I would never categorically decide a person's identity on this alone, but  
it's definitely worth checking out. Actually, there are many cases where a  
capital D could be mistaken for a capital S.
 
Think of the actions necessary to form both a capital S and a D. The only  
real difference is the slant and degree of 'roundness' at corners #3 and  4.  If 
either or both are nearly nonexistent, you end up with a character  much 
closer to a traditional S than a D.
 
Janice
 
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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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