Col. John Douglas,, Gentleman^{[1, 2]}

1636 - 1678  (42 years)

• Name	John Douglas,
  Prefix	Col.
  Suffix	Gentleman
  Birth	1636  [3, 4, 5]
  	the year of birth was set by his own deposition Born 'near Glasgow, Scotland'?
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Dec 1678	Picawaxon, Charles Co., Maryland   [6]
  Person ID	I14624	First tree
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert (of Blackerstone and Blythswood) Douglas,   b. Abt 1593, Near Glasgow, Scotland d. Abt 1669, Scotland (Age 76 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F5056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Bonner,   b. Abt 1636, Charles Co. Maryland d. Jul 1718, Bowls Plantation, Charles Co. Maryland (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 17 Aug 1663	Charles Co. , Maryland   [11]
  Children	1. Robert of "Blithwood" Douglas, Gentleman,   b. 1665, Picawaxon, Charles Co., Maryland d. 1694, Picawaxon, Charles Co., Maryland (Age 29 years)   2. John Douglas, Gentleman,   b. 1668, Charles Co. Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Douglas,   b. 1670, Charles Co. Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Charles Douglas, Gentleman,   b. 1672, Charles Co. Maryland d. Bef 1 May 1703, Charles Co. , Maryland (Age 31 years)   5. Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 26 Apr 1673, Charles Co. Maryland d. Dec 1749, Charles Co. Maryland (Age 76 years)   6. Capt. Joseph Hamilton Douglas, Gentleman,   b. 1674, Charles Co. Maryland d. 20 Nov 1756, Charles Co. Maryland (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F5176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Emmigrated to Charles County, Maryland in 1654 Col. Douglas was actively involved with the Charles county militia and with politics through his entire life in Maryland and was serving as a Burgess in the Maryland lower house at the time of his death Due to Col. Douglas's service any female descendant is eligible for membership in the National Association of Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century, The Daughters of Colonial Wars, The National Society of the American Colonist, and many more.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3559] THE DOUGLAS FAMILY- NEWMAN, p-30, LC CS71.D7341973 LCCN74-170864. (Reliability: 3). [S1669] LINEAGE COL JOHN DOUGLAS, no.3899 , p-309 (Reliability: 2). [S3366] AMERICAN GENEALOGIST,VOL 49, No. 4, p-193-196 (Reliability: 3). [S1680] CHARLES CO. MD RCDS., Vol II, pp-71,169, 1068, Location REF A-4-2, Library no. 10054. (Reliability: 3). [S1713] ARCHIVES OF MARYLAND, Liber A, p-160 (Reliability: 3). [S1724] DEATH RCD. COL JOHN DOUGLAS. [S3380] CLAN DOUGLAS SOC. NEWSLETTER, Clan Douglas Society newsletter (Reliability: 3). [S3395] MARRIAGE RCD. ROBERT DOUGLAS. [S3408] THE COMPLETE PEERAGE-COCKAYNE. [S3422] MARRIAGE REC OF SIR ROBERT DOUGLAS. [S3366] AMERICAN GENEALOGIST,VOL 49, No. 4, p-195 (Reliability: 3).