"Elwald-Ellot, obtained Redheugh, Larriston lands from Archibald 'Bell the Cat' Douglas. Lands also obtained from Wm Douglas of Cavers. Martin temp chief lived on Braidlee felt to be of Wm Douglas of Cavers then passed to Hepburn. Felt that…"
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Randal/Randall/Randale Douglas from Virginia
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Stephen Elliott Sep 25, 2023. 27 Replies 1 Like
Hello All-- Been a member here for awhile but never posted or did anything so here it is. A new day!My DOUGLAS side is based in Virginia (Northern Neck)----and the people who work on this side are…Continue
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"Tried to upload the above image. The Ellot-(c.1650 Elliot) of Middle March. Armstrong-Elliot-Nixon-Crozier in numbers are of that order, the four Walter Scot clans and the Kingdom of Scotland 1587 Middle March Clans. Supporters of Catholic Queen…"
"In county Fermanagh, Randall and Marke are Ellot forenames. In Co. Tyrone, they are surnames. Migration found from Tyrone to Fermanagh, of the 1610 Tyrone muster to the 1630 muster of Hamilton-Anglican lands. Family most likely in America…"
"Robert Randall, Dungannon, Lord Primate of Armagh, Tyrone 1630 Ulster Muster. http://www.therjhuntercollection.com/resources/muster-rolls-c-1630/search-muster-rolls/"
"A very good link with some solid information!"
"Randal is an unusual name for a Scot, but perhaps he was Randolph?If baptised Randal, then I would guess born in the colonies."
"There is a map of Douglas lands in Roxburghshire on page 37 here:http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/image_folder/maps/Douglas%20Lands/douglas_Lands.pdf"
"Don't you think that sometimes? I do. Like I said, I have found no records for Randal Douglas in any early American colony or any British immigration records. There is a record somewhere, but it must be buried as deep as he is."
"Aliens!!! Hahahahha. Could he have been a jocobite? Or are my dates wrong? Name changed? "
"Several things here. We have no record of the death of Randal Douglas, Sr., his wife Elizabeth, or their sons Randal, Jr. and Thomas. We have many records in Northumberland County, Virginia (adjacent to Richmond County) for son John Douglas, land…"
"Became Co-Admin of Argyll to NC Colony.
Where I lived within couple of centuries the Navajo people adopted surnames. Gaelic speakers also adopted surnames. If they are of the same DNA base living on the same island, to have names to…"
"Using OpenOffice, ScreenHunter 5.0 (portable), and IrfanView 4.0 32 bit freeware, and Windows 11, along with named.pubilcprofiler.org, peopleofthebritishisles.org and therjhuntercollection.com, with screen capturing, exporting sometimes to…"
"About Douglas land near the Hermitage Castle. Robert Elwald (Ellot-Elliot) 10th chief received lands of Redheugh and Larriston, plus more from Archibald 'Bell the Cat' 5th Earl of Angus near the end of the 15th century. Gorrenberry was…"
"When searching through records or gravestones in Scotland, it is common to find a person described either 'of', a place or 'in' a place or 'at' a place. These words are of considerable importance and are still in legal…"
"Been the Union-Jack Wiki kicked me of so being helped from those German speaking people.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Elliot
With link: U106 Proto-Germanic Elwald-Ewald Elliot DNA
Even though my family chased those Tories out in…"
"Whoa. Where did you find this? "
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- Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
- Douglas from Virginia
Randal Douglas and wife Elizabeth has three children. They are: John Douglas sr born 1701 Northumberland va. Randal Douglass born 1703 and thomas Douglas born 1706. All three were out into servantude at one point. That is all I know.
- Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
- Randal Douglas showed up in Virginia about 1700
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- At 9:30 on October 2, 2020,
William Douglas said…
I have added him and his family to the list of 'early arrivals'. Sometimes people make connections with that list, so we shall see what happens. Not online yet, but here is the link:
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Lists/American%20settlers.htmWilliam
- At 19:24 on October 1, 2020,
Welcome to our community, Jennifer.
Identifying Randal seems like a major achievement, given their circumstances. I guess they bettered themselves?
Yours aye,
William
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