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John Douglass (abt. 1777 - abt. 1836)

John Douglass
Born about in North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 59 in Pulaski, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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John Douglass is a member of Clan Douglas.

John Douglass, son of William and Peggy (Shroud) Douglass, married a Miss (Sina) Gregory and moved to Pulaski County, Arkansas. Had children--Thomas Douglass.[1]

Note: Some of the information contained in this profile is contradictory and based on oral tradition. Do not rely on the dates and information presented as they are estimated and there may be errors. Although sources are given the accuracy of the information, even from "family sources" or public sources is subject to error and additional verification may be needed. This information will be revised if more reliable information comes to light.

John Douglass was born about 1777 in North Carolina to William and Margaret "Peggy" Stroud Douglass. John's date of birth is based on the marriage date of his parents. John Douglas is thought to have died in January, 1836, at his home, thirteen miles from Little Rock, in his sixtieth year. [2] There is a John Douglass buried in the Martin Cemetery, Pulaski County, Arkansas.[3] The birth and death dates are 23 Feb 1782 - 24 Jan 1864. The birth date would indicate that this John is probably not the same person as the subject of this profile. The headstone reads, "In Memory of John Douglass was born February 23rd 1782, died January 24th 1861, "He was a good man" [4] There is also a Sarah E Douglass birth and death dates, 7 Sep 1784 - 28 Aug 1810 in the Martin Cemetery. Her headstone reads, "wife of John Douglass". The" Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern ..., Volume 2", By Fay Hempstead indicates that one of John Douglasses daughters married into the Martin Family. It also states that John Douglass came to Pulaski County in 1819. This John may not be John Douglass, son of Williiam. This John, first cousin of the John Douglass of this profile, is thought to be the son of Ezekiel Douglass. Ezekiel and William Douglass, the father of John, were brothers. To confuse matters it is believed that both Johns settled and lived in Pulaski County about the same time. [5] John Douglass of this profile and his son, Thomas Douglass are found in the 1830 US census of Pulaski County. [6]

The following is from the article, "The Old Douglass House" By Bert Nash[7]

"In the will of the writer’s[8] great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas Gregory, final settlement of which was made on Feb. 22, 1827, at Carthage, in the adjoining county of Smith, we learn the following: That each heir’s part of the estate of Thomas Gregory, born about 1725 was $1,539.29. Each primary heir and his or her name follows: Thomas B. Douglass, grandson of William and Peggy Stroud Douglass, whose mother was the former Sina Gregory; Isaac George, who married another daughter, Elizabeth Gregory; Bry Gregory, born in 1784, who was our own great-great-grandfather, and died in 1847; Abraham Gregory, no further information; William Gregory and Harden Gregory, the two last named being executors of the will which was made in 1817 or 1818. Five persons received one share of the inheritance. They were Richard Brown, Bazerl (Brasill?) Burch, Thomas Davis for A. J. Gregory, Gabriel Gregory and Thomas (Big Tom) Gregory. These were the sons and sons-in-law of one of Thomas Gregory’s sons, Thomas by name, who died before his father. This Thomas Gregory who preceded his father in death, was one of the writer’s great-great-grandfathers. This came about by “Big Tom” Gregory having married his own cousin. Thomas Gregory, who died before his father, married Phoebe Hawkins in Virginia in 1787. She was a relative of Alvin Hawkins who was governor of Tennessee from 1881 to 1883. We have a list of most of the descendants of Bry Gregory, William Gregory and “Big Tom’, but we are sorry that we know next to nothing of Abraham Gregory or Harden Gregory. We are sorry that we do not have any record of the descendants of Richard Brown, Bazerl Burch, A. J. Gregory or Gabriel Gregory. It is interesting to note that in the will of Thomas Gregory, indications are that Thomas Douglass, the son of Sina Gregory, had no brothers or sisters, for the will says that in event of his death before his grandfather, Thomas Gregory, the other heirs were to have his part. That Thomas Douglass had no brothers or sisters is evident from Cisco’s history, also. " [9]
Note: There is a Thomas B Douglass, buried at Bayou Meto Cemetery Pulaski County, Arkansas. [10] The birth and death dates for this Thomas are June 20, 1888 - Dec 6, 1962. He may be a descendant of Thomas Gregory Douglass, grandson of William Douglass and Peggy Stroud Douglass.
"Our records show his name to have been Thomas B. Douglass, but the letter from Arkansas calls him Thomas Gregory Douglass. We have given the name as it appears at Carthage in the year 1827, as Thomas B. Douglass. However, Cisco gives the name of John Douglass with no initial or middle name. But we are sure that Cisco’s account is accurate and so are the old Court records. Sina Gregory, wife of John Douglass, was a sister of our great-great-grandfather, Bry Gregory. Our father’s mother was (also named) Sina Gregory. According to our records, our grandmother, Sina was a grand-niece of the Sina Gregory, who married John Douglass. Our grandmother, Sina Gregory, who married Stephen Calvin Gregory, whose name the writer bears, was born in 1833, and died in 1905. [9]
John and Sina Gregory Douglass went to Arkansas at an early time. Their son Thomas Gregory Douglass resided in a log cabin near what would become Little Rock, Arkansas. Bert Nash, in his book "The Old Douglass House" tells us, " Thirteen miles out of Little Rock on the Hot Springs highway is the home of Thomas Douglass, built originally in 1812 by his grandfather, Thomas Gregory. A few years ago it was covered with lumber and at a glance belies its age. The old house was built of logs. It is two stories high, with two rooms and a hall on each floor. The boards used in its construction, about 30 inches wide and about an inch thick, were cut by hand from large pine and cypress trees. The nails, hand made at a blacksmith shop, are square and only one side of the head is flagged." Note: The date of 1812 may be in error since it is thought that John and Lousiana "Sina" Douglass did not move to Arkansas until the 1820's. Their marriage date is given as December 23, 1823 [11] If that date is correct Thomas Gregory Douglass would have probably been born after that date. It is not known where John Douglass and Sina Gregory were married. [9]
As previously noted,there were two John Douglasses that settled in Arkansas at an early time. One settled on the upper Fourche Creek, and the other about three miles from present Little Rock, on the north side of the Arkansas River. The John Douglass of this profile, son of William, is the one that settled near Fourche Creek. [12] The John Douglass that settled near Little Rock about 1819 was the son of Ezekiel Douglass, a son of Col. Edward Douglass, and brother of William Douglass. The two Johns would have been 1st cousins. John's father, Ezekiel also came to Arkansas with him. Ezekiel died in 1825, a few years after he moved to Arkansas and is buried in Pulaski County. [13]
This from the Harmon Family Genealogy page : Louisiana 'Sina' GREGORY was born c 1777 in Chatham C., NC. She died before 13 July 1811. Louisiana was also known as Louisiana "Sina Lou" GREGORY.Parents: Thomas Bry GREGORY and Susannah Elizabeth BENTON. Spouse: John Levi DOUGLAS. Louisiana 'Sina' GREGORY and John DOUGLAS were married after 1772 in Tennessee. This information raises more questions particularly in regards to John Douglass' birth date and name. [14] This source also gives James Douglass' date of birth as 1753 making this source questionable since James' father, William was born about 1742 and married May 1, 1776, based on North Carolina marriage records. More research is needed.

Land Transactions

There are several land transactions in the name of John Douglass, and his son Thomas G Douglass found between 1824 and 1839. Most of them are in Pulaski County, Arkansas. [15] Some of the transactions are for John Douglass, son of Ezekiel. The transactions for the John and his son Thomas Gregory Douglass of this profile are coded 1S 13W.

DOUGLASS JOHN 7 1N 10W 40 1837/04/15
DOUGLASS JOHN 7 1N 10W 108.2 1824/01/10
DOUGLASS JOHN 32 1N 10W 153.87 1824/01/10
DOUGLASS JOHN 25 1N 11W 146.67 1824/01/10
DOUGLASS JOHN 8 1S 13W 80 1825/07/01
DOUGLASS JOHN 8 1S 13W 80 1825/07/20
DOUGLASS JOHN 8 1S 13W 80 1826/12/01
DOUGLASS JOHN 27 2N 11W 80 1837/04/15
DOUGLASS JOHN 31 2N 11W 151.94 1835/09/03
DOUGLASS JOHN 31 2N 11W 80 1838/08/02
DOUGLASS JOHN 31 2N 11W 80 1839/10/11
DOUGLASS THOMAS G 8 1S 13W 80 1833/09/01
DOUGLASS THOMAS G 17 1S 13W 40 1837/04/15

Sources

  1. Historic Sumner County Tennessee, Jay Guy Cisco, 1907
  2. "Pioneers and makers of Arkansas", Shinn, Josiah Hazen, 1849-1917,Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1908, Pg 338
  3. [ http://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php? id=571363&printer_friendly=true Arkansas Gravestones.Org]
  4. ["Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVJ-CZMC : 13 December 2015), John Douglass, 1861; Burial, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States of America, Martin Cemetery; citing record ID 20377875, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  5. Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern Affairs, Volume 2, Fay Hempstead, Lewis Publishing Company, 1911
  6. 1830 US Census, Pulaski County, Arkansas
  7. CAL’S COLUMN DOUGLASS INFORMATION, October 15, 1956
  8. written record of Stephen Calvin Gregory
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "The Old Douglass House" By Bert Nash
  10. Thomas B Douglass
  11. Descendants of Edward Douglass
  12. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State... Biographies of Distinguished Citizens, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889
  13. Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, By Josiah H. Shinn
  14. Harmon Family Genealogy Page
  15. PULASKI CO., ARK., FEDERAL LAND RECORDS

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Per death notice (Arkansas Gazette, 29 Dec 1835) John Douglass, the subject of this profile, died in late December 1835 from the after-effects of an accidental gunshot wound to his foot. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9720151/the_arkansas_gazette/
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