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We are researching early immigrants to the USA and Canada.
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Early arrivals
I am keen that we should use this forum to identify those key people, and then work together to trace their ancestors back to Scotland (or Ireland, or England). In some cases, families arrived via the West Indies. It would be good to identify them as well.
A starting point is the list in The Douglas Archives of 'Early Douglas settlers in America'. Suggestions for additions to this list would be very welcome.
Please make your contributions as full as possible, with dates and places included, as appropriate.
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Drysdale - Early American Settlers - 1600s & 1700s
Started by Ronald Drysdale. Last reply by Ronald Drysdale Nov 19. 6 Replies 2 Likes
The first Douglas immigrants in North America
Started by Ronald Drysdale. Last reply by William Douglas Sep 28. 2 Replies 0 Likes
William Drysdale 1636 - shipment of 6 condemned men to the colony [Virginia] - perhaps the first American Drysdale?
Started by Ronald Drysdale. Last reply by Ronald Drysdale Aug 6. 6 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by Russell Lynn Drysdale on December 24, 2014 at 9:32
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http://archive.org/stream/ourquakerfriends00bell/ourquakerfriends00...
"Our Quaker Friends of ye olden time; being in part a transcript of the minute books of Cedar Creek meeting, Hanover County, and the South River meeting, Campbell County, Va"Douglass/Douglas References out the wazzoo
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Comment by William Douglas on October 15, 2014 at 15:08
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link to Tennessee family bibles: http://tnsos.net/TSLA/Bibleproject/search.php?keyword=&surname=...
There appear to be 7 bibles listed
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/22/tennessee-offers-database-1500...
Tennessee offers database of 1,500 family Bibles online
Published July 22, 2014CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee State Public Library has put a database of family Bibles online and available for searching by the public.
State Librarian Chuck Sherrill told The Chattanooga Times Free Press early Bibles served as the place where families marked milestones such as weddings, births and deaths.
The database of 1,500 Bibles may serve as a treasure trove for genealogists and historians, a record of a time when Tennessee was wildly dangerous and human life seemed especially small and fragile.
Sherrill says among the Bibles in the database are one from 1538 and a book dating to 1753.
Southern Adventist University history department head Lisa Diller says historians are often fascinated by comparisons of information in family Bibles to government data.
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John Douglas , Hawkins county , North Carolina in 1786 was recorded as a customer in the store books of Thomas Ames ...
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11 May 1833- Rockbridge County Deed Book S, p. 70 William Tolley and Sarah his wife; John Tolley and Abby his wife; Thomas Dente and Julia his wife; Hannah Morris; Martha Nowell; and Elizabeth Taylor; to John Douglas. For $300.00, 450 acres in Arnold's Valley on Back Run, a branch of James River (on top of little mountain, adjoining one other tract containing 170 acres, and one of 450 acres, granted to George Warren Parker, 17 Aug 1787. Signed: William Tolley, Sarah Tolley, John Tolley, Abby Tolley, Anna Morris, Martha Noll, Elizabeth Taylor.
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Comment by Patti Oldham Pinkley on April 29, 2012 at 16:07
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I had know a bit of this previously. I have info on James Douglas named surveyor in PA. I just have to figure out how to send a link to actual archive pages.
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Just a few bits I have found while researching DRYSDALE Parish here in Virginia .
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