You do have some good solid provenance there, I can see that Alexander had 5 children including John, but unfortunately there is no mention of his wife.
Is this where the ancestral line is currently paused?
A slightly different image of the will (from Familysearch) is copied below for info.
I had a quick look on the Familysearch website and did find a John Douglas with a father named Alexander Douglas in North Carolina at around the right time.
It's probably not the person you are looking for (John's birth in 1764 - any records? - this john was a minor in 1785 - doesn't seem to fit) but details enclosed for info anyway:
Alexander Douglas died before 1785 and left a son John, who was a minor at that time, who became an orphan. The source documents (probate) indicate an extensive legal battle between the executors and others over the proceeds from Alexander's estate. The court records span image numbers 966-999 in the Familysearch archive.
A link to one of the images (981) within this image series herewith:
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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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Following up on some of these names and my research is pulling up this post!
And its only been live for an hour or so!
Hi Charles
One last info dump from me (you may have this info already):
North Carolina. Public Records 1790
These reveal quite a few Douglases, Duglas etc in North Carolina in 1790
Alexander Douglas' household in Surry included one other Male over 16 (son?) and 5 females (wife & four daughters perhaps)
There was a John Douglas in Surry County who was married with 3 sons
It's possible that William Douglas had moved to Orange County, NC
It's possible that Thomas Douglas had moved to Wilkes County, NC
1. Alexander Douglas Surry 1790 federal census
2. John Douglas Surry 1790 federal census
3. Wiliam Douglas Orange county 1790 tax payers
4. Edward Douglas Wilkes County also Andrew Dugliss, Thom Duglass1790 federal census
Best regards
Hi Charles,
Russell has pointed out that there is an Alexander Douglas (1804) and a John Douglas (1802) in the publication mentioned in this link:
https://douglashistory.ning.com/forum/topics/passports-of-southeastern-pioneers-1770-1823
May be relevant, may not be.
Best regards
Hi again Charles,
You do have some good solid provenance there, I can see that Alexander had 5 children including John, but unfortunately there is no mention of his wife.
Is this where the ancestral line is currently paused?
A slightly different image of the will (from Familysearch) is copied below for info.
Best regards
Hi Charles & welcome to the Douglas Archives,
I had a quick look on the Familysearch website and did find a John Douglas with a father named Alexander Douglas in North Carolina at around the right time.
It's probably not the person you are looking for (John's birth in 1764 - any records? - this john was a minor in 1785 - doesn't seem to fit) but details enclosed for info anyway:
Alexander Douglas died before 1785 and left a son John, who was a minor at that time, who became an orphan. The source documents (probate) indicate an extensive legal battle between the executors and others over the proceeds from Alexander's estate. The court records span image numbers 966-999 in the Familysearch archive.
A link to one of the images (981) within this image series herewith:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RK8-9WBW?view=index&lang=en&groupId=
Best regards
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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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