William Bugg (1712 - 1796)

Born Dec 1712 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Woodson) Bugg — married 1760 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1796 at age 83 in New Kent, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William married Mary Bacon. They had issue:

1. John, in Bristol Parish, New Kent County, Virginia,^[1] b. Feb 1 1731, c. 16 Jul 1732.^[2]

Research Notes

William Bugg served with Civil Service, Virginia during the American Revolution.

William Bugg is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A016731.

Patriot A016731 DAR Virginia, NARA M881. He was in Civil Service DAR - surveyed Roads in Fluvana, Co. VA in 1777. He was not a soldier. Bugg, William Ancestor #: A016731, Service: Virginia Rank(s): Civil Service Birth: 1712 Virginia; Death: ANTE 2-1-1798 Fluvanna County, Virginia Service Source: Fluvanna County, Virginia Court Orders 1777-1779, P 9, FHL Roll #31476 Service Description: 1) Surveyor of roads, Fluvanna County, Virginia 1777. Link - Bugg, William Ancestor #: A016731

13 OCT 1796, Bristol Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA^[4]

He is listed as having a Will between 1777 and 1823 in the William and Mary Quarterly.^[5]

The Buggs of Big Albemarle County, Virginia, Chapter IV William in Big Albemarle" Charles O Bugg provides a transcript of Williams will, " leaves daughter Susanna Shores five shillings" will proven 1798.

[1st] Wife - Mary Bacon Bugg. No marriage record for William and Mary in the associated church records, though, those records do mention them as a couple and parents of John. This is something that needs to be researched and documented.

"William and second wife, Susanna Woodson, buried in Old Bugg cemetery (Shores) Fluvanna Co VA. Lumber company was cutting timber around the place but had roped off where old cemetery had been, according to book called THE BUGGS OF BIG ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA by F.L. Brouchu of Salem VA. " From daughter Mary's profile.Needs to be verified. A search for this cemetery returns results for daughter Susannah Shores only, Find A Grave: Memorial #60521729, Shores &Tutwiler Family Cemetery, Fluvanna County, Virginia.

Bristol Parish was never in New Kent Co., VA. It was, in various times, in Charles City Co., Henrico Co., Prince George Co., and Dinwiddie Co., VA. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ The vestry book and register of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789. p. 284, By Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, 1898, Privately Published, Richmond Virginia, Harvard University, Hathi Trust. P. 284
2. ↑ Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson, “Births from the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia, 1720-1798;” excerpted and reprinted from The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789, transcribed and published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, Richmond, VA, 1898; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1980, p. 10.
3. ↑ Margaret Naomi Ellison Lindsey Family Tree.ged, Record for Samuel Bugg, Record for Sarah Bacon
4. ↑ Margaret Naomi Ellison Lindsey Family Tree.ged, Record for Samuel Bugg, Record for Sarah Bacon
5. ↑ William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine - v. 9, no. 2 Apr 1929, Ogden FamilySearch Library, FamilySearch International, Genealogy Gophers search result
6. ↑ Mason, George Carrington. “The Colonial Churches of Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3, 1943, pp. 249–271. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1922007. Accessed 23 July 2021.

See also:

• The Buggs of Big Albemarle County, Virginia, FL Brouchu, Salem Virginia,p128, housed in the Fincastle Library, Fincastle, Virginia.

• History of Fluvanna County Seven Islands

Buggs] Brochu, Francis Louis. The Buggs of Big Albemarle County, Virginia: In Three Parts. Salem, Virginia: F.L. Brochu, 1995. Vol. 1: FHL Collection 929.273 B865bf