I have some Douglases in my family. A gg grand mother named Martha
Douglas. hence a lot of Marthas in the family.
My oldest was James Douglas 1745-90 d Franklin County N C. Edgecombe
Cy seems to be where they lived.
Would appreciate hearing of any connections.
At 10:00 AM 7/9/2010, you wrote:
>For several years persons descended from David Douglass have been
>searching for more information about him. I have a marriage bond that
>is dated 6 November 1777. He married Martha Jones in Mecklenburg
>County, VA. Francis Lightfoot signed the bond. David and Martha's
>children appear to be born in Mecklenburg County.
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> We have a copy of a land transaction 27 December 1779. David and
>Martha sold about 115 acres to Robert Brooks Rose of Mecklenburg for
>3500 pounds of tobacco. He is reported to have served in the
>Revolutionary War and was given land in Georgia for this service. Then
>we have a twenty year void until he arrived in Louisville, Jefferson
>County, Georgia about 1798 or 1799. In Georgia he is reported to have
>been a glove maker and also to make other clothing...I think from
>leather. I think this is interesting and could hold a key about his
>background in VA and during the twenty year period he is missing. It
>seems he would have learned this skill in VA from a family member.
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>I have talked with the genealogist at the library in Boynton and little
>is available. We have ordered many reels from LVA searching for
>information about the Jones family and Douglass family and searched in
>the genealogy library in Fort Wayne, IN.
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>David's children were very involved in Georgia life and his son, Jones
>Douglass, started the first Sunday school in Gwinnett County GA...it is
>now the greater Atlanta area. Others also were very involved in the
>Methodist church so it is likely David was a Methodist. Jones married
>Rebecca Tillman, and I know there were Tillmans in VA too.
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>David is reported to be born in Scotland about 1752. I am not certain
>that this is true. His father may already have been in VA., and he
>could have been born in VA. I have found a David Sr. and Jr. in
>Mecklenburg and also in Granville County, NC. In Granville I found
>notation dated 21 September 1759, of a Sus'a Douglas, orphan of David
>Douglas deceased, allowed to chose her brother William Douglas of
>Lunenburg to be her guardian.
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>David and Martha had three sons, James, Stephen and Jones and several
>daughters. I descend from Jones Douglass. I also a found a 1805
>marriage bond for a James Douglass in Mecklenburg county. He married
>Nancy Johnson. He may be David's son. I do not know.
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>In October, I will be in VA and would like to continue exploring this.
>If you have any thoughts about David Douglass, all of the Douglass clan
>will appreciate your input.
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>Sandra
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>Sandra M. Long, Ph.D
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