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Thank you Karen for information on DNA.

Captain William Willett and Ann Stringer had six children. All married and had children. Now, I shall be addressing the 5th and sixth generations-the children and grandchildren of Capt William and Ann Willett. There are numerous grandchildren and only those from whom I directly descend shall I bring down to my generation. The list of children follows-

1) William Willett mar Rose Goffigon, dau of Thomas Goffigon, Sr, who mar Elizabeth…

Congratulations to:

Rowan Malcolm Douglas of London who is appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Chief executive officer, Capital Science and Policy Practice, Willis Group. For services to the Economy through Risk, Insurance and Sustainable Growth

and

Terence Thomas Robin Douglas of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire who is appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Chair of Trustees, The Who…

( In one of my blogs I made reference to William Webb. The name should have been John. His son was William. William and James David your positive comments really give me a boost. All this writing becomes tedious at times yet I still enjoy bringing the lost souls back into the fold. )

Capt William Willett wrote his will 18 Oct 1739. It was probated 11 Mar1739/40. Wills & Inventories XXVI-R 1733-1740, Northampton Co., page 334. Capt Willett remembers all his surviving children and…

In 1697 a patent of 600 acres was re-issued to William Willett, formerly held by Edward Douglas, Jr., as that part had never been seated and had escheated. This patent had been issued to Lt Col Edward Douglas in the year, 1657, the year that Douglas died. The 1100 acre patent issued to Edward Douglas, Sr. in 1644 remained untainted and was held by William Willett. William Willett still retained the 2000 acre patent, which was on the seaboard side of Northampton Co. This had been assigned to…

At long last, I have begun the task of a listing of family research brick walls.

Please let me have any on your list to add to the collection. 

http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/mostwanted.php

I need your help... I have not found concrete proof of the ancestry of my Mary Douglas.  Mary Douglas was my 7th GGmother.  She married John Kimbrough and they came to America with 3 children.  Unproven is her ancestry.  Robert Douglas is listed as her father, however there are Many many Robert Douglas's.  Do these names ring a bell with anyone and can anyone help... please.. my trip to Scotland is in 4 months and I would love to have some sort of a lead...

Thank you in…

There was an Inventory of John Willett.s estate one month following its Administration. William Willett, only child of John and Elizabeth Willett, was apecifically named in the Inventory as the sole benefactor.

Capt William Willett was ten years of age when his father, John Willett, passed away, and his mother, Elizabeth Douglas Willett, fled the country. It was his grandmother, Isabella Dale and her, then, husband, Rev Thomas Teackle, who provided William Willett with their home until he was of age to accept his inheritance of the Dale plantation. William is listed in the Tithables of 1779-1782 as being in the home of Rev Teackle, Northampton Co. I am sure the Order Books for Northampton Co show…

Ancestry.com announced in this blog post that they will discontinue their Family Tree Maker software, effective 31st December 2015.

For long term users, this must seem like a slap in the face. So what are the alternatives?

Many former FTM users are turning to Legacy, my desktop genealogy…

I decided to search for Edward Douglas and give his family name a second S. On occasion Edward did use the double S but not on his will. I was suspicious of the Norfolk family as no shred of evidence had been presented.and

I found in Scotland evidence of father and son . At least I think I did.

Edward Douglas, {born 1590)  and Janet Phelane mar August 22, 1613. Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland Parish Register (1561-1700) Andrew Elder mar Janet Pane 11 Nov 1632, hand Isabel.…

James David Douglas asked if George Douglas of Accomack Co, Virginia was related to our Edward. No. I believe that line has been traced back to its origins. James David asked me about Thomas Hunt. I am a direct descendant of Thomas HuntIII, will 1719, Northampton Co, by his 2) wife Smart Tankred. Smart  Hunt, widow of Thomas Hunt, mar William Webb. It so happens Thomas and Smart named their first son, Hillary. I descend from Thomas Hunt IV, his second son.

Sarah Joyne was the daughter of John Tankred and Sarah Smart. At the time of her father's death Sarah was six years of age and her siblings were near her age as well. Furthermore Sarah's mother was expecting the birth of a child. There was only one person she could turn to and that was her uncle Col John Stringer Her late husband had no relations. John Tankred came from Yorkshire as a boy. Sarah Tankred;s mother, Mary Stringer, widow of Lt. Col William Andrews, had died in 1660. William…

Continuing with the Stringer connection-When Mary Stringer married William Smart she placed her children by Lt Col William Andrews with different families. I have already provided the placements of Mary and Ann Andrews in appropriate homes. Son, John Andrews, died before 4 April 1678 and son Andrew Andrews mar Elizabeth Johnson died in 1688.(See Adventures of Purse and Person, page 76) Mary Stringer mar 2) William Smart. The couple had two children, John Smart who mar Tabitha Hill and Sarah…

(James David Douglas-Of course you may make use of whatever I write on the Douglas family. (I am counting on you to find the connection in England. Not only did Mary Douglas return to England but Elizabeth Douglas, widow of John Willett, as well, returned to England.)

I shall continue with the Stringer connection.

Mary Stringer, Stephen Stringer, and Col John Stringer, were siblings. Lt Col William Andrews' first wife was Susannah -- Susannah and William Andrews had several…

Capt William Willett (2Elizabeth Willett, 1 Edward Douglas) was born 1670 in Northampton Co, Virginia and died 1739 in Northampton Co, Virginia. (Will of William Willett, Gent., written 18 Oct 1739, proved 11 Mar 1739, Wills and Inv. XXVI-R, 1773-1740, page 334, Northampton Co, Virginia) "to daughter, Elizabeth Goffigon, my 450 acre plantation where I now live, to grandson, Thomas Willett, the 400 acres whereon Francis Stokely now lives, to granddaughter, Mary Willett, to my three grandsons,…

I just tried the Discussion category and lost it when I logged off. I am respondind to James David Douglas query. The given name of Edward convinces me Edward was born in England probably the Norfolk area. William Douglas and I are in agreement on the birth Country for Edward. For the will of John Martyne, Merchant See Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Northampton Co, Virginia, 1632-1802 by John Marshall pages 82 and 83. will written 16 June 1669, proved 29 Dec 1669. Mary Douglas…

From time to time, I receive complaints that I should not be including the Pringles as a sept of the Douglases.

Whilst I like to leave the decision to others, I include the item as a reference.

Today, it is revealed that the problems facing the Pringles are deeper.

The village of Stichill lies in the historic territory of the Pringles, a notorious Riding family of Border Reivers. The Pringles of Stichill are a cadet branch of the Pringles of Smailholm. Robert Pringle of…

Children of Lt Col Edward Douglas and Isabella Dale

1) Edward Douglas, Jr.

2) Sarah Douglas

3) Elizabeth Douglas

1)Edward Douglas, Jr.(1Edward Douglas) was born in 1643 in Northampton Co, Virginia, and died prior to 1664 in Northampton Co, Virginia. Edward Douglas, Jr. never married. In 1661 he secured a patent for 3700 acres, representing the acreage his father held at the time of his death. (See Ralph Whitelaw, page 98, "Virginia's Eastern Shore".) Edward was…

In March 1641/2 Samuel Chandler, attorney for the executors of Dame Elizabeth Dale, did this day petition the board irginia Council) for divers land granted by the old Treasurer and Company to Sir Thomas Dale, Knight, long since deceased. We may conclude that Shrimpton, through Chandler, had received a favorable response on this seaside patent of 1050 acres. Beginning with the year 1645 with the patent granted to William Shrimpton and concluding with one final patent to Col Edward Douglas…