Douglas, Alexander*

These two entries are believed to be the same men:
Douglas, Alexander, #18 on DP, (Stewart’s Dunbar List)
M’Dougall Alexander, #20 on Scots at Lynn 1653. Iron Works Inventory (Saugus)
Name Variations: Dugle/McDougall/Dugle/Douglas/Duglen/Dugglas/Duggell/Munduggle, Allex./Alexander?/Allister/Alister/Allester
Similar Names on Lists:
Resided: Lynn, Massachusetts

First Generation in the New World

1. ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, was born presumably in Scotland and died in

Biographical Notes:
1. IMPORTANT UPDATE! (July 2018)
According to, Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell, in, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 246, Alexander is categorized as: Definite [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Dugle/McDougall/Dugle/Douglas/Duglen/Dugglas/Duggell/Munduggle, Allex./Alexander?/Allister/Alister/Allester. Residences: Lynn MA. Appears: 1653. D.aft.1682. A founder of SCS. [Exiles; DR; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices
2. Acquaintance of George Darling.

Published: 19 August 2018
Updated: 10 Apr 2020
Researchers: Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Editors: Teresa Rust

Sources and Notes:

From Iswitch Quarterly Court Vol II 1656-1662: “Oliver Purchis and George Darline, both at the Ironworks, deposed that in February last, 1656, in the moonlight they went to Linne town to the ordinary to see some persons from the Ironworks who had been there the whole afternoon before. They found a great store in the house drinking, some being full of drunk, particularly Sergeant Eldridge of Maldin, who had been there the greater part of the day before. Darline having occasion to be in the house all night, deposed that Eldridge slept by the fire all night, and if deponent had not been there, his clothes and perhaps himself would have been burned so full of drink was the Sergeant. In one room was Muzzy and his wife, she sitting on one side of the table between two men and her husband on the other side of the table merrily singing to the rest. Katherine Lary, who lived in the house testified to the same. Allester Munduggle also testified.”