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William Douglas III (1672 - 1719)

Deacon William Douglas III
Born in New London, New London County, Colony of Connecticutmap
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Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 47 in Plainfield, Windham County, Colony of Connecticut,map
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Biography

This profile is part of the Douglas Name Study.
William Douglas III is a member of Clan Douglas.

William Douglas of Plainfield, Connecticut (b. 19 Feb 1672-3 in New London[1] - d. 13 Sep 1719 at Plainfield[2]) was the son of William and Abiah (Hough) Douglas.

In 1696, he married Sarah Proctor.[3] (This is NOT the Sarah Proctor of the Salem Witch Trials.)

Children[4] :

  1. Hannah b. 7 Sep 1696 md 9 Feb 1713-14 Thomas Williams of Plainfield
  2. William b. 19 Feb 1697-8 md 26 Mar 1716 Mary Hanover
  3. Samuel b. 13 Apr 1699
  4. Abiah b. 26 Feb 1701-2 md 3 May 1720 Henry Holland of Plainfield
  5. John b. 28 Jul 1703 md 13 Jan 1724-5 Olive Spaulding
  6. Sarah b. 7 Dec 1704
  7. Jerusa b. 26 Apr 1706
  8. Samuel b. 3 Sep 1707 md. Mary ____
  9. Benajah b. 17 Sep 1710
  10. James b. 20 May 1711 md 4 Dec 1732 Rachel Marsh
  11. Thomas b. 26 Nov 1712 md 4 Jan 1737 Marsha Gallup
  12. Asa b. 11 Dec 1715


Birth

Date: 19 FEB 1672
Place: New London, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death

Date: 1717
Place: Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Burial

Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut
Inscription on gravestone:
In memory of Mr.William Douglas, Who was ye first Deacon of ye chuh of Crist in Plainfield who departed this Life August ye 10th A.D. 1719 in ye 46th year of his Age[5]

Sources

  • Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
  • WikiTree profile Douglas-1424 created through the import of Westoversallover.GED on Apr 18, 2012 by Angela Westover. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Angela and others.
  1. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  2. ↑ Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  3. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
  4. ↑ Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, Vol VI
  5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 50191390




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