On 29 Nov 1674 Mr. James Harrison, John Bowzee, Elizabeth Mott, Margaret Mott and Elin Mott, 4 orphans of Mr. George Mott, received a Land Patent for 9,019 acres on the south side of Rappahannock River for the transportation of 180 persons into Virginia. One of who was John Dugard. (Virginia Land Patent Book 6 page 546, from Marion Nell Nugent: Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents Volume 2 1666-1695)
As far as has been determined, John Dugard was the first person of this surname in Virginia, perhaps in America. Nothing further is known of John Dugard.
On 20 Apr 1689 John Soujerner received a land patent of 162 acres in Isle of Wight Co., VA for the transportation of 4 persons to Virginia, including one Abraham Dugard. (Virginia Land Patent Book 7 page 695, from Marion Nell Nugent: Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents Volume 2 1666-1695)
On 2 May 1705 Capt. John Bolling, Edward Bowman and John Bowman received a patent for 1,146 acres in Henrico Co., VA for the transportation of 23 persons into Virginia including one John Dugar. (Virginia Land Patent Book 9 page 674, from Marion Nell Nugent: Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents Volume III 1695-1732)
John Dugar of 1705 could be the same person as John Dugard of 1674, but probably not. Nothing else is known of John Dugar.
The next person of this (or similar) surname in Virginia is Daniel Dugard who is first mentioned in 1717 in Surry Co., VA. We know much about Daniel Dugard. He later used the spelling "Dugger" as did most of his descendants, though a few chose "Duggar" instead.
There were a few others in Virginia after Daniel who don't seem directly related to him. Most of them used the Dugar or Dugard spelling almost exclusively. Those can be found in Petersburg (city), Richmond (city), Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City, Henrico, King & Queen and King William Counties. More research is needed on the Dugar and Dugard families.
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