William Douglass was the 2nd child of Col Edward Douglass and Sarah George Douglass. He was born in Virginia based on evidence that indicates his parents were in Virginia at that time. His birth date is given as July 31, 1742 and birthplace as being Culpepper, Colony of Virginia. In the 1790 US census he is found living at Orange, North Carolina. William must have come to Sumner county after his father and siblings who had settled in the area that later became Sumner county about 1785. William Douglass was in North Carolina during the American Revolution and served in the North Carolina Militia during the campaigns in the Carolinas.
William Douglass served as the Captian of a company of mounted riflemen in North Carolina during the American Revolution. Douglass and his company had routed the Torries at the engagements of Brush Creek and Hillsboro. His older brother John was killed in 1776 on a scouting mission during the Revolution.
The Douglass family was prominent in the early affairs of Tennessee. On January 11, 1796, the Constitutional convention assembled at Knoxville, Tennessee for the purpose of the formation of a constitution preparatory to the admission of the Tennessee territory as a State into the Federal Union. The members of the Cumberland settlement were as follows:
From Davidson County, John McNairy, Andrew Jackson, James Robertson, Thomas Hardeman, and Joel Lewis. From Sumner County. David Shelby, Isaac Walton, William Douglass, Edward Douglass, and Daniel Smith. From Tennessee County - Thomas Johnson, James Fort, William Fort, Robert Prince, and William Prince.
William Douglass married Margaret "Peggy" Stroud in Orange, North Carolina, May 01, 1776 That union produced seven children. All of their children were probably born in North Carolina
Ref:
1.Historic Sumner County, Tennessee, By Jay Guy Cisco, 1909, Chapter 11
2.Early History of Middle Tennessee, By Edward Albright, 1908, Chapter 39
3.Will of William Douglass 1814, Sumner, Tennessee
4.Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner County, Tennessee, Sumner County Archives, Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner Co. TN
William Douglass served as the Captian of a company of mounted riflemen in North Carolina during the American Revolution. Douglass and his company had routed the Torries at the engagements of Brush Creek and Hillsboro. His older brother John was killed in 1776 on a scouting mission during the Revolution.
The Douglass family was prominent in the early affairs of Tennessee. On January 11, 1796, the Constitutional convention assembled at Knoxville, Tennessee for the purpose of the formation of a constitution preparatory to the admission of the Tennessee territory as a State into the Federal Union. The members of the Cumberland settlement were as follows:
From Davidson County, John McNairy, Andrew Jackson, James Robertson, Thomas Hardeman, and Joel Lewis. From Sumner County. David Shelby, Isaac Walton, William Douglass, Edward Douglass, and Daniel Smith. From Tennessee County - Thomas Johnson, James Fort, William Fort, Robert Prince, and William Prince.
William Douglass married Margaret "Peggy" Stroud in Orange, North Carolina, May 01, 1776 That union produced seven children. All of their children were probably born in North Carolina
Ref:
1.Historic Sumner County, Tennessee, By Jay Guy Cisco, 1909, Chapter 11
2.Early History of Middle Tennessee, By Edward Albright, 1908, Chapter 39
3.Will of William Douglass 1814, Sumner, Tennessee
4.Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner County, Tennessee, Sumner County Archives, Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner Co. TN
William Douglass was the 2nd child of Col Edward Douglass and Sarah George Douglass. He was born in Virginia based on evidence that indicates his parents were in Virginia at that time. His birth date is given as July 31, 1742 and birthplace as being Culpepper, Colony of Virginia. In the 1790 US census he is found living at Orange, North Carolina. William must have come to Sumner county after his father and siblings who had settled in the area that later became Sumner county about 1785. William Douglass was in North Carolina during the American Revolution and served in the North Carolina Militia during the campaigns in the Carolinas.
William Douglass served as the Captian of a company of mounted riflemen in North Carolina during the American Revolution. Douglass and his company had routed the Torries at the engagements of Brush Creek and Hillsboro. His older brother John was killed in 1776 on a scouting mission during the Revolution.
The Douglass family was prominent in the early affairs of Tennessee. On January 11, 1796, the Constitutional convention assembled at Knoxville, Tennessee for the purpose of the formation of a constitution preparatory to the admission of the Tennessee territory as a State into the Federal Union. The members of the Cumberland settlement were as follows:
From Davidson County, John McNairy, Andrew Jackson, James Robertson, Thomas Hardeman, and Joel Lewis. From Sumner County. David Shelby, Isaac Walton, William Douglass, Edward Douglass, and Daniel Smith. From Tennessee County - Thomas Johnson, James Fort, William Fort, Robert Prince, and William Prince.
William Douglass married Margaret "Peggy" Stroud in Orange, North Carolina, May 01, 1776 That union produced seven children. All of their children were probably born in North Carolina
Ref:
1.Historic Sumner County, Tennessee, By Jay Guy Cisco, 1909, Chapter 11
2.Early History of Middle Tennessee, By Edward Albright, 1908, Chapter 39
3.Will of William Douglass 1814, Sumner, Tennessee
4.Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner County, Tennessee, Sumner County Archives, Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner Co. TN
William Douglass served as the Captian of a company of mounted riflemen in North Carolina during the American Revolution. Douglass and his company had routed the Torries at the engagements of Brush Creek and Hillsboro. His older brother John was killed in 1776 on a scouting mission during the Revolution.
The Douglass family was prominent in the early affairs of Tennessee. On January 11, 1796, the Constitutional convention assembled at Knoxville, Tennessee for the purpose of the formation of a constitution preparatory to the admission of the Tennessee territory as a State into the Federal Union. The members of the Cumberland settlement were as follows:
From Davidson County, John McNairy, Andrew Jackson, James Robertson, Thomas Hardeman, and Joel Lewis. From Sumner County. David Shelby, Isaac Walton, William Douglass, Edward Douglass, and Daniel Smith. From Tennessee County - Thomas Johnson, James Fort, William Fort, Robert Prince, and William Prince.
William Douglass married Margaret "Peggy" Stroud in Orange, North Carolina, May 01, 1776 That union produced seven children. All of their children were probably born in North Carolina
Ref:
1.Historic Sumner County, Tennessee, By Jay Guy Cisco, 1909, Chapter 11
2.Early History of Middle Tennessee, By Edward Albright, 1908, Chapter 39
3.Will of William Douglass 1814, Sumner, Tennessee
4.Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner County, Tennessee, Sumner County Archives, Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots of Sumner Co. TN
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