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At 6:54 on February 16, 2013, Betsey Heath Howes said…

Hi Barbara,

I'm very glad to see you here.  I've been hoping you would join this discussion sometime because you posted some data about William and Anne Motley Douglass a number of years ago (on the Douglas board at Ancestry) that I would like to know more about.

"Here's a rundown of my "line" - you'll notice many of the names you mentioned in your reply. If you're interested in more information on these ancestors, I'd be very glad to share what I have with you.
Starting with the earliest I know of, then listing their sons from whom I descend:
- Robert Douglas, born June 8, 1588, in Ringstead, England or Edinborough, Scotland, unsure. His first wife's surname was possibly Heaton. His second wife, unknown name, was born about 1587-88 or 1592 in Scotland. One of Robert's marriages took place in 1609 in Ringstead.
- William Douglas, born in Scotland on Aug. 9, 1610 and christened Sept. 8 of the following year in Glasgow. He is said to have been born in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, Mosses of Cree, Galloway, Scotland (I love that address!) He settled in Boston in 1640, died in 1660 (some say July 20 or 26, 1682) in New London, Conn.
Married an Ann Mattle (born and christened in 1610 in Ringstead) in about 1635-6, in Ringstead or Scotland, and died Sept. 16 (1685 or 1691) in New London, Conn. Her parents were married in 1593 in Ringstead; her father Thomas was born and christened Oct. 5, 1575 in Ringstead; her mother, name not known, was born in 1573."

Where does the date of Robert's birth come from?  And his m in Ringstead, Northants.  Same for the source of the dob for William in 1610.   If you have proof that we can work from, there are many Douglas descendants that would really like to see it.  It will solve some problems we've encountered in finding William's ancestry.

Betsey H Howes (William, Robert, William, William, Abigail Douglass b 1747 NJ m James Lewis Mendham NJ)

Making conections

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.

Maybe it is time to update the information in your profile?


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