Person:Tabitha Scarborough (3)

Name	Tabitha Scarborough
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]	Est 1631	Westminster, St Martin, London, England
Marriage	Bef 12 Jul 1653	Virginiato John Smart
Marriage	Abt 1655	Accomack County, Virginiato Devereaux Browne
Marriage	Abt 1681	Virginiato Maj. Gen. John Custis
Marriage	28 Sep 1696	Virginiato Col. Edward Hill

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Information on Tabitha Scarborough

JOHN SMART, born in Bristol, England(1), settled in Virginia with his brother, Captain William Smart, where they received patents for land on the Rappahannock River. He married Tabitha Scarburgh, daughter of Colonel Edmund and Mary Scarburgh(2), who was born in 1640. (Note: Tabitha's birthdate probably earlier, est. 1627-1632).

The date of the death of John Smart is not known, and no record of his will or settlement of the estate has been found. Tabitha, his widow, married second, Devereux Browne; third, Major-General John Custis, and fourth Colonel Edward Hill of Charles City, Virginia.

Deposition of Tabitha Hill:

"This may satisfie whome It may that I the subscriber was ye wife of Jno. Smart who was Brother to William Smart who purchasd a seate of Land up ye freshes of Rapahanock on ye North side, and my said husband sold his wright to ye s'd land to his Brother William Smart and that Sarah Tankred is the Daughter of William Smart who was ye purchaser of ye s'd land, to this I set my hand the 2d day of March, 1707."

(signed) Tabitha Hill.

Sworne to by ye within Tabitha Hill in open Court of Accomack County.

Her will, dated August 23, 1717, was proved January 7, 1717-18.(4)

Child of John Smart and Tabitha Scarburgh:

1. Tabitha Scarburgh Smart, married Colonel William Whittington.

Deed of Gift from Colonel Edmund Scarburgh to his daughter Tabitha, as wife of John Smart. (Northampton County Records, Vol. IV, p.152)

Source: http://cowaro.com/Genealogy/Surname_file/Smart.html

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