Husband Edmund Scarborough Col.
Born: 1618 at: London, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: May 1671 at: Occahannock Creek, Virginia 2
Buried: at:
Father: Edmund Scarborough Capt. (Abt 1584-Abt 1634)
Mother: Hannah Butter Or Butler (Est 1587- )
Married: Abt 1638 Place:
Events
1. Baptism 2, October 2, 1617, St. Martins, London, England
2. Land 3, August 3, 1640, Accomack County, Virginia
Land 600 Acres. 100 acres for himself and wife Mary. 500 for transport of 10 persons.3. Land 4, August 25, 1642, Accomack County, Virginia
Land 350 acres for transport of 7 persons. Land adjoining previousely granted.4. Land 5, November 11, 1642, Northampton County, Virginia
400 acres transferred to Christopher Kirk from Thomas Savage from Edmund Scarburgh whom it was granted by patent 21 Feb 1638. States that land was previousely considered part of Accomack County.5. Land 6, August 12, 1649, Northampton County, Virginia
2,000 acres for transport of 40 persons. Record states Edmund Jr. but believe this to be same person.6. Land 7, April 10, 1643, Northampton County, Virginia
1050 acres combination of purchase and grant for transport of 9 people. Abstract has date of 1694 but must be error as is squeezed between two records of 1643.7. Land 8, March 26, 1662, Northampton County, Virginia
600 acres for transport of 12 persons8. Land 9, March 26, 1662, Northampton County, Virginia
2100 acres for transport of 52 persons.9. Land 10, upto sept 1664, Accomack County, Virginia
11350 acres various entries all for transport of people
Wife Mary Littleton
Born: Est 1617 at:
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
Events
1. Immigration 11, 1640, Virginia
Text states Brought by Edmund Scarburgh (her husband).
Children
1 F Matilda Scarborough
Born: Abt 1645 2 at:
Christened: at:
Died: January 3, 1721/22 at: Accomack County, Virginia 2 12
Buried: at:
Spouse: John Lt-Col West (Abt 1638-1703) 2
Marr: 1661 2 13
2 F Tabitha Scarborough
Born: 1639 at:
Christened: at:
Died: 1718 at:
Buried: at:
3 M Edmund Scarborough Col. Jr.
Born: at:
Christened: at:
Died: January 1711/12 at:
Buried: at:
4 M Littleton Scarborough
Born: at:
Christened: at:
Died: Bef 1671 at:
Buried: at:
5 M Charles Scarborough Col.
Born: 1643 at:
Christened: at:
Died: 1702 at:
Buried: at:
Spouse: Elizabeth Bennett (living)
Husband's Notes
He accompanied his parents to Virginia, while his elder brother Charles remained in England to complete his education. At the death of Captain Edmund Scarborough, he assumed the responsibility of settling his fathers affairs in Virginia. On November 28, 1635 he patented 200 acres of land on Magothy Bay in Accomac County- "fifty acres for his late father, Captain Edmund Scarborough, fifty acres for the personal venture of his mother, Hannah Scarborough, fifty acres for his own personal venture, and fifty acres for the transportation of one servant called Robert Butler." This was the first of many land patents issued to Col. Edmund Scarborough; in subsequent years he acquired lands totaling more than 46,500 acres, and became the largest landholder on the Eastern shore of Virginia. Col. Edmund Scarborough was a vindicative Indian baiter, an intolerant persecuter of the Quaker settlers in the area, and a totally unscrupulous politician and business man. On the other hand, he was totally fearless, a gifted orator, a shrewd lawyer, an accomplished surveyer and engineer, and a highly successful planter and merchant. He served a number of terms in the house of Burgesses (where for a time he was speaker), was sheriff of Northampton County, played a major role in drawing up the famous "Northampton Protest", and for many years was Surveyer-General of Virginia, in which capacity he surveyed the boundry between Virginia and Maryland on the Eastern Shore. He erected on his estates a malt house, a shoe factory, and a salt works, and he was the owner of numerous ships with which he carried on an extensive trade with England, New England, the Netherlands and the West Indies. He was the first to import Negro Slaves of any number into Virginia. The Colonel was constantly involved in quarrels with his neighbors and business associates. At one time (July 1653) his conduct was such that he was charged with treason and piracy and forced to flee the colony. In a little over a year, however, he was back in Virginia, and incredibly enough, within a few months gained back everything he had lost and more. From this time to the restoration (1660) he was on the best terms with Governor Bennett and the Parliamentary authorities - indeed, his eldest son Charles later married Governor Bennett's daughter Elizabeth. With the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, Scarborough's influence and power increased still more, and he consistantly flouted the laws, refused to pay his debts, and blithely disregarded the decisions of the courts and the mandates of Governor William Berkely. The influence of his brother Sir Charles Scarborough at the English court seems largely to account for the Colonel's immunity.
1 Cd Rom 100 Automated Archives.
2 W. Marshall Sellman, John Sellman of Maryland and Descendants, (Cincinnati, Ohio, Self Published by W. Marshall Sellman, 1975), Looseleaf in Possesion of John D. Warren.
3 Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers And Pioneers Volume One 1623-1666, (Richmond, Virginia, Virginia State Library, 1992), The Library of John D. Warren. Page 119.
4 ibid. Page 134.
5 ibid. Page 139.
6 ibid. Page 183.
7 ibid. Page 225.
8 ibid. Page 418.
9 ibid. Page 419.
10 ibid. pages 453,453.
11 George Cabell Greer, Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1912 reprint 1998). Page 291.
12 Maryland Historical Magazine, Maryland Genealogies - A consolidation of Articles From The Maryland Historical Magazine, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997 reprint of 1980).
13 Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Compant, 1961-1967 reprint 1995). Volume 7 Page 211.
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