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John Douglas 1695 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1695

Birth Location: Cockpen, M loth, Scottland

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Lord Douglas-Hamilton

Mother: Christian Witherspoon

Spouse(s): Eunice Ratliff

Children(s): Hugh Douglas

The story of John Douglas Sr. began in 1695 in Cockpen, M loth, Scottland. John Douglas Sr. married Eunice Agnes Ratliff, and had children including Hugh Douglas. John Douglas Sr. passed away in 1788 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Douglas Sr. began in 1695 in Cockpen, M loth, Scottland.
  • John Douglas Sr. married Eunice Agnes Ratliff, and had children including Hugh Douglas.
  • John Douglas Sr. passed away in 1788 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Douglas-Hamilton
1659 – 1694
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland Or Cockpen, Scotland
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Christian Witherspoon
1660 – 1734
Birth Location: Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eunice Ratliff
1697 – 1790
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Hugh Douglas
1719 – 1781
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
HD

John Douglas's Ancestors

Self
John Douglas
1695 – 1788
Birth Place: Cockpen, M loth, Scottland
Parents
Lord William Douglas-Hamilton
1659 – 1694
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland Or Cockpen, Scotland
Christian Witherspoon
1660 – 1734
Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Douglas
1634 – 1694
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Anne (Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of) Hamilton
John Witherspoon
1640 – 1737
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Jennet Dewar
1640 – 1737
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Douglas's Descendants

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John Douglas (31 May 1695 – 1788) m. Eunice (Agnes) Ratliff (1697 – 1790)
  1. 1. Hugh Douglas (17 Aug 1719 – 3 Nov 1781) m. Phebe Paine (1712 – 1781)
    1. 1. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Douglas (8 August 1747 – 25 May 1814)
      1. 1. Daniel Chase (1780 – 12 Feb 1836) m. Euphemia (1783 Alice) Caswell (Abt. 1783 – Aug 1821)
        1. 1. Douglas (John) Chase (1805 – Bet. 1871–1881) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Lawson (1811 – Aft. 1899)

John Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1695
31 May 1695
Birth of John Douglas Sr. in Cockpen, M loth, Scottland
Cockpen, M loth, Scottland
1788
1788
Age 93
Death of John Douglas Sr. in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1695
    Event Place: Cockpen, M loth, Scottland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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