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Samuel Glascow, Old Bailey defendant

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Biography

The Derby Mercury reports Samuel’s respite after the gelding-theft case. The unnatural-crime description concerns Thomas Andrews, not Samuel. Respite does not establish execution or military commutation.^[1]

The original Old Bailey trial records the gelding indictment, Guilty verdict and death sentence; an associated catalogue entry describes a conditional pardon. The trial, newspaper respite and pardon metadata are different records. Pardon conditions and later military service have not been verified.^[2]^[3]

Samuel Glascow is one of two prisoners reported capitally convicted at the Old Bailey; his charge is stealing a bay gelding belonging to Mr Serjeant Haywood. The manslaughter verdict belongs to William Smith, a separate defendant. The relative trial-day statement has no saved dateline; no 13 May trial date is inferred. This is a newspaper report of the case, not a separate trial or proof of ancestral identity.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The complete Public Advertiser report of 22 May says the Newgate report was made to the King “Yesterday”, supporting 21 May as the reported royal-review day, and reports Samuel’s respite. The complete paragraph says “Yesterday” the report of seven Newgate malefactors was made to the King at St James’s. A separate original page-1 masthead reads Friday, 22 May 1761, supporting 21 May as the reported royal-review day. Respite is reported, not proof of pardon conditions, military service or ancestral identity. Thomas Andrews’s offence is not Samuel’s.^[7]^[8]

A one-shilling advertisement for printed Old Bailey trial proceedings lists Samuel Glascow’s horse-stealing case among its contents. This is a publication notice, not another trial, conviction or respite. The other defendants’ crimes are separate. The case association does not identify an Ulster or Pennsylvania family.^[9]

Research Notes

Glasgow-3175 cites the identical Old Bailey case. That is a strong case association, not independent proof that the London defendant was the Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor.

The captured Glasgow-3175 biography cites the unique case ID obpt 17610506-1-defend 30. Its uncertain 1740 Ulster birth and 1801 Pennsylvania death require a separate identity bridge.

Other chronological namesakes remain unresolved; neither this case nor the 1766 Gorteen return proves parents or migration.

Glasgow-3175: Captured profile cites the identical Old Bailey/Digital Panopticon case obpt17610506-1-defend30. Strong case association only; ancestral identity and later life remain unproved. Glasgow-1492: A separate 1766 Gorteen Samuel Glasco occurrence has no age or relatives linking it to the London defendant.

Inspect TNA SP 44/87 f.68 and related pardon/service papers; bridge the London defendant to any Ulster or Pennsylvania family before treating the profile identity as proved.

Sources

1. Identity review — 6 October 2026

- READY TO CREATE** — duplicate search found no compatible WikiTree profile; the earlier namesake candidates are excluded for the concrete reasons below.

The notices concern the Old Bailey defendant Samuel Glascow (t17610506-1), convicted of stealing Serjeant Hayward's bay gelding from Highbury Barn, Islington, in April 1761 and respited on 21 May 1761. Glasgow-3175 (Samuel, b.1740 'Ulster', d.1801 Hanover Twp, Washington Co., PA; wife Mary Stephenson) has the Digital Panopticon record pasted into its biography. That attachment is the only link, and it is not independent evidence. The trial itself argues against it. In his defence Samuel says he 'lived nine years in one shop in Holbourn, with John Steed and Thomas Bartlet', had 'been five years abroad', had come back to England twelve months before, lived nine months at High Wycombe and was buying tools and hair from a hair-merchant on Ludgate Hill 'to set up in business at High Wickham', and calls himself 'an honest young fellow'. That is a London/Buckinghamshire tradesman with roughly fifteen years of adult working history by 1761, which conflicts with the profile's 1740 Ulster birth: he would have been about 21. The trial gives no Irish link. Glasgow-1492 (Samuel, c.1726 Moneymore; 1766 Gorteen householder) has no London link. No English-born Samuel Glasgow/Glascow exists on WikiTree (searches 1700-1775). The 1761 London man is therefore probably not on WikiTree, and the Old Bailey material on Glasgow-3175 should be marked as an unproved namesake attachment.

- [May 1761 reports that Samuel Glascow was capitally convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing Serjeant Hayward's bay gelding. His own trial testimony describes a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman. That conflicts with Glasgow-3175 (an Ulster-born Pennsylvania settler), so the London man has no compatible ](https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296692/) - [May 1761 report that Samuel Glascow, horse-stealer, was respited during His Majesty's pleasure on 21 May 1761. This is the same London defendant; no compatible WikiTree profile (draft flagged on group 394296692).](https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424820/) - [May 1761 advertisement for the printed Old Bailey Proceedings listing Samuel Glascow's horse-stealing trial. This is the same London defendant; it adds no new fact.](https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424864/)

Supporting records inspected: - [Old Bailey Proceedings t17610506-1, Samuel Glascow, theft of a bay gelding of Serjeant William Hayward, 6 May 1761; Guilty, Death](https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17610506-1) - [Digital Panopticon life obpt17610506-1-defend30 (respited 21 May 1761; conditional pardon, military service)](https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt17610506-1-defend30)

Searches: Old Bailey API full text t17610506-1 (defence statement read in full); wt.py profile Glasgow-3175, Glasgow-1492; profile-evidence.json biography of Glasgow-3175 and 1492; wt.py search Samuel Glasgow 1700-1735, 1735-1775; Samuel Glascow 1715-1745.; Same as group 394296692.

Source references

Saved WikiTree evidence draft

[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]

== Biography ==
The Derby Mercury reports Samuel’s respite after the gelding-theft case. The unnatural-crime description concerns Thomas Andrews, not Samuel. Respite does not establish execution or military commutation.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296948/ The Derby Mercury, 1761-05-22, p.3].</ref>

The original Old Bailey trial records the gelding indictment, Guilty verdict and death sentence; an associated catalogue entry describes a conditional pardon. The trial, newspaper respite and pardon metadata are different records. Pardon conditions and later military service have not been verified.<ref>[https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17610506-1 Old Bailey Proceedings, t17610506-1, 6 May 1761].</ref><ref>[https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/ar_9141_29053 Old Bailey associated-record catalogue, ar_9141_29053].</ref>

Samuel Glascow is one of two prisoners reported capitally convicted at the Old Bailey; his charge is stealing a bay gelding belonging to Mr Serjeant Haywood. The manslaughter verdict belongs to William Smith, a separate defendant. The relative trial-day statement has no saved dateline; no 13 May trial date is inferred. This is a newspaper report of the case, not a separate trial or proof of ancestral identity.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1212389396/ Berrow’s Worcester Journal, 1761-05-14, p.1].</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296692/ The Derby Mercury, 1761-05-08, p.2].</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/396510014/ Jackson's Oxford Journal, 1761-05-09, p.2].</ref>

The complete Public Advertiser report of 22 May says the Newgate report was made to the King “Yesterday”, supporting 21 May as the reported royal-review day, and reports Samuel’s respite. The complete paragraph says “Yesterday” the report of seven Newgate malefactors was made to the King at St James’s. A separate original page-1 masthead reads Friday, 22 May 1761, supporting 21 May as the reported royal-review day. Respite is reported, not proof of pardon conditions, military service or ancestral identity. Thomas Andrews’s offence is not Samuel’s.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424820/ The Public Advertiser, 1761-05-22, p.3].</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424813/ The Public Advertiser, 22 May 1761, p.1, printed issue masthead].</ref>

A one-shilling advertisement for printed Old Bailey trial proceedings lists Samuel Glascow’s horse-stealing case among its contents. This is a publication notice, not another trial, conviction or respite. The other defendants’ crimes are separate. The case association does not identify an Ulster or Pennsylvania family.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424864/ The Public Advertiser, 1761-05-26, p.4].</ref>

== Research Notes ==
Glasgow-3175 cites the identical Old Bailey case. That is a strong case association, not independent proof that the London defendant was the Ulster-born Pennsylvania ancestor.

The captured Glasgow-3175 biography cites the unique case ID obpt 17610506-1-defend 30. Its uncertain 1740 Ulster birth and 1801 Pennsylvania death require a separate identity bridge.

Other chronological namesakes remain unresolved; neither this case nor the 1766 Gorteen return proves parents or migration.

[[Glasgow-3175]]: Captured profile cites the identical Old Bailey/Digital Panopticon case obpt17610506-1-defend30. Strong case association only; ancestral identity and later life remain unproved.
[[Glasgow-1492]]: A separate 1766 Gorteen Samuel Glasco occurrence has no age or relatives linking it to the London defendant.

Inspect TNA SP 44/87 f.68 and related pardon/service papers; bridge the London defendant to any Ulster or Pennsylvania family before treating the profile identity as proved.

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

**READY TO CREATE** — duplicate search found no compatible WikiTree profile; the earlier namesake candidates are excluded for the concrete reasons below.

The notices concern the Old Bailey defendant Samuel Glascow (t17610506-1), convicted of stealing Serjeant Hayward's bay gelding from Highbury Barn, Islington, in April 1761 and respited on 21 May 1761. Glasgow-3175 (Samuel, b.1740 'Ulster', d.1801 Hanover Twp, Washington Co., PA; wife Mary Stephenson) has the Digital Panopticon record pasted into its biography. That attachment is the only link, and it is not independent evidence. The trial itself argues against it. In his defence Samuel says he 'lived nine years in one shop in Holbourn, with John Steed and Thomas Bartlet', had 'been five years abroad', had come back to England twelve months before, lived nine months at High Wycombe and was buying tools and hair from a hair-merchant on Ludgate Hill 'to set up in business at High Wickham', and calls himself 'an honest young fellow'. That is a London/Buckinghamshire tradesman with roughly fifteen years of adult working history by 1761, which conflicts with the profile's 1740 Ulster birth: he would have been about 21. The trial gives no Irish link. Glasgow-1492 (Samuel, c.1726 Moneymore; 1766 Gorteen householder) has no London link. No English-born Samuel Glasgow/Glascow exists on WikiTree (searches 1700-1775). The 1761 London man is therefore probably not on WikiTree, and the Old Bailey material on Glasgow-3175 should be marked as an unproved namesake attachment.

- [May 1761 reports that Samuel Glascow was capitally convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing Serjeant Hayward's bay gelding. His own trial testimony describes a Holborn/High Wycombe tradesman. That conflicts with Glasgow-3175 (an Ulster-born Pennsylvania settler), so the London man has no compatible ](https://www.newspapers.com/image/394296692/)
- [May 1761 report that Samuel Glascow, horse-stealer, was respited during His Majesty's pleasure on 21 May 1761. This is the same London defendant; no compatible WikiTree profile (draft flagged on group 394296692).](https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424820/)
- [May 1761 advertisement for the printed Old Bailey Proceedings listing Samuel Glascow's horse-stealing trial. This is the same London defendant; it adds no new fact.](https://www.newspapers.com/image/34424864/)

Supporting records inspected:
- [Old Bailey Proceedings t17610506-1, Samuel Glascow, theft of a bay gelding of Serjeant William Hayward, 6 May 1761; Guilty, Death](https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17610506-1)
- [Digital Panopticon life obpt17610506-1-defend30 (respited 21 May 1761; conditional pardon, military service)](https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt17610506-1-defend30)

Searches: Old Bailey API full text t17610506-1 (defence statement read in full); wt.py profile Glasgow-3175, Glasgow-1492; profile-evidence.json biography of Glasgow-3175 and 1492; wt.py search Samuel Glasgow 1700-1735, 1735-1775; Samuel Glascow 1715-1745.; Same as group 394296692.