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James Scruggs 1717–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1717

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

Death Date: AFT 1797

Death Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, British Colonial America, USA

Father: Henry Scruggs

Mother: Elizabeth Davis

Spouse(s): Hannah Allen

Children(s): William Scruggs, Gross Scruggs, Thomas Scruggs, Valentine Scruggs, Allen Scruggs, Finch Scruggs

James Scruggs was born in 1717 in New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Scruggs And Elizabeth Davis. James Scruggs married Hannah Allen, and had children including Allen Scruggs, Finch Scruggs, Gross Scruggs, Thomas Mitchell Scruggs, Valentine Scruggs, William Robert Scruggs. James Scruggs passed away in 1797 in Buckingham County, Virginia, British Colonial America, USA.

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Biography

  • James Scruggs was born in 1717 in New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Scruggs And Elizabeth Davis.
  • James Scruggs married Hannah Allen, and had children including Allen Scruggs, Finch Scruggs, Gross Scruggs, Thomas Mitchell Scruggs, Valentine Scruggs, William Robert Scruggs.
  • James Scruggs passed away in 1797 in Buckingham County, Virginia, British Colonial America, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Scruggs
1686–1738
Birth Location: New Kent, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Davis
1690–1730
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Allen
–1801
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
HA

Children(s)

William Scruggs
1738–1785
Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia, USA
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Gross Scruggs
1742–1788
Birth Location: Campbell County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America, USA
GS
Thomas Scruggs
1725–1828
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
TS
Valentine Scruggs
1737–1798
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
VS
Allen Scruggs
1737–1837
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
AS
Finch Scruggs
1740–1840
Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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James Scruggs's Ancestors

Self
James Scruggs
1717–1797
Birth Place: New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Scruggs
1686–1738
New Kent, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Davis
1690–1730
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Robert) Davis
1650–1710
St. Michaels Parish, Devonshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes
1654–1740
Barbados or Jamestown, James County, Virginia USA
Great-Grandparents
John America
1615–1718
Princess Powhatan
1625–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chief Powhatan
1574–1644
Princess Apechancanough
1574–1680

James Scruggs's Descendants

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James Scruggs (13 Mar 1717–AFT 1797) m. Hannah Allen (–17 Jul 1801)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Scruggs 1738–1785
  2. 2. Gross Scruggs 1742–1788
  3. 3. Thomas (Mitchell) Scruggs 1725–1828
  4. 4. Valentine Scruggs 1737–1798
  5. 5. Allen Scruggs 1737–1837 m. Sarah (Rebecca) Edwards 1750–1850
    1. 1. Polly (G) Scruggs 1764–1827
  6. 6. Finch Scruggs 1740–1840

James Scruggs's Timeline

2 Records

1717
13 Mar 1717
Birth of James Scruggs in New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
1797
AFT 1797
Age 80
Death of James Scruggs in Buckingham County, Virginia, British Colonial America, USA
Buckingham County, Virginia, British Colonial America, USA

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: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1797
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, British Colonial America, USA
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