John Douglass

1760 - 1812  (52 years)

• Name	John Douglass
  Birth	1760  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Dec 1812	York District, South Carolina   [2]
  Person ID	I134381	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	John Douglass,   b. Abt 1740, Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. Abt 1784, Lancaster District, South Carolina, USA (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F52917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Douglass,   b. Abt 1740, Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. Abt 1784, Lancaster District, South Carolina, USA (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary McClure,   b. Abt 1728, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. South Carolina, USA
  Marriage	1758
  Family ID	F27633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Dunn,   b. 1763, Camden District, South Carolina d. 20 Feb 1813, York District, South Carolina (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1781	Claremont County, Camden District, SC
  Children	1. Martha Douglass,   b. Abt 1786, Pendleton, SC d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas Douglass,   b. 1790   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Douglass,   b. 14 Aug 1795, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA d. 24 Aug 1870, Blackstocks, South Carolina (Age 75 years)   4. Jennie Douglass,   b. Abt 1797   d. Aft 1850 (Age 54 years)   5. Margaret Douglass,   b. 4 May 1799   d. 11 Sep 1870 (Age 71 years)   6. Joseph Douglass,   b. 26 Aug 1803   d. 18 Jan 1865, South Carolina, USA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F52811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2015

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2460] Headstone, Hopewell Pres. Blackstock, SC. [S2472] Headstone, Old Waxhaws Presbyterian Church.