William
Scarborough
Born about in North Walsham, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Brother of
Ann Scarborough
Husband of
Naomi (Davis) Tyus
— married
1665 in Surry County, Virginia Colony [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
William Scarborough, Edward Scarborough, Thomas Scarborough, John Scarborough, Christopher Scarborough and David Scarborough
Died
at about age 47
in Surry, Virginia Colony
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Biography
He was born about 1630 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England and his parents were Mary and Samuel Scarborough.
About 1656 he emigrated from England to North America.
William Scarborough married on 11 Oct 1660 Charles City County, Virginia to Naomi "Amy" Davis and left descendants in the county.
He participated in Bacon's rebellion for which he and 22 others were executed by order of Governor Berkeley and hanged to death on 16 Mar 1677 in Surry, Virginia.
His widow remarried to Thomas Tyus.
Marriage
- Marriage: 11 Oct 1660 Charles City County, Virginia
- Husband: William Scarborough
- Wife: Amy Naomi Davis
- Child: Edward Scarborough
Timeline
1664/Sep/05 William Scarbrough was involved in a court suit with Roberts Dennis. [1]
1668 Surry County, Virginia Tithables included William Scarbrough [2]
1668 William Scarbrow prosecuted by Phillip Limbry in an action of debt in ye next Court held in Surry County, Virginia. [3]
1668/Oct - Phillip Simbry appoints his brother, Benjamin Harrison, his attorney. Witnessed: William Scarbrow, George Riverton and William Nance. [4]
1669/Jun/23 William Scarbroo witnessed an indenture between Watkins and Lee [5]
1670/Jan/03 William Scarbrow witnessed an indenture between Lee and Watkins. [6]
1670/Jan/03 George Lee of Charles County, Virginia for 7000 pounds of tobacco, sells to George Watkins a gray mare. Witnesses: William Scarbrow and Thomas Payton. [7]
1672/Jan/26 William Scarbroo complaining to the court against the accounts of William Edwards for fees which amounted to three hundred ninety and seven pound of tobacco which said account was by the Court regulated and brought to two hundred and eighty pounds of tobacco, from which the said Edwards doth appeal unto the 3rd day of the next General Court. [8]
1672/May/07 Mr. George Lee and John Rawlings present themselves, security in behalf of William Scarbrow, for ye estate of Walter Holdsworth’s orphans and ye Clerk ordered to take bond, May 7, 1672 Surry County. [9]
1673 A True List of Tithables in Surry County taken 10 June 1673 included William Scarbrough. [10]
1674 A List of Tithables Taken 10 June 1674 included William Scarbro. [11]
1674 Judgment was granted Lt. Colonel George Jordon against William Scarbrough for three hundred pounds of tobacco. [12]
1675/May/04 Administration was granted William Scarbroo on the estate of Ann Houlsworth, deceased, and proved by the oath of the witnesses. He gave security according to law. [13]
1676 Besides the above forty men and their leaders, bookings, Long, Rutherford, Whitson and Scarborough, the later suits and additional documents show us others involved in the rebellion. [14]
1676 William Scarborough was listed in court records as the last conspirator to receive a death sentence. [15]
1676\77/Feb/20 Governor Berkeley’s new Assembly met at Green Spring and Surry’s representatives were William Browne and Benjamin Harrison's new Burgesses. The first act of the assembly was to pass an act of indemnity and pardon in accordance with the King’s letters patent of 10 Oct 1676, but with twenty-five or thirty notable exceptions, among whom we have mentioned, bookings, whit son and Scarbrough and Long from Surry. [16]
1677 The Commissioners brought a pardon for the rebels from the King, but they could not halt the governor’s thirst for revenge and he carried on his series of trials and executions, only substituting civil trails for military court-martials on March 3rd. During this period of executions, two Baconians from Surry suffered the death penalty, On 16 Mar 1677, John Whitson and William Scarborough of Southwarke Parish were convicted of "Rebellions Treasons and other misdemeanors", were sentenced to death, and shortly executed, their estates also being confiscated (Minutes of the Council and General Court p459-460 Henig Statutes II p379). [17]
1677/Mar/05 Reference was granted Thomas Bird against Thomas Tias who married ye relict of William Scarbroo to ye Court. [18]
1694/Jun/20 John Rawlings, for himself and William Scarbrough hath surveyed and assigned all rights to Mr. Humphrey Allen in a certain patent of land. [19]
Research Notes
According to the records found by Teresa Langford, the father of this William Scarborough is Samuel B. Scarborough who was married to Mary (maiden name unknown).
There is another William in the family that is his half brother whose father is Col. Edmund Scarborough. Mary Ann married both Samuel and Edmund. By birth dates and other records William that is married to Mary (unknown) is the son of Samuel B. Scarborough.
- William Scarborough, b: c1630; d: 06 Mar 1677
- father: Samuel B. Scarborough, b: 04 Nov 1593; d: 20 Apr 1655
- mother: Mary (unknown), b: c1595
- charts: Pedigree of Rayburn Lamson Lewis
- wife: Naomi "Amy" Davis, b: c1632
- child: Edward Scarborough, b: c1666; d: c1716
- source: ancestry.com.
Sources
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1664-1671 book#2 by Weynette Haun in 1987 p4 citing Surry County, Virginia Deed book#2 p243
- ↑ "Colonial Surry" by John Bennett Boddie, III in 1966 p184
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1664-1671 book#2 by Weynette Haun in 1987 p54 citing Surry County, Virginia Deed book#2 p318
- ↑ Surry County Records - Surry County, Virginia 1652-1684 by Eliza Timberlake Davis p63 citing Patent book#1 p318
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1664-1671 book#2 by Weynette Haun in 1987 p64 citing Surry County, Virginia Deed book#1 p341
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1664-1671 book#2 by Weynette Haun. 1987 p86 citing Surry County, Virginia Deed book#1 p379
- ↑ Surry County records - Surry County, Virginia 1652-1672 by Eliza Timberland Davis p72 citing Surry County, Virginia Patent book#1 (1652-1772) p379
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1672-1682 book#3 by Weynette Haun in1989 p52 citing Order Book 1671-1691 p115
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1664-1671 book#3 by Weynette Haun in 1989 p3
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1664-1671 book#3 by Weynette Haun 1989 p19 citing Order Book 1671-1691 p34
- ↑ "Colonial Surry" by John Bennett Boddie, III in 1966 p287
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1672-1682 book#3 by Weynette Haun in 1989 p35 citing Order Book 1671-1691 p75 (9ber 4, 1674)
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1672-1682 book#3 by Weynette Haun in 1989 p42 citing Order Book 1671-1691 p93
- ↑ "Colonial Surry" by John Bennett Boddie, III in 1966 p138.
- ↑ Papers relating to Bacon's opposition generally termed "Bacon's rebellion" on Virtual Jamestown
- ↑ "Colonial Surry" by John Bennett Boddie, III in 1966 p139.
- ↑ "Colonial Surry" by John Bennett Boddie, III in 1966 p134 citing Order Book 1671-1691 p194
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1672-1682 book#3 by Weynette Haun in 1989 p83 citing Order Book 1761-1791 p194
- ↑ Surry County, Virginia Court Records 1652-1677 by Weynette Haun in 1987 citing Patent book#1 (1652-1672) p238
- "Historical Southern Families" v3
- A Long Line of Family blogspot
- Colonial Maryland, Edmund Scarburgh
Acknowledgements
- Scarborough-89 was created on 14 Apr 2011 by Payne through the import of Olin LaVern and Darlene Thomas.ged
- Scarborough-129 was created on 29 Jul 2011 by Bob Carson through the import of 2010-09-14.ged
- Scarborough-301 was created on 26 Nov 2013 by Teresa Langford.
- Scarborough-313 was created on 14 Jan 2014 by Pease] through the import of condensedgedcom.ged
- Scarborough-1537 was created on 10 Aug 2015 by Sandra Scarborough
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Sandra Scarborough
William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster 2nd Bt
William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster 2nd Bt
N Gauthier
Scarborough-280 and Scarborough-89 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same parents and same wife
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N Gauthier
William could not be the son of Samuel's wife#2, Jane because her marriage was 4 years after his birth. So William had to be the son of Samuel's first wife Mary.
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Sandra Scarborough
Virginia, one of the original 13 colonies, ratified the Constitution, Wednesday, June 25, 1788, prior to that it was referred to as the Virginia Colony
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[Living Barnes]
Scarborough-89 and Scarborough-280 do not represent the same person because: The father of William Scarborough is not the same on both sites. Therefore In all good conscious approve this merger. I have researched this line enough to know the father and mother of William Scarborough.
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[Living Barnes]
Scarborough-313 and Scarborough-280 do not represent the same person because: Thirty years difference in William Scarborough's birth date.
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[Living Knight]
Scarborough-313 and Scarborough-280 appear to represent the same person because: Family/relationships agree. Dates slightly off; if not resolved, may be noted in bio with sources
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William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster 2nd Bt
Rejected as a match with his first cousin, in which case which son of the brothers married Ann Davis?
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William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster 2nd Bt
In which case which son of the brothers married Ann Davis?
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[Living Barnes]
Scarborough-89 and Scarborough-280 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person.
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