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Russell Lynn Drysdale's Blog – June 2022 Archive (1)

John Douglas and Wife Judith Moorman

CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES

Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA

1782-1926

By R. H. EARLY

With Illustrations

J. P. BELL COMPANY

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927



Douglas

In 1784 Edward Douglas patented 3OO acres of land on Beaverpond creek. 18O4

patented 3OO additional acres on Beaverpond creek: this Edward may have been a

brother or son of John: whose children were Charles, Elizabeth," Thomas, Polly,

Judith,…

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Added by Russell Lynn Drysdale on June 14, 2022 at 20:52 — 10 Comments

Making conections

The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

Maybe it is time to update the information in your profile?


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