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William Robert Scruggs 1738–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonies

Death Date: 17 May 1785

Death Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Scruggs

Mother: Hannah Allen

Spouse(s): Rebecca 1730

Children(s): Rebecca 1760

In 1738, William Robert Scruggs entered the world in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonies, born to James Thomas Scruggs And Hannah Dinah Allen. William Robert Scruggs married Rebecca Fleming Scruggs Sr 1730, and had children including Rebecca Polly E Scruggs Henson Jr 1760. William Robert Scruggs passed away in 1785 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1738, William Robert Scruggs entered the world in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonies, born to James Thomas Scruggs And Hannah Dinah Allen.
  • William Robert Scruggs married Rebecca Fleming Scruggs Sr 1730, and had children including Rebecca Polly E Scruggs Henson Jr 1760.
  • William Robert Scruggs passed away in 1785 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Scruggs
1717–1799
Birth Location: New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Allen
1717–1799
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca 1730
1730–1796
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Rebecca 1760
1760–1849
Birth Location: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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William Scruggs's Ancestors

Self
William Scruggs
1738–1785
Birth Place: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonies
Parents
James Thomas Scruggs
1717–1799
New Kent County, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
Hannah (Dinah) Allen
1717–1799
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Scruggs) Jr.
1686–1738
New Kent, St Peters Parish, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Napier
1691–1757
St. Peter's Par., New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
*Anne Grosse
1665–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Honorable II
1616–1665

William Scruggs's Descendants

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William (Robert) Scruggs (1738–17 May 1785) m. Rebecca ((Fleming) Scruggs Sr. -) 1730 (Abt 1730–abt 1796)
  1. 1. Rebecca ("Polly" E. (Scruggs) Henson Jr. -) 1760 1760–1849 m. Joseph (Sr) Henson 1758–1848
    1. 1. Joseph (Henson) Jr. 1803–1897 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Clark 1806–1850
      1. 1. Martha (Jane) Henson 1828–1870 m. Alfred (Perry William) Daniel 1827–1870
        1. 1. Sarah (Francis Elizabeth Daniel) Young 1848–1935 m. Alfred (Asberry) Young 1841–1904

William Scruggs's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of William Robert Scruggs in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonies
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonies
1785
17 May 1785
Age 47
Death of William Robert Scruggs in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1785
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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