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The Douglas Family
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Sources for Lord Douglas

• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise
• A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans: Volume 8 by William Thomas Hale & Dixon Lanier Merritt
• Mike Murphy.

Notes:
• Is this James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, the last of the Black Douglases? Information about him and his ancestry is well known, but as far as I can tell, there is no information about his descendants.

Sources for Douglas of Parkhead

• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise
• Mike Murphy.

Sources for Douglas of Waterside

• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise
• Mike Murphy.

Sources for Douglas of Parkside & Farquhar

• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise
• Mike Murphy.
• Robert Guthrie's New Cumnock: History of the Parish of New Cumnock

Notes:
• Robert Guthrie calls Douglas of Parkside George of Waterside and his son simply George Douglas.
• A. Lou Neilson calls her Farquehar.

Sources for George Douglas of Waterside & Margaret Campbell

• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Ann Woodlief's Family Histories.
• Campbell Genealogy, via AyrshireRoots.com
• Mike Murphy.
• Robert Guthrie's New Cumnock: History of the Parish of New Cumnock

Notes:
• AyrshireRoots.com calls him George Douglas and his father George Douglas of Waterside, who is a descendant of Douglas of Parkside.

Sources for Hugh Douglas of Garrallan & Margaret Craufurd of Cumlarg

• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Ann Woodlief's Family Histories.
• Campbell Genealogy, via AyrshireRoots.com
• Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise
• Mike Murphy.
• Robert Guthrie's New Cumnock: History of the Parish of New Cumnock

Notes:
• A. Lou Neilson says Hugh was born 1618 but this seems too early.
• A. Lou Neilson, Ann Woodlief and Mike Murphy spell Margaret's last name Crawford.
• A. Lou Neilson calls John Crawford of Cambary. Robert Guthrie provides his first name and title and says he was of Camlarg. Jennings Cropper Wise also calls him of Camlarg.
• A. Lou Neilson and Mike Murphy call him John's father Crawford of Karse, but most sources dealing with County Ayr give the surname Crawford as Craufurd, and there are several mentions of various Craufurds of Kerse. Jennings Cropper Wise calls him Campbell of Kerse.

Sources for Hugh Douglas & Catherine Hume

• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Ann Woodlief's Family Histories.
• Campbell Genealogy, via AyrshireRoots.com
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Family Search
• Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise
• A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans: Volume 8 by William Thomas Hale & Dixon Lanier Merritt
• Mike Murphy.
• Robert Guthrie's New Cumnock: History of the Parish of New Cumnock

Notes:
• The Church of Latter-day Saints says Hugh was born between 1681-1714 and died between 1742-1798.
• A. Lou Neilson calls her Catharine Home. Mike Murphy, AyrshireRoots.com & Will Thomas Hale call her Katherine. Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise calls her Catherine Home.
• Catherine Hume's names are alternatively given as Catharine/Katherine and Home.
• A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans calls Hugh's son-in-law Robert Nasmett.