This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Douglass Douglas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/215.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: George Douglass born. abt. 1690-2 was a blacksmith and bought his first land in N. Kingston, RI in 1737. John Douglass b. about 1728 in North Kingstown was also a blacksmith. I don't have more information on John's siblings. You may wish to check out this Douglas Family on Rootsweb. There are several listings there with one or 2 s ending.