Douglas families in Ireland

Researching members of the Douglas family in Ireland is notoriously difficult.  So many records have been destroyed, and the families often moved on to America, or elsewhere.

This group is for those tracing their ancestors in Ireland.

Immigrants to the South: Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi

Greetings, most likely most of my immigrant ancestors came through Ireland before arriving to the south east coast.... Douglases, Carmichaels, Lessleys, Munros... et al.

My yDNA seems to indicate we came from Drumlanrig and Queensbury in Lanark!!  Especially searching for ancestors of Elijah and Samuel Douglas 1850 Mississippi Census (Beat 5, Clarke County),, GFD3