Fourth Generation
4. She died on 16 Sep 1691 at the age of 55 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 14 She was also known as Ann Bishop. Ann was also known as Ann Gary \ Geary.15–16
Ann Douglas and Thomas Bishop were married on 7 Jun 1683 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.16–17 Thomas Bishop was born (date unknown).
Ann Douglas and Nathaniel Gary \ Geary were married on 14 Oct 1658 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.15–16 Nathaniel Gary \ Geary was born (date unknown).
5. He died on 15 Jan 1715/6 at the age of 76 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 2
Robert Douglas and Mary Hempstead were married on 28 Sep 1665 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.12,18 Mary Hempstead was also known as Mary Douglas.12,18
6. She died on 23 Sep 1705 at the age of 64 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 2 She was also known as Elizabeth Chandler.2,19
Elizabeth Douglas and John Chandler were married on 16 Feb 1658/9 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.2,19 John Chandler was born (date unknown).
7. She died on 4 Aug 1689 at the age of 46 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 20 She was also known as Sarah Keeney.21
Sarah Douglas and John Keeney were married in Oct 1661 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.21 He died on 3 Feb 1715/6 at the age of 75 in Niantic, New London Co., Connecticut. 24 John Keeney was the son of William and Agnes. John was probably born at Cape Ann [later Gloucester], Massachusetts* and accompanied his family to New London in 1650. He became a freeman at New London in 1670. John married three times and fathered seven children; one daughter with his first wife and five daughters and a son with his second. He died on his 700 acres farm at Niantic in 1716.
The Keeney family was an occasional subject of Joshua Hempstead. On Tuesday, 27 December 1726, Hempstead noted the death of a daughter of John Keeney, 4 or 5 years old. [p. 178] On Tuesday, 13 December 1748, the diarist made the following entry, "old Mrs. Miner 2nd wife of Joseph Miner died aged [__]. She was Daughter of Mr. John Keeney by his first wife who was a Douglass, Sister to my uncle Robert Douglass and She was 1st wife of Ezekiel Turner from Scituate. She had a great number of children by him, I suppose a dozen and only one son and afterwards married to Miner about 30 years ago." [p. 510] Hempstead, on Tuesday, 25 September 1753, noted the passing of John Keeney, aged 54. He attended Keeney's funeral the next day. [p. 615] The two references to John were John, Jr.
*Although some sources give his birthplace as New London, John was more likely born in Plymouth or Massachusetts since his family didn't move to New London in 1650.
The Keeney family was an occasional subject of Joshua Hempstead. On Tuesday, 27 December 1726, Hempstead noted the death of a daughter of John Keeney, 4 or 5 years old. [p. 178] On Tuesday, 13 December 1748, the diarist made the following entry, "old Mrs. Miner 2nd wife of Joseph Miner died aged [__]. She was Daughter of Mr. John Keeney by his first wife who was a Douglass, Sister to my uncle Robert Douglass and She was 1st wife of Ezekiel Turner from Scituate. She had a great number of children by him, I suppose a dozen and only one son and afterwards married to Miner about 30 years ago." [p. 510] Hempstead, on Tuesday, 25 September 1753, noted the passing of John Keeney, aged 54. He attended Keeney's funeral the next day. [p. 615] The two references to John were John, Jr.
*Although some sources give his birthplace as New London, John was more likely born in Plymouth or Massachusetts since his family didn't move to New London in 1650.
John Keeney and Sarah Douglas had the following child:
8. He died on 9 Mar 1724/5 at the age of 79 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 27 William Douglas was granted land on 14 October 1704 in and adjoining New London on the North. Lands were also set off for him in Voluntown 29 March 1706, which he sold to his son William of Plainfield. He inherited the 60 acre farm in New London from his father. He gave this farm to his grandson William [son of Richard] with the provision that William lived with and cared for the elder Douglas until his death.
William and Abiah Douglas were received into the First Church of New London in 1670. His three sons joined as well, William 24 July 1689, Richard 20 July 1705, and Samuel 6 March 1709.
William served with the Colonial Army in King Phillip's War at Narragansett in 1675. His wife, Abiah Hough, died on 21 February 1715. He remarried in July to Mary Bushnell.
The First Church records show that William Douglas, Jr. was a deacon in 1696, but implies that he held the office earlier.
He is buried in the town's Ancient Burial Ground. The marker, which stands next to that of son Richard, is tilted and difficult to read. The inscription is as follows: "Here lyeth ye Body of Deacon Wm. Douglas Who died March ye 9, 1724 in ye 80 years of his age.
William and Abiah Douglas were received into the First Church of New London in 1670. His three sons joined as well, William 24 July 1689, Richard 20 July 1705, and Samuel 6 March 1709.
William served with the Colonial Army in King Phillip's War at Narragansett in 1675. His wife, Abiah Hough, died on 21 February 1715. He remarried in July to Mary Bushnell.
The First Church records show that William Douglas, Jr. was a deacon in 1696, but implies that he held the office earlier.
He is buried in the town's Ancient Burial Ground. The marker, which stands next to that of son Richard, is tilted and difficult to read. The inscription is as follows: "Here lyeth ye Body of Deacon Wm. Douglas Who died March ye 9, 1724 in ye 80 years of his age.
William Douglas Jr. and Abiah Hough were married on 18 Dec 1667 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.28–29 She died on 21 Feb 1714/5 at the age of 66 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 32
William Douglas and Abiah Hough had the following children:
William Douglas Jr. and Mary Seamer were married in Jul 1715 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.2 She died after 1724 at the age of 66 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. 36
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1. William Douglas, "William Douglas, b1610," database, Douglas Archives, The Douglas Archives (douglashistory.ning.com/notes/William-Douglas%2c-b1610: accessed 8 June 2017), Wm. Douglas origin.
2. Frank Nelson Hall, A Douglas Genealogy: Emigrant Ancestor William Douglas Came to America in 1640 (Frank Nelson Hall, Denton, TX, 1965).
3. Charles Henry James Douglas, Editor: Charles Henry James Douglas, A Collection of Family Records with Biographical Sketches, and Other Memoranda of Various Families and Individuals Bearing the Name Douglas or Allied to Families of That Name: New London Families (E. L. Freeman & Co., Publishers, Providence, RI, 1879), p. 54.
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10. Leslie Mahler, The American Genealogist: The English Origin of Anne Motley/Matley/Mattle, Wife of William Douglas of New London, Connecticut.
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13. Leslie Mahler, The American Genealogist: The English Origin of Anne Motley/Matley/Mattle, Wife of William Douglas of New London, Connecticut, p. 274 - 280.
14. Compiler: unknown, Ancestral File Family Group Record for Anne Douglas: AFN:GD0F-JT, Version: Family Search Ancestral File (8 May 1999).
15. Compiler: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1985), p. 295.
16. Leslie Mahler, The American Genealogist: The English Origin of Anne Motley/Matley/Mattle, Wife of William Douglas of New London, Connecticut, p. 279.
17. Compiler: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 73.
18. Compiler: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 227.
19. Compiler: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 144.
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21. Compiler: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 430.
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28. Compiler: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 228.
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30. Elida C. Hough and Franklin B. Hough, The Descendants of William Hough of Connecticut, p. 1.
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32. Frank Nelson Hall, A Douglas Genealogy: Emigrant Ancestor William Douglas Came to America in 1640, Hough Genealogy.
33. Compiler: Lucius A. & Lucius B. Barbour, Barbour Collection: Connecticut Vital Records Prior to 1850: Index for New London, CT (Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT, bef 1934), v 1, p. 10.
34. Compiler: Lucius A. & Lucius B. Barbour, Barbour Collection: Connecticut Vital Records Prior to 1850: Index for New London, CT, v 1, p. 12.
35. Frank Nelson Hall, A Douglas Genealogy: Emigrant Ancestor William Douglas Came to America in 1640, p. 66.
36. Compiler: unknown, Ancestral File Family Group Record for Mary Seamer: AFN: 4JF-GN, Version: Family Search Ancestral File (1 February 2002).
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