David Douglass

Brief Life History of David

When David Douglass was born on 26 February 1776, in Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, George Douglass Jr, was 26 and his mother, Mary Tucker, was 26. He married Sarah White on 12 November 1801, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. He died in 1843, in Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

David Douglass
1776–1843
Sarah White
1787–1878
Marriage: 12 November 1801
Abijah Douglas
1799–
Nancy Douglass
1804–1872
George W Douglass
1806–1886
Elizabeth Douglass
1808–1839
William Bollinger Douglass
1810–1880
Louisa Jane Douglass
1811–1840
Edward H Douglas
1813–1838
Mary Ann Douglass
1816–
Martha Ann Douglass
1819–1902
Lamira Douglass
1821–
Editha Sarah Douglass
1826–1882
Sarah J. Douglass
1827–
Robert Henry White Douglass
1828–1913
Edna America Douglass
1830–1915
Catherine Keren Douglass
1833–1863

Sources (22)

  • David Douglass, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • David Douglass, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
  • David Douglass, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1782 · Established

Bedford was established in 1782.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (Durham and Northumbria): variant of Douglas .

History: William Douglass, a physician recognized for his identification and description of an epidemic of scarlet fever, was born c. 1691 in Gifford, Haddington County, Scotland, and settled in Boston in 1718. The abolitionist, orator, and journalist Frederick Douglass assumed the name after escaping from slavery in 1838 and traveling to Massachusetts. Son of a white father and a slave with some Indian blood, he was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey c. 1817 in Tuckahoe, MD.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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