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Robert Glasgow, Cecil County plantation notice, 1786

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Biography

A notice dated North Susquehanna hundred, Cecil county, Maryland, 10 February 1786 offers a 260-acre plantation for public vendue on 10 March, with immediate possession given by Robert Glasgow and Joshua Hartshorn. Two issues repeat one proposed sale. Robert’s precise role is unstated: owner, agent or another participant is not resolved. No completed sale or relationship to Hartshorn is proved. Glasgow-395 is the strongest bounded regional/chronological lead, with no plantation, Hartshorn or personal identity bridge. Glasgow-2425 remains a weak possible namesake. Glasgow-1143’s estimated c. 1772 death is a material chronology tension, not a certain exclusion without its underlying source. No joining to the Scottish Roberts is warranted.^[1]^[2]

Research Notes

Glasgow-395 is the strongest bounded regional/chronological lead, with no plantation, Hartshorn or personal identity bridge. Glasgow-2425 remains a weak possible namesake. Glasgow-1143’s estimated c. 1772 death is a material chronology tension, not a certain exclusion without its underlying source. No joining to the Scottish Roberts is warranted.

Bounded approved public-profile/QMD check, not exhaustive external research. Joshua Hartshorn is a contextual co-named participant, not a proved relative.

Estimated dates are candidate context, not newly proved newspaper life dates.

Glasgow-395: Public profile estimates Robert's birth c. 1750 and death c. 1800, with Harford County, Maryland location; age and regional context make him the best catalogue lead for a 1786 Cecil County appearance. No checked evidence ties him to the plantation, Hartshorn, or Cecil County. Glasgow-2425: Estimated birth c. 1724 in Ireland and death place United States leave the chronology possible, but the profile gives no Maryland residence or relevant occupation. This is a broad, weak candidate only. Glasgow-1143: Estimated birth c. 1710 in County Antrim and estimated death c. 1772; the stated death estimate predates the 1786 notice and is a material conflict if accurate. Since it is estimated and no underlying source was checked here, retain as an unlikely lead rather than treating it as a certain exclusion.

Inspect Maryland land, tax, probate, and newspaper records for Robert Glasgow and Joshua Hartshorn in Cecil/Harford Counties around 1786; establish the named Robert's role and life chronology.

Sources

1. Identity review — 6 October 2026

No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search; kept on **HOLD**.

WikiTree searchPerson for Joshua Hartshorn and Joshua Hartshorne returned only two Norwich, Connecticut men (Hartshorn-659 b. 1748, Hartshorn-1373 b. 1710), with no Maryland connection. The 1790 Cecil County census transcription shows Hartshorn households (Maj. John and Thomas Hartshorn) in the county, consistent with a local family. A profile draft is not recommended from this bare business notice: he is not a Glasgow, and the notice states no kinship.

- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1786-02-15, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/41024006/): Robert Glasgow and Joshua Hartshorn were to give possession of a 260-acre plantation in North Susquehanna Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland, offered at vendue in March 1786. Neither man can be identified on WikiTree. The joint Glasgow–Hartshorn role is a research lead pointing to the Cecil County family of James Glasgow (Glasgow-2868) and Ann Hartshorne (Hartshorne-320), but it is not a relationship. - [USGenWeb Census Project, Maryland 1790 federal census index, file H (transcription)](https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/md/1790/index-h.txt)

Searches: WikiTree searchPerson via API (filtered births 1700–1768): Robert Glasgow, Robert Glasco, Robert Glascoe; Joshua Hartshorn, Joshua Hartshorne (1700–1770). wt.py profile Hartshorne-320, Glasgow-2868. Captured biographies of Glasgow-395, Glasgow-2425, Glasgow-1143, Glasgow-12, Glasgow-550. Local wt.py grep 'Hartshorn'. USGenWeb Maryland 1790 census index files G and H, and the 1800 index file g1, grepped for Glasg/Glasco/Hartsh. WebSearch: '"Robert Glasgow" "Hartshorn" Cecil County Maryland'; '"Joshua Hartshorn" OR "Joshua Hartshorne" Cecil County Maryland 1780s Susquehanna'; '"Robert Glasgow" 1790 census Cecil County OR Harford County Maryland "Apphia"' (no direct hits).

Source references

The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1786-02-15, p.1, original passage visually inspected 5 October 2026.
The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1786-03-01, p.4, original passage visually inspected 5 October 2026.

Saved WikiTree evidence draft

[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]

== Biography ==
A notice dated North Susquehanna hundred, Cecil county, Maryland, 10 February 1786 offers a 260-acre plantation for public vendue on 10 March, with immediate possession given by Robert Glasgow and Joshua Hartshorn. Two issues repeat one proposed sale. Robert’s precise role is unstated: owner, agent or another participant is not resolved. No completed sale or relationship to Hartshorn is proved. Glasgow-395 is the strongest bounded regional/chronological lead, with no plantation, Hartshorn or personal identity bridge. Glasgow-2425 remains a weak possible namesake. Glasgow-1143’s estimated c. 1772 death is a material chronology tension, not a certain exclusion without its underlying source. No joining to the Scottish Roberts is warranted.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/41024006/ The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1786-02-15, p.1], original passage visually inspected 5 October 2026.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/41024088/ The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1786-03-01, p.4], original passage visually inspected 5 October 2026.</ref>

== Research Notes ==
Glasgow-395 is the strongest bounded regional/chronological lead, with no plantation, Hartshorn or personal identity bridge. Glasgow-2425 remains a weak possible namesake. Glasgow-1143’s estimated c. 1772 death is a material chronology tension, not a certain exclusion without its underlying source. No joining to the Scottish Roberts is warranted.

Bounded approved public-profile/QMD check, not exhaustive external research. Joshua Hartshorn is a contextual co-named participant, not a proved relative.

Estimated dates are candidate context, not newly proved newspaper life dates.

[[Glasgow-395]]: Public profile estimates Robert's birth c. 1750 and death c. 1800, with Harford County, Maryland location; age and regional context make him the best catalogue lead for a 1786 Cecil County appearance. No checked evidence ties him to the plantation, Hartshorn, or Cecil County.
[[Glasgow-2425]]: Estimated birth c. 1724 in Ireland and death place United States leave the chronology possible, but the profile gives no Maryland residence or relevant occupation. This is a broad, weak candidate only.
[[Glasgow-1143]]: Estimated birth c. 1710 in County Antrim and estimated death c. 1772; the stated death estimate predates the 1786 notice and is a material conflict if accurate. Since it is estimated and no underlying source was checked here, retain as an unlikely lead rather than treating it as a certain exclusion.

Inspect Maryland land, tax, probate, and newspaper records for Robert Glasgow and Joshua Hartshorn in Cecil/Harford Counties around 1786; establish the named Robert's role and life chronology.

== Sources ==
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## Identity review — 6 October 2026

No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search; kept on **HOLD**.

WikiTree searchPerson for Joshua Hartshorn and Joshua Hartshorne returned only two Norwich, Connecticut men (Hartshorn-659 b. 1748, Hartshorn-1373 b. 1710), with no Maryland connection. The 1790 Cecil County census transcription shows Hartshorn households (Maj. John and Thomas Hartshorn) in the county, consistent with a local family. A profile draft is not recommended from this bare business notice: he is not a Glasgow, and the notice states no kinship.

- [The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1786-02-15, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/41024006/): Robert Glasgow and Joshua Hartshorn were to give possession of a 260-acre plantation in North Susquehanna Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland, offered at vendue in March 1786. Neither man can be identified on WikiTree. The joint Glasgow–Hartshorn role is a research lead pointing to the Cecil County family of James Glasgow (Glasgow-2868) and Ann Hartshorne (Hartshorne-320), but it is not a relationship.
- [USGenWeb Census Project, Maryland 1790 federal census index, file H (transcription)](https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/md/1790/index-h.txt)

Searches: WikiTree searchPerson via API (filtered births 1700–1768): Robert Glasgow, Robert Glasco, Robert Glascoe; Joshua Hartshorn, Joshua Hartshorne (1700–1770). wt.py profile Hartshorne-320, Glasgow-2868. Captured biographies of Glasgow-395, Glasgow-2425, Glasgow-1143, Glasgow-12, Glasgow-550. Local wt.py grep 'Hartshorn'. USGenWeb Maryland 1790 census index files G and H, and the 1800 index file g1, grepped for Glasg/Glasco/Hartsh. WebSearch: '"Robert Glasgow" "Hartshorn" Cecil County Maryland'; '"Joshua Hartshorn" OR "Joshua Hartshorne" Cecil County Maryland 1780s Susquehanna'; '"Robert Glasgow" 1790 census Cecil County OR Harford County Maryland "Apphia"' (no direct hits).