"Ronald Drysdale had found an ineresting piece concerning Sawney, a Saponi Indian and his words regarding Hugh Drysdale - William Douglas, This is possibly the precursor to Col.George Douglas of Accomack s later Involvement with the…"
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The first Douglas to stride across the stage of Scottish history was Sir William Douglas who fought and died for William Wallace. His son, Sir James Douglas was a supporter and lifelong friend of Robert the Bruce. "Good Sir James" died taking Bruce's heart on a crusade to the Holy Land. The 2nd Earl of Douglas died at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 as his army defeated an English force led by Prince Henry "Hotspur". In 1402 the 4th Earl was defeated by the same Henry Hotspur at the Battle of Homildon Hill.
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"The Virginia Indians had signed the treaty of Middle Plantation in the year 1677 with Charles ll of England, Sawney in my understanding was Saponi, this made him a subject of the Crown. The french indians [as it says below] were…"
"Ronald , thank you. Do you know that the first 5 volumes were available to the public - then if you wanted any thing more - you had to pay the Library of Virginia $10.oo per page."
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One of the best sources of information on Early American settlers is the 34 volumes of Virginia Colonial abstracts compiled by Beverly Fleet.
These volumes are available online in a number of places, but frequently only a few of the volumes…"
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Douglas James c1833
Started by Duncan Birnie in Genealogy. Last reply by William Douglas Jun 24. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Good morning all and thankyou for accepting my invitation to join your group. My mother was Elizabeth woods Douglas b 1922. I have been researching her family line for some thirty or so years.Initially I managed to get back to my Great grandfather x…Continue
Lt Col Lord Spencer Douglas-Hamilton, son of James the 5th Duke of Hamilton and Anne Spencer of Rendlesham
Started by Don in Genealogy. Last reply by Don Feb 13. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for any information about Lord Spencer Hamilton.According to information sources such as Burkes Peerage, Spencer Hamilton is said to have died unmarried.Genealogy sites such as WikiTree don't like to except Burkes Peerage, thepeerage.com,…Continue
Scotti crest
Started by RICHARD L SCOTTI in Heraldry. Last reply by RICHARD L SCOTTI Jan 25. 13 Replies 0 Likes
The scotti crest is described as; a shield with blue or red background, separated by a bend with two six pointed stars , one each on the top right & one on the bottom left. stars and bend in silver or white..found on Douglas/Scotti ,coat of…Continue
William Drysdale of Mount Sterling Kentucky, Father of James Drysdale of Rush County
Started by Russell Lynn Drysdale in General. Last reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale Nov 3, 2023. 1 Reply 0 Likes
William Drysdale was born near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, July 17, 1815; died at Virginia April 7th, 1898. He moved to Rush county, Ind, and in 1887 he married Miss Elizabeth Earnest who died in 1879. To this union 13 children were born. In 1866 he…Continue
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Legacy family tree software - 10.0 full version totally free
Posted by Ronald Drysdale on June 23, 2024 at 16:29 1 Comment 1 Like
Just came across some decent free family tree software, not a trial, fully featured & with no 'premium' extras. Has some useful features, charts & reporting options, also mapping if you download the free Legacy GeoDB add-on.…
ContinueKnighthod for Richard Philip Douglas CB
Posted by William Douglas on June 19, 2024 at 13:41 0 Comments 0 Likes
Congratulations to Richard Philip DOUGLAS CB on whom was conferred a Knighthood in The King's Birthday Honours.
Sir Richard Philip Douglas CB (born 20 November 1956 in York, Yorkshire) is a British former senior civil servant and influential health leader. He previously served as Director General for Finance, Strategy and the NHS at the Department of Health.
His knighthood is in recognition of services to the National Health Service (Rainham, Kent)…
A new development in spam applications to join the Douglas Achives!
Posted by William Douglas on June 13, 2024 at 10:25 2 Comments 0 Likes
I think the answer is 'Rejected'.
Hermitage Castle of French Marie Stuart Queen of Scots is under attack by the French
Posted by Mark Stephen Elliott on June 12, 2024 at 1:53 0 Comments 0 Likes
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