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About Deacon William Douglas, Jr.
Deacon WILLIAM DOUGLAS II was born April 1, 1645 in New London, CT. He died there on March 9, 1724. He came to New London, CT with his parents in 1660. Lands were set off to him in Voluntown, March 29, 1706, which he afterward sold to his son William III, 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, William IV, son of Richard, on condition of William IV living with and taking care of him till death.
Deacon WILLIAM DOUGLAS and his wife, Abiah, were received into the church in 1670. After the death of his father in 1682, William was chosen deacon, an office which he held for upward of fifty years, until his death. William married twice, first to Abiah Hough, whom he married on December 18, 1667. She was the daughter of William Hough, of New London and granddaughter of Edward Hough of Westchester, Cheshire, England. She was born on September 15, 1648 and died February 21, 1715. William married second the widow Mary Bushnell, who survived him, in July, 1715.
Children of William and Abiah, all born in New London CT:
1) Elizabeth b. Feb. 25, 1668-9; married August 4, 1686 to Daniel Dart of New London
2) Sarah b. April 2, 1671; married August 1702 to Jared Spencer, of Saybrook
3) WILLIAM III b. February 19, 1672; married SARAH PROCTOR
4) Abiah b. August 18, 1675; d. August 12, 1689
5) Rebecca b. June 14, 1678; d. after March 15, 1725
6) Ann b. May 24, 1680; married September 3, 1702 to Thomas Spencer of Saybrook, who died before 1703
7) Richard b. July 19, 1682; m. Margaret Abell
8) Samuel b. abt. 1684; m. Sarah Olcott
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Deacon William Douglas, Jr.'s Timeline
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April 1, 1645
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY of THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND,
Pg. 143 of The Pioneers of Massachusetts |
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March 8, 1646
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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March 8, 1646
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Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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| 1668 |
July 25, 1668
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New London, New London, Connecticut Colony
A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY of THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND,
http://puritanism.online.fr/puritanism/Savage/SavageVol2.txt |
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| 1671 |
April 2, 1671
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New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1672 |
February 19, 1672
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New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1675 |
August 18, 1675
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New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1678 |
June 14, 1678
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New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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