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Thomas Douglass

Thomas Douglass

Male 1790 - Yes, date unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Douglass was born in 1790 (son of John Douglass and Sarah Dunn); and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Douglass was born in 1760 (son of John Douglass, son of John Douglass and Mary McClure); died on 15 Dec 1812 in York District, South Carolina.

    Notes:

    John Douglass served during the Revolution with the 5th South Carolina
    Regiment in Captain Gordon's Company. He enlisted 10 December, 1776 (War
    Department Certificate #1758162). Mary Lunsford Thorn Moores' DAR
    application dated 23 May 1913 (National Number 86960-A75) documents his
    service and her lineage.

    John Douglass is buried at Old Waxhaws Presbyterian in Lancaster County,
    South Carolina adjacent to the grave of Matilda Douglas, the daughter of
    John's nephew Joseph Douglass Jr. On the other side of John's grave is
    Moses Cantzon, husband of Joseph Douglass Sr's daughter Margaret. John
    Douglass' headstone reads:
    Sacred to the
    memory of
    JOHN DOUGLASS
    Who depareted this life
    decr 15th 1812
    aged 53 years

    Go home my friend dry up your tears
    I must lie here till Christ appears
    When he appears I shall then rise
    And see you with immortal eyes.

    John married Sarah Dunn on 10 May 1781 in Claremont County, Camden District, SC. Sarah (daughter of Sylvester Dunn and Sarah Janet Montgomery) was born in 1763 in Camden District, South Carolina; died on 20 Feb 1813 in York District, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Dunn was born in 1763 in Camden District, South Carolina (daughter of Sylvester Dunn and Sarah Janet Montgomery); died on 20 Feb 1813 in York District, South Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Martha Douglass was born about 1786 in Pendleton, SC; and died.
    2. 1. Thomas Douglass was born in 1790; and died.
    3. John Douglass was born on 14 Aug 1795 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA; died on 24 Aug 1870 in Blackstocks, South Carolina.
    4. Jennie Douglass was born about 1797; died after 1850.
    5. Margaret Douglass was born on 4 May 1799; died on 11 Sep 1870.
    6. Joseph Douglass was born on 26 Aug 1803; died on 18 Jan 1865 in South Carolina, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Douglass was born about 1740 in Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Douglass); died about 1784 in Lancaster District, South Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    I merged two records with differing dates to make this one. This seems the most likely option, but there is stil some conflicting evidence.

    (Research):George Douglass, Jr (son of George Douglass and Mary Unknown)168 was born 1770 in SC168, and died Apr 01, 1816 in York District, South Carolina. He married (2) Elizabeth M. Unknown.

    Includes NotesNotes for George Douglass, Jr:
    South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 16
    FieldSearchMatches[Any]MCCARTER1[Any]WILLIAM263
    http://data.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=scxvi&se=SSE.DLL&DatabaseId=3675&db=scxvi&GSFN=WILLIAM&GSLN=MCCARTER&GSPL=1%2CANY+LOCALITY&PROX=2&SUBMIT=SEARCH&GS=WILLIAM+MCCARTER
    Friday, April 30, 1999
    1 Combined Matches
    The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Volume XVI
    Summer 1988 Number 3
    (Mrs. Katherine L. Hester, Editor)
    Volume XVI Summer 1988 Number 3 , p. 175
    DOUGLASS. Alton L. Douglass (3902 N. Findley Rd. Woodbridge, VA 22193)
    "Up Against The Stops"

    What was the maiden name, parents and siblings of
    Elizabeth Douglass b. c 1769
    d. 5 Oct 1848 York Dist. SC, the wife of
    George Douglass b. c 1770 probably in Lancaster or Claremont or Sumpter
    Dist. SC
    d. 1 Apr 1816 York Dist. SC.
    Both are buried Ebenezer Church Cem., Rock Hill SC.
    Their children:

    Jane Douglass b. c 1790 York or Lancaster Dist. d. bef 1840 York Dist.
    m. Thomas Logan c 1823 York Dist.
    Then removed to Cass Co. GA by 1850;

    Mary Douglass b. c 1794 York Dist. d. 28 Oct 1852
    York Dist.
    m. William R. Turner bef 1819;

    Agnes Douglass b. c 1801 York Dist.
    d. circa 1855 prob. in Harris Co. GA m. William McCarter bef 1820;

    Elizabeth B. Douglass b. 4 Aug 1803 York Dist.
    d. bef 1900 Pulaski Co. AR
    m. Hugh McCain 17 Dec 1829 York Dist.;

    James Logan Douglass b. c 1807 d. c 1863 Pulaski or Prairie Co. AR
    m. 1st Clarissa A. Wood
    2nd Patience Brake;

    George Harvey b. 22 Feb 1812 York Dist. SC
    d. 12 0ct 1886 Pulaski Co. AR
    m. Sarah A. Wood;

    John M. b. 27 Mar 1814 York Dist.
    d. 16 Mar 1871 Pulaski Co. AR,
    never married.

    George Douglass was the son of George Douglass Sr. and Mary ?
    Douglass McClure. After the death of George Sr. in Claremont Co. bef Mar
    1784, Mary married a McClure or McMoor - Rev. War Payments. Lancaster
    Dist. Land Records indicate that George Jr. 's siblings include: Dr.
    John, Joseph, Sarah m. John Blair, Jessie, Thomas H. and Margaret and
    possibly Robert. It is likely that Joseph relocated to Mecklenburg Co.
    NC. Jessie & Thomas H. made several appearances in York Dist. Jessie m.
    Catherine Simril and Thomas H. m. Gracie Crow. Gracie is buried in
    Ebenezer Cemetery, York SC.

    More About George Douglass, Jr:
    Date born 2: Abt. 1770, SC.168
    Burial: 1816, Ebenezer Church Cem., York, Rock Hill, SC.168

    Children of George Douglass, Jr are:
    +Agnes Douglass, b. 1801, York District, South Carolina168, d. 1855, Harris County, GA168.

    Children of George Douglass, Jr and Elizabeth M. Unknown are:
    +Agnes Douglass, b. 1801, York District, South Carolina168, d. 1855, Harris County, GA168.

    Birth:
    Or born about 1725?

    Children:
    1. 2. John Douglass was born in 1760; died on 15 Dec 1812 in York District, South Carolina.

  2. 6.  Sylvester Dunn was born in 1728 in Craven County, South Carolina (son of Roger Dunn and Agnes O'hara); died in 1799 in Dog Island, near Bishopville, South Carolina.

    Notes:

    See Historic Camden Colonial & Revolutionary by T.J. Kirkland and R.M.
    Kennedy, p.107.

    Historical Southern Families, Vol XII, p.235, by John Bennett Boddie.

    Early History of Bishopville and Vicinity, Joseph F. Stuckey, p. 238
    (part of "Five Hundred First Families of America" by Alexander DuBin. The
    Historical Publication Society, New York; Sixth Edition, 1978-1979.

    Frances Bailey Reynaud, DAR # 342025 joined on the basis of descent from
    Sylvester Dunn.

    Sylvester married Sarah Janet Montgomery about 1762 in Salem County, South Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Henry Montgomery and Sarah Macrae) was born about 1730 in Craven County, South Carolina, USA; died on 4 Jul 1808 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Sarah Janet Montgomery was born about 1730 in Craven County, South Carolina, USA (daughter of Henry Montgomery and Sarah Macrae); died on 4 Jul 1808 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    (daughter of Henry Montgomery and Sarah McCalla)

    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Dunn was born in 1763 in Camden District, South Carolina; died on 20 Feb 1813 in York District, South Carolina.
    2. Roger Dunn was born in 1768 in South Carolina, USA; died on 4 May 1822 in Amite County, Mississippi.
    3. Agnes Church Dunn was born about 1769; and died.
    4. Henry Dunn was born on 1 Nov 1770 in South Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jul 1854 in Amite County, Mississippi.
    5. Sylvester Dunn was born on 3 Oct 1775 in South Carolina, USA; died in Jun 1852 in Mississippi, USA.
    6. Dana Dunn was born about 1780; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Douglass was born about 1700 in Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in South Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 4. John Douglass was born about 1740 in Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died about 1784 in Lancaster District, South Carolina, USA.

  2. 12.  Roger Dunn was born in 1685 in Ireland; and died.

    Notes:

    Emigrated to U.S. via Barbados

    Roger married Agnes O'hara about 1725 in Ireland. Agnes was born about 1690 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  Agnes O'hara was born about 1690 in Ireland; and died.
    Children:
    1. 6. Sylvester Dunn was born in 1728 in Craven County, South Carolina; died in 1799 in Dog Island, near Bishopville, South Carolina.
    2. Timothy Dunn was born about 1730 in South Carolina, USA; and died.

  4. 14.  Henry Montgomery was born about 1700; died in 1769 in Williamsburg Township, South Carolina.

    Henry + Sarah Macrae. Sarah was born about 1700; died in 1770 in Williamsburg Township, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Sarah Macrae was born about 1700; died in 1770 in Williamsburg Township, South Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah Janet Montgomery was born about 1730 in Craven County, South Carolina, USA; died on 4 Jul 1808 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA.
    2. William Montgomery was born about 1733; and died.
    3. Henry Montgomery was born about 1735; and died.
    4. Jean Montgomery was born about 1736; and died.



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