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William Robert Scruggs 1738–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 MAY 1785

Death Location: Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Father: James Scruggs

Mother: Hannah Allen

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In 1738, William Robert Scruggs entered the world in Buckingham, Virginia, USA, born to James Scruggs And Hannah Allen. William Robert Scruggs passed away in 1785 in Laurens, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, William Robert Scruggs entered the world in Buckingham, Virginia, USA, born to James Scruggs And Hannah Allen.
  • William Robert Scruggs passed away in 1785 in Laurens, South Carolina, USA.

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William Scruggs's Ancestors

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William Scruggs
1738–1785
Birth Place: Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Scruggs
1717–1797
New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
Hannah Allen
–1801
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Scruggs
1686–1738
New Kent, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Davis
1690–1730
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Davis
1650–1710
Mary Hughes
1654–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John America
1615–1718
Princess Powhatan
1625–1720

William Scruggs's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of William Robert Scruggs in Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Buckingham, Virginia, USA
1785
17 MAY 1785
Age 47
Death of William Robert Scruggs in Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Buckingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1785
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, USA

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