Born in Chowan County, Colony of North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander William Douglas
and Dicy (Watson) Douglas
Brother of
John Douglas [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Webb) Douglas
— married
20 Nov 1777 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 75
in Screven County, Georgia, United States
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Biography
Private Alexander (Douglass) Douglas Jr. served with Georgia Militia during the American Revolution.
Alexander (Douglass) Douglas Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033620.
Alexander Douglas(s) was first generation born in 1757 in Chowan, Royal Colony of NC, to Alexander Douglass 1730 (Ireland)-1790 (NC) and Dicy 1740-1800 (NC).[1]
Military Service
Alexander was Georgia Minute Man. He received two land bounties for his service. [2]
Land Bounties
Georgia Archives Virtual Vault records of Headright & Bounty Plats for Burke County, Georgia. [3]
- Douglas, Alexander, 243 acres, Burke County, 27 Jan 1786
- Douglas, Alexander,100 acres, Burke County, 14 Mar 1788
Family Life
Alexander married Elizabeth Webb on 20 November 1777 in Chowan, North Carolina, USA.[4]
Children[5]
- John 1772-1832
- Robert 1775-
- Michael 1781-1783
- Frederick O 1790-1860
- Wright B 1791-1880
- Alexander 1801-1870
On 16 Aug 1804, he received a passport from West Point to pass through part of the Cherokee Nation on his way to Jefferson County State of Georgia. The Deposition was made in Washington County, Tennessee. [6]
Grand Finale
He died in 1832 in Screven, Georgia, having lived a long life of 75 years. Douglas Co. Ga. Cemetery[7]
Sources
- ↑ Geneanet Community Trees Index
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 31Dec 2023), "Record of Alexander Douglas", Ancestor # A033620.
- ↑ Posted on Ancestry by Charlotte Rose 5 Aug 2008 http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/looseplats.php
- ↑ North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
- ↑ Geneanet Community Trees Index
- ↑ West Point Passport to Indian Territory Collection posted on Ancestry
- ↑ Ganeanet Community Trees
- See also:
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Family Data Collection - Marriages
- North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
- North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
- North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004
- North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
- Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
- Web: RootsWeb Marriage Records Index
- See also: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GSCT-RDH/alexander-douglas-jr.-1757-1832
- 1820 Federal Census, Georgia, Screven County
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~0.78%
Beverly Hersey
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KG7760461 [compare]
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~0.78%
Stephanie (McPherson) Grohol :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A728808 [compare], Ancestry member JoeandSteph
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~0.39%
Jonathan Wade :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F253065 [compare], FTDNA kit #25065
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~0.39%
Justin Watts :
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~0.39%
Bethany Bliss :
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~0.39%
Steve Nesbit :
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~0.39%
Erica (Davis) Inglett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JY1253859 [compare], Ancestry member ericai820438
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