William Douglas

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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
All areas of Douglas history and genealogy are of interest to me.

I am keen to track back family lines that are considered 'brick walls', and hope to be able to do this through the networking opportunities that arise through media such as this.
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Scotland,worldwide,history,genealogy
dna haplotype
R1b1b2
Website address
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk

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  • kelly hinds

    Lady Janet Douglas 1740 married Sir Kenneth Mackenzie. Their children were 2-Janet Mackenzie Who married Rev John Snodgrass (my family line), whos son was 'Lt-Col Keneth Snodgrass who was father to Peter Snodgrass.

    Lady Janet & Sir Kenneth's 1st child was Lt-Col Kenneth Mackenzie who on the "second creation" of the Baronetcy of Douglas of Glenbervie changed his name to Douglas 2 years before his death on accepting that title. His descendants go under the name of Mackenzie-Douglas.

    It was his daughter Rachel Mackenzie-Douglas who married her 1st cousin Major john Snodgrass, son of Lt-Col Kenneth, brother to Peter Snodgrass.

    Nov 14, 2010

  • kelly hinds

    they actually married on 23 Feb 1843, st Luke's church in Chelsea. he died 27 Jan 1856, no birth for him. i have her death as 15 April 1877, no birth date as yet. most of their children were born in Tasmania & Victoria Australia.

    Nov 15, 2010

  • Bob Henry

    You are spot-on here with the Douglas/Heron connection!
    John Douglas m. Martha Heron 18.06.1742 in Penninghame, Martha being the dau. of James Heron and Marion Shaw. Two other Douglases married her siblings i.e. Elizabeth Douglas, dau. of William and Grissel M'Keand, m. Nathaniel Heron 15.07.1735, and Nathaniel Douglas m. Margaret Heron 13.06.1727.
    After much deliberation and searching for Samuel's siblings, mentioned in his will, I found his parents to be Nathaniel Douglas and Margaret Heron who lived at 'Craignine', a small farm east of Newton Stewart (some 25 miles from me) and in the parish of Kirkmabreck, KKD.
    Samuel was interred in a crypt he had arranged to have erected to the memory of his parents (unnamed!) in Penninghame Old Kirkyard but sadly his remains, which were in a lead coffin shipped from Charlestown, have now disappeared. The inscription on the crypt reads: "Erected by Samuel Douglas (Late of Jamaica) in memory of his father and mother and here also are interred the remains of the above Samuel Douglas who founded and endowed the Douglas Academy now called the Douglas High School." The remains of Nathaniel Douglas and Margaret Heron together with their dau. Mary, are interred in Clachan of Penninghame Kirkyard. The crypt, which I managed to access illegally, is unfortunately in a state of near collapse and my enquiries leave me to understand no repairs are envisaged.
    Regards,
    Bob.

    Nov 24, 2010

  • Bob Henry

    Precisely!

    Nov 24, 2010

  • Anne M Douglas

    Hello William!

    I haven't been able to find the brilliant reference to my grandfather Wilbert Lawson Douglas that you found on Google...do you by any chance still have the link? In July 2010 you provided this snippet from Google: ...Born Grantham, Clarendon, April 23, 1873, son late John Bolt Douglas, Educator, and Frances Matilda, daughter James Wright his wife...

    Nov 27, 2010

  • Vaughn Baker

    Also, do you have any genealogy for Edward Douglas in Scotland going back 3 or 4 generations?
    I've spent two decades studying Thomas Dale, and three decades now studying the first Eastern Shore of Virginia settlers who surrounded Dales Gift.

    Dec 1, 2010

  • Vaughn Baker

    Thomas Dale was deputy Governor of Virginia under Thomas Gates, and then the 3rd Governor of Virginia from 1614 to 1616 when he brought Pocahontas to England. He also had a brother whose name might be Richard. Anything on his siblings or parents would be greatly appreciated.
    There are some who have written in the past that Thomas Dale provided bodyguard services in Scotland to your Prince Henry, son of James I of England, but I never have been able to prove this. It was Prince Henry who asked Dale to go to Virginia, and on the very same day he became Prince of Wales.

    Dec 1, 2010

  • Vaughn Baker

    Thanks. Dale started as an ordinary soldier yet in three years was a captain in the Low Countries which was a remarkable promotion. If we can confirm his sister was the Isabel who mature Edward Douglas it would be wonderful. There seems to be a connection between Dale and Littleton and the daughter of Douglas married a Littleton. Thanks again and I like your site. 

    Dec 2, 2010

  • Shawn Marchinek

    I actually changed it to the badge used on the Wikipedia entry.  Thank you for that.

     

    Shawn

    Dec 23, 2010

  • Doyle Allen Douglas

    Willian, As you know my name is Doyle A. Douglas. Over many years my family have been looking for are history.  This past year I joined ancestry. com and was able to find my family line all the way back to Adam. One of the things I found was that Deacon William Douglas was my  ancester.  Also that he at the time that he came to the new world was Earl of Angus.  Our family has been a vary big part of the history of the world since the begaining of time.  This in it self has changed my way of thinking. We as Douglas have alot to live up too, we have some vary big shoe's to fill.   I would also like to take part in the DNA testing if it will help my Douglas family in anyway.  Truly  Doyle Douglas

    Dec 25, 2010

  • David Douglas

    Earliest for sure is William Jasper Douglas b abt March 1880 in Ohio. His Father was suppose to be Lafayette maybe born in Crab Orchard Kentucky. William Douglas was married to Mary Gates b 9 Jan 1870 d 5 Dec 1907

     

    David Douglas

    Dec 31, 2010

  • jennifer Ellen Thomas

    many thanks for your reply.  I do not know anything much about my Douglas history except that my gr gr grandfather was named Alexander Reed Douglas.  I beleive his father may have been Frank Douglas and mother Annie Elizabeth Reed. Alexander was a ship builder in Auckland New Zealand and owned two ships that I am aware of, those being 'Lagoon' and 'Lake Superior'. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland and had a sister who also travelled and lived in NZ who was married to a David Gouk - also a ship builder.

     

    Jennifer Thomas

    Jan 5, 2011

  • Mariah Ashbacher

    The earliest Douglas on my tree is Henry Douglas (abt 1846), married to Joicey Hawsey (1846), both of Alabama (around Conecuh County).  Both appear as next-door neighbors as toddlers on the 1850 census.  While on ancestry.com, I found another member's tree which traces my Douglas family back to William I  (1145) however there weren't any supporting documents to prove it.  That is how I found this wonderful website.  I pray I can find lots of help here.

    Jan 6, 2011

  • Mariah Ashbacher

    I completely understand.  What I should have clarified, was that the tree from which I got the Scottish information was not my own tree, but another member's tree.  The leads I need are for the 1800's and partially the 1700's, I believe could be verified through census and/or court records, if I knew the names.  This is a portion of the other member's tree in which some names were listed as Unknown. If there is a connection to the Scottish Douglas line, it would pick up from my "missing" generations to Thomas Douglas (1740-1830) of Virginia.  I'm wondering if a different approach could be to obtain the lineage from Thomas Douglas forward through his descendants and see if they lead to my known Douglas family (since I've hit a brick wall searching from my known family backward).  At least this way, I would either find the leads I need for my "missing" generations or know that my hunch about the Scottish connection is incorrect.  I hope I cleared things up somewhat.  This can get so confusing.  And I would like to thank you for helping and corresponding with me.

    Jan 6, 2011

  • Steven J. Douglas

    William

     

    Thank you so much for the information on my family. The Theodore Roosevelt Douglas you found is not my grandfather since I know he passed away in the 1930's. I think you may have something on John Douglas being one of the early radio evangelists. I know that he definitely was on the radio and that he did sponsor missionaries.  Will start to see if I can find more info about him from the Texas site you suggested. Again thank you for your help.

     

    Sincerely

     

    Steven J. Douglas

    Jan 9, 2011

  • Jenifer Rebecca Douglass

    Thank you for your response sir, as i am new to this i am willing to help where i can and as far as where i can trace back to the last name that i have found in my tree is

    William Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas and Margaret de Crawford. I have traced it down through the records and i have hit a brick wall when i came to the child of John Douglas and Lydia Southworth, in my records i show a child named Warren but i can find no trace of him.  I would love to post all of the information that i have but i am unsure of how to go about doing that. any pointers would help because i would love to share this info.

    Jan 13, 2011

  • Jenifer Rebecca Douglass

    Yes we are back to the John Douglas that Married Eunice Ratliff Rattleleaf. Very funny i know that my line ties to him and i have just posted a blog that gives the names and dates of everyone that i know. I hope that it helps and that it will answer others questions as well as my own about John and Eunice and the rest of the line.

    Jan 13, 2011

  • paula

    not to far but jennifer douglass is my cousin tha t is how i got to ur name

    Jan 15, 2011

  • William H. Douglas

    William:

     

    I have a slide show presintation from the Douglas Heritage Museum, a power point presintation,  it runs for about three minutes. Are you interested?

     

    Bill Douglas

    Jan 25, 2011

  • William H. Douglas

    It is a *.pps slide show file and I am having trouble sending it, any suggestions?

    Jan 25, 2011

  • William H. Douglas

    What is your e-mail address?  I think i can send this way

    Jan 25, 2011

  • Jack Douglas

    Hello William.  As far as I can verify, James Douglas b. circa 1880 in Texas Co., MO is my earliest ancestor.  He is my great grandfather.  I have narrowed my gg grandfather to two likely candidates...

     

    1) Thomas Young Douglas b. Campbell Co., TN

    2) William Green Douglas b. Casey Co., KY

     

    Either one of these two.  If my gg grandfather is #1, then our mutual friend Paul J Douglas can help me fill in the blanks, because he comes from that same line....

     

    If my gg grandfather is #2, then I still have a lot of work ahead of me at this point.

     

    I have a copy of my great grandfather's death certificate.  As an informant, my grand aunt (his daughter) listed his father as *unknown.*  I ask my aunts who James' father was and I have conflicting answers... so here I am.

     

    I hope this answered your question.  And I haven't had a chance to check if James is here in the archives or not.  I'm about to find out.

     

    Thanks.

    Jack

    Feb 3, 2011

  • Jack Douglas

    William, it coud be that one, but I'm thinking that the Thomas Young Douglas I have in mind was born around 20 years later.  Let me verify this with Paul and I'll get back with you on this.  Thanks for all you do.

    Feb 5, 2011

  • Jack Douglas

    George Preston Douglas born November 20,1832 Campbell County,TN died November 10,1902 Ardmore,OK married Lucretia Wilhite born February 12,1836 Campbell County,TN died November 8,1878 Texas County,MO...George Preston and Lucretia had a son named Thomas Young Douglas born March 1,1854 TN. 

     

    This is the Thomas Young Douglas that I'm looking at as a possible candidate for my gg grandfather.  Thanks to Paul Douglas for helping me find this info.  I hope this information helps you discover who I am.

     

    If Thomas Young Douglas is my gg grandfather: 

    Then James Douglas is his son.

    Louis Douglas will be James's son.

    Dorothy Jacquelin Douglas Ward was Louis's daughter, the baby.

    Jackie Lee Douglas is Dorothy's first born son, which just so happens to be me.

     

    If you need dates and such, I'll be happy to provide them.  I'll come back to this site tomorrow to fill in those other blanks.  Again, thanks William for all you do.

     

    Jack 

    Feb 5, 2011

  • Cathy Williamson

    I actually have a  copy of Janet Douglas's birth certificate which will show her birth near Linton Scotland and I have a family tree, I think that Euphmia and John brought eight kids to Canada. Will find it and copy it Cathy Williamson

    Feb 8, 2011

  • James Christopher Peoples

    Thank you for the kind welcome!  Supposedly--although I am coming to learn that this could be in question--I am a descendent of Col. John Douglas, possible son of Sir Robert Douglas of Blackerstone. My great great grandmother, Virginia Walker Douglass, was the older sister of Anne McEldin Douglass, who is said to have commissioned the Newman book on the Douglases of Maryland and Virginia. Any leads or info you have on that would be appreciated!   

    Feb 9, 2011

  • Candi Calkins

    Mr. Douglas, thanks for your comment. I must confess that I am not a Douglas myself. I signed up here because I am doing some historical research into my own clan and wondering if I could find more information here on my own clan to compare notes. Sometimes various clans have different takes on what happened. My grandfather was a McClellan and although there is no proof that we actually descended from the Kirkcudbright clan these mysterious stories seem to be following us around. The McClellan and Douglas clans seem to have been at odds since the events of about 1450 involving the Black Douglas brothers whose rebellion against James II King of Scots failed miserably. What is not clear to me is what relationship the McClellans had if any with the Red Douglas clan. From America it is not so clear that they were even acquainted or whether they all fought together at Flodden Field against the English. Why was the Earl of Douglas  so angry with Sir John Herries and McClellan tutor of Bombie that he would see fit to haul them off and have their heads chopped off?

    Feb 12, 2011

  • Candi Calkins

    Sir Patrick McClellan was the tutor of Bombie. So whose estates was he managing? Was the Earl of Douglas still a minor? Why did King James II intervene so urgently on behalf of Sir John Herries and McClellan? If they were someone else's vassals why would he care how the Earl of Douglas managed his own vassals? Would that not be deemed interference by Douglas? How do the Red Douglas view the McClellans now in modern times? Thanks for your help.

    Feb 13, 2011

  • Candi Calkins

    That chart is very interesting. I am wondering where it came from. Also, on what basis did the Douglas consider the McClellans as their vassals? Did the Red Douglas assume the properties of the Black Douglas  after their failed rebellion or did that pass to other hands? Thanks for your help.

    Feb 14, 2011

  • james andrew douglas

     

    The info I have goes back to John Douglas born 1857 in Hawick and his Father,

    Thomas Douglas but do not have birth date.

    Feb 18, 2011

  • Thomas E Huntzinger

    The ever-poplular William Douglas, 1640 to Massachussetts, via his dau. Sarah who m. John Keeney.

     

    Oops, gotta go, it's almost Balvene time.

    Tom

    Feb 18, 2011

  • james iain douglas

    looking for Douglas family born in Kirkcaldy Fife

    Feb 20, 2011

  • Eshe Douglas

    Well i'm not sure about my dominican roots so I can't tell you for sure if that is the case.

    Feb 21, 2011

  • Claire Swait

    Mr Douglas, Let me compliment on your Historical Blog and Website. I have looked at the Percy Douglas HISTORY OF THE FAMILY DOUGLAS and believe the Barony associated with the line of Douglas of Glenbervie, Kincardine was extinct upon the death in 1986 of Sholto Courtenay Mackenzie Douglas. I am looking to see if there is a Douglas related to this branch of the family who may be interested in an extraordinary portrait of the Rt.Hon. Sylvester Douglas, later Baron Glenbervie of Kincardine (1743 - 1823), currently in the possession of an important English family and by the renowned portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA (1769 - 1830). I thought that with your extensive knowledge of the family genealogy you may be able to help. I look forward to your thoughts. Kind regards, Claire Swait csoffice@virginmedia.com

    Feb 24, 2011

  • abramor graciela g

    My grand father number 7 is John Douglas and Cristian Nicol, John born about 1712 en Costleton, Royburgh. Your son is James Douglas married Katherine Walker

    Feb 27, 2011

  • David Newman

    William,

    Thanks for sharing the photo of Revd Gardner on the yatch. The date lines up exactly with a note he put in the Parish Magazine in that year refering to being "in Spitzbergen in the North of the Polar Sea". I could sent you the short article, but not sure about "posting" it as a photo.

    Regards

    David Newman

     

    Mar 1, 2011

  • Colin Ian Douglas

    Good morning William,

    As far as I am aware the Douglas arrived in the North East of England and held an area in Upper Weardale for a great deal of time running rings around the English and raiding across the area. I have the details some where and will forward to you.

    Regards   Colin Douglas

    Mar 17, 2011

  • Donna Wasser

    Father of Captain Aaron Douglass, 1753-1819.

    Apr 1, 2011

  • Robin (Robert) Adrian Douglas

    Hello William,

    JP Douglas, my paternal grandfather, died c.1918 when my father was about 8. My father possessed a history of the Douglases of Morton by one Wylde who had married a Douglas. My father's birth in 1910 was recorded in the book. That's as much I know of  my family's origins. Where do you suggest I look? Yours ever, Robin Douglas

    Apr 5, 2011

  • Mary Kathryn Douglas

    I don't know about the house of Orange....I know my aunt Orange Pauline Douglas was named for this....they were Scot and English mix....will have to dig out the info again....

    Apr 7, 2011

  • Tom Philpin

    Hi WIlliam

    I recently purchased a large mezzotint print of a very regal looking military man. I have had it slightly cleaned and reframed. The gentleman is Lieutenant-General Sir Neil Douglas, and dated 1850 something (my picture is at home, so I forget the date). It is also signed by him personally. I have tried to do some research into him but have only come up with the fact that he was Governor of Edinburgh castle 1842-1847, he may have been part of Glenfinart house.  In the picture he has the Gold Cross (which was in the Napoleonic wars I think.. but this may be too early..?) But as you say, the history seems patchy.

    If anyone has any information on this gentleman I would really appreciate it, as I think he deserves some recognition as he looks so well decorated! 

    Many thanks

    Tom

    Apr 7, 2011

  • Alfred Wilson Douglass, Jr.

    Interestingly, William, I'm a "two-ess" Douglasses and I have had SO many research responses on this spelling, I am back to the starting-point! One felllow explained it thusly: the two-ess branch lost all its lands to the Angus, or Red, branch after generally incurring the wrath of the Stewarts, and the Battle of Arnekhom (Sp?) in 1441. Most responses, however, have simply pointed out that various spellings occur, that there is no real explanation.

     

    I have read tons of Nigel Tranter's fantastic novels and also been a member of the American "Dubh Ghlas" site. This, in preparation to a much-anticipated visit to Scotland I plan for the Spring if 2012. I also read a biography of the black American abolitionist, who took our clan name.  Appreciate any insight on the twa spellings!

     

    Cheers, aye!

     

    Fred

    Apr 11, 2011

  • Alfred Wilson Douglass, Jr.

    Ach, young Willie, di' Ah no' tell ye, Ah canoot spell to well?

    Apr 12, 2011

  • Cynthia Lee Douglass

    Hi William,

    I live in Temeula, Ca now. I did live in Federal Way Wa but I never lived in Silverdale.

    Thank you for sending me an e-mail...

     

    Cynthia

    Apr 14, 2011

  • Sandra Marie (Duncan) Douglas

    New to this page, and trying to get my information altogether to upload.  Thanks for help though, I will put up within the next week hopefully.  Good luck to you also.

    Apr 18, 2011

  • Anne Douglass

    Hi William,

    This has been a difficult search for the elusive William Douglass in my tree.  I'm

    going to Scotland in the summer, and it would be so nice to have more info. I

    have my nephew's DNA but I'm unsure how to use it to track the right family

    tree.  Thanks for emailing.  Anne

    Apr 19, 2011

  • Anne Douglass

    Thanks for the suggestion! Our DNA record is attached to Ancestry.com and

    I'm not sure how to move it to the Douglas archives. I think we may need more

    tests too.  Thank you William for your help.  Anne

    Apr 21, 2011

  • Anne Douglass

    Thank you William for this information. I'm going to work on it today. In your

    opinion, how important is the one s or two ss on the name? That is, in tracing

    the family through the generations?

    Anne

    Apr 25, 2011

  • Cynthia Lee Douglass

    It would be nice to see pictures connected with the name. I really hope that those that don't have a picture would put one up. :)

    May 1, 2011

  • Kirsten Schwab-Norwood

    Hello.  Thanks very much for the welcome.  I've only just recently discovered this family line and I am very excited to have done so because so far as my family goes I've seen nothing but Germans!  :)  Yes, so, William, b. 1610, is my 10th great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Elizabeth, b. 1668, married into another well known New London, CT clan--the Dart(e) family. Much has been published on this family so I'm very happily surprised to see that's the case for the Douglas line as well.    I'm very much looking forward to exploring these message threads.

    May 5, 2011