Richard unk Scruggs, I

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From Scruggs Genealogy, p. 22: Richard Scruggs, Gentleman, an Englishman of Bedfordshire, came toAmerica in 1655, being transported by John Linge, of James CityCounty, and Henry Barlow. He settled in the Province of Virginia,where he became a large land owner, receiving Crown Grants from KingGeorge II, in James City and New Ken Counties, aggregating severalthousand acres, some patents being granted him for the transportationof persons to assist in colonizing the Province. He was closelyassociated, in these grants, with Charles Woodington, George Morris,George Gilbert and Thomas Mitchell, whose plantation was adjoining.

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Scruggs Genealogy Scruggs Genealogy Esther Hastings Scruggs Dunklin Name: LaPlant and Dunklin Printing; Location: New York; Date: 1912; Page numbers are from the pdf version found on Archive.org. Printcopy in LCA's possession is a typewritten, unpublshed version, whichdoes not include references, other related families, or index. @R26@ Y

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Scruggs Genealogy Scruggs Genealogy Esther Hastings Scruggs Dunklin Name: LaPlant and Dunklin Printing; Location: New York; Date: 1912; Page numbers are from the pdf version found on Archive.org. Printcopy in LCA's possession is a typewritten, unpublshed version, whichdoes not include references, other related families, or index. @R26@ Y

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Richard Scruggs was known as Gentleman . He came from Bedfordshire, England in 1655 to America being transported by John Linge of James city County and Henry Barlowe. He settled in Province of Virginia, where he became a large land owner,receiving Crown Grants from King George II in James City County and New Kent County, aggregating several thousand acres, some patents being granted him for transportation of persons to assist in colonizing the Province. He closely associated in these grants with
Charles Woodington, George Morris, George Gilbert, and Thomas Mitchell, whose plantations were adjoining. -- Scruggs Genealogy by Ethel Hastings Scruggs Dunklin 1912

It is possible the name of Scroggs was the way his last name was spelled before he arrived and changed to Scruggs.

Richard Scruggs was a descendent of the second son of Richard Scruggs, gentleman. --- Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina: Robert ScruggsHouse, Historical data. National Park Service, Denver, Col., Nov 1974.

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Research shows that eighth grandfather Richard was a Quaker.

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-- Scruggs Genealogy by Ethel Hastings Scruggs Dunklin 1912

A Gentleman, and Englishman of Bedfordshire, came to America in 1655, and�settled in the Province of Va., where he became a large land owner. He received�Crown Grants from King George II, in James City and New Kent counties,�aggregating several thousand acres, some patents being granted him for the�transportation of persons to assist in colonizing the Province Richard Scruggs was known as Gentleman . He came from Bedfordshire England in 1655 to America and settled first in James City County, Va. It is possible the name of Scroggs was the way his last name was spelled before he arrived and changed to Scruggs. There has been a lot of research on this so far. Richard Scruggs,Gentleman, a resident of Bedfordshire, England, had emigrated to the New World in 1655. He Settled in Virginia, where he acquired several thousand acres in James City and New Kent counties, and Fathered two sons of whom we have record-- Henry and Richard. Richard Scruggs was a descendent of the second son of Richard Scruggs,gentleman. --- Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina: Robert ScruggsHouse, Historical data. National Park Service, Denver, Col.,Nov 1974. Richard Scruggs, Gentleman, an Englishman of Bedfordshire, came toAmerica in 1655, being transported by John Linge of James city County andHenry Barlowe. He settled in Province of Virginia, where he became a large land owner,receiving Crown Grants from King George II in James City County and NewKent County, aggregating several thousand acres, some patents beinggranted him for transportation of persons to assist in colonizing theProvince. He closely associated in these grants with Charles Woodington, George Morris, George Gilbert, and Thomas Mitchell,Whose plantations was adjoining. -- Scruggs Genealogy by Ethel Hastings Scruggs Dunklin 1912

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Birth: 1625 Bedfordshire, England Death: unknown New Kent County Virginia, USA

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Children:

 Henry Scruggs (1658 - ____)*

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Burial: Jamestown Original Burial Ground Jamestown James City County Virginia, USA

Created by: Walter (Zeke) Yarbrough Record added: Aug 27, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 75581906