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Advisory
Records in Lunenburg and Halifax County, Virginia support William, Thomas, Alexander and Jane Douglass as likely siblings.
The other Douglasses are POSSIBLY also siblings and are being actively researched, but are NOT yet PROVEN. Additional research and records are needed.
Research Notes
There was a Thomas Douglass living in Lunenburg County, Virginia [the parent county of Halifax] in 1748, who was named in the will of John Boyd:
- Will of John Boyd, "planter of Lunenburg county," July 2, 1748:
- "I, John Boyd, of the county of Lunenburg, planter. To Margaret, my dearly beloved wife, &c., until my son, John, comes of age, other sons, George, William and James, give to John, my son, plantation I now live on.
- "All that is left I desire that it may be equally distributed among my children, and that James Boyd be one executor, my wife the next, and Francis Lawson the third, and Thomas Douglass the fourth.
- (Signed) "John Boyd."
- Wife, Margaret, executrix; son, James, executor.
- Witnesses: David Graham, Patrick Boyd, John Humphrey, Lawrence Winfoil.
- Recorded at a court held for Halifax county, May 19, 1757.
- The last will and testament of John Boyd, deceased, was exhibited in court by Margaret Boyd, widow, relict and executrix of said testator, and the same was proved by Lawrence Winfield, one of the witnesses thereto, with William and John Lawson as securities of witnesses.
- Genealogytrails.com
- DB 6, p. 530. Thomas Douglas of Salisbury Township, Lancaster Co., Prov. of Pa., whereas I am seized in fee of a certain tract in Halifax Co. Prov. of Va . on the Dan River containing 250 acres to Capt. William Lawson and Thomas Douglas both of Halifax Co. Colony of Va. power of atty. to sell land, d. 2 Sept. 1766. R. 19 March I767. [1]
- DB 7f p. 126. Henry Dixon of Prov. of S.C. to my friend Thomas Douglas of Halifax Co., Colony of Va. power of atty. to receive all debts due me. Dated 9 May I768. Recorded 19 May I768. [2]
- 19 Dec. 1774, Halifax County, VA: Thos. Douglass witnessed the will of William Irby dec'd. [Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Halifax County, VA Will Books, Vol 0-2 1753-1792]
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