Richard Henry Scruggs III (abt.1693-abt.1738)

Richard Henry Scruggs III

Born about 1693 in New Kent County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Son of Henery Scruggs and Anne Grose

Brother of Henry Scruggs, John Scruggs, Thomas Scruggs, Edward Scruggs, Mary Scruggs and Anne Scruggs

Husband of Martha (Drury) Scruggs — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Martha Unknown — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Richard Drury Scruggs, Drury Richard Scruggs, Richard Scruggs IV, Thomas Scruggs, Jesse Scruggs, Mary Scruggs and Mary (Scruggs) Herrington

Died about 1738 at about age 45 in New Kent County, Virginia Colony

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Marriage and Children
- 1.2 Death and Legacy
2 Sources

Biography

Richard was born about 1693 at New Kent County, Virginia Colony.^[1] He was a son of Henery Scruggs andAnn Grose/Gross.^[1]

Birth date 1693 is a guess, based on other known dates.

The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

Marriage and Children

Richard married to Martha Unknown.^[1]

Children of Richard and Martha:^[1]

Martha
Richard
Drury
Thomas
Jesse
Mary

Death and Legacy

Richard Scruggs died about 1738.

Deed from Henry Scruggs to his sons, John and Richard. 200 acres in Westopher Parish, Charles City Co., VA 5 Mar 1718 John Scruggs to Francis Gilley. Westopher Parish, Charles City Co., VA. 100 acres. 1 Feb 1720.

"The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish" New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia 1684-1786; transcribed and edited by C.G. Chamberlayne; 3rd edition; page 392.

"The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish" New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia 1684-1786; transcribed and edited by C.G. Chamberlayne; 3rd edition; page 416.

The Quit Rents of Virginia in 1704. 50 acres New Kent Co., VA. VA Mag. of History Vol 31, p 227.

Virginia's Colonial Soldiers, Lloyd D Bockstruck. p. 217. New Kent Co., VA 4 July 1702

Index to the 1787 census of Virginia: Scruggs: Allen, Ann, Carter, Drury ( 2), Drury, jr, Edward jr, Edward sr, Gross, Hannah, Henry, James, Jesse , John, Julius , Mary , Richard , Tabitha , Theodoric , Thomas, Valentine, William.

On FamilySearch.org 10 sources of information for:

Name • • Richard Henry Scruggs Reason This Information Is Correct: Ancestery Link to Birth, Marriage, Death Records Last Changed: April 21, 2022

Sex • • Male Last Changed: December 30, 2019

Birth • • 10 January 1693 New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America Reason This Information Is Correct: Doesn't make sense. Born in Virginia, christened in England? Child born in England?

If born in America it would have been British Colonial America Last Changed: January 19, 2020

Christening Death • • 1774 Reason This Information Is Correct: ancestry Last Changed: December 18, 2020

Burial • • New Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States of America Last Changed: February 8, 2020

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Dunklin, Ethel Hastings Scruggs, Scruggs Genealogy; with a Brief History of the Allied Families ... (Pages 24-25) New York, Laplante & Dunklin Print. Co., 1912, HathiTrust.org accessed August 15, 2015

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard: