James Douglass (1746 - 1811)

Born 4 Jun 1746 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Duffield — married 19 Apr 1773 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1811 at age 64 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James was born about 1744. James was the child of William Douglass. James Douglass and Elizabeth Duffield were married at Carlisle, April 19, 1773. Muster rolls dated July 31, 1777 and May 14, 1778 show James Douglass as First Lieutenant of the First Company of the Second Battalion, Cumberland County militia, commanded by Capt. Matthew Gregg. On May 11, 1779, he is shown on muster rolls as Captain of that company. A muster roll dated May 10, 1780 shows him as Captain of the Third Company. On June 12, 1780, and September 8, 1781, Capt. James Douglass swore to the accuracy of lists enumerating all the white male inhabitants of his militia district between the ages of 16 and 53.

James is named as a brother in the will of Agnes (Douglass) Gordon, as are her brothers William and George and sister Jean Kilgore. James passed away in 1811.

"James Douglass is a Revolutionary Veteran. Roster of Revolutionary Ancestors, p.179. "Douglass, James b. 1744 (Cumberland, Pennsylvania) d. 26 April 1811, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, Elizabeth Duffield. SERVICE: Douglass, James - Captain. Commissioned 1st Lieut. 31 July 1777 1st company of the 2nd Battalion, Cumberland County. Militia Captain Mathew Gregg, Col. John Davis. Commissioned Captain 10 May 1780 of 3rd Co. 2nd Battalion Cumberland County Militia, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gibson. Children: Elizabeth married Mathew Wilson. DESCENDANT: WILSON, Mary Janey (Miss), No. 65824." (1)

James Douglass is the son of William Douglass 1705–1750 and Elizabeth Jackson 1707–1754.

James Douglas married Elizabeth Duffield 1747–1829 on 1763 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Their children are: Robert Douglass 1772–1825.

William Douglass 1774–1843.

Nancy Agnes Douglass 1782–1855.

Elizabeth Douglass Wilson1783–1872.

John Douglass 1788–1837.

George D Douglass 1789–1826.

Jane M. Douglas 1805–1826.

James Douglass Jr. died 1825. (2)

Sources

• Notes and Queries Historical and Genealogical: Chiefly

Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, William Henry Egle, First and Second Series, Vol. II, 1895, "Marriages by Rev. John Roan," p. 7-9). https://books.google.com/books?id=jsUxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=james+douglass+elizabeth+duffield&source=bl&ots=Lpv0aqzF_5&sig=ACfU3U3DszQpo5nqwNkmzYMUVsl7Jf6rvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBxJXr4NbkAhUzHjQIHQyUD7cQ6AEwEHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

• Pennsylvania Archives, 5th series, vol. VI, "Associators and Militia of the County of Cumberland," pages 152, 164, 168, 171, 175, 179. https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaarch30penn/page/153; https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaarch30penn/page/164; https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaarch30penn/page/168; https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaarch30penn/page/171; https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaarch30penn/page/175; https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaarch30penn/page/179
• "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. Cumberland County, Will Book G, page 183, Will of Agnes Gordon, proved 7 Oct 1806. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99B-JH52?i=96&wc=9PM8-SPD%3A268498501%2C271232101&cc=1999196

1. DOUGLASS, JAMES. Excerpt. Ancestrylibrary.com. [1]

2. James Douglass, Ancestrylibrary.com. [2]

3. Ancestor Search ...Find your Ancestors Dunlap Biography. [3]

4. Revolutionary-War-Militia-Cumberland. Cumberland County Revolutionary War Militia 1st Battalion, 1777. [4]

5. Will of James Douglass, Ancestrylibrary.com. [5]

Research Notes:

His Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Thomas Gisson. Note: 1777 1780 Middleton Township, PA: Company Company 1st Company: 3rd Company: Capt. Matthew Gregg Capt. James Douglass Capt. James Douglass

Cumberland County Revolutionary War Militia 1st Battalion, 1777. Commanding Officer: Col. James Dunlap. 6th Battalion, 1780 Commanding Officers: Lt. Col. James Dunlap (4) Revolutionary-War-Militia-Cumberland. [6]

From: Genealogical and Personal History of Centre and Clinton County, Pennsylvania, 1912.

Colonel James Dunlap Biography, Colonel James Dunlap, was a resident of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, PA as early as 1751.

"On the 10th of January, 1776, he was appointed major of the Sixth Battalion Pennsylvania, under Col. William Irvine, and served in the campaign of that year in Canada, and Oct. 25, 1776, was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Tenth Pennsylvania of the Continental Line, but resigned Jan. 23, 1777, because his seniority of rank was not recognized in promotions; he was appointed Oct. 2, 1779, lieutenant of Cumberland County, and Oct. 28, 1784, commissioned justice of the Common Pleas.

"In 1796 he came to Bald Eagle township then, and purchased a part of the Griffith Gibbon tract, on which he and his son-in-law laid out the town of Bellefonte, Col. Dunlop erecting the first house on the lot now occupied by Jacob Valentine, northeast corner of High and Spring Streets, Col. Dunlop being the first actual, resident in the new town. His wife's maiden name wan Jane Boggs (sister of John)."

• Y-Chromosome DNA Confirmed: Douglass-676's direct paternal relationship to Douglass-675 is confirmed because: This yDNA test of Kittilson-1 and this yDNA test of Douglass-798 are a close match. 67/67 markers. The most recent common ancestor in the yDNA line of Kittilson-1 and the yDNA line of Douglass-798 is Douglass-675.