Col. William Douglas
1742 - 1777 (35 years)-
Name William Douglas Prefix Col. Birth 17 Jan 1742 Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA 
Gender Male Death 28 May 1777 - he died from the effects of previous service, May 28, 1777.
Person ID I113539 My Genealogy Last Modified 17 Nov 2020
Father John Douglas, b. Bef 1742 d. Yes, date unknown Mother Olive Spaulding, b. Abt 1742 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F42506 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah Mansfield, b. 17 Nov 1747, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 22 May 1825, Northford, Connecticut, USA (Age 77 years) Marriage 5 Jul 1767 Children 1. Olive Douglas 2. William Douglas, b. 23 Feb 1770, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 14 Sep 1823 (Age 53 years)3. Hannah Douglas, b. 12 Apr 1772 d. Yes, date unknown 4. John Douglas, b. 24 Mar 1775 d. 20 Feb 1784 (Age 8 years) Family ID F37607 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2013
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Notes - William Douglas of Northford, Connecticut (1742-1777), Captain of the 6th company of the 1st Connecticut regiment, General Wooster's, 1775, which marched to New York in the latter part of June and encamped at Harlem. About September 28th it marched to the Northern department, and took part in the operations along Lakes George and Champlain, assisted in the reduction of St. John's in October, and afterward was stationed in part at Montreal.Â
Early in 1776 he was Major in Colonel Ward's regiment, ordered to New York, and June 20th he was commissioned Colonel of the 5th battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade. This battalion served on the right of the line of works during the battle of Long Island, August 27th, and was in the retreat to New York, August 29-30. Colonel Douglas commanded a brigade at Kip's bay on the East River at the time of the enemy's attack, September 15th. He also participated with his regiment in the battle of White Plains, October 28th.
January 1, 1777, he was commissioned Colonel of the 6th regiment, Connecticut line, and he died from the effects of previous service, May 28, 1777.
Douglas' grandson Benjamin Douglas was a manufacturer, Mayor of Middletown, Connecticut, and lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1861-62. His brother, William was a partner in their tool manucaturung firm.
- William Douglas of Northford, Connecticut (1742-1777), Captain of the 6th company of the 1st Connecticut regiment, General Wooster's, 1775, which marched to New York in the latter part of June and encamped at Harlem. About September 28th it marched to the Northern department, and took part in the operations along Lakes George and Champlain, assisted in the reduction of St. John's in October, and afterward was stationed in part at Montreal.Â