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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sandra
Sandra M. Long, Ph.D
The OMNI Centre for Public Media, Inc.
P.O. Box 302
Carmel, IN 46082-0302
Phone: 317-846-2345 Ext.112
Fax: 317-846-6664
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