attention somewhat to farming. Thus passed away childhood and youth about the rural home, until he felt constrained to secure a home for himself.

In 1777, he married Sally Blair, who proved to be, in every respect, a worthy companion. As the fruit of this union were born to them five sons and two daughters, viz: John, Clatworthy (commonly called Tatty), Hugh and Nancy (twins), Alexander, Mary, and Robert. Hugh and Nancy, twins, lived to be eighty-eight years of age, and both died the same year.

The sons were all very large and corpulent, and were capable of enduring much hard labor. Hugh, however, gradually became so useless, by reason of his enormity, that he was derricked in and out of bed, and spent his leisure time reading his familiar Bible. Hugh died in 1824, aged 85.

 William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family, digital copy (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf), p. 2. 

The identification fits the wider family evidence. The elder Hugh was recorded by family tradition as a weaver who moved from County Tyrone to County Londonderry and married Margaret McCullough in 1733. Two men named Hugh Glasgow were also recorded in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in the 1740 Protestant Householders’ Returns, one appearing near James McCullough. Bill Macafee, compiler, Protestant Householders’ Returns (1740) for County Londonderry, entries for Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish; PDF (https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf). William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html). 
Marriage and children
Hugh married Sarah “Sally” Blair in 1777. 

They had seven children:

* John Glasgow
* Clatworthy Glasgow, called “Tatty”
* Hugh Glasgow
* Nancy Glasgow, twin of Hugh
* Alexander Glasgow
* Mary Glasgow
* Robert Glasgow

The family history states that Hugh and Nancy were twins, lived to the age of 88, and died in the same year. 

Hugh’s will names John, Hugh, Alexander, Nancy and Robert, together with his granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander. Allegheny County Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005537856_00276?pid=1733435), will of Hugh Glasgo of Deer Township, signed 29 March 1827 and proved 25 April 1831. 

Clatworthy and Mary were not named in the will.
Emigration to America
The family emigrated to America in August 1796 and landed at New Castle, Delaware. 

They lived for about five years near Little York in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1802 they moved briefly to Washington County, then settled in Deer Creek Township, Allegheny County. 
Will and death
By 1827 Hugh was living in Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

He signed his will on 29 March 1827. It named:

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

John and Robert were appointed executors. Robert received Hugh’s land and the residue of the estate, with responsibility for supporting his mother. 

The will was proved on 25 April 1831. A matching loose probate packet also survives. FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252: cover (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GV6H?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), will, p. 1 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVS6?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), will, p. 2 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G991-GV3K?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201), and probate (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVD7?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201). 

The family history’s claim that Hugh died in 1824 is wrong, since he signed his will in 1827. He died between 29 March 1827 and 25 April 1831.

He is reported to have been buried in Pine Creek Cemetery, Allison Park, Hampton Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 
Research NotesDeath date
The family history gives Hugh’s death as 1824. 

His will proves he was alive on 29 March 1827. The earlier source list gave 26 March, but the recorded will and probate packet show the correct date was 29 March.

His death occurred before probate on 25 April 1831.
Earlier Hugh Glasgow records
Two men named Hugh Glasgow appear in the 1740 Protestant Householders’ Returns for Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish. 

Neither can be this Hugh, who was born about 1739. One is likely to have been his father, Hugh Glasgow.

A Hugh Glasgow also appears in a 1772 Belfast News-Letter notice concerning inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish who surrendered arms. Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772 (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/), notice dated 6 April 1772 naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish. 

That entry could refer to either father or son.
Further research
Useful records include:

* Hugh and Sally’s marriage record
* passenger or naturalisation records for the 1796 migration
* land and tax records in York, Washington and Allegheny counties
* burial or gravestone records giving Hugh’s exact death date
* records for Clatworthy and Mary Glasgow
Sources
* William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf).
* 
* Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493.
* FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Pine Creek Cemetery, Allison Park, Hampton Township, Pennsylvania]]

== Biography ==

=== Early life and family ===

'''Hugh Glasgow''' was born in 1739 in County Londonderry, Ireland. He was the son of [[Glasgow-548|Hugh Glasgow]] and [[McCullough-1964|Margaret McCullough]], and brother of:

* [[Glasgow-549|John Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-550|Robert Glasgow]]

The family history written by [[Glasgow-590|William Melanchthon Glasgow]] says:

<blockquote>
''Hugh Glasgow was born in County Londonderry in 1739. He was reared in the strictest manner and taught the peculiar tenets of his fathers. While he followed to some extent the trade of his father, yet he turned his attention somewhat to farming. Thus passed away childhood and youth about the rural home, until he felt constrained to secure a home for himself.''

''In 1777, he married Sally Blair, who proved to be, in every respect, a worthy companion. As the fruit of this union were born to them five sons and two daughters, viz: John, Clatworthy (commonly called Tatty), Hugh and Nancy (twins), Alexander, Mary, and Robert. Hugh and Nancy, twins, lived to be eighty-eight years of age, and both died the same year.''

''The sons were all very large and corpulent, and were capable of enduring much hard labor. Hugh, however, gradually became so useless, by reason of his enormity, that he was derricked in and out of bed, and spent his leisure time reading his familiar Bible. Hugh died in 1824, aged 85.''
</blockquote>

<ref name="FamilyHistory">[[Glasgow-590|William Melanchthon Glasgow]], ''History of the Glasgow Family'', [https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf digital copy], p. 2.</ref>

The identification fits the wider family evidence. The elder Hugh was recorded by family tradition as a weaver who moved from County Tyrone to County Londonderry and married Margaret McCullough in 1733. Two men named Hugh Glasgow were also recorded in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in the 1740 Protestant Householders’ Returns, one appearing near James McCullough.<ref name="Householders1740">Bill Macafee, compiler, ''Protestant Householders’ Returns (1740) for County Londonderry'', entries for Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish; [https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf PDF].</ref><ref name="HouseholderSequence">William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish in 1740,” ''Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives'', [https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html online transcription].</ref>

=== Marriage and children ===

Hugh married [[Blair-3693|Sarah “Sally” Blair]] in 1777.<ref name="FamilyHistory" />

They had seven children:

* [[Glasgow-209|John Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-542|Clatworthy Glasgow]], called “Tatty”
* [[Glasgow-539|Hugh Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-543|Nancy Glasgow]], twin of Hugh
* [[Glasgow-544|Alexander Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-545|Mary Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-546|Robert Glasgow]]

The family history states that Hugh and Nancy were twins, lived to the age of 88, and died in the same year.<ref name="FamilyHistory" />

Hugh’s will names John, Hugh, Alexander, Nancy and Robert, together with his granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander.<ref name="Will1827">[https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005537856_00276?pid=1733435 Allegheny County Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493], will of Hugh Glasgo of Deer Township, signed 29 March 1827 and proved 25 April 1831.</ref>

Clatworthy and Mary were not named in the will.

=== Emigration to America ===

The family emigrated to America in August 1796 and landed at New Castle, Delaware.<ref name="FamilyHistory" />

They lived for about five years near Little York in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1802 they moved briefly to Washington County, then settled in Deer Creek Township, Allegheny County.<ref name="FamilyHistory" />

=== Will and death ===

By 1827 Hugh was living in Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

He signed his will on '''29 March 1827'''. It named:

* sons [[Glasgow-209|John]], [[Glasgow-539|Hugh]], [[Glasgow-544|Alexander]] and [[Glasgow-546|Robert]]
* daughter [[Glasgow-543|Nancy]]
* granddaughter Sarah, daughter of Alexander
* an unnamed wife

John and Robert were appointed executors. Robert received Hugh’s land and the residue of the estate, with responsibility for supporting his mother.<ref name="Will1827" />

The will was proved on '''25 April 1831'''. A matching loose probate packet also survives.<ref name="WillPacket">FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252: [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GV6H?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201 cover], [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVS6?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201 will, p. 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G991-GV3K?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201 will, p. 2], and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L991-GVD7?cc=1999196&wc=9PMK-MNG%3A268499101%2C281697201 probate].</ref>

The family history’s claim that Hugh died in 1824 is wrong, since he signed his will in 1827. He died between 29 March 1827 and 25 April 1831.

He is reported to have been buried in Pine Creek Cemetery, Allison Park, Hampton Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.<ref name="FindAGrave">{{FindAGrave|94156705}}</ref>

== Research Notes ==

=== Death date ===

The family history gives Hugh’s death as 1824.<ref name="FamilyHistory" />

His will proves he was alive on 29 March 1827. The earlier source list gave 26 March, but the recorded will and probate packet show the correct date was 29 March.

His death occurred before probate on 25 April 1831.

=== Earlier Hugh Glasgow records ===

Two men named Hugh Glasgow appear in the 1740 Protestant Householders’ Returns for Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish.<ref name="Householders1740" />

Neither can be this Hugh, who was born about 1739. One is likely to have been his father, [[Glasgow-548|Hugh Glasgow]].

A Hugh Glasgow also appears in a 1772 ''Belfast News-Letter'' notice concerning inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish who surrendered arms.<ref name="NewsLetter1772">[https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/ ''Belfast News-Letter'', 14 April 1772], notice dated 6 April 1772 naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish.</ref>

That entry could refer to either father or son.

=== Further research ===

Useful records include:

* Hugh and Sally’s marriage record
* passenger or naturalisation records for the 1796 migration
* land and tax records in York, Washington and Allegheny counties
* burial or gravestone records giving Hugh’s exact death date
* records for Clatworthy and Mary Glasgow

== Sources ==

<references />

* [https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf William Melanchthon Glasgow, ''History of the Glasgow Family''].
* {{FindAGrave|94156705}}
* Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Will Book 3, no. 252, pp. 492–493.
* FamilySearch DGS 5538049, Allegheny County probate packet no. 252.