Individual research record
James Glasgow
1735 – 1819-11-17
Glasgow-634 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1735 · Maryland
- Death
- 1819-11-17 · Tennessee, United States
- Parents
- James Patrick GlasgowunmarkedMary Jonesunmarked
- Spouses
- Phereby (Sheppard) Glasgow
- Children
- Elizabeth (Glasgow) MartinFerreba (Glasgow) ReynoldsJames GlasgowNancy Annie (Glasgow) McMinn
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-634
- Research clusters
- Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 4
Comparison context
These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.
Naming sequence used by the parentage model
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-1504
- plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Sarah (Murray) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+3)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1728–1740) (+6; other parent Sarah (Murray) Glasgow)
- known spouse Sarah (Murray) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)
- family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-3408
- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Jane (Love) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Jane (Love) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-1547
- plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
- candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)
- family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Father
Phillip GlascoGlasco-146
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Catherine (Mangan) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (45) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named James Glasco (Glasco-148) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1730–1740) (+6; other parent Catherine (Mangan) Glasco)
- known spouse Catherine (Mangan) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (45) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named James Glasco (Glasco-148) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-1238
- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)
- family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Sarah (Murray) GlasgowMurray-20395
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), 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); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), 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 candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Susannah (Dauge) GlasgowDauge-19
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Show complete scoring
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1726–1744) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Possible Mother
Margaret (Martin) GlasgowMartin-103040
- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1729–1747) (+6; other parent George Glasgow)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1729–1747) (+6; other parent George Glasgow)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Elizabeth GlasgowGlasgow-1409
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Elizabeth (Glasgow) Martin, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Elizabeth in 146 profiles)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Show complete scoring
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Elizabeth (Glasgow) Martin, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Elizabeth in 146 profiles)
- family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Elizabeth GlasgowGlasgow-1418
- plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Elizabeth (Glasgow) Martin, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Elizabeth in 146 profiles)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Show complete scoring
- plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1771), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Elizabeth (Glasgow) Martin, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Elizabeth in 146 profiles)
- family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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
James GlasgowGlasgow-1509
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- matching child name: James Glasgow
unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- matching child name: James Glasgow
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Same-name candidate
James GlasgowGlasgow-3944
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 9 (+10)
- matching child name: Elizabeth (Glasgow) Martin
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 9 (+10)
- matching child name: Elizabeth (Glasgow) Martin
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
How duplicate leads are calculated
Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.
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Research & records
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Maryland
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-634
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
Documented or strongly supported
No claims in this category have been formally assessed.
Working hypotheses and conflicts
No claims in this category have been formally assessed.
Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open
No formal open question is recorded for this person.
Next records to inspect
- research assessment — Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC (https://www.ourfamtree.org/soldier/search.php?state=&fname=James&lname=Glasgow&rank=®iment=&keywords=&btn=Search), Data provided by the website Carolana.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.21 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- unknown Marker Road Marker for James Glasgow (http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66)
- unknown "Glasgow, James {I054840} (b. 1735, d. 17 NOV 1819), Note: Contact: charles lucas cclmd@@aol.com
- derivative NSDAR Patriot Index, Millennium Edition, 2003, Vol. II page 107
- unknown RootsWeb. Com - Contact: Lisa Wallendorf Scarola at feonadorf@@aol.com"
- unknown http://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/11/18/name-of-james-glasgow-expunged-from-the-map/
- unknown Wikipedia:James_Glasgow
- unknown NCPedia James Glasgow (http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james)
- unknown William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, II, 303-305 – sketch by Charles R. Holloman
- unknown Russell S. Koonts, “An Angel Has Fallen!: The Glasgow Land Frauds and the Emergence of the North Carolina Supreme Court,” North Carolina Historical Review (July 1995): 301-328
- unknown Kemp P. Battle, “The Trial of James Glasgow,” North Carolina Booklet (May 1903)
- unknown James M. Creech, History of Greene County, North Carolina (1979)
- unknown William S. Powell, North Carolina Gazetteer (1968)
- unknown Price-Strother map (1808)
- unknown Biography of [http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/speculation_lands/biographies/glasgow.htm James Glasgow
- unknown NCGenweb Link (http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/glasgow.htm)
- unknown Biographical History of North Carolina , Volume VII. Editors: Samuel A. Ashe, Stephen B. Weeks, Charles L. Van Noppen. Published by Charles L. Van Noppen, Greensboro, N.C., 1908. Pages 115-121. [https://www.carolana.com/NC/eBooks/Biographical_History_of_North_Carolina_Volume_VII_1908.pdf]
- unknown Death notice for Colonel James Glasgow. Raleigh Register , 25-Feb-1820.
- derivative United States Census, 1790, Pitt, North Carolina [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-HHG]
- unknown Glasgow County, North Carolina (abolished) (https://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/glasgow_county_nc.html)
- tree_only Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC (https://www.ourfamtree.org/soldier/search.php?state=&fname=James&lname=Glasgow&rank=®iment=&keywords=&btn=Search), Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 12 Dec 2022)
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-634
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-634
James Glasgow
Updated 2026-05-23
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-634 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-05-23.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Maryland | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Tennessee | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1764-00-00 | Dobbs, North Carolina | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | Reverend James Patrick Glasgow | Glasgow-635 | 1680-00-00 · Ireland · 1753-03-23 · Worcester County, Maryland |
| Parents | Mary Jones | Jones-96210 | 1710-00-00 · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Nancy Annie McMinn | Glasgow-370 | 1771-04-22 · Dobbs, North Carolina · 1857-06-27 · Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Children | Elizabeth Martin | Glasgow-2055 | 1772-05-20 · Greene, Province of North Carolina · 1847-04-18 · Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Children | James Glasgow | Glasgow-2492 | 1776-00-00 · North Carolina, United States · 1850-09-00 · Smith, Tennessee, United States |
| Children | Ferreba Reynolds | Glasgow-2993 | 1790-00-00 · 1880-00-00 |
| Siblings | Martha Jones Scurlock | Glasgow-452 | 1753-00-00 · Maryland · 1818-07-06 · Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, United States |
| Spouses | Phereby Glasgow | Sheppard-2142 | 1748-00-00 · 1800-00-00 · Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States · 1764-00-00 · Dobbs, North Carolina |
Profile categories
Dobbs County, North Carolina, Slave Owners Dobbs_County,_North_Carolina,_Slave_Owners Dobbs_County_Regiment,_North_Carolina_Militia,_American_Revolution Greene County, North Carolina Greene_County,_North_Carolina North Carolina, Notables North_Carolina,_Notables USBH Heritage Exchange, Needs Slaves Identified USBH_Heritage_Exchange,_Needs_Slaves_Identified
Record-bearing passages
- Biography James was born in 1735. He was the son of James Patrick Glasgow. He passed away in 1819.
- James Glasgow was born in Snow Hill, Maryland, the son of Reverend James Patrick Glasgow of Scotland who had a parish at All Hallows Parish, Snow Hill Maryland, and Mary Jones the daughter of Thomas and Mary Wilson Jones of Cecil County, Maryland.
- He was educated at William and Mary and became a clerk in a shipping house in Suffolk, Virginia. He met Col. Abraham Sheppard of Dobbs County, North Carolina there, and frequently traveled to the home of Col. Sheppard at Contentnea, in Dobbs County, North Carolina. Afterward he married the daughter, Pheriby, of Col. Sheppard."
- When James Glasgow came to North Carolina he owned no land and no slaves.
- He married Pherebe Sheppard about 1762.
- In 1769 he owned 250 acres of land and three slaves in Dobbs County.
- By 1780 his taxable lands and slaves were valued at 26,150 pounds- a figure equaled by six others and exceeded by only two.
- By 1790 he was the third largest slave owner in Dobbs County and about the sixth largest land owner.
- In March 1800 he owned twenty two slaves. His lands still consisted of about 3000 acres on the Nahunta Swamp.
- The first Secretary of State of N.C., 1777-98. Glasgow (now Greene) County was named for him. Convicted of land fraud. Lived 2 mi. N.E. Road Marker (http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66)
- The naming of a county can provide a lesson in North Carolina history. What is now Greene County was once part of Johnston but in 1758 it became Dobbs County for royal governor Arthur Dobbs. In 1791 that name was “expunged from our map,” as historian Kemp Battle phrased it, and a new county was named for the Secretary of State, James Glasgow. When Glasgow met an ignominious end, in 1799 the name was changed to Greene to honor Nathanael Greene, the hero of Guilford Courthouse.
- James Glasgow (ca. 1735-1819), born in Maryland, in 1765 acquired a plantation on Contentnea Creek known as “Fairfield” as a gift from his father-in-law. Glasgow, active in the colonial militia, took part in the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge but soon forsook the military for politics. As assistant secretary of the Provincial Congresses, 1775-1776, and clerk of the Council of State, 1776-1779, Glasgow earned the respect of the state’s Revolutionary patriots. His reward was election by the legislature in 1777 as North Carolina’s first Secretary of State. A principal duty of that position was the oversight of the military land grant program, the issuance of property in what became Tennessee to veterans of the
In 1797, on receipt of a letter from Andrew Jackson setting forth charges of impropriety in the issuance of the grants, Gov. Samuel Ashe and the legislature set in motion events leading to Glasgow’s resignation and eventual conviction on land fraud charges. Notwithstanding the fact that others were involved in the scandal, Glasgow suffered the consequences. The committee of inquiry determined that the Secretary of State should be charged with a misdemeanor, dereliction of duty as a public officer. A tribunal found him guilty on two counts and fined him 1,000 pounds on each. Glasgow left the state and settled near Nashville, Tennessee, where he died in 1819. “Behold the reward of dishonesty and official corruption!” wrote Kemp Battle in 1903. Research Notes According to the profile of James Glasgow written by Charles R. Holloman and published in 1986 James had ten children that lived to adulthood:
- Elizabeth (b. ca. 1763)
- Patrick (b. ca. 1765)
- Nancy Ann "Annie" (b. 22 Apr. 1770)
- Phereby Sheppard "Freddy" (b. ca. 1775)
- James (b. ca. 1776)
- John (b. ca. 1791)
- Susan (b. ca. 1793)
- Maria Anderson
- Clarinda Jones
- Mary Sources
- "Glasgow, James {I054840} (b. 1735, d. 17 NOV 1819), Note: Contact: charles lucas cclmd@@aol.com
- NSDAR Patriot Index, Millennium Edition, 2003, Vol. II page 107
- RootsWeb. Com - Contact: Lisa Wallendorf Scarola at feonadorf@@aol.com"
- http://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/11/18/name-of-james-glasgow-expunged-from-the-map/
- Wikipedia:James_Glasgow
- NCPedia [http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james James Glasgow (https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james],)
- Marker Road Marker for James Glasgow (http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66)
- William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, II, 303-305 – sketch by Charles R. Holloman
- Russell S. Koonts, “An Angel Has Fallen!: The Glasgow Land Frauds and the Emergence of the North Carolina Supreme Court,” North Carolina Historical Review (July 1995): 301-328
- Kemp P. Battle, “The Trial of James Glasgow,” North Carolina Booklet (May 1903)
- James M. Creech, History of Greene County, North Carolina (1979)
- William S. Powell, North Carolina Gazetteer (1968)
- Price-Strother map (1808)
- Biography of James Glasgow
- NCGenweb [http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/glasgow.htm Link (http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/speculation_lands/biographies/glasgow.htm)
- Biographical History of North Carolina , Volume VII. Editors: Samuel A. Ashe, Stephen B. Weeks, Charles L. Van Noppen. Published by Charles L. Van Noppen, Greensboro, N.C., 1908. Pages 115-121.
- Death notice for Colonel James Glasgow. Raleigh Register , 25-Feb-1820.
- United States Census, 1790, Pitt, North Carolina [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-HHG (https://www.carolana.com/NC/eBooks/Biographical_History_of_North_Carolina_Volume_VII_1908.pdf])
- Glasgow County, North Carolina (abolished) (https://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/glasgow_county_nc.html)
- Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC (https://www.ourfamtree.org/soldier/search.php?state=&fname=James&lname=Glasgow&rank=®iment=&keywords=&btn=Search), Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 12 Dec 2022)
Profile source citations
- Road Marker (http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66) source link 1
- "Glasgow, James {I054840} (b. 1735, d. 17 NOV 1819), Note: Contact: charles lucas cclmd@@aol.com
- NSDAR Patriot Index, Millennium Edition, 2003, Vol. II page 107
- RootsWeb. Com - Contact: Lisa Wallendorf Scarola at feonadorf@@aol.com"
- http://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/11/18/name-of-james-glasgow-expunged-from-the-map/ source link 1
- Wikipedia:James_Glasgow
- NCPedia James Glasgow (http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james) source link 1
- Marker Road Marker for James Glasgow (http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66) source link 1
- William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, II, 303-305 – sketch by Charles R. Holloman
- Russell S. Koonts, “An Angel Has Fallen!: The Glasgow Land Frauds and the Emergence of the North Carolina Supreme Court,” North Carolina Historical Review (July 1995): 301-328
- Kemp P. Battle, “The Trial of James Glasgow,” North Carolina Booklet (May 1903)
- James M. Creech, History of Greene County, North Carolina (1979)
- William S. Powell, North Carolina Gazetteer (1968)
- Price-Strother map (1808)
- Biography of [http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/speculation_lands/biographies/glasgow.htm James Glasgow source link 1
- NCGenweb Link (http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/glasgow.htm) source link 1
- Biographical History of North Carolina , Volume VII. Editors: Samuel A. Ashe, Stephen B. Weeks, Charles L. Van Noppen. Published by Charles L. Van Noppen, Greensboro, N.C., 1908. Pages 115-121. [https://www.carolana.com/NC/eBooks/Biographical_History_of_North_Carolina_Volume_VII_1908.pdf] source link 1
- Death notice for Colonel James Glasgow. Raleigh Register , 25-Feb-1820.
- United States Census, 1790, Pitt, North Carolina [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-HHG] source link 1
- Glasgow County, North Carolina (abolished) (https://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/glasgow_county_nc.html) source link 1
- Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC (https://www.ourfamtree.org/soldier/search.php?state=&fname=James&lname=Glasgow&rank=®iment=&keywords=&btn=Search), Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 12 Dec 2022) source link 1
Other external links in the profile
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born in 1735. He was the son of James Patrick Glasgow. He passed away in 1819.
James Glasgow was born in Snow Hill, Maryland, the son of Reverend James Patrick Glasgow of Scotland who had a parish at All Hallows Parish, Snow Hill Maryland, and Mary Jones the daughter of Thomas and Mary Wilson Jones of Cecil County, Maryland.
He was educated at William and Mary and became a clerk in a shipping house in Suffolk, Virginia. He met Col. Abraham Sheppard of Dobbs County, North Carolina there, and frequently traveled to the home of Col. Sheppard at Contentnea, in Dobbs County, North Carolina. Afterward he married the daughter, Pheriby, of Col. Sheppard."
When James Glasgow came to North Carolina he owned no land and no slaves.
He married Pherebe Sheppard about 1762.
In 1769 he owned 250 acres of land and three slaves in Dobbs County.
By 1780 his taxable lands and slaves were valued at 26,150 pounds- a figure equaled by six others and exceeded by only two.
By 1790 he was the third largest slave owner in Dobbs County and about the sixth largest land owner.
In March 1800 he owned twenty two slaves. His lands still consisted of about 3000 acres on the Nahunta Swamp.
James Glasglow has been recognized as a Patriot by the DAR
North Carolina's Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798
James b c 1740 d 1820 TN m 1) Phereby Maj PS NC
The first Secretary of State of N.C., 1777-98. Glasgow (now Greene) County was named for him. Convicted of land fraud. Lived 2 mi. N.E. Road Marker (http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66)
The naming of a county can provide a lesson in North Carolina history. What is now Greene County was once part of Johnston but in 1758 it became Dobbs County for royal governor Arthur Dobbs. In 1791 that name was “expunged from our map,” as historian Kemp Battle phrased it, and a new county was named for the Secretary of State, James Glasgow. When Glasgow met an ignominious end, in 1799 the name was changed to Greene to honor Nathanael Greene, the hero of Guilford Courthouse.
James Glasgow (ca. 1735-1819), born in Maryland, in 1765 acquired a plantation on Contentnea Creek known as “Fairfield” as a gift from his father-in-law. Glasgow, active in the colonial militia, took part in the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge but soon forsook the military for politics. As assistant secretary of the Provincial Congresses, 1775-1776, and clerk of the Council of State, 1776-1779, Glasgow earned the respect of the state’s Revolutionary patriots. His reward was election by the legislature in 1777 as North Carolina’s first Secretary of State. A principal duty of that position was the oversight of the military land grant program, the issuance of property in what became Tennessee to veterans of the
In 1797, on receipt of a letter from Andrew Jackson setting forth charges of impropriety in the issuance of the grants, Gov. Samuel Ashe and the legislature set in motion events leading to Glasgow’s resignation and eventual conviction on land fraud charges. Notwithstanding the fact that others were involved in the scandal, Glasgow suffered the consequences. The committee of inquiry determined that the Secretary of State should be charged with a misdemeanor, dereliction of duty as a public officer. A tribunal found him guilty on two counts and fined him 1,000 pounds on each. Glasgow left the state and settled near Nashville, Tennessee, where he died in 1819. “Behold the reward of dishonesty and official corruption!” wrote Kemp Battle in 1903.
Research Notes
According to the profile of James Glasgow written by Charles R. Holloman and published in 1986 James had ten children that lived to adulthood:
* Elizabeth (b. ca. 1763)
* Patrick (b. ca. 1765)
* Nancy Ann "Annie" (b. 22 Apr. 1770)
* Phereby Sheppard "Freddy" (b. ca. 1775)
* James (b. ca. 1776)
* John (b. ca. 1791)
* Susan (b. ca. 1793)
* Maria Anderson
* Clarinda Jones
* Mary
Sources
* "Glasgow, James {I054840} (b. 1735, d. 17 NOV 1819), Note: Contact: charles lucas cclmd@@aol.com
* NSDAR Patriot Index, Millennium Edition, 2003, Vol. II page 107
* RootsWeb. Com - Contact: Lisa Wallendorf Scarola at feonadorf@@aol.com"
* http://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/11/18/name-of-james-glasgow-expunged-from-the-map/
* Wikipedia:James_Glasgow
* NCPedia [http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james James Glasgow (https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james],)
* Marker Road Marker for James Glasgow (http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66)
* William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, II, 303-305 – sketch by Charles R. Holloman
* Russell S. Koonts, “An Angel Has Fallen!: The Glasgow Land Frauds and the Emergence of the North Carolina Supreme Court,” North Carolina Historical Review (July 1995): 301-328
* Kemp P. Battle, “The Trial of James Glasgow,” North Carolina Booklet (May 1903)
* James M. Creech, History of Greene County, North Carolina (1979)
* William S. Powell, North Carolina Gazetteer (1968)
* Price-Strother map (1808)
* Biography of James Glasgow
* NCGenweb [http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/glasgow.htm Link (http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/speculation_lands/biographies/glasgow.htm)
* Biographical History of North Carolina , Volume VII. Editors: Samuel A. Ashe, Stephen B. Weeks, Charles L. Van Noppen. Published by Charles L. Van Noppen, Greensboro, N.C., 1908. Pages 115-121. * Death notice for Colonel James Glasgow. Raleigh Register , 25-Feb-1820.
* United States Census, 1790, Pitt, North Carolina [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-HHG (https://www.carolana.com/NC/eBooks/Biographical_History_of_North_Carolina_Volume_VII_1908.pdf])
* Glasgow County, North Carolina (abolished) (https://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/glasgow_county_nc.html)
* Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC (https://www.ourfamtree.org/soldier/search.php?state=&fname=James&lname=Glasgow&rank=®iment=&keywords=&btn=Search), Data provided by the website Carolana. (accessed 12 Dec 2022)Raw WikiTree biography markup
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== Biography ==
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James was born in 1735. He was the son of [[Glasgow-635|James Patrick Glasgow]]. He passed away in 1819.
James Glasgow was born in Snow Hill, Maryland, the son of Reverend James Patrick Glasgow of Scotland who had a parish at All Hallows Parish, Snow Hill Maryland, and Mary Jones the daughter of Thomas and Mary Wilson Jones of Cecil County, Maryland.
He was educated at William and Mary and became a clerk in a shipping house in Suffolk, Virginia. He met Col. Abraham Sheppard of Dobbs County, North Carolina there, and frequently traveled to the home of Col. Sheppard at Contentnea, in Dobbs County, North Carolina. Afterward he married the daughter, Pheriby, of Col. Sheppard."
When James Glasgow came to North Carolina he owned no land and no slaves.
He married Pherebe Sheppard about 1762.
In 1769 he owned 250 acres of land and three slaves in Dobbs County.
By 1780 his taxable lands and slaves were valued at 26,150 pounds- a figure equaled by six others and exceeded by only two.
By 1790 he was the third largest slave owner in Dobbs County and about the sixth largest land owner.
In March 1800 he owned twenty two slaves. His lands still consisted of about 3000 acres on the Nahunta Swamp.
James Glasglow has been recognized as a Patriot by the DAR
North Carolina's Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798
James b c 1740 d 1820 TN m 1) Phereby Maj PS NC
The first Secretary of State of N.C., 1777-98. Glasgow (now Greene) County was named for him. Convicted of land fraud. Lived 2 mi. N.E.<ref>[http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66 Road Marker]</ref>
The naming of a county can provide a lesson in North Carolina history. What is now Greene County was once part of Johnston but in 1758 it became Dobbs County for royal governor Arthur Dobbs. In 1791 that name was “expunged from our map,” as historian Kemp Battle phrased it, and a new county was named for the Secretary of State, James Glasgow. When Glasgow met an ignominious end, in 1799 the name was changed to Greene to honor Nathanael Greene, the hero of Guilford Courthouse.
James Glasgow (ca. 1735-1819), born in Maryland, in 1765 acquired a plantation on Contentnea Creek known as “Fairfield” as a gift from his father-in-law. Glasgow, active in the colonial militia, took part in the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge but soon forsook the military for politics. As assistant secretary of the Provincial Congresses, 1775-1776, and clerk of the Council of State, 1776-1779, Glasgow earned the respect of the state’s Revolutionary patriots. His reward was election by the legislature in 1777 as North Carolina’s first Secretary of State. A principal duty of that position was the oversight of the military land grant program, the issuance of property in what became Tennessee to veterans of the
In 1797, on receipt of a letter from Andrew Jackson setting forth charges of impropriety in the issuance of the grants, Gov. Samuel Ashe and the legislature set in motion events leading to Glasgow’s resignation and eventual conviction on land fraud charges. Notwithstanding the fact that others were involved in the scandal, Glasgow suffered the consequences. The committee of inquiry determined that the Secretary of State should be charged with a misdemeanor, dereliction of duty as a public officer. A tribunal found him guilty on two counts and fined him 1,000 pounds on each. Glasgow left the state and settled near Nashville, Tennessee, where he died in 1819. “Behold the reward of dishonesty and official corruption!” wrote Kemp Battle in 1903.
== Research Notes ==
According to the profile of James Glasgow written by Charles R. Holloman and published in 1986 [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james], James had ten children that lived to adulthood:
* Elizabeth (b. ca. 1763)
* Patrick (b. ca. 1765)
* Nancy Ann "Annie" (b. 22 Apr. 1770)
* Phereby Sheppard "Freddy" (b. ca. 1775)
* James (b. ca. 1776)
* John (b. ca. 1791)
* Susan (b. ca. 1793)
* Maria Anderson
* Clarinda Jones
* Mary
== Sources ==
<references />
* "Glasgow, James {I054840} (b. 1735, d. 17 NOV 1819), Note: Contact: charles lucas cclmd@@aol.com
* NSDAR Patriot Index, Millennium Edition, 2003, Vol. II page 107
* RootsWeb. Com - Contact: Lisa Wallendorf Scarola at feonadorf@@aol.com"
* http://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/11/18/name-of-james-glasgow-expunged-from-the-map/
* [[Wikipedia:James_Glasgow]]
* NCPedia [http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/glasgow-james James Glasgow]
* Marker [http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-66 Road Marker for James Glasgow]
* William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, II, 303-305 – sketch by Charles R. Holloman
* Russell S. Koonts, “An Angel Has Fallen!: The Glasgow Land Frauds and the Emergence of the North Carolina Supreme Court,” North Carolina Historical Review (July 1995): 301-328
* Kemp P. Battle, “The Trial of James Glasgow,” North Carolina Booklet (May 1903)
* James M. Creech, History of Greene County, North Carolina (1979)
* William S. Powell, North Carolina Gazetteer (1968)
* Price-Strother map (1808)
* Biography of [http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/speculation_lands/biographies/glasgow.htm James Glasgow
* NCGenweb [http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/glasgow.htm Link]
* <i>Biographical History of North Carolina</i>, Volume VII. Editors: Samuel A. Ashe, Stephen B. Weeks, Charles L. Van Noppen. Published by Charles L. Van Noppen, Greensboro, N.C., 1908. Pages 115-121. [https://www.carolana.com/NC/eBooks/Biographical_History_of_North_Carolina_Volume_VII_1908.pdf]
* Death notice for Colonel James Glasgow. <i>Raleigh Register</i>, 25-Feb-1820.
* United States Census, 1790, Pitt, North Carolina [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-HHG]
* [https://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/glasgow_county_nc.html Glasgow County, North Carolina (abolished)]
* [https://www.ourfamtree.org/soldier/search.php?state=&fname=James&lname=Glasgow&rank=®iment=&keywords=&btn=Search Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC], Data provided by the website Carolana. ''(accessed 12 Dec 2022)''