Noah Scarborough (aft. 1774)

Born after 1774 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

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Biography

While Maj. James Scarborough had a son named Noah, there is difficulty in pinpointing his statistics.^[1] He was possibly the first child of James' second wife, Grace King.

"Noah Scarborough. By inference, as no definite proof has been found, and it has been impossible to separate the several men in Georgia by the name of Noah."

The author goes further: "The following records are from Mrs. Water Adams, of Seattle, Washington, descendant of Noah Scarborough, whom she believes was a son of Major James Scarborough, though I have not been able to identify him from the records I have.

"Noah Scarborough, b. 1805, d. 1890, at Morrow, Louisiana, St. Landry Parish,; m. Nancy Stringer in 1825. (It would be very unusual for two brothers to marry a girl with the same name and we know that Allen Scarborough married a Nancy."

"Perhaps a future family historian will be able to identify definitely the above Noah Scarborough."

My thoughts: The first wife (Elizabeth Thigpen) died by 1774, the year James married Grace Clark King. If the Noah above was born in 1805, he couldn't be Elizabeth's son. Therefore, I think these are two different men.

Sources

1. ↑ "Southern Kith and Kin" pg 50

See Also

• Millennium File $Ancestry Record 7249 #104414981
  • Name: Noah Scarborough
  • Birth Date: 1780
  • Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
  • Father: James Scarborough