Scottish noble house, sometimes wrongly described as a clan.
The Douglas family was founded in the 12th century, after land grants made to Sir James Douglas, a lieutenant of King Robert.
Sir James Douglas was a leader in the rebellion of King Robert of Scotland against King Edward of England. he lead many assaults, and figures prominantly in the history of Scotland. At the time of Robert's death, James was comanded to take out Robert's heart and escort it to the holy land. he got only as far as Spain.
The Douglas family castle, Castle Threave, is located near Kirkculdbright.
Douglas was a Trustee of Davidson College and, even more significantly, served as the moderator of the Synod of North Carolina when it met in Second Presbyterian Church in Charlotte in 1877.
Douglas expired on April 2, 1884, and was buried beside her husband in the cemetery at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church.
Although at one end of the long lane leading to the house there is a large subdivision of houses, the DouglasHouse itself is set on a rise in the land in the center of fields and wooded areas so that it retains its rural atmosphere.
Douglas was killed as he led a cavalry charge against the enemy while outnumbered and cut off from the main Christian force.
His grandson, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, similarly held the post of Lord Chancellor and became guardian of James V by marrying his widowed mother, Margaret Tudor with whom he had a daughter, Margaret Douglas who was the mother of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, nephew of the 6th Earl of Angus was a bitter enemy of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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