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looking for any information with links to Urias/Uriah Douglas born 1802

First of all I would like to say Hello. I am new to this site and am very hopeful that I will find new and helpful Information.

I have been researching my family history and hit a few brick walls over the past 10 years or so. Recently I have hit another, I have traced my history back to a Urias/Uriah Douglas apparently born in Tullytown, Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania around 1802. I was told by another researcher that his Fathers name was George and he had atleast one brother name Isaac, although I have never personally seen any documentation of this. I was also told that he moved to Butler County, Ohio sometime around 1812. I do know for a fact that he married a Jane Murphy on Jan 1st 1824 and continued to live in Butler County till atleast 1850( I know this from census records) after that he moved to Clinton County, Indiana sometime around 1860 ( again census records). And thats where I have hit my wall. I have tried to research other Douglass/Douglas' that have moved to Clinton County Indiana around the same time thinking I might be able to reverse engineer my problem since most family members of that time tended to move where other family members were. I came across a Joseph Robert Sr, Douglas, born Dec 21 1775 in Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The information said that he moved to Butler County, Ohio and later was a citizen of Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana. The exact same as Urias/Uriah. The information also stated that his father was a Joseph A. Douglas, Grandfather was a James Jr. Douglas G Grandfather was a James Sr. Douglas and GG Grandfather was a Lord Archibald Douglas of New Castle or Kent, Delaware via way of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Born sometime around 1665. I have not been able to make the connection of Urias/Uriah to Joseph Robert, and have not been able to find any solid information on the names linking Joseph Robert Douglas to Lord Archibald Douglas, Nor can I find any Information that Lord Archibald actually exsisted. Any information would be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

S.M. Douglas

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