The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Earl Scruggs
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
Robert Battle, Christopher Challender Child, and Gary Boyd Roberts
all contributed to this report.
| Ancestry of Earl Scruggs | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Eugene Scruggs, b. Flint Hill, N. C., 6 Jan. 1924 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
George Elam Scruggs,
b. Shelby, N. C., 10 Jan. 1876,
d. Shelby, N. C., 10 Oct. 1928
m. ... 4 Nov. 1906 |
| 3 | Georgia Lula Ruppe, b. ... , S. C., 15 April 1892, d. ... , N. C., 26 Oct. 1955 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
David Scruggs,
b. Rutherford, N. C., 2 Dec. 1849,
d. ... , N. C., 2 Dec. 1933
m. Rutherford, N. C., 7 March 1872 |
| 5 | Sarah Hamrick Green, b. Cleveland Co., N. C., 26 Dec. 1847, d. ... 3 March 1885 |
| 6 |
John David Ruppe,
b. Spartanburg, S. C., 18 Jan. 1868,
d. Gaffney, S. C., 21 March 1921
m. ... 1891 |
| 7 | Nancy Hannah Skinner, b. Cleveland Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1876], d. Gaffney, S. C., ... Aug. 1959 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Ellis Scruggs,
b. ... 1808,
d. ... 1860
m. Rutherford, N. C., 3 Oct. 1832 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Kennedy, b. ... 1812, d. ... 1870 |
| 10 |
Elias Green,
b. ... , N. C., 5 Apr. 1807,
d. ... 28 May 1885
m. |
| 11 | Rebecca Hamrick, b. Rutherford, N. C., 18 Dec. 1809, d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 16 Sept. 1893 |
| 12 |
Alvin Baird Ruppe,
b. ... , S. C., 14 March 1850,
d. ... 21 Jan. 1889
m. ... 4 March 1867 |
| 13 | Mary Elizabeth Green, b. ... , N. C., 23 June 1849, d. Cherokee, S. C., 18 June 1933 |
| 14 |
John Skinner,
b. ... , N. C., ... March 1843,
d. ...
m. |
| 15 | Nancy Hannah ... , b. ... , N. C., ... June 1845, d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 20 |
(=104 =110)
Henry Green,
b. Rutherford Co., N. C., ... 1775,
d. Rutherford Co., N. C., ... 1834
m. |
| 21 | (=105 =111) Nancy Elizabeth Reavis, b. Rutherford Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1771], d. ... |
| 22 |
Reubin Hamrick,
b. Cleveland Co., N. C., 4 Feb. 1786,
d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 26 Oct. 1873
m. Rutherford Co., N. C., 5 July 1805 |
| 23 | Hannah McSwain, b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 11 May 1785, d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 24 July 1875 |
| 24 |
John Ruppe,
b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 10 April 1823,
d. Gaffney, S. C., 9 Dec. 1910
m. ... 14 March 1849 |
| 25 | Annie McCraw, b. ... , N. C., 16 May 1824, d. ... 26 Nov. 1900 |
| 26 |
David Howell Green,
b. Cleveland Co., N. C., 13 March 1824,
d. Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah Co., Va., 28 July 1863
m. ... 1843 |
| 27 | Nancy Hamrick, b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 10 May 1828, d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 2 Apr. 1915 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 40 |
(=208 =220)
William Green,
b. ... 16 May 1753,
d. ... 6 Nov. 1832
m. |
| 41 | (=209 =221) Drucilla ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 44 |
(=216)
Samuel Hamrick,
b. ... 1748,
d. ... 1779
m. |
| 45 | (=217) Mary Hamrick, b. Prince William Co., Va., ... 1753, d. Rutherford Co., N. C., 8 Dec. 1859 |
| 46 |
(=106 =218)
William McSwain,
b. Baltimore Co., Md., 22 July 1762,
d. Rutherford Co., N. C., 9 Dec. 1838
m. |
| 47 | (=107 =219) Judith A ... Moore, b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 10 May 1758, d. Rutherford Co., N. C., ... 1831 |
| 48 |
Henry Ruppe,
b. Surry Co., N. C., 7 Oct. 1796,
d. Spartanburg Co., S. C., 23 Aug. 1882
m. |
| 49 | Elizabeth Wilson, b. ... , N. C., 22 Jan. 1802, d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 22 Jan. 1893 |
| 50 |
Baird McCraw,
b. Surry Co., N. C., ... 1784,
d. Cleveland Co., N. C., ... 1860
m. |
| 51 | Kisiah Tate, b. ... , d. ... |
| 52 |
John Green,
b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 8 Nov. 1793,
d. ... 23 July 1875
m. |
| 53 | Judith McSwain, b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 31 Oct. 1798, d. ... 26 Oct. 1875 |
| 54 |
James Moore Hamrick,
b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 29 Aug. 1805,
d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 10 July 1886
m. |
| 55 | Mary Green, b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 16 Feb. 1801, d. ... 4 June 1887 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 80 |
(=416 =440)
Joseph Green,
b. Kingstown, R. I., 19 Feb. 1727,
d. Tryon Co., N. C., ... 1824
m. |
| 81 | (=417 =441) Mary McEntire, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ... 1735, d. ... 16 April 1817 |
| 90 |
(=434)
Moses Richard Hamrick,
b. Germantown, Pa., ... [ca. 1718],
d. ...
m. |
| 91 | (=435) Mary Bridges, b. ... [ca. 1718], d. ... |
| 92 |
(=212 =436)
David McSwain,
b. Lancaster Co., Pa., 1 March 1734,
d. ...
m. |
| 93 | (=213 =437) Hannah Jones, b. ... 10 Jan. 1739, d. ... |
| 96 |
Martin Roop,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 97 | Mary Barbara Mattias, b. ... , d. ... |
| 98 |
John Wilson,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 99 | Jane Collins, b. ... , d. ... |
| 100 |
Benjamin Albin MacCraw,
b. ... ,
d. Surry Co., N. C., ... 1813
m. |
| 101 | Ursula East, b. ... , d. ... |
| 104 - 105 | same as 20 - 21, above |
| 106 - 107 | same as 46 - 47, above |
| 108 |
David Hamrick,
b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 28 July 1781,
d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 3 Aug. 1869
m. ... 1804 |
| 109 | Sarah McSwain, b. Rutherford Co., N. C., 17 July 1786, d. Cleveland Co., N. C., 20 Jan. 1866 |
| 110 - 111 | same as 20 - 21, above |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 160 |
(=832 =880)
John Greene,
b. Warwick, R. I., 30 Sept. 1685,
d. Greenwich, R. I., 3 Dec. 1757
m. Dartmouth, Mass., 16 Feb. 1709 |
| 161 | (=833 =881) Mary Barbara Allen, b. Dartmouth, Mass., 29 May 1688, d. ... |
| 180 |
(=868)
Hans Georg Hammerich,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 181 | (=869) ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 186 |
(=426 =874)
Jonathan Jones,
b. Anne Arundel Co., Md., 28 April 1719,
d. ...
m. Baltimore, Md., 10 Nov. 1736 |
| 187 | (=427 =875) Martha Farmer, b. Baltimore, Md., 7 Jan. 1717, d. ... |
| 192 |
George Roop,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 193 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 200 |
William MacCraw,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1752
m. |
| 201 | Dancy ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 208 - 211 | same as 40 - 43, above |
| 212 - 215 | same as 92 - 95, above |
| 216 - 217 | same as 44 - 45, above |
| 218 - 219 | same as 46 - 47, above |
| 220 - 223 | same as 40 - 43, above |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 320 |
(=1664 =1760)
Benjamin Greene,
b. Washington, R. I., 10 Jan. 1665,
d. East Greenwich, R. I., 7 Jan. 1719
m. ... 1686 |
| 321 | (=1665 =1761) Humility Coggeshall, b. Newport, R. I., 1 Jan. 1671, d. Greenwich, Conn., ... 1719 |
| 322 |
(=1666 =1762)
Increase Allen,
b. ... ,
d. Dartmouth, Mass., 7 March 1723
m. |
| 323 | (=1667 =1763) Rachel ... , b. d. Dartmouth, Mass., 10 April 1731 |
| 372 |
(=852 =1748)
Jonathan Jones,
b. ... ,
d. Anne Arundel Co., Md., ... Oct. 1719
m. |
| 373 | (=853 =1749) Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 374 |
(=854 =1750)
Gregory Farmer,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. ... 27 Aug. 1703 |
| 375 | (=855 =1751) Sarah Hughes, b. ... , d. ... 22 Oct. 1745 |
| 416 - 423 | same as 80 - 87, above |
| 424 - 431 | same as 184 - 191, above |
| 432 - 435 | same as 88 - 91, above |
| 436 - 439 | same as 92 - 95, above |
| 440 - 447 | same as 80 - 87, above |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 832 - 847 | same as 160 - 175, above |
| 848 - 863 | same as 368 - 383, above |
| 864 - 871 | same as 176 - 183, above |
| 872 - 879 | same as 184 - 191, above |
| 880 - 895 | same as 160 - 175, above |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
|
| same as 320 - 351, above |
| 1696 - 1727 | same as 736 - 767, above |
| 1728 - 1743 | same as 352 - 367, above |
| 1744 - 1759 | same as 368 - 383, above |
| 1760 - 1791 | same as 320 - 351, above |
1910 North Carolina, Cleveland Co., ED 34, sheet 5B, line 56
Scruggs David H M W 59 M2 25 NC NC NC Farmer General Farm
Hannah V W F W 49 M1 25 12 6 NC NC NC
Etta F D F W 20 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Sallie E D F W 18 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Agnille E D F W 16 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Jonathan E S M W 14 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Maggie P D F W 12 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Clarence H S M W 9 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
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1910 North Carolina, Cleveland Co., ED 34, sheet 5B, line 83
Ruppe John D H M W 42 M1 19 NC NC NC Laborer Saw Mill
Nancy H W F W 32 M1 19 4 4 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Virginia D F W 14 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Sidney S M W 12 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
Judie B D F W 8 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Home Farm
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William McSwain (number 46)
While Mr. Scruggs is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR
(by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the
equivalent organization for men,
the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.