Searching for father of Samuel Douglas immigrant 1730 from Scotland

[Bernadine Douglass]

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"

[William Douglas]

Samuel's birth place seems odd.

Auchingramont in in Lanarkshire.

There are numerous Burnhouses in Scotland, but I am not aware of one in Aberdeenshire.  Samuel was a merchant in Glasgow, so the Burnhouse in Lanarkshire seems more probable.

[William Douglas]

Photostat copy of plan of the farms of Sandilands and Burnhouse (Sandilands Burnhouse) belonging to Hon. Archibald Douglas 1772
https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/details.aspx...; 

[William Douglas]

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.]

Interpretaion:

Samuel Douglas of Burnhouses died in January 1793, and his estate was settled in Edinburgh in January 1794. The surviving letters and records show that he left no formal settlement of his affairs, so his heritage devolved upon his brother James as next heir.Samuel Douglas of Burnhouses died in January 1793, and his estate was settled in Edinburgh in January 1794. The surviving letters and records show that he left no formal settlement of his affairs, so his heritage devolved upon his brother James as next heir.
🧾 What we know about Samuel Douglas• Parentage: Son of Rev. Alexander Douglas (minister of Longformacus, deprived 1689) and Margaret Bannatyne.• Career: Merchant, Burgess and Guild Brother of Glasgow (admitted by purchase, 7 Sept 1785).• Death: 17 January 1793, after four years of poor health.• Estate: Edinburgh, 29 January 1794 – a letter survives describing his death and funeral, noting that “upon opening Samuel’s repositories we could find no settlement made by him of his affairs, in consequence of which the whole heritage devolves upon you as next heir.”• Funeral: Held 22 January 1794 at Auchingraymont, attended by William Molle and John Granger.
📜 Family and Succession• Brother James Douglas inherited Samuel’s estate as next heir.• The letter from Edinburgh in 1794 makes clear that Samuel left no will, so the succession followed the line of male kin.• His sisters Helen and Katherine had married into Edinburgh professional families (John Johnston, writer; Yaxly Davidson, merchant), but the estate passed through the Douglas male line.