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Add the independent 1821 McKeown Bible and Drimbolg evidence and explain unresolved Larne/Inishrush kinship and DNA limits; qualify conflicting 1831 denomination transcriptions while preserving the existing migration corrections, family details, quotations and sources.
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Current profile3John Glasgow was born in Ireland on 10 April 1767.<ref name="JohnRegister">[https://hiltner.com/mckeown/getperson.php?personID=I368&tree=tree1 John Glasgow family register and descendant page] (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref><ref name="JohnLetter">[https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/documents/John%20Glasgow%20letter%20to%20Jane%20Glasgow%20Gray%203-20-1847.pdf John Glasgow to Jane Glasgow Gray, 20 March 1847], scan and transcript (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref> He married [[Arthur-2480|Mary Arthur]] on 21 May 1798, and their nine children were born in Ireland between 1799 and 1815.<ref name="JohnRegister" />
Replacement profile4John Glasgow was born in Ireland on 10 April 1767.<ref name="JohnRegister">[https://hiltner.com/mckeown/getperson.php?personID=I368&tree=tree1 John Glasgow family register and descendant page] (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref><ref name="JohnLetter">[https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/documents/John%20Glasgow%20letter%20to%20Jane%20Glasgow%20Gray%203-20-1847.pdf John Glasgow to Jane Glasgow Gray, 20 March 1847], scan and transcript (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref> He married [[Arthur-2480|Mary Arthur]] on 21 May 1798, and their nine children were born in Ireland between 1799 and 1815.<ref name="JohnRegister" />
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Current profile5The family lived at '''Inishrush, County Londonderry'''. In 1847, John recalled that they had kept more bees there than they ever kept at one time after leaving Ireland.<ref name="JohnLetter" />
Replacement profile6The family lived at '''Inishrush, County Londonderry'''. In 1847, John recalled that they had kept more bees there than they ever kept at one time after leaving Ireland.<ref name="JohnLetter" />
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Current profile7The first secure evidence of John in Ohio is his 1833 purchase of land in Guernsey County.<ref name="Deed1833">[http://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WY-TFPB Guernsey County deeds, volume H, page 457].</ref> He was recorded there in 1840.<ref name="Census1840">“'''United States Census, 1840''',” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRF-1B6 : 8 September 2017), John Glascow, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing p. 355, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 396; FHL microfilm 20,165.</ref> By 1847, John and Mary were being cared for by their son Arthur, who left “nothing undone” to make them comfortable.<ref name="JohnLetter" /> They were living in Arthur's household in Londonderry Township in 1850.<ref name="Census1850">“'''United States Census, 1850''',” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3M-HP3 : 12 April 2016), John Glasgow in household of Arthur Glasgow, Londonderry, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing family 1538, NARA microfilm publication M432.</ref>
Replacement profile8The first secure evidence of John in Ohio is his 1833 purchase of land in Guernsey County.<ref name="Deed1833">[http://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WY-TFPB Guernsey County deeds, volume H, page 457].</ref> He was recorded there in 1840.<ref name="Census1840">“'''United States Census, 1840''',” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRF-1B6 : 8 September 2017), John Glascow, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing p. 355, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 396; FHL microfilm 20,165.</ref> By 1847, John and Mary were being cared for by their son Arthur, who left “nothing undone” to make them comfortable.<ref name="JohnLetter" /> They were living in Arthur's household in Londonderry Township in 1850.<ref name="Census1850">“'''United States Census, 1850''',” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3M-HP3 : 12 April 2016), John Glasgow in household of Arthur Glasgow, Londonderry, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing family 1538, NARA microfilm publication M432.</ref>
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Current profile9The Glasgows were a strict Covenanter family; family tradition states that even whistling on the Sabbath was forbidden.<ref name="JohnRegister" /> John's surviving letter reflects this outlook through repeated references to prayer, salvation and holding to Christ “for righteousness and life.”<ref name="JohnLetter" />
Replacement profile10The Glasgows were a strict Covenanter family; family tradition states that even whistling on the Sabbath was forbidden.<ref name="JohnRegister" /> John's surviving letter reflects this outlook through repeated references to prayer, salvation and holding to Christ “for righteousness and life.”<ref name="JohnLetter" />
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Current profile11John died on 23 December 1851 and was buried in the Scotch Covenanter Cemetery in Guernsey County.<ref name="Grave">“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-FB2D : 13 December 2015), John Glasgow, died 1851; burial in Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Guernsey County, Ohio; citing {{FindAGrave|43524841}}.</ref>
Replacement profile12John died on 23 December 1851 and was buried in the Scotch Covenanter Cemetery in Guernsey County.<ref name="Grave">“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKX-FB2D : 13 December 2015), John Glasgow, died 1851; burial in Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Guernsey County, Ohio; citing {{FindAGrave|43524841}}.</ref>
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Current profile13== Children ==
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Current profile15The Glasgow family register records nine children:<ref name="JohnRegister" />
Replacement profile16The Glasgow family register records nine children:<ref name="JohnRegister" />
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Current profile17* [[Glasgow-821|Rose or “Rosanna”]], born 4 March 1799; married Alexander McKeown in Ireland and settled in Harrison County, Ohio.
Replacement profile18* [[Glasgow-821|Rose or “Rosanna”]], born 4 March 1799; married Alexander McKeown in Ireland and settled in Harrison County, Ohio.
Current profile18* '''[[Glasgow-3928|Maria ]]''', born 22 September 1800.
Replacement profile19* '''[[Glasgow-3928|Maria ]]''', born 22 September 1800.
Current profile19* '''[[Glasgow-3929|Jane]]''', born 5 October 1802; married John Gray in Ireland and settled in Kentucky. John's 1847 letter was apparently addressed to her.<ref name="JohnLetter" />
Replacement profile20* '''[[Glasgow-3929|Jane]]''', born 5 October 1802; married John Gray in Ireland and settled in Kentucky. John's 1847 letter was apparently addressed to her.<ref name="JohnLetter" />
Current profile20* [[Glasgow-3373|Adam]], born 7 July 1804.
Replacement profile21* [[Glasgow-3373|Adam]], born 7 July 1804.
Current profile21* '''[[Glasgow-3930|Lavinia]]''', born 21 June 1806.
Replacement profile22* '''[[Glasgow-3930|Lavinia]]''', born 21 June 1806.
Current profile22* [[Glasgow-1165|James]], born 9 November 1808; died 20 April 1823.
Replacement profile23* [[Glasgow-1165|James]], born 9 November 1808; died 20 April 1823.
Current profile23* [[Glasgow-43|Margaret]], born 17 October 1810; married John H. Walkinshaw.
Replacement profile24* [[Glasgow-43|Margaret]], born 17 October 1810; married John H. Walkinshaw.
Current profile24* [[Glasgow-1617|John]], born 4 March 1813; died 17 August 1836 in Ohio.
Replacement profile25* [[Glasgow-1617|John]], born 4 March 1813; died 17 August 1836 in Ohio.
Current profile25* [[Glasgow-1608|Arthur]], born 1 July 1815; married Jane Neil.
Replacement profile26* [[Glasgow-1608|Arthur]], born 1 July 1815; married Jane Neil.
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Current profile27== Research Notes ==
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Replacement profile29* [[Glasgow-3927|John Glasgow (bef.1813-)]] represents the John Glasco who headed house 2 at Inishrush in the 1831 census. His household contained four males and four females, described in the Torrens transcription as all Presbyterian.<ref name="Census1831">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Tamlaght/1831census_3.html “Tamlaght O'Crilly Census – 1831”], entry 1019, John Glasco, Innisrush house 2; transcription by Richard John Torrens (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref> The location, the Presbyterian reading and household composition are compatible with this family, but the census gives no ages, names or relationships. Published transcriptions disagree about the denomination column, which remains unresolved pending inspection of the original return. If they were the same man, John emigrated between the 1831 census and his 1833 Ohio land purchase.<ref name="Census1831" /><ref name="Deed1833" />
Current profile29* [[Glasgow-3927|John Glasgow (bef.1813-)]] represents the John Glasco who headed house 2 at Inishrush in the 1831 census. His household contained four males and four females, all Presbyterian.<ref name="Census1831">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Tamlaght/1831census_3.html “Tamlaght O'Crilly Census – 1831”], entry 1019, John Glasco, Innisrush house 2; transcription by Richard John Torrens (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref> The location, religion and household composition are compatible with this family, but the census gives no ages, names or relationships. If they were the same man, John emigrated between the 1831 census and his 1833 Ohio land purchase.<ref name="Census1831" /><ref name="Deed1833" />
Replacement profile30* The John Glasgow recorded in Richland Township, Belmont County, in 1830 was aged forty to forty-nine and was almost certainly a different man. John, born in 1767, would have been about sixty-three. This rejected identification supplies no evidence that he was in Ohio by 1830.<ref name="Ohio1830">[https://archive.org/details/populationsc18300127unit/page/n484/mode/1up 1830 United States census, Richland Township, Ohio], original census image (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref>
Current profile30* The John Glasgow recorded in Richland Township, Belmont County, in 1830 was aged forty to forty-nine and was almost certainly a different man. John, born in 1767, would have been about sixty-three. The citation is retained to document the rejected identification, but should not be used as evidence that he was in Ohio by 1830.<ref name="Ohio1830">[https://archive.org/details/populationsc18300127unit/page/n484/mode/1up 1830 United States census, Richland Township, Ohio], original census image (accessed 20 July 2026).</ref>
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Current profile31* John may have descended from [[Glasgow-1475|Adam Glasgow (bef.1706-)]], associated with Kilbirnie and the Presbytery of Irvine. This remains unproved.
Replacement profile31* John may have descended from [[Glasgow-1475|Adam Glasgow (bef.1706-)]], associated with Kilbirnie and the Presbytery of Irvine. This remains unproved.
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Replacement profile33=== Current Larne reconstruction ===
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Replacement profile35John's Inishrush residence and his own family evidence remain distinct from the unresolved parentage of [[Glasgow-3902|Adam Glasgow]]. Their shared parish and the 1831 household list make a brother or other collateral relationship worth testing, but do not state one. The family Bible's naming pattern can suggest an older Adam and Maria as a research lead only; it does not identify either parent. A broader Larne model makes [[Glasgow-1509|James Glasgow]] a possible earlier-generation candidate, but no record connects the ropemaker to John. The public Y-DNA comparison is useful for selecting descendants and testing a wider paternal network, but participant pedigrees and reported distances do not identify John's father or prove a specific relationship to Adam or [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]]. The best current conclusion is a documented Inishrush and Covenanter family with unproved collateral links to Adam and the Larne candidates.<ref name="JohnRegister" /><ref name="Census1831" /><ref name="JohnCurrent">[https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/glasgow/about Glasgow Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA]. Project groupings and participant pedigrees provide context for a paternal-line hypothesis, not a statement of John's parentage.</ref>
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Replacement profile37=== Inishrush and Drimbolg evidence ===
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Replacement profile39A separate McKeown family Bible records John Glasgow McKeown's birth at Inishrush on 17 April 1821 and baptism by the Rev. Joseph Orr. Drimbolg Reformed Presbyterian history records a John Glasgow in 1809 and as an elder in 1827. Together, these independent records substantially strengthen the identification of this John with the 1831 Inishrush householder, although neither names Adam as a relative.<ref name="McKeownBible">[https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/getperson.php?personID=I1&tree=tree1 John Glasgow McKeown], family-Bible transcription and descendant page.</ref><ref name="Drimbolg">[https://www.oneirishrover.com/drimbolg-reformed-presbyterian-church/ Drimbolg Reformed Presbyterian Church], congregation history and session extracts.</ref>
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Replacement profile41The Guernsey County deed is the earliest secure Ohio evidence presently located for John; it establishes neither an Irish parent nor a sibling.<ref name="Deed1833Retained">[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WY-TFPB Guernsey County deeds, volume H, page 457].</ref>
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Current profile33== Sources ==
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Current profile35<references />
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Current profile37* [https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/familychart.php?personID=I368&tree=tree1 Family of John Glasgow and Mary Arthur], Hiltner.com.
Replacement profile46* [https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/familychart.php?personID=I368&tree=tree1 Family of John Glasgow and Mary Arthur], Hiltner.com.
Current profile38* [https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/glasgow/about Glasgow Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA].
Replacement profile47* [https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/glasgow/about Glasgow Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA].
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