George Douglass, I

1726 - 1799  (73 years)

• Name	George Douglass
  Suffix	I
  Birth	26 Feb 1726	Pequea , Salisbury Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Mar 1799	, Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania
  Burial	St Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Douglassville, Berks, PA
  Person ID	I96778	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Andrew Douglass,   b. 1702, near Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 2 Feb 1741, Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Jane Ross,   b. Abt 1704   d. 1742 (Age ~ 38 years)
  Family ID	F35383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Pearsol,   b. 25 Aug 1730, Rebecca Furnace, Chester, Pennsylvania d. 12 Oct 1798, , Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1747	Douglass Manor, Berks, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Richard Douglass,   b. 25 Nov 1748, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania bur. St John's Cemetery, Compass, Chester, Pennsylvania   2. Elizabeth Douglass,   b. 25 Jan 1750, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 4 Apr 1825 (Age 75 years)   3. Jane Douglass,   b. 1752, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ann Rebecca Douglass,   b. 13 Feb 1757, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   5. Bridget Douglass,   b. Abt 1760, Brecknock, Berks, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   6. Andrew Douglass,   b. 1762, Morlatton, Berks County, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   7. George Douglass,   b. 2 Mar 1764   d. 4 May 1766 (Age 2 years)   8. George Douglass,   b. 11 Feb 1767, Morlatton, Berks, Pennsylvania d. 17 Apr 1833, Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 66 years)   9. Mary Douglass,   b. Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 15 Apr 1925, St Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Douglassville, Berks, PA
  Family ID	F35382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  The town of Douglassville, near Pottstown, was named after him, for he lived in Douglass Manor. He also built and ran the White Horse Tavern, which was a stop on the Schuylkill River for travelers to and from Philadelphia. In 1776, in the Revolutionary War, he commanded a company in Lotz's Battalion. A pew in the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel has been given as a memorial to him. (email from Barb Bentrem, 5th grandchild).