William Douglas 
William was born in 1200 in Morayshire, Scotland. William's father was Archibald Douglas and his mother was Margaret Crawford. His paternal grandparents were William Douglas and ? De Kersdale; his maternal grandfather was John Crawford. He had a brother named Andrew. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 76 in 1276.General Notes
REFN: 1778AN
Alias:<ALIA> Long /legs/
REFN: P1778
Progenitor of the "Black Douglas" line of the family.
First son of Archibald De Douglas and father of William "le Har di",
William "Longlegs" was born circa 1200 and died in 1276. He was reported
to be "of tall and goodly stature" and so by acquired his pseudonym.
Willi am married the sister of the Earl of Carrick, who in turn was the
grandfather of Robert The Bruce. William's brother, Andrew De Douglas was
the sire of th e Morton line of Douglases.
The senior branch of the Douglas Family, the Black Douglases trace
descent from the early Douglases through their progenitor, W illiam," le
Hardi".
First son of Archibald De Douglas and father of William "le Hardi",
William "Longlegs" was born circa 1200 and died in 1276. He was r eported
to be "of tall and goodly stature" and so by acquired his pseudonym.
William married the sister of the Earl of Carrick, who in turn was the
gran dfather of Robert The Bruce. William's brother, Andrew De Douglas was
the sir e of the Morton line of Douglases.
"William, the elder, inherited the estate o f his father. William acquired
additional lands to the family inheritance; an d, by this means, becoming
a tenant in chief of the crown, was considered as ranking among the
barons, or, as they were then called, magnates of Scotland. "
http://www.scotclans.org/history/other/douglas_james.htm
Sir William was a witness to a charter in 1240, and, along with Sir
Andrew of Dufglas, to anoth er charter in 1248.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1123 in Scotland d.1193 in Scotland
- b.~ 1145 in Scotland d.1221 in Scotland
- b.~ 1179 in Morayshire, Scotland d.1240 in Scotland
- b.~ 1145 in Morayshire, Scotland d.1238 in Scotland
- b.1200 in Morayshire, Scotland d.1276
- b.~ 1100 in Scotland d.15 Sep 1146 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England
- b.1120 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1146 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1102 in Brittany, France d.< 1167 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England
- b.1142 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1202 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1098 in Scotland
- b.~ 1123 in Scotland
- b.~ 1160 in Crawfordjohn, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1248 in Melrose Abbey, Scotland
- b.~ 1187 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland d.< 1225 in Scotland
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‌William and Martha were married in a religious ceremony about 1222. They had two sons named Hugh and William.
Family Notes
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REFNM14492
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Children
William Douglas
William was born in 1225 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died at the age of 77 in 1302 in Tower of York.
They had a daughter named Willelma.
Family Notes
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REFNM17688
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Children
Willelma Douglas
Willelma was born about 1255 in Douglas, Strathclyde, Scotland. She died in Baldernock, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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