Richard SCRUGGS
1721 - UNKNOWN-
Name Richard SCRUGGS [1, 2] Birth 10 Jan 1721 New Kent, Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Reference Number 473 Death UNKNOWN Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA [1] - Buried in New Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee County, South Carolina (dates unknown). Findagrave Memorial# 75580113.
Person ID I473 scruggshovis Last Modified 21 Sep 2020
Father Richard SCRUGGS, b. 10 Jan 1693, New Kent, Virginia, USA d. Cherokee, South Carolina, USA Relationship natural Mother Martha DRURY, b. 1698, New Kent, Virginia, USA d. UNKNOWN, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA Relationship natural Marriage New Kent, Virginia, USA [3] Family ID F99 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children 1. Richard SCRUGGS, b. 1745, Virginia, USA d. 1819, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA (Age 74 years) [natural]Family ID F174 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Sep 2020
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Birth - 10 Jan 1721 - New Kent, Virginia, USA 
Death - UNKNOWN - Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - HISTORY: Dunklin (p. 28) says that Richard Scruggs (ref I-3-2) "son of Richard Scruggs by his wife Martha, was born in Virginia, January 10, 1720. Went with his wife and five children (also eight slaves) to the Georgia Province, and settled in St. Matthew's Parish, afterwards called Effingham County, 1757. He received land grants from the Colonial and State Governments from 1760 to 1768, being known thereby as a "Headright." He was a very prominent man and held the position of Gentleman Justice of St. Matthew's Parish November 1874-1766." (name of wife and 5 children are not mentioned.
BURIAL: Findagrave.com. Richard is buried in New Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee County, South Carolina (dates unknown). Findagrave Memorial# 75580113.
- HISTORY: Dunklin (p. 28) says that Richard Scruggs (ref I-3-2) "son of Richard Scruggs by his wife Martha, was born in Virginia, January 10, 1720. Went with his wife and five children (also eight slaves) to the Georgia Province, and settled in St. Matthew's Parish, afterwards called Effingham County, 1757. He received land grants from the Colonial and State Governments from 1760 to 1768, being known thereby as a "Headright." He was a very prominent man and held the position of Gentleman Justice of St. Matthew's Parish November 1874-1766." (name of wife and 5 children are not mentioned.
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Sources - [S32] Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA. Found on findagrave.com.
- [S64] Dunklin, Ethel Hastings Scruggs. Scruggs Genealogy (New York, LaPlante & Dunklin Printing Company, 1912), p.28.
- [S64] Dunklin, Ethel Hastings Scruggs. Scruggs Genealogy (New York, LaPlante & Dunklin Printing Company, 1912), p.25.
- [S32] Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA. Found on findagrave.com.