Hi Ralph,
There truly was a John Shugar who served in the Surry Militia. He married
Elizabeth the widow of Thomas Clay. This Elizabeth was first married to John
Mason who died by May 2, 1667. Following John Mason's death she married Thomas
Clay and then thirdly she married John Shugar. Later on you will find the name
John Shugar in the Isle of Wight records.
Carolyn Mason Anderson
> Subj: Seeking Opinion Regarding Surray Tithables List
> Date: 02/03/2008 8:36:16 PM Central Standard Time
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> I would like to have the opinion of you learned Virginia genealogists
> regarding a situation I have. I am researching the surname Dugger (also spelled
> Duggar, Duger, Dugar, Dugard in early Virginia Colonial records). My earliest
> knows ancestor is Daniel Dugger (Duggard) and the earliest record is when he
> was appointed as administrator of his father-in-law's (Edward Scarborough)
> estate.. This was 1715/1716 in Surry County. I do not think he was the
> immigrant but I have not been able to find any record of his parents. There is a
> 1674 list of transported persons that shows a John Dugard, a 1691 list that
> shows John Douger and a 1705 list that shows John Dugar. These are obviously
> the same person as the other names are the same as well. This is evidence
> that this John Dugar was in the colony as early as 1674. I have found no record
> to show what happened this John Dugar.
>
> I recently purchased the book "Surry County (Virginia) Tithables 1668-1703"
> by Edgar MacDonald and Richard Slatten. There are no entries for the surname
> Dugger (or any of the spellings). However, as I was looking through the
> index the surname 'Sugger' jumped out at me. As I studied the index I found
> that the surname Sugger, Suger, Sugar, Shuger and Shugar appeared in almost
> every year that the list was shown, starting with 1675. All the entries seem to
> apply to the same person as they were in the same location and the adjoinig
> names were similar.
>
> My questions are these:
>
> 1. Do you think there is a reasonable chance that the 'D' could have been
> mistaken for an 'S' and that the surname was actually Dugger, etc.? The
> authors stated that the calligraphy was difficult to read and the records were not
> in good condition. All these entries are for Lawnes Creek Parish and are
> close to where my known ancestor, Daniel Dugger got his land patent in 1725.
>
> 2. Does anyone know if these records are still available for viewing? If
> so where would they be located. (I assume either in Surry County or the
> Library of Virginia.)
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ralph Dugger
> Dallas
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