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Alexander Douglass of Lynn, Capt. Samuel Douglass, and Phineas Douglass
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Alexander Douglass of Lynn, Massachusetts (originally Alastair MacDougall of Scotland) was taken prisoner in the 1650 Battle of Dunbar and sent to Massachusetts as an indentured servant. He left many…Continue
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Alexander Douglass of Lynn, Capt. Samuel Douglass, and Phineas Douglass
Alexander Douglass of Lynn, Massachusetts (originally Alastair MacDougall of Scotland) was taken prisoner in the 1650 Battle of Dunbar and sent to Massachusetts as an indentured servant. He left many Douglass descendants in New England and elsewhere, including Capt. Samuel Douglass of Mass. and N.H. and his brother Phineas Douglass. The first half of my article on this family was just published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register; please let me know if you would like a copy!See More
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