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Southern Kith and Kin SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN Dear Scarborough researches: First I wanted to just tell you ahead of time, it did take me quite awhile to put this together. I typed word for word what is "Southern kith and kin". I hope that you enjoy it and find what you are looking for. More than likely if you're family names are in this book we're related. The index will be off slightly since the font originally used doesn't exit any more so please be patient with that. Also, I've changed this document into an Adobe Acrobat file for one main reason, and that is because not everyone has Microsoft word and Adobe Acrobat reader is free online. I've also added a link to my personal rendering of the Scarborough coat of arms. I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I did. Sincerely, Stephen T. Stephan Grandson of Mildred Christine Scarboro(ugh). 2 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN Southern Kith and Kin By Jewell Davis Scarborough Copyright ©1957 3 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adjuvantedeo/images/Scarborough.jpg THE SCARBOROUGH COAT OF ARMS AND CREST Artwork Courtesy of Stephen Thomas Stephan/transcriber 4 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN EDMUND SCARBOROUGH, of North Walsham, County Norfolk, England, born circa 1584; of Accomac, Virginia; died circa 1634 ARMS: Or, a chevron between three towers gules. CREST: From a Mural Crown gules a demi-lion or supporting a spear erect, on the point a Saracen's head, all proper, the head wreathed silver and azure. Description of Armorial terms: Or means gold; gules, red, all proper means in natural colors. A chevron symbolizes protection of the defenseless. Castles are symbols of grandeur and solidity; often granted to those who have captured or held them for the King; The lion is emblematic of service to one's country, and deathless courage; The spear is an emblem of knightly service, typifying devotion to honor; The mural crown was first used by the Romans, and granted to those who first mounted the niche in the walls of a besieged town or fortress. The word comes from the Latin MURUS meaning wall. In a Coat of Arms or a Crest it signifies "defender of a fortress or a token of civic honor. The colors in a Coat of Arms represent the personal characteristics of the original bearer, and are granted only on merit. The meaning of the various colors is as follows. Gold signifies generosity and elevation of mind; Red means courage and magnanimity; The Saracens head refers to deeds of prowess in the Crusades. 5 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN Edmund Scarborough of Accomac County, Virginia came to America circa 1636. His wife was Hannah Butler, and from this family most of the Southern Scarboroughs are descended. Line of Descent of DALLAS SCARBOROUGH From MARHOR HAMES SCARBOROUGH Of Edgecombe County, North Carolina Generation: 1. William Scarborough, Emigrant, of Bacon's Rebellion, d. March 6, 1676- 77, Surry county, Viriginia. 2. Edward Scarborough, of Surry county, Virginia, d. 1716. 3. William Scarborough, Isle of Wight county, Virginia, d. September 20, 1776. 4. David Scarborough, Edgecombe county, North Carolina, d. 1774. 5. Major James Scarborough, Edgecombe county, North Carolina, d. March 1, 1836. 6. Lawrence Scarborough, b. Edgecombe county, North Carolina, d. in Union Parish, Louisiana, October 1, 1846. 7. Isaac Polk Scarborough, August 17, 1919. 8. Dallas Scarborough. 9. Davis and Charles Lawrence (Larry) Scarborough. 10. Frank and Charles Scarborough. Lovingly Dedicated to My Grandchildren Frank Dallas Scarborough And Charles Davis Scarborough ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS Many people have assisted in selecting these records of my children's ancestors, and to each of them their descendants owe a debt of gratitude. My research has carried me into all of the Southern states to musty court records, to abandoned cemeteries, and to the various State Archives. Most 6 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN of the Court officials have been courteous and helpful, though others have failed in simple courtesy, and seemed to resent having anyone ask to see the old records. It was much less trouble for them to say that "the records were destroyed during the War Between the States" than to find them for me on their dust covered shelves, neglected and almost destroyed. I found them myself piled in the basement, or learned that they were locked in the safe, and never shown to researchers, unless they knew of their existence and asked specifically for them. My especial thanks are due to Mrs. Guy L. Paxton, Laredo, Texas, and to Mrs. F. L. Cooper, Robeline, Louisiana, for help with the Allen Scarborough descendants; to Mrs. Benjamin F. Eagles of Crisp, North Carolina for much data and cooperation in collecting the North Carolina records; to Mts. Beulah Rawlings of Marfa, Texas; to Mrs. Horace L. McSwain of Macon, Georgia, who did a great deal of research for me on the Georgia records; to my loyal friend, Mrs. J. B. Jordan, who accompanied me on many of my research trips, and faithfully helped in deciphering the faded script; and last, but not least, to Mr. Hugh B. Johnson, Jr., historian and genealogist of Wilson, North Carolina, without whose valuable help I might have given up the task. JEWEL DAVIS SCARBOROUGH Abilene, Texas, March 14, 1957 7 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN CONTENTS Chapter I. The Scarborough of Eastern Shore. Chapter II. William Scarborough, of Bacon Rebellion. Chapter III. David and Sarah Scarborough, of Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Chapter IV. Major James Scarborough. Chapter V. Isaac Scarborough, son of Major James Scarborough and Penelope Eason. Chapter VI. Descendants of Major James Scarborough and Penelope Eason. Chapter VII. Major James Scarborough and Martha Tart Eason Scarborough. Chapter VIII. Major James Scarborough, Revolutionary Soldier. Chapter IX. Lawrence Scarborough and His Descendants. Chapter X. Isaac Polk Scarborough and His Descendants. Chapter XI. Allen Scarborough and His Descendants. Chapter XII. David and Nanna Scarborough and Their Descendants. Chapter XIII. Early Land Grants to Scarborough in Texas. Chapter XIV. Some Stringer and Clarke Notes. 8 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN FOREWARD This third edition of SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN is going to the printer with a feeling of reluctance and disappointment, for there are so many clues that have not been established but Time, "that old Gypsy man" will not stay, and will not put up his caravan "just for one day", and even these incomplete records may be lost unless put into print. In doing the research for this book, I am impressed anew with the fact that history teachers, the world over, seem to have neglected to arouse the interest of students in the PEOPLE behind the great movements in our history, and the importance to our free world of not only the Declaration of Independence, and the War of the Revolution, but of the early struggles, in various parts of our country, that motivated the final united effort that resulted in our freedom and independence. The struggles in North Carolina, culminating in the Battle of Alamance, and followed by the great trek over the mountains to Transylvania, the Wautauga Settlement and Kentucky, was probably the most important, and far reaching of these movements. These same men who struggled in the wilderness, because they were determined to be free, were the heroes of King's Mountain, and Cowpens, and followed through with General Jackson in the Indian Wars, in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and on to New Orleans in the War of 1812. Their children and kinsmen were the leaders who came to Texas to fight for independence there, suffered martyrdom and death at Goliad and at the Alamo, and rejoiced in the final victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. They remembered their own pioneering days in the wilderness of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, and though many of them were not even residents of Texas, they were eager to assist their fellow Americans in a war against an unjust tyrant. The early churches of our country played an important part in our struggle for liberty, and in the conquest of the wilderness, and though many of their preachers had little education, they were devout, and their patriotic fervor was…. Reading in one of the greatest surprises of my research, for I found them invariably filled with patriotism, and eloquent in their partisanship. They kept the fires of independence aflame, for they realized that there could be no freedom of religion, without political freedom, and that the two must go hand in hand. While working on the records of the various families in this book, I found so many fascinating by-ways of history connected with their stories, 9 SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN that it has been very difficult to complete the work, because of the temptation to delve further into the past. I wanted to know more about the early colleges and academies, the courts of that particular period, of the social life the people enjoyed, their economic status, their political convictions, and their religious life. In fact, the subjects were endless, and I longed for another lifetime to pursue these interesting subjects. If one does much research, many mistaken ideas have to be corrected about the early immigrants. The date of a land grant is not necessarily the date of the emigrant's arrival in this country, for in many cases the person involved had been living on the land for many years before his patent was recorded; that being brought over to this country by another person does not necessarily mean that the person brought over was a servant, even if listed as such, for in many instances they were members of the family, or kinsmen, but listed as convicts were political refugees, and from as fine families as some of the more affluent emigrants, but were sent from England, as indentured servants, because of political opinions not popular in England at the moment, or because they had been thrown into the Debtors Prison, and saw no hope for freedom in England.
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