Daniel Douglass
Abt 1734 - 1816 (82 years)-
Name Daniel Douglass Birth Abt 1734 Christening 24 Feb 1734 Glasgow, Scotland 
Gender Male Death 1816 Richmond Co., North Carolina, USA - His will dated 8/13/1815
Person ID I195846 My Genealogy Last Modified 13 Jan 2025
Father Robert Douglass, b. Abt 1711, Isle Of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Mother Margaret McCutchion Family ID F80749 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Unknown Children 1. Margaret Douglass, b. 6 Mar 1788 d. 12 Jan 1860 (Age 71 years) 2. Duncan Douglass, b. 9 Jun 1790, Richmond Co., North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown3. Effie Douglass, b. 1797 d. Yes, date unknown 4. Christian Douglass, b. 1799 d. 1816 (Age 17 years) 5. Donald Douglass Family ID F80713 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Jan 2025
Family 2 Effie McLean, b. Scotland Marriage Abt 1758 Children 1. Angus Douglass, b. 1759, Scotland d. 30 Jun 1819, Richmond Co., North Carolina, USA (Age 60 years)2. Donald Douglass, b. 1762 d. 5 Jan 1812 (Age 50 years) 3. Christian Douglass, b. 1764, Scotland d. 23 Oct 1839, Eucheeanna, Walton County, Florida, USA (Age 75 years)4. Catherine Douglass, b. Abt 1769 d. Yes, date unknown 5. Mary Douglass, b. 1771 d. Yes, date unknown 6. Flora Douglass, b. 1781, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F80710 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Jan 2025
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Notes - May have been named Donald at birth and later chose to use the English version Daniel. He and Effie immigrated to America from Isle of Skye, Scotland, before the Revolutionary War. He was in Richmond Co., NC by 1778. On 7/30/1779, he applied to State of North Carolina for a grant in (then) Montgomery Co., NC (formerly Anson Co) -- 50 acres including improvements. This was land on which Daniel was already living, located "beginning at a black jack in Caleb Tombstone's line and running hence south forty-five degrees east forty-five poles to a stake in Allen McSwain's line, etc." Shown on a tax list, paying taxes on the land for 1780-82. It is speculated that the land was adjacent to the property of the legendary heroine Flora McDonald and her husband Captain Allan McDonald; they bought their land-425 acres- from Caleb Tombstone in late 1775 (this land was confiscated from them in 1777, due to their being Loyalists and the couple left the area). Daniel Douglass is not shown as loyal to any side during the War. Since he received the grant, that would indicate he was not an active Tory.
Daniel moved to Richmond Co., NC in 1784 (Richmond Co. was formed from Anson Co., 11/10/1779). Daniel Douglass bought Richmond Co. property in 1785 (100 acres), 1792 (50 acres), 1795 (30 acres), 1799 (25 acres), 1806 (50 acres, a 25-acre swap, 355 acres). Most of this land now lies in Scotland Co., NC which was part of Richmond until 1889. Daniel Douglass was considered a very successful planter.
In the 1790 United States Federal Census, Daniel was living in Richmond, North Carolina, United States[2]. There were 9 people living within the household:
1 Free White Persons - Male under 16 years
2 Free White Persons - Male aged 16 and over
6 Free White Persons - Female
In the 1810 United States Federal Census, Daniel was living in Richmond, North Carolina[3]. The household is made up as follows:
Free White Persons - Male aged 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Male aged 16-25 years: 1
Free White Persons - Female aged 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Female aged 16-25 years: 1
Free White Persons - Female aged 10-15 years: 2
Number of Slaves: 1
Daniel wrote his Last Will and Testament in 1815
- May have been named Donald at birth and later chose to use the English version Daniel. He and Effie immigrated to America from Isle of Skye, Scotland, before the Revolutionary War. He was in Richmond Co., NC by 1778. On 7/30/1779, he applied to State of North Carolina for a grant in (then) Montgomery Co., NC (formerly Anson Co) -- 50 acres including improvements. This was land on which Daniel was already living, located "beginning at a black jack in Caleb Tombstone's line and running hence south forty-five degrees east forty-five poles to a stake in Allen McSwain's line, etc." Shown on a tax list, paying taxes on the land for 1780-82. It is speculated that the land was adjacent to the property of the legendary heroine Flora McDonald and her husband Captain Allan McDonald; they bought their land-425 acres- from Caleb Tombstone in late 1775 (this land was confiscated from them in 1777, due to their being Loyalists and the couple left the area). Daniel Douglass is not shown as loyal to any side during the War. Since he received the grant, that would indicate he was not an active Tory.