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Searching for father of Samuel Douglas immigrant 1730 from Scotland

I am Looking for the father of:

Samuel Douglas b.1699 Burnhouses Auchingramont Hamilton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

d.1793 Littleton NH

married in Scotland Hepzibah Richardson b.1701 d. ?

Immigrated 1730 from Scotland to MA, then NH with his children and grand children

Son: 

"Captain" Samuel D. Douglass

b.Dec. 26, 1723 in Scotland,

d.1816 in Littleton, Grafton, NH, USA

Marriage 29 May 1764 in Scotland to Molly Conant b1748 – d.1835

Immigrated 1730 Scotland to MA, lived NH

potential 2nd marriage to Tabitha Fletcher

Fought in the War of Revolution

There is an Academy named after him in NH

Grandson:

Samuel Douglass Birth 22 Aug 1767 in Townsend, Middlesex, MA, USA

Death 18 May 1841 in Wilton, Hillsborough, NH, USA

married Sarah Seaver b.1770 – d.1829 He was twice marrried; m. 1st, Jan 26, 1792, Sarah, dau of Capt. Robert Seaver of Brookline; m 2nd Ruth Chandler.

A Deacon in the Baptist Church

Immigration records: 

some documentation from "The history of Brookline NH"

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Comment by William Douglas on August 21, 2015 at 10:20
Is this 'your' Samuel?
ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, son of Samuel D., min. here in 1041 ; M.A.
(Edinburgh 1GG9) ; adm. min. of Longformacus in 1G72 ; pres. by Charles II. 15th Oct. 1077 ; deprived by the Privy Council, 8th Sept, 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, nor praying for William and Mary. He was accused of taking away the Presb. Records. He died Jan. 1704, aged about 55. He marr. Margaret Bannatyne, probably daugh. of his predecessor, and had issue Samuel of Burnhouses ; Helen (marr. 27th Dec. 1729, John Johnston, writer, Edinburgh) ;Katherine (marr. July 1735, Yaxly David son, merchant, Edinburgh). [Min.-book Rey. Sec. Sir/., v. ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ;
Edinburgh Marriage Reg. ; Treasury Sed. Rook, 22nd July 1696.]

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'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.

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