Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
I am actively researching multiple Douglas/Douglass lines in colonial New England and hope to contribute both documented genealogy and autosomal DNA evidence toward identifying their earlier origins and connections.
My primary direct ancestral line is through Elisha Douglass (born 24 June 1724 in Freetown, Massachusetts; later associated with Maine records), whose descendants include Elisha Douglass II (born 19 October 1763 in Scarborough, Maine). I descend through that line into John L. Douglass (1789–1872). I am currently working to determine the parentage and origins of the earlier John Douglass (b.1694/95, Scotland) who married Agnes and whose children appear in Massachusetts records, including Elisha born in 1724. This line has presented long-standing research challenges, and I hope DNA collaboration may help clarify whether they connect to Scottish Douglas families, early New England immigrant lines, indentured lines, or POW-era Douglas families.
A second Douglas line I am researching is Ann (Douglas) Simonton/Symonton, wife of Andrew Simonton, who arrived on The Robert in 1718, settled in, and was buried in, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. This line is of special interest because it may represent a separate early Ulster-Scots Douglas connection into New England Dyer family lines.
My research methods include traditional genealogy and records analysis through town records, cemeteries, probate references, historical newspapers, Find a Grave, Ancestry, FamilySearch, and local Maine historical sources. I also have autosomal DNA results through AncestryDNA and 23andMe and am continuing to learn advanced DNA analysis tools such as GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA resources.
I am especially interested in preserving accurate Douglas history in Maine and New England and contributing any useful findings back to the project.
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
John Douglass (b.1694/95, Scotland) for one lineage and Andrew & Ann (Douglas) Simonton/ Symonton arrival in the Robert 1718 Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Jennifer R Noyes
Female
Falmouth, ME
United States
yes
Profile Information:
My primary direct ancestral line is through Elisha Douglass (born 24 June 1724 in Freetown, Massachusetts; later associated with Maine records), whose descendants include Elisha Douglass II (born 19 October 1763 in Scarborough, Maine). I descend through that line into John L. Douglass (1789–1872). I am currently working to determine the parentage and origins of the earlier John Douglass (b.1694/95, Scotland) who married Agnes and whose children appear in Massachusetts records, including Elisha born in 1724. This line has presented long-standing research challenges, and I hope DNA collaboration may help clarify whether they connect to Scottish Douglas families, early New England immigrant lines, indentured lines, or POW-era Douglas families.
A second Douglas line I am researching is Ann (Douglas) Simonton/Symonton, wife of Andrew Simonton, who arrived on The Robert in 1718, settled in, and was buried in, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. This line is of special interest because it may represent a separate early Ulster-Scots Douglas connection into New England Dyer family lines.
My research methods include traditional genealogy and records analysis through town records, cemeteries, probate references, historical newspapers, Find a Grave, Ancestry, FamilySearch, and local Maine historical sources. I also have autosomal DNA results through AncestryDNA and 23andMe and am continuing to learn advanced DNA analysis tools such as GEDmatch and FamilyTreeDNA resources.
I am especially interested in preserving accurate Douglas history in Maine and New England and contributing any useful findings back to the project.
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