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Colonel William Douglas 1690–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1690

Birth Location: St Stephen Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1738

Death Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States

Father: William *

Mother: Sarah Munyan

Spouse(s): Anne Douglas

Children(s): William Douglass

In 1690, Colonel William Douglas entered the world in St Stephen Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States, born to William Earl Douglas And Sarah Proctor Munyan. Colonel William Douglas married Anne Sawyer Hamilton Douglas, and had children including William Romaldus Douglass. Colonel William Douglas passed away in 1738 in Cecil, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Colonel William Douglas entered the world in St Stephen Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States, born to William Earl Douglas And Sarah Proctor Munyan.
  • Colonel William Douglas married Anne Sawyer Hamilton Douglas, and had children including William Romaldus Douglass.
  • Colonel William Douglas passed away in 1738 in Cecil, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William *
1672–1705
Birth Location: Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
W*
Sarah Munyan
1676–1731
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Anne Douglas
1698–1748
Birth Location: Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland
AD

Children(s)

William Douglass
1720–1779
Birth Location: Saint Stephens Parish, Earleville, Cecil, Maryland
WD

Colonel Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Douglas
1690–1738
Birth Place: St Stephen Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Parents
William Earl Douglas *
1672–1705
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Sarah (Proctor -) Munyan
1676–1731
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Willam ((1st Duke of Queesbury) Douglas) Markgraaf
1637–1695
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Isabel Graham
1642–1691
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Marksberry
1604–1671
Lady Carnegie
1620–1671
Johnne ANCESTRY
1616–1687
Isobell ANCESTRY
1626–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1585–1640
Isabelle Kerr
1574–1628
Sir Stewart,
1595–1659
Lady Carnegie
1599–1655
John Arnott
1599–1650
Janet (Sinclair)
1607–1665
William Arnot
1604–1650
Helein Gray
1599–1650

Colonel Douglas's Descendants

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Colonel (William) Douglas (Dec 1690–21 Dec 1738) m. Anne (Sawyer Hamilton) Douglas (5 Apr 1698–21 Apr 1748)
  1. 1. William ("Romaldus") Douglass 1720–1779 m. Mary Anderson 1727–1784
    1. 1. George (Levy) Douglas 1750–1787 m. Nancy (Anne) Merrick 1758–1838 m. Nancy (Anne) Douglass 1758–1834

Colonel Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1690
Dec 1690
Birth of Colonel William Douglas in St Stephen Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States
St Stephen Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States
1715
1715
Age 25
Colonel William Douglas was married in St Stephen, Cecil, Maryland, United States
St Stephen, Cecil, Maryland, United States
1738
21 Dec 1738
Age 48
Death of Colonel William Douglas in Cecil, Maryland, United States
Cecil, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1690
    Event Place: St Stephen Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: St Stephen, Cecil, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1738
    Event Place: Cecil, Maryland, United States
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