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James Thomas Scruggs 1717–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1717

Birth Location: New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1788

Death Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Scruggs

Mother: Elizabeth Napier

Spouse(s): Hannah Allen-Scruggs-Withers

Children(s): William Scruggs

The story of James Thomas Scruggs began in 1717 in New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA. James Thomas Scruggs married Hannah Allen Scruggs Withers, and had children including William Robert Scruggs. James Thomas Scruggs passed away in 1788 in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Scruggs began in 1717 in New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA.
  • James Thomas Scruggs married Hannah Allen Scruggs Withers, and had children including William Robert Scruggs.
  • James Thomas Scruggs passed away in 1788 in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States.

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James Scruggs's Ancestors

Self
James Scruggs
1717–1788
Birth Place: New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Scruggs
1686–1738
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Napier
1699–1757
St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scruggs's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Scruggs (13 Mar 1717–26 Apr 1788) m. Hannah Allen-Scruggs-Withers (17 September 1717–1799)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Scruggs 1738–1785 m. Sarah (Rebecca Walkingstick Edwards) 1750 1750–1826

James Scruggs's Timeline

6 Records

1716
1716
James Thomas Scruggs was married in New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
1717
13 Mar 1717
Birth of James Thomas Scruggs in New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
1737
1737
Age 20
James Thomas Scruggs was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1739
1739
Age 22
James Thomas Scruggs was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1787
01 Mar 1787
Age 70
James Thomas Scruggs was married in Bedford, Virginia
Bedford, Virginia
1788
26 Apr 1788
Age 71
Death of James Thomas Scruggs in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1717
    Event Place: New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1787
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1788
    Event Place: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

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