Ralph, There was a John Shugar/Sugar in that area of Surry at that time 
whose children later are found in Halifax & Northampton, NC records. His 
name appears several times in Surry Court Records.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph L Dugger"

 I am researching the surname Dugger (also spelled Duggar, Duger, Dugar, 
Dugard in early Virginia Colonial records
 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).  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.
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.

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