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George Douglas, a Scot, son of John Douglas and Mary Heron, was a New
York merchant who worked closely with his brothers,
Sir William Douglas
of Castle Douglas, James Douglas
of Orchardton and Samuel.
• Extract from: Miss Douglas of New York: a biography -
George Douglas, the father of Harriet and the only one of the four
brothers to settle permanently in America, was a thrifty, ... He
married, in 1784, Margaret Corne, daughter of Captain Peter Corne, an
Englishman by birth. ... Instead, he fell in love with a lady of Dutch
descent, the daughter of Dirck Benson, a merchant in New York, married
her and built a country house in the neighbourhood of the city.
• Of New York
The Douglas brothers were industrious Scot descents who arrived in New
York during the 1760's destined to become wealthy. The Douglas fortune
was mainly acquired through various businesses in New York and London,
and by farming in Scotland. Of the four, two brothers returned to
Scotland and acquired large tracts of land in Galloway. William Douglas
built Gelston Castle and his brother James founded the town of Castle
Douglas (sic).
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George Douglas was the only brother to permanently settle in America and
eventually married Margaret Corne.
Margaret Corne was the daughter of Captain Peter Corne and a
granddaughter of Dr. James Henderson. The royal grant was passed down to
Margaret who was the first of Dr. Henderson’s heirs to take an interest
in the lands up in the Mohawk Valley. With her husband George Douglas,
she had some land cleared and surveyed, then had a twenty-four room
summer Cottage built in 1787.
Margaret and George Douglas had five children: Margaret (1787), Harriett
(1790), George (1793), William (1795), and Elizabeth Mary (1799). George
died of yellow fever at his wife’s home at King’s Ferry on the Hudson
River.
• Extract from: American Biography: A New Cyclopedia - Volume 53 -
Page 258 - Douglas Robinson's great-grandfather, George Douglas of
Castle Douglas, Scotland, married Margaret Corne, ... Company, and in
1905 appointed receiver of the Merchants Trust Company, with the New
York Trust Company as co-receiver.
• Extract from: The First Four Hundred: Mrs. Astor's New York in
the Gilded Age - George Douglas was a Scottish merchant, a hard worker
and a very successful businessman, not a man of culture; “His ... He had
a socially ambitious wife, Margaret Corné, who was anxious to entertain
the best of New York Society at their ...
• Elizabeth Come Dyckman (1776-1823), Margaret Corne Douglas's
niece, lived at Boscobel, a manor on the Hudson River.
• ROBINSON, Douglas, Warren, was born in Lancashire(sic:
Lanarkshire), Scotland,
March 24, 1824, a son of William Rose and Mary (DOUGLAS) ROBINSON. The
subject of our sketch was educated in Edinboro University, and in 1841
he came to this country and engaged in business in New York City. He
married on November 14, 1850, Fanny MONROE, who was born in New York
City, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Mary (DOUGLAS) MONROE. Her
grandfather, Andrew MONROE, was a brother of President MONROE, and
served in the Revolutionary war. He was captured by the enemy, but
managed to escape, and finally died on his estate in Westmoreland, Va.
His ancestor was Andrew MONROE, a cavalier, who came from Scotland in
1642 and settled on a grant of land from Charles II. Andrew MONROE
married FannyGARNETT, and they had two children, James and Augustin.
James MONROE was born in Virginia, September 7, 1779, and graduated from
West Point in 1816. He served in various wars, and was a member of
Congress two terms and of the New York Assembly. He married in 1822 a
daughter of George and Margaret DOUGLAS, born in New York City in 1779,
and settled in New York City. Of his six children three survived,
William, Elizabeth M. and Fanny. The Henderson House. ---The patentee
was James HENDERSON of Scotland, who married Letitia BENSON, and had six
daughters, one of whom, Letitia, married Captain CORNE, and her
daughter, Margaret married George DOUGLAS of Scotland, and had six
children: Elizabeth, Margaret, Harriet, George, William and Mary.
Harriet inherited from her mother the Henderson property, and married
Henry CRUGER, a lawyer, and died childless, and her niece, Mrs. Douglas
ROBINSON, inherited the property. She was a daughter of James MONROE, of
Virginia, who was a nephew of President MONROE.
• William Douglas, son of George and Margaret Come, was born in
the City of New York in the year 1794. He became associated in business
with his brother George, remained a bachelor, accumulated a fortune, and
apparently lived a quiet, retired life for many years at 28 Park Place.
He died May 29, 1863, at his residence, 100 West 14th Street, in his
sixty- ninth year. His nephew
William
Proctor Douglas received the bulk of his fortune, which in 1845
was estimated at $700,000.
• According to Marian Campbell Gouverneur (daughter-in-law of
Samuel L. Gouverneur, himself a nephew and son-in-law of President
Monroe), "George Douglas was a Scotch merchant who hoarded closely. His
wine cellar was more extensive than his library."
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