Bef 1750 - 1783 (33 years)
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| Name |
William Douglas |
| Prefix |
Capt |
| Birth |
Bef 1750 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1783 |
| Person ID |
I44571 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Sep 2019 |
| Family 2 |
Sarah Orrick, b. 3 Apr 1741, Ann Arundel Co., MD  d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
12 Dec 1778 |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F16492 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
7 Dec 2014 |
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| Notes |
- William Douglas emigrated to Loudon CO VA, ca. 1750 from Ayr, Scotland. He and Elizabeth were married before 1761. He was a prosperous landholder, Justice, Sheriff and supporter of the American Revolution. His Scots ancestry and descendents are documented in Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by C. Jennings Wise. He owned "the handsome estates of "Garrallan" and "Montressor" in Loudoun CO, the former lying along the Potomac River north of Leesburg. His second marriage was to Sarah Orrick, widow of William Chilton (d. 1782); they had one son, Patrick Hume Douglas.
Elizabeth Offutt was the widow of Stephen Lewis of Fairfax Co, Va. They had five children: Elizabeth (1747-) m. Patterson; Thomas (1749-) m. Elizabeth Payne 1773; Jane (1752-) m. William Neilson of Scotland; Sally, m. Dr. Shrope, and Elizabeth, m. Smith. She was the daughter of Samuel Owen Offutt (18/10//1710 Berkeley Co-1761) and Elizabeth Hite (1/13/1715-). Wise says he is the son of Nathaniel Offutt and gives his birth date as 1710 (the same year his son is born!). He is said to be the son of William Offutt of Montgomery CO who patented land called the "Younger Brother" in Prince George CO, and Mary Brock, daughter of Edward Brock of "Brock Hall."
William Douglass' executors gave bond for 10,000 pounds. His will (written 1780) mentions five daughters and two sons. Nance was left "five hundred Pounds Current money and her Second Choise of my horses & Mares for a Riding Creature for herself a Womans new Saddle and Bridle and a feather Bed and furniture the horse saddle and Bridge to be paid immediately after my Death & the money As soon as she Arrives at the Age of Eighteen or immediately after her marriage if She Shold marry Sooner." He divides his father's inheritance (if it can be obtained from England) between his children. On 9/24/1782, after his wife's death, he added "the Negroe Wench Molly I Leave her to be Sett free for the Good Services she has done me since I have been sick." He purchased the rank of Captain from William Fitzhugh at Fort Pitt.
The Douglas motto is Fortis et Fidelis; the crest is a heart proper; and the ancient Douglas coat of arms is, Argent, a heart imperially crowned ppr. between two buckles azure, all within a bordue gules; on a chief of the third three stars of the field.
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