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William Douglass 1668 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Oct 1745

Death Location: Balsalloch, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: William Douglas,

Mother: Isabel Kennedy

Spouse(s): Grishild McKeand

Children(s): Col Douglas, John Douglas, Lady Douglas, George Douglas, Rev. Douglas, James Douglas, Alexander Douglas, Elisabeth Douglas

William Douglass was born in 1668 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Douglas, and Isabel Elizabeth Kennedy. William Douglass married Grishild Grizell McKeand, and had children including Col William Douglas, John Bruce Douglas, Lady Margaret Campbell Douglas, George Douglas, Rev. William Douglas, James Douglas, Alexander Douglas, Elisabeth Douglas. William Douglass passed away in 1745 in Balsalloch, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Douglass was born in 1668 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Douglas, and Isabel Elizabeth Kennedy.
  • William Douglass married Grishild Grizell McKeand, and had children including Col William Douglas, John Bruce Douglas, Lady Margaret Campbell Douglas, George Douglas, Rev. William Douglas, James Douglas, Alexander Douglas, Elisabeth Douglas.
  • William Douglass passed away in 1745 in Balsalloch, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Douglas,
1649 – 1669
Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
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Isabel Kennedy
1645 – 1668
Birth Location: Galloway, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Grishild McKeand
1672 – 1741
Birth Location: Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Col Douglas
1689 – 1765
Birth Location: Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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John Douglas
1695 – 1761
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1703 – 1745
Birth Location: Penninghame, Wigtownshire, , Scotland
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George Douglas
1704 – 1758
Birth Location: Douglas Hall, Accomack, Virginia, United States
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Rev. Douglas
1708 – 1798
Birth Location: Wigton, Wigton, Scotland
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James Douglas
1708 – 1780
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Alexander Douglas
1708 – 1775
Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elisabeth Douglas
1711 – 1759
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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William Douglass's Ancestors

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William Douglass
1668 – 1745
Birth Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Douglas,
1649 – 1669
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth) Kennedy
1645 – 1668
Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
James Douglas,
1616 – 1647
Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Agnes Rome
1616 – 1649
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Sir (John) Kennedy,
1620 – 1672
Colzean, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1635 – 1671
Carriden House, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mouswald
1585 – 1627
Helena Grierson
1597 – 1616
Sir Kennedy,
1588 – 1652
Dame Maypole
1600 – 1653
Alexander Hamilton
1615 – 1661
Lady Douglas
1616 – 1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Grierson,
1567 – 1629
Nicole Maxwell
1578 – 1605
Sir Kennedy,
1545 – 1602
Lady McGill
1559 – 1621
David Hamilton
1590 – 1641
Marion Campbell
1595 – 1645

William Douglass's Descendants

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William Douglass (1668 – 14 Oct 1745) m. Grishild (Grizell) McKeand (1672 – Oct 1741)
  1. 1. Col (William) Douglas (3 Aug 1689 – 12 February 1765)
  2. 2. John (Bruce) Douglas (31 May 1695 – 11 Jan 1761) m. Judith Moorman (1711 – 1753)
    1. 1. Charles Douglas (29 Apr 1732 – 1823)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas, (18 Dec 1733 – 21 Jul 1791) m. Philip (Eastin) d'Estaing (1730 – 28 Jul 1768)
      1. 1. Lt (Richard) Eastin, (1748 – 1785)
      2. 2. 1st (Lt Philip) Eastin, (1755 – 23 Jun 1817) m. Sarah (Ann Hite) Smith (1767 – 23 Jul 1843)
        1. 1. Mary ('Polly') Easton (1767 – 25 Oct 1822) m. Rev (John Gardner B) Davis, (1762 – 9 Oct 1831)
        2. 2. Major (Charles Smith) Eastin, (4 Dec 1783 – 16 Sep 1865) m. Sarah Eastin (31 May 1789 – 25 Mar 1866)
        3. 3. Rebecca Eastin (1785 – 1846)
        4. 4. Frances ('Fanny') Eastin (1786 – 1846)
        5. 5. George Eastin (1787 – 1803)
        6. 6. Martin Easton (1791 – 1803)
        7. 7. 1st (Lt Philip) Easton, (1795 – 1855) m. Sarah Smith
        8. 8. David Eastin (1796 – 9 Oct 1840) m. Nancy Griffin (1794 – 14 Nov 1845)
        9. 9. Mahala Eastin (2 Mar 1799 – 3 Jun 1882)
        10. 10. Louisiana ("Lucy") Eastin (5 Mar 1805 – 23 May 1857)
        11. 11. Sarah Eastin (1808 – 25 Oct 1867)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Easton (1756 – 21 Jul 1791)
      4. 4. Charles Easton (1758 – 1784)
      5. 5. Judith ("Judy") Eastin (26 May 1759 – 20 Nov 1836) m. Captain (Edmund) Shackelford, (8 May 1746 – 12 Oct 1821)
        1. 1. Philip (Eastin) Shackelford (22 Sep 1779 – 20 Oct 1856)
        2. 2. Rev (Edmund) Shackelford, (7 Jun 1781 – 1 Sep 1830) m. Mildred (“Millie”) Phillips (13 Feb 1788 – 28 May 1828) m. Mary Hagood
        3. 3. John Shackelford (28 Aug 1783 – 1857)
        4. 4. Charles (Edmund) Shackelford (5 Aug 1785 – 1857)
        5. 5. Reuben (E) Shackelford (19 Apr 1790 – 10 Jun 1837) m. Mary Hendrick (1806 – 1880)
        6. 6. Judith (M) Shackelford (20 Nov 1794 – 1850)
        7. 7. Sarah (Welch Mussen) Shackelford (9 Nov 1801 – 28 Mar 1872)
        8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Shackelford (23 Feb 1805 – 1839)
      6. 6. Johnston Easton, (1764 – 1784) m. Mary Gardner (1757 – 1849)
        1. 1. Jane ("Jenny" Easton) * (25 Mar 1780 – 25 Dec 1862) m. Samuel (B) Hill (2 Jul 1779 – 10 Jun 1856)
        2. 2. Sarah (Rebecca) Easton
      7. 7. Mary Easton (1782 – 25 Oct 1822)
    3. 3. Thomas (B) Douglas (2 Sep 1740 – 23 Jan 1830)
    4. 4. Judith Douglass (29 Sep 1747 – 1806)
    5. 5. Achilles Douglas (22 Feb 1752 – 5 Nov 1810)
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret Campbell) Douglas (1 May 1703 – 19 Nov 1745)
  4. 4. George Douglas (1704 – 1758)
  5. 5. Rev. (William) Douglas (03 August 1708 – 12 February 1798)
  6. 6. James Douglas (3 Aug 1708 – 1780) m. Mary Douglas (1724 – 1 Jan 1791)
    1. 1. Janet (Douglas) (Black) (1747 – 19 Sep 1823)
    2. 2. Margaret Douglas (1772 – 20 Aug 1782)
  7. 7. Alexander Douglas (2 October 1708 – 1775)
  8. 8. Elisabeth Douglas (28 Oct 1711 – 7 Jun 1759) m. Nathaniel Heron (7 Sep 1707 – 10 Feb 1789)
    1. 1. Margaret Heron (23 Jan 1739 – 15 Jun 1762)
    2. 2. Samuel Heron (Feb 1749 – 26 Oct 1785)

William Douglass's Timeline

2 Records

1668
1668
Birth of William Douglass in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
1745
14 Oct 1745
Age 77
Death of William Douglass in Balsalloch, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Balsalloch, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh (Canongate) - Register of Burgesses, 1622-1733
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1745
    Event Place: Balsalloch, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index, 1632-2014

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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