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William Robert Scruggs 1740–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Scruggs

Mother: Hannah Allen

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Scruggs

The story of William Robert Scruggs began in 1740 in Buckingham, Virginia, United States. William Robert Scruggs had children including John Edward Scruggs. William Robert Scruggs passed away in 1785 in Buckingham, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robert Scruggs began in 1740 in Buckingham, Virginia, United States.
  • William Robert Scruggs had children including John Edward Scruggs.
  • William Robert Scruggs passed away in 1785 in Buckingham, Virginia, United States.

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Children(s)

William Scruggs's Ancestors

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William Scruggs
1740–1785
Birth Place: Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Scruggs Scruggs
1694–1788
New Kent, St Peters Parish, Virginia, United States
Hannah (Dinah) Allen
1717–1799
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Anne Grosse-Scruggs
1665–1738
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Honorable II
1616–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Grosse
1566–1620
Elizabeth WILLS
1585–1618

William Scruggs's Descendants

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William (Robert) Scruggs (1740–1785)
  1. 1. John (‘Edward’) Scruggs 1775–1854 m. Mary Edwards 1782–1860
    1. 1. Lily (Agnes Scruggs) Taylor 1812–1890 m. James (Landrum) Taylor 1812–1866
      1. 1. Green Taylor 1840– m. Lucinda 1842–
        1. 1. Celia Taylor 1862–1920 m. George Banks 1846–1925

William Scruggs's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Robert Scruggs in Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Buckingham, Virginia, United States
1785
1785
Age 45
Death of William Robert Scruggs in Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Buckingham, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Buckingham, Virginia, United States

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