Richard Douglas, (Jr)

Abt 1778 - 1852  (74 years)

• Name	Richard Douglas
  Suffix	(Jr)
  Birth	Abt 1778
  Gender	Male
  Death	1852	Chillicote, Ohio
  Person ID	I126149	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Richard Douglas,   b. 1746   d. 1828, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Ann Champlin Jennings,   b. 10 Jan 1751   d. 23 Aug 1837 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1777
  Family ID	F48753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Luke Richard Douglas,   b. Aft 1780   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Albert Douglas,   b. Aft 1780   d. 1835 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F48789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Richard jr. first tried his hand at seafaring but eventually studied and became a lawyer moving to Ohio Territory at Chillicote then being populated by many of Eastern Connecticut's citizens as part of a land grant granted to his father Captain Richard Douglass for services in the American Revolution. Originally looking to join his brother a doctor who had moved to Nashville Richard Jr. learned his brother had suffered from cholera thus Richard Jr. decided that it was best he stay where he was in Scioto Valley (Chilicothe). He had two sons, Luke Richard and Albert. Albert was a well respected physician. Richard was the first attorney to practice in Pickaway County as well as having been elected to office (representative) and was well respected. Richard negotiated the first tavern license for Pickaway County in 1808 and later served under Col.McArthur in the Detroit Campaign in the War of 1812. Richard jr. died in 1852 in Chillicote, Ohio