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PATRIOT John Scruggs[1]

Male 1690 - 1778  (87 years)


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  • Name John Scruggs 
    Title PATRIOT 
    Born 25 May 1690 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Jan 1778  Valey Forge, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6709  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 17 May 2017 

    Father Henry/Henery Scruggs,   b. Abt 1665, New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1723, New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Mother Anne Gross/Grose,   b. Est 1660, Ann Arundel Co., Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1697, New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married Y  [2
    Family ID F4061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith Porter,   b. Est 1690, New Kent County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 4 Aug 1709  New Kent Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry Scruggs,   b. Est 1712, New Kent County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1794, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
    +2. Littleberry/Littlebury Scruggs,   b. Est 1715, New Kent County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 May 2017 
    Family ID F4104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Genealogy. com, http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/scruggs/1184/.
      I have some information on a John Scruggs whose parents were Henery Scruggs and Anne Gross. John was born May 25, 1690 and died January 1, 1778 Valley Forge, PA. He married Judith Porter in New Kent Co, VA.
      Their children were:
      William Scruggs
      Henry Scruggs b. June 11, 1722 m. Anne Colquitt
      Phebe Scruggs died September 25 1775
      Sally Scruggs born about 1739
      Tabitha Scruggs b., Abt 1743 m. Benjamin Crenshaw
      John Scruggs born about 1755
      Littleberry Scruggs born about 1757 died 1823
      John's grandfather was Richard Scruggs b. about 1625 in Bedfordshire, England
      By Marie Wagner September 13, 2003 at 07:58:00
      In reply to: Re: SCRUGGS of New Kent, Cumberland, Buckingham, VA
      Rebecca Fry Harris 5/10/98

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~holmesfinley/Scruggs/fam00051w.htm.
      By Ann Grose Scruggs
      Child 1: John Scruggs
      Born: 1690 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Died:
      Spouse: Judith Porter Scruggs - m. 1709 in New Kent County, VA
      Children: Henry Scruggs, William Scruggs

      Child 2: Henry Scruggs
      Born: 1691 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Died: 1738 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Spouse: Elizabeth LNU Scruggs
      Children: Henry Scruggs (b. 11 Jun 1721), Davis Scruggs, Elizabeth Scruggs (b. 1729 New Kent County, St. Peter's Parish, VA), James Scruggs"(b. 13 Mar 1723/24 VA), Julius Scruggs (b. 6 Mar 1735/1736, New Kent County, VA), Samuel Scruggs (b. 30 Sep 1726, New Kent County, VA)

      Child 3: Richard Scruggs
      Born: ~1692 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Died:
      Spouse: Martha Drewry [Dury] Scruggs - m. 1716 in New Kent County, VA
      Children: Martha Scruggs (b. 4 Apr 1718 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, VA), Richard Scruggs Jr (b. 10 Jan 1720 in New Kent County, VA), Drury Scruggs (b. 1 Feb 1722 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County VA; d. 1782 in Cumberland County ,VA), Thomas Scruggs (b. 30 Jul 1729 in New Kent County, VA), Jesse Scruggs (b. 23 Jul 1736 in New Kent County, VA), Mary Scruggs (b. 12 Feb 1738 in New Kent County, VA)

      Child 4: Thomas Scruggs
      Born: ~1694
      Died:
      Spouse: Elizabeth Mitchell Scruggs, Judy Buford Scruggs,
      Children: William Scruggs, Thomas Scruggs, Gross Scruggs, Valentine Scruggs, Drury Scruggs

      Child 5: Robert Scruggs
      Born:
      Died: 1780
      Spouse: Tabitha? Scruggs
      Children: Robert Scruggs Jr

      Child 6: Edward Scruggs
      Born: ~1697 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Died: 1738 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Spouse:
      Children:

      Child 7: Mary Scruggs
      Born: ~1698 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Died: 1738 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, VA
      Spouse:
      Children:

      Child 8: Ann Scruggs
      Born:
      Died:
      Spouse:

      Children: By Elizabeth Scruggs
      Child 9: James Scruggs
      Born: 1723/1724 in VA

      Child 10: Samuel Scruggs
      Born: 1726
      Died:
      Spouse: Elizabeth Scruggs
      Children: Mary Scruggs (b. 1756), Ann Scruggs (b. 1758)

      Child 11: Julius Scruggs
      Born: 1736
      Spouse: Sabra Finch
      Children: James Scruggs (b. 1760), Richard Scruggs (b. 1764)

      Child 11: John "The Elder" Scruggs
      Born: ~1738
      Died: 1778 in Valley Forge, PA
      Spouse:
      Children: John "The Younger" Scruggs II, James Scruggs, Timothy Scruggs, Nancy Scruggs, Rebecca Scruggs

      Sources:
      United States Federal Census data
      Family Records, unpublished records of the Scruggs family - correspondence, Bibles, interviews, etc.
      Newspaper accounts of weddings and deaths, and other public documents for wills, land transfers, etc.

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1556131194.
      St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.),