John Douglas, Jr.

Not the same as John Douglas

John Douglass, son of John Douglass Gent. and Sarah Bonner. Married 1) Catherine Heard 2) Mary, widow of Thomas Whitter (is this correct?)

Death seen as 12/01/1705

Biography

https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Douglas%20Familly/DouglasJo...

John Douglas married Catherine Heard at the end of the 17th century in Charles County, Maryland. He was the son of John Douglas.

John inherited 500 acres of Cold Spring Manor from his father.

1. Benjamin Douglas was born about 1685.
2. John Douglas was born October 29, 1686.
3. Anne Douglas was born March 22, 1691/92.
4. Joseph Douglas was born about 1695.
5. John died before January, 1705/06.

Notes

John Douglas (1636) bought Cold Spring Manor on May 10, 1677 from Josias Fendall for 22,000 pounds of tobacco. It consisted of a home on 1,050 acres on the west side of the Patuxent River in Mt. Calvert Hundred (now part of Patuxent Hundred) in Prince George's County, Maryland. The manor came with all rights of "Lord of the Manor."

500 acres was inherited by his John's son John Douglas (1664) who left it to his son, Benjamin Douglas (1685) who sold part in 1705. The residue of Cold Spring was inherited by John's younger sons, Joseph Douglas (1675) and Charles Douglas (1678).

Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber S, Page 211 2 Jan 1693: George Witter, s/o Thomas Witter, dec'd; apprenticed for 4 years to John Martin, boatwright, and Demaris his wife; with consent of John Duglas, cooper, his father-in,law [step,father]

Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber S, Page 212
2 Jan 1693: William Witter, s/o Thomas Witter, chooses his father-in-law [step-father] John Duglas, cooper, as guardian

References

• https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Douglas%20Familly/DouglasJo...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I3104...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Douglass-780
• https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Douglas%20Familly/DouglasJo...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1137...
• Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Volume 8 number 3 Record of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1696, p 76