653. John⁸ Scarburgh (Sarah Yardley⁷ West, Argoll Yardley⁶, Frances⁵ Yeardley, Sarah⁴ Michael, Elizabeth³ Thorowgood, Adam², William¹) was born about 1752. John died January 2, 1794 in Northampton Co., VA, at 41 years of age.

He married twice. He married Sabra Townsend. He married Mary Jacob in Northampton Co., VA, June 14, 1784. Mary died October 11, 1853. Will dated December 13, 1793, probate January 14 1794 named sons John and Charles, leaving each 1,000 acres of Kentucky land. Remainder of Kentucky land to my wife and remainder of estate to be equally divided by my wife and three children, John, Vianna and Charles. Exors: Hezekiah Pitts and Americus Scarburgh; Witt: Major Pettit, Ezra Bradford and Holaway Bunting. (James H. Marshall, Wills & Administrations of Northampton Co., VA, p. 519)

John Scarburgh and Mary Jacob had the following children:

+ 971 i. Vienna⁹ Scarburgh.

972 ii. John Scarburgh.

973 iii. Charles Scarburgh.

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