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From: "Marsha Hamilton" <>
Subject: [DOUGLAS] Marsha's Douglas file
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 17:24:58 -0500

Dear Cousins Carole and Pearl and those on the list: PART (1) Today is snowing and I am going to type up "some" of what have in my Douglass Paper File, more than likely I have some in my Adams file as well as Dye and Timberlake etc....so this may take some time.. I hope some of this is new for you! These are just notes that I have collected. Anyone who can help tell us who the SMITH family is in the Deeds below and the HILL family please contact me at I think I know who they are but would like verification of their origins. Some of these first paragraphs are old news I know but I am taking all papers in the file and adding them here so that it might be of help to someone....also please remember these are "my handwritten notes from the 1980's......at that time I didn't always document where the information was found etc. so please look for anything of interest up yourselves unless I have add the documentation . Have a safe weekend Marsha Campbellsville, Taylor Co., KY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "John Douglas b Scotland a little before 1700 became a citizen of Spotsylvania Co., VA. Acquired land from Mr. Curtis 1731 (later Orange Co., VA 1734) married and died in Orange Co., VA abt 1791." Judith Moorman daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Reynolds-Mooreman who were Quakers md 1731. Their children are listed in Moorman records." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Douglas notes: Charles Douglas d 1823; Places of residences Albemarle Co., VA; Charles Douglas had 3 brothers, Thomas and John? A family of Douglas lived in the cove neighborhood 1751 and two of them were named George and James. They were among first members of Cove Presbyterian Church. George died 1785. Charles and his brothers were situated on the Barboursville Road, near the Orange Co. line. Three Brothers named Douglass resided in the North part of the County of Albemarle in 1761, Charles, Thomas and John. Charles md Ann Douglas and died in 1823. His children Robert and Charles to whom he gave lands he owned in KY, and removed to that State, Ann the wife of Joseph Timberlake, Judith the wife of John Dickerson and Sarah. Charles Douglas md Anna Adams Children" (1) Robert Douglas (2) Charles Douglas (3) Ann Douglas buried Russell Co., KY md Joseph Timberlake (4) Judith Douglas md John Dickerson (5) Sarah Douglas (6) Thomas Douglas d 1830 leaving 4 children, (a) James, (b) Achilles, (c) Nancy, (d) John, Jr. son, Achilles was appointed magistrate in 1796 and acted a prominent part in the offices in that County of Albemarle Co., VA. He served as Sheriff in 1823, Achilles md Nancy Bowcock d/o Jason and Nancy Bowcock and died 1844. His home, the latter part of his life, was on the North Fork of Priddy's Creek near the present Station of Burnley's. John Douglas, Jr md Mildred Bowcock a sister of Achilles wife. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CERTIFIED COPY OF CONSENT FOR MARRIAGE... SIGNED BY: A copy Teste: Shelby J. Marshall, Clerk by __erri N. Barnett Dep. Clerk I have a paper copy in my Douglass File dated........Oct 20, 1984 ===================================================================================== "This is to Certified the clerk of Albemarle County that I have given JOSEPH TIMBERLICK, Sener, to Take out Likens to marry my Daughter, ANN DOUGLASS. Given under my hand this 11 Day of December, 1784 CHARLES DOUGLASS TESTE: THOMAS DOUGLAS ACHILLES DOUGLAS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIAGE BOND Certified Copy of Marriage Albemarle Co., VA October 20, 1884........sighed by ____erri N. Barnett Dep. Clerk.....clerk Shelby J. Marshall "Know all men by these presents that we JOSEPH TIMBERLAKE and ACHILLES DOUGLASS are held firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Just sum of Fifty Pounds to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves Jointly & Severally and Joint & Severial (?) heirs firmly by their presents, Sealed with our Seals and Dated this 11th day of December 1784 The Condition of this Obligation is such that whereas there is a Marriage ___ duly to be Solemnized between the above Bound Joseph Timberlake and Ann Douglass, SPINSTER daughter of Charles Douglass. Both of Albemarle County now if there be no Just Cause to Obstruct the same then the above Obligation to be Void otherwise to remain in full force. TESTE: Joseph Timberlake (his seal) looks like Achilles Douglass (his seal) C _ Martins, DC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOUGLASS - HILL CEMETERY is located on Stanley Pike farm off ROBERTS ROAD, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY........Robert's Road is across from my office. Marsha Hamilton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misc: R. D. TIMBERLAKE b 17 December 1807 son of James father b VA and Ann Douglass b KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daughter of the American Revolution papers for Hazel Andrus. Rout #1 Box 462 Springfield, MO has the following: Charles Douglas b 1761 in Albemarle Co. VA lived in the North part of County line on the Barbourville Road, Had brothers Thomas and John living near him....died in 1823 Children's information from Hazel Andrus (1) Robert Douglas d Jan 1835 Green Co., KY (?) md Mary Rhodes......Jefferson Co., KY "father" gave land in that state and they removed. Will Book #2, page #271 in Green Co., KY (2) Charles Douglas, Jr. (3) Ann Douglas md Joseph Timberlake ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Military Records Pages 373-374 1st Company Capt. Achilles DOUGLASS, Ensign JOHN DOUGLAS, JR. Page 375 47th JOHN H. TIMBERLAKE, 1860 - Col. Atty. John R. Tucker 1840 Note: Attorney's of the Albemarle Co., Va Bar 1809 John Timberlake ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILL BOOK #2 page 74 BARREN CO., KY George DOUGLAS....Son's Samuel, William, Nathan, John dec'd, Daughter, Sally Shaw; Legatee's Mary HILL, Nancy DOOLEY, Betsy BAGBY, Daughter Milly NEWLAND produced 1820) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Robert DOUGLASS Will Book #2, page #271 Circuit Court Case, Bundle # 64, 1828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Green Co., KY Records DOUGLAS-SMITH Families Copied by Mrs. Ruth Burdette, Columbia, KY "WILL BOOK #2 page #271 Old and Infirm. Debts to be paid. After death of Beloved Wife, Slaves to be freed and they are to receive 200 acres of land. Faithful and much Beloved Granddaughter, Sally CHEEK, page Sally ROGERS, Grandsons John Rogers, and Edmund Rogers. All Land sold after death of Wife and divided between son Charles Douglas, Children of Anna HULL (may be a Hill no Hull's in Green Co., KY and Douglass's married Hill's)... wife of James Hill, Children of Daughter Betsy Adams wife of James Adams.....and rest to Children of Daughter of Polly Rogers now deceased...... Executors, Son Charles Douglass and Woodruff Haskins Dated July 10, 1835 Signed: Robert Douglass Witnesses: Wayne Haskins B. Hotchkiss Probated Jan 19, 1836 Questions to Carole and Pearl..........who is this James Adams the son of and who are the parents of James Hill........and it is Hill I double checked. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY DEEDS Deed Book #5 Page 57 Sept 4, 1806 Rezin Davis and to Charles Douglas, son of Robert, 110 Acres on Pitman Creek (notes this was the part that was in Green Co., which became Taylor Co. KY...Campbellsville, area) Deed Book #9 Page 529 March 9, 1814 Joseph Richeson to Robert Douglas for $1850, land on Pitman Creek Deed Book #9 Page #281 October 29, 1819 Samuel and Elizabeth SMITH to Charles Douglas for $1850 land on Pitman's Creek..(Who is this Samuel and Eliz'th Smith?) Deed Book #10 Page 364 ? July 3, 1821 JOHN SMITH, FATHER and ESTHER to Charles Douglass, Sr. Land on Pitman's Creek Who is this John Smith and Esther.......and what did it mean Father?? Deed Book #10 Page #359 Feb 20, 1822 Charles Douglas, Sr. and Polly to SAMUEL SMITH 121 Acres on Pitman Creek....(this was Green Co., KY now it is Campbellsville, Taylor Co., KY) Deed Book # 10 Page # 517 July 22, 1822 Charles Douglass, Sr. and Polly to Charles A. Dickerson mortgage on 110 acres of land on Buckhorn Branch of Pitman Creek......(same land as Deed 45 page 57) Deed Book #11 Page # 115 Power of Attorney from Joseph Timberlake, Jr. of Hart Co., KY and John Timberlake of Green Co., KY sons of Joseph Timberlake, Sr. by Ann DOUGLASS dec'd his WIFE, DAUGHTER of CHARLES DOUGLASS dec'd late of ALBEMARLE CO. , VA to our UNCLE ROBERT DOUGLASS of Green Co., KY our part of the ESTATE of said CHARLES DOUGLASS dec.d of Albemarle Co., VA through OUR MOTHER, ANN DOUGLASS TIMBERLAKE. Dated Oct 25, 1823 Deed Book # 14 Page 141 April 2, 1835 Charles Douglas, Sr. and Polly his Wife.......to Adam Campbell 55 acres on Pitman's Creek Page #234 Sept 10, 1831 Michael Shively and Nancy to Charles Douglas, Jr. Page # 254 Sept 29, 1831 Robert Douglas and Mary his Wife to James DURHAM 100 acres on Pitman's Creek Part #2 on Deed's to continue

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