Broersma Family Tree » Dea. William Douglass (1645-1725)
Personal data Dea. William Douglass
Source 1- He was born on April 1, 1645 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.Source 2
- He was baptized on March 8, 1646.Source 2
- He died on March 9, 1725 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA, he was 79 years old.Source 2
- A child of William Douglass and Anne Mattles
- This information was last updated on December 3, 2011.
Household of Dea. William Douglass
(1) He is married to Abiah Hough.
They got married on December 18, 1667, he was 22 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Elizabeth Douglass 1669-????
- Sarah Douglass 1671-????
- William Douglass 1673-????
- Abiah Douglass 1675-1689
- Rebecca Douglass 1678-> 1725
- Ann Douglass 1680-????
- Samuel Douglass ± 1684-????
(2) He is married to Mary Bushnell.
They got married July 1715, he was 70 years old.Source 2
Notes about Dea. William Douglass
A collection of family records: with biographical sketches bearing the name Douglas
Charles Henry James Douglas
Pg 65-66
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Dea. WILLIAM2 DOUGLAS (William1), born in Boston, Mass., April 1, 1645; baptized March 8, 1646. He came to New London, Conn., with his parents, in 1660. Lands were set off to him in Voluntown, March 29, 1706, which he afterward sold to his son William3, of Plainfield. He also inherited the farm of sixty acres in New London, which the town had granted his father in 1660. This farm he gave to his grandson, William4, son of Richard3, on condition of William's4 living with him and taking care of him till death.
He and his wife, Abiah, were received into the church in 1670. The church records also give the dates of admission of his three sons:
"July 24, 1689, W. Douglasoldest son of Deac. Douglas.
"July 20, 1705, Richard Douglas Son of Doiicon.
"March 6, 1709, Samuel Douglas ye son of ye Deacon."
After the death of his father, in 1682, he was chosen deacon, an office which he held for upward of fifty years, until his death. In the ancient burial ground in New London may still be seen a moss-covered tablet, carved with curious figures and crumbling with age, bearing the inscription
Here Lyeth ye Body of Deacon William ?Douglas who died Mar ye 9th 1724-5, Aged 80 years.
Deacon Douglas was twice married. His first wife, whom he married Dec. 18, 1667, was Abiah, daughter of William Hough, of New London, and granddaughter of Edward Hough, of Westchester, Cheshire, England. She was born Sept. 15, 1648; and died Feb. 21, 1715. William married, second, in July, 1715, the widow Mary Bushnell, who survived him. His children, all born in New London, were by his first wife. Children:
i. Elizabeth3, b. Feb. 25, 1668-9; m. Aug. 4, 1686, Daniel2 (Richard1) Dart, New London, b. May 3, 1666; rem. abt. 1716 to Bolton, whither most of their children accompanied or soon followed them; had: 1. Thomas4 Dart, b. July 8, 1687. 2. Elizabeth4 Dart, b. Oct. 14, 1689. 3. Daniel1 Dart, b. Aug. 31, 1691. 4. John4 Dart, b. Dec. 2, 1693. 5. Maria4 Dart, b. Nov. 13,1695. 6. Ebenezer4 Dart, b. May 16, 1698. 7. Abiah4 Dart, b. Dec. 2, 1701. 8. Lydia4 Dart, b. Nov. 4, 1703. 9. Samuel4 Dart, b. Dec. 12, 1705. 10. Jabez4 Dart, b. March 12, 1709. 11. Ruth4 Dart, b. Aug. 26, 1711.
ii. Sarah3, b. April 2, 1671; m. Aug., 1702, Jared3 Spencer, Saybrook, prob. b. Jan. 15, 1683, s. Jared2, Hartford, (who m. Dec. 22, 1680, Hannah, dau. John Pratt,) and gr. s. Thomas1 Spencer, Hartford.*
9. iii. William3, b. Feb. 19, 1672-3; m. Sarah Proctor.
iv. Abiah3, b. Aug. 18, 1675; d. Aug. 12, 1689. ? v. Rebecca3, b. June 14, 1678; d. after March 15,1725.
vi. Ann3, b. May 24, 1680; m. Sept. 3, 1702, Thomas Spencer, Saybrook, prob. s. Jared, Haddam, who rem. to Saybrook. Thomas Spencer d. before 1703;t prob. had no children.
10. vii. Richard3, b. July 19, 1682; m. Margaret Abell.
11. viii. Samuel3, b. abt. 1684; m. Sarah Olcott.
* Savage, Vol. IV, p. 447. t Savage, Vol. IV, p. 149.
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Historical events
Birthday April 1, 1645
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1645: Source: Wikipedia
- January 10 » Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.
- June 14 » English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
- July 10 » English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
- July 21 » Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
- August 3 » Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
- September 13 » Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.
Christening day March 8, 1646
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1646: Source: Wikipedia
- February 16 » Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War.
Day of marriage December 18, 1667
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1667: Source: Wikipedia
- April 27 » Blind and impoverished, John Milton sells Paradise Lost to a printer for £10, so that it could be entered into the Stationers' Register.
- May 24 » The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.
- June 9 » Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
- June 14 » The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
- June 15 » The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
- November 25 » A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.
Day of death March 9, 1725
- The temperature on March 9, 1725 was about 4.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1725: Source: Wikipedia
- May 21 » The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
- September 5 » Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska.
Same birth/death day
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