Sir Robert (of Blackerstone and Blythswood) Douglas^[1]

Abt 1593 - Abt 1669  (76 years)

• Name	Robert (of Blackerstone and Blythswood) Douglas
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	Abt 1593	Near Glasgow, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1669	Scotland   [4]
  Person ID	I14240	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Alexander (9th Laird of Mains) Douglas   d. Abt 1618
  Mother	Grizel Henderson   d. 1618
  Marriage	1618  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F21942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth (of Ivile) Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Elizabeth Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Grizel Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Lady Susanna Douglas,   b. Abt 1617, London, England d. Abt 1692, London, England (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1635	St. Andrews Church At Holborn, England   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Conducted by the Bishop of London
  Children	1. Col. John Douglas,, Gentleman,   b. 1636   d. 14 Dec 1678, Picawaxon, Charles Co., Maryland (Age 42 years)   2. Alexander Douglas,   b. Abt 1638   d. Abt 1679 (Age 41 years)   3. Robert Douglas,   b. 1641   d. 1664 (Age 23 years)   4. James Douglas,   b. 1643   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Douglas,   b. 1645   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sussana Douglas,   c. 7 Feb 1647, Edenburgh Parish, Edenburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   7. Archibald Douglas,   c. 28 Mar 1658, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elizabeth Douglas, The Younger,   c. 5 Jul 1659, Edinburgh, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   9. Charles Douglas,   c. 22 Feb 1661, Edenburgh Parish, Edenburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Sir Archabald Douglas the first son and heir of Alexander Douglas became the 10th Larid of Mains. His wife was Isobel of Blyswood, married 22 July 1633. He died 1 July 1647 leaving his entire estate to his wife. Due to heavy debts, the landed estate of Mains was deeded over to John Douglas, a relative. At this time Mains stayed in the Douglas family but passed to another Douglas line. Sir Robert obtained Blackerston by marriage. He purchased Blythswood. It should be noted that Col. John Douglas's plantation in Maryland was named Blythswood (Blythswood) the name of the Manor in Scotland. Sir Robert, as did most Scots, suffered greatly from the ravages of Oliver Cromwell. This was the primary cause of his financial problems along with a default , of the city of Glasgow, on money owed to him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S770] p-17&18 (Reliability: 3). [S770] p-21 (Reliability: 3). [S684] . [S770] . [S609] C.D.S. newsletter (Reliability: 3). [S684] p-512 (Reliability: 3). [S609] Clan Douglas Society newsletter (Reliability: 3). [S622] . [S634] . [S647] .