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William Douglas commented on Daniel Stewart Robinson's blog post Douglas slave traders
"Re:  George Douglas 'traded with Indians'  I note that a Dr. James Henderson, a Scottish physician who, for services rendered at Greenwich Hospital in Britain, received a grant of 16,000 acres from King George II. …"
Feb 14, 2023
William Douglas commented on Daniel Stewart Robinson's blog post Douglas slave traders
"The four brothers - George, Samuel, William and James, are a very interesting, and enterprising family.  They were merchant traders. They spent their formative years in part of Galloway, southwest Scotland known as the Glenkens.  As did I,…"
Mar 3, 2022
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Douglas slave traders

I'm trying to track down Douglases who were slave traders. I've met a Jamaican whose mother's maiden name was Douglas, and the family story is that she was descended from a union between a slave and a Douglas slave trader in the 1700s. My own Douglas history makes it possible that this man and I are related. Four brothers - George, Samuel, William and James came to the U.S. around 1784 with a 'Captain Stevenson' and James Shaw. Shaw was a teenager at the time, and was later Sir James Shaw, Lord…See More
Mar 3, 2022
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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
George, Harriet, et al in the U.S. and the four brothers from England
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
George
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Douglas slave traders

Posted on March 3, 2022 at 2:11 2 Comments

I'm trying to track down Douglases who were slave traders. I've met a Jamaican whose mother's maiden name was Douglas, and the family story is that she was descended from a union between a slave and a Douglas slave trader in the 1700s. 

My own Douglas history makes it possible that this man and I are related. Four brothers - George, Samuel, William and James came to the U.S. around 1784 with a 'Captain Stevenson' and James Shaw. Shaw was a teenager at the time, and was later Sir James…

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The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

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