Archibald Douglas (1665 - bef. 1728)

Born 1665 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Louise Daly — married 1685 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died before 29 Feb 1728 before age 63 in Delaware

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Biography

Archibald Douglas is a member of Clan Douglas.

Lord Archibald Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Lord Archibald was born about 1665.^[1]

He arrived in 1720, landing in Maryland^[2] OR He arrived before 1720 as he was already living in Kent Co., Delaware in 1709.

1 Aug 1709, Deed, Kent Co., Delaware ---William Molleston of the County of Kent on Delaware Bay Farmer to Archibald Douglas of the said County of Kent, 100 acres on the west side of Delaware Bay and on the north side of Muspelion [Mispillion] Creek and is part of a Tract of Land __ the sd William Molleston Bought of Reynear Williams Senr. Wit: Mathew Manlove, Reynear Williams.

14 Dec 1727 Reynear Williams aged Forty Seven years or thereabout on his Solumn affirmation Declareth that his name above written as an Evidence of the above Deed is (as he verily Believes) his own proper Hand writing and that he do very well Remember that the above mentioned Archibald Douglass Did pay the Consideration for the sd. Land to his father Reynear Williams for the use of the above named William Molleston. [signed] Renear Williams (Kent Co., Delaware Deed Bk. I, p. 143, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37X-43ZM-6?i=494&cat=298179>

12 Dec 1709 Will of Reynear Williams of Kent County on Delaware Bay, dated 12 Dec 1709, prob. 20 Dec 1709, Witnesses: Mark Manlove, Archibald Douglas, Lewis Aways. (Kent Co., Delaware Reg. of Wills, Bk. C, p. 82, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95D-K9PW-2?i=89&cat=34099>)

29 Feb 1727/8 ---"Archibald Dowglass late of Kent County on Delaware Yeom'n Lately died Intestate as is affirmed having whilst he Lived and at the time of his death divers goods Rights and Creditts &c . . ." Admin. granted to William Molleston "to make a true and perfect Inventory thereof and Exhibitting the same into the Registers office of Kent County at Dover on or before" 29 Feb 1728/9. (Kent Co., Delaware Reg. of Wills, Bk. G, p. 8, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95D-K9GB-S?i=136&cat=34099>)

6 Feb 1728/9, Deed, Kent Co., Delaware Reneyr Williams admnr. of Archibald Douglass Late of Kent County on Delaware, 100 acres on the North side of Muspelion Creek in the afsd. County of Kent. (Kent Co., Delaware Deed Bk. I, p.168b, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37X-43HK-2?i=520&cat=298179>)

A yet-to-be-identified father and mother were the parents of three emigrants from near Edinburgh, Scotland to Chester County, later Lancaster County, Pennsylvania between 1716 and 1728.^[3] Tradition says that they were forced to leave Scotland after participating in the Jacobite_rising_of_1715.^[4]

• Andrew Douglass; d Jan 20, 1742^[4]
• Archibald Douglass; d Nov 26, 1756^[4]
• James Douglass; d Nov 8, 1757, leaving one son, Edward^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ THE DOUGLASS FAMILY
2. ↑ U.S. Immigration Lists 1500s to 1900
3. ↑ Montgomery, Morton Luther. History of Berks County in Pennsylvania, Volume 1. Philadelphia, PA: Everett, Peck & Richards, 1886. Page 356.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Old Saint John's Church Yard, Pequea." Papers Read before the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol XXI No. 10: Lancaster, PA: Lancaster County Historical Society, 1917. Page 159.

• Source: Descendants of Lord Archibald Douglass 1665
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• Source: S35 Author: Gale Research Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenge; Repository: #R2
• Source: http://www.saundersfamilyhistory.com/images/Chapter%207%20-%20The%20Douglass%20Family.pdf

• A collection of family records, with biographical sketches, and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Douglas, or allied to families of that name, by Douglas, Charles Henry James, 1856-1931 https://archive.org/stream/collectionoffami00doug#page/510/mode/2up

• Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America 1625 to 1825

• Historical record for one of his descendants, it notes that he was descended from Scottish Nobility. http://www.historicpreservationtrust.org/historic-properties/morlatton-village/george-douglass-mansion/

Acknowledgements

This profile was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Douglass-699 was created by David Higgs through the import of Brown-12 Generations_2014-07-23.ged on Jul 23, 2014.