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Douglas family in Pennsylvania
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Amongst the earliest Douglas settlers in
Pennsylvania were the family of 'Lord
Archibald Douglas', born about 1665, about whom details are sketchy.
"Archibald Douglass, a Scotch gentleman of ample fortune emigrated late in life of [sic] America and took up large grants of land in various parts of Pennsylvania. Several of his descendants are handsomely entombed in an old graveyard (St. John
Episcopal Church,Compass, Pennsylvania)[in] Chester County, just over the Lancaster County boundary line."
Shortly after is recorded: Isabella Douglas (Duglas), - Born c 1682
Scotland. Imported servant indentured 14 December 1698, Chester County,
Pennsylvania.
Edward Douglas, born in Inverkeithing, Fife, in
1773 married Hannah Kelly, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1775.
Alexander Douglass, who was likely born about 1755
in PA, but apparently had some ties with Virginia and may have held some
land there. He probably married Margaret Moore about 1775, perhaps
later.
Alexander Douglass and Jane Moore were the parents of Mary
(Polly) Douglass who married John Ogan in 1796.
A later family
was that of William Douglas, who died on the voyage. His seven sons
settled in Allegheny County. A grandson, John S. Douglas, son of Robert,
was born at West Newton, Westmoreland County on 11 Feb 1856. He was a
property developer and banker. His home was said to have been filled
with 'pictures old masters'.
• Douglass Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
United States. The population was 10,195 at the 2010 census.
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Douglass Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United
States. The population was 3,306 at the 2010 census.
• Richard Ezra Douglas came to Lovelton, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
where Douglas Hollow may be
named after his family, in 1820.
• Douglassville, Berks County,
Pennsylvania. named after George Douglass (1726-1799)
A descendant of the ancient and powerful Douglass clan of Scotland,
Elisha P. Douglass, of Elizabeth township, Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, traces his American ancestry to Robert Douglass, who
crossed the mountains from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, the family
settling in Raccoon Creek, near Burgettstown, Washington county. This
change of residence is believed to have been accomplished about the
close of the American Revolution.
See also:
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Descendants of George Douglass of Cumberland County (pdf 2.7mb)
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Sources
Sources for this article include:
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Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, edited by James Hadden
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