James Grantzer SCARBROUGH
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[Alexscar.FTW] THIS PERSON IS THOUGHT TO BE JAMES GRANTZER WHO MOVED FROM GREENBRIER CO VA TO TN BEFORE 1797. HE CAME WITH HIS PARENTS, AND SETTLED ABOUT 1801/1805 IN WHITE CO TN. OPERATED A GRIST MILL ON CANEY CREEK BY 1810. THIS AREA IS NOW CALLED OAK RIDGE, THEN IT WAS SCARBORO. TOOK A LAND GRANT FOR 300 ACRES IN 1826 THIS FAMILY SUBJECT OF A BOOK "SCARBROUGH'S & HOULETTE'S OF CUMBERLAND" BY J. FRED SCARBROUGH, 701 FAIRVIEW AVE,MURFREESBORO, TN 37130 AUTHOR (ABOVE) STATES HE HAS NO PROOF OF JAMES GRANTZER'S PARENTS. HOWEVER, HE WAS BORN IN GREENBRIER CO VA, ARRIVED IN TN ABT 1797, MARRIED A SHANNON (WHICH NAME APPEARS IN FAMILY BIBLE OF JONATHAN LUPTON SCARBROUGH) AND NAMES HIS CHILDREN IN TRADITIONAL MANNER, ALL INDICATING HE IS SON OF WILLIAM 1753.
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[Alexscar.FTW] 1850 CENSUS TN STATES SHE WAS BORN IN PA
[Alexscar.FTW] FARMED & RAN FATHER'S MILL
[Alexscar.FTW] SEE "SCARBROUGH & HOULETTES IF THE CUMBERLANDS" BY J FRED SCARBROUGH
[Alexscar.FTW] THEY HAD FOUR BOYS
[Alexscar.FTW] MOVED TO CUMBERLAND CO TN 1860 CENSUS
[Alexscar.FTW] WITH FAMILY, HE OPERATED THE MILL, A GUN SHOP AND A CABINET STORE
He married Jannetta Shannon 24 Sep 1794 at Greenbrier Co., Va . Jannetta Shannon was born at Pennsylvania, Usa 30 Nov 1777 .
They were the parents of 10
children:
William Scarbrough
born 18 Jun 1796.
Agnes Scarbrough
born 25 Oct 1798.
Emilia Scarbrough
born 23 Nov 1800.
Margaret Scarbrough
born 1 Jan 1803.
Jane Scarbrough
born 25 Dec 1804.
Patience Scarbrough
born 15 Mar 1807.
James Scarbrough
born 15 Sep 1810.
Elijah Elisha Scarbrough
born 5 Jul 1813.
Lewis Scarbrough
born 17 Mar 1816.
Elihu Scarbrough
born 26 Jul 1818.
James Grantzer Scarbrough died 20 Apr 1864 at Clifty, White Co., Tennessee, Usa .
Jannetta Shannon died 20 Mar 1872 at White Co., Tennessee, Usa .