Edmund Scarborough (1584 - bef. 1635)

Born 25 Dec 1584 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Smith) Scarburgh — married 1614 in England

Descendants

Died before 9 Jan 1635 before age 50 in Magothy Bay, Accomack County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Edmund Scarborough was a Virginia colonist.

Edmund Scarborough is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Origin

Edmund Scarburgh (aka Scarborough) was baptized on 25 December 1584 in North Walsham, county Norfolk, England.^[1] He was the son of Henry Scarburgh.^[2]

NOTE: Edmund Scarburgh was NOT the son of Henry Scarburgh and Elizabeth Humberstone.^[3] That Henry was Edmund's elder brother. His father was the elder Henry Scarburgh, the Elder (died ca. 1605), who said in his will "my son Edmund to be kept at the Inns of Court till he hath taken the degree of a barrister."^[2]

Henry Scarburgh the elder was not married to an "Elizabeth Sham;" there was no such person. His wife's name was Elizabeth, yes, but the "Sham" comes from a mistaken reading of a hypenated "Walsham".^[4] His wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Bell. See Henry Scarburgh's profile.

Education: Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University.

Scarburghe (Scarburge), Edmund of North Walsham, Norfolk, (bapt., Dec. 25, 1584), son of Henry Scarburghe ... not mentioned in his father's will dated 1614.^[5]

Admitted 15 April, 1602 (NB: "Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College" wrongly names him as son of Henry Scarburgh who died in 1617 and says "probably died young"; as can be seen from the wills of Henry Scarburgh the elder, d. 1606, and Henry the younger d. 1617, Edmund was son of the former and brother of the latter.)

Cambridge, Cambridge shire, England

Immigration

Emigration to the Colony of Virginia: Between 1625-1628.

Greer's "Early American Immigrants" states that Hannah Scarborough did not come to Virginia until January 1635. If so, she remained in England helping to raise their children, while waiting to make sure of Edmond, Sr. and Edmond, Jr.'s successful settlement in the New World. If she truly arrived in January 1635, it must have been shortly after her husband's passing as his Will was proven on 9 Jan. 1635. An alternate explanation is that Hannah Scarborough accompanied her husband Edmond Sr. and son Edmond Jr. to Virginia in the 1620s but returned to England shortly thereafter until 1635 when she emigrated permanently to the colony.

According to Robert B. Scarborough's book, "SCARBOROUGHS...," Edmond Sr. was born in North Walsham, Norfolk, England, where he was baptized on December 25, 1584. He, his brother Samuel Scarburgh and his son Edmond Scarborough, Jr., were the first of the Scarborough family to arrive in Virginia, between 1625-1628. The family settled in Accomack County, Eastern Shore, Virginia. Captain Edmond Scarborough Sr. soon made a name for himself in Virginia. He was prominent in "Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke," there in the early 17th Century. Edmond Scarborough Sr. was the Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Accomac in 1629, 1631 and 1632. He served as the first Justice of Accomac County in 1631 and as a member of the Board of Justices in 1632.^[6]

Occupation: Jurist, Administrator.^[7]

Marriage

The name of Edmund Scarburgh's wife has traditionally been given as "Hannah Butler". The identification of her as a Butler seems to come from Edmund Scarburgh, the younger, claiming fifty acres of land for the transportation of one "Robert Butler, servant"; this identification is in error.

Edmund Scarburgh was married to Hannah (Smith) Mercer, daughter of Edmund Smith (rector of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales) and widow of Ralph Mercer (d. 1613, buried at Tenby). The will of Hannah Smith's father Edmund, dated 10 January 1616/17, names "my daughter Anna Scarbrough" (NB that "Anna" is the Greek/Latin form of "Hannah") and "grandson Charles Scarbrough" (Charles was the only one of Edmund and Hannah's children to have been born at this point); the will of Lording Barry (uncle of Hannah Smith), written in 1625, makes a bequest of £3 to "Charles Scarburgh, son of Edmund Scarburgh of Saint Martin in the Fields" and names as executor "Hannah, wife of Edmund Scarburgh of Saint Martin in the Fields", with residuary legacy to "Edmond Scarburgh, son of the said Edmond and Hannah".^[8]

Death and Legacy

Edmund died intestate sometime after his last appearance in court in April 1634 and before his widow, Hannah Scarburgh, sold cattle to Capt Graves on "1-9-1634/5.^[9]

Edmund's estate was probated on 9 January 1635 at Magothy Bay, Accomack County, Colony of Virginia.^[10] He was buried in the Scarborough Graveyard, Accomack County, Virginia. ^[11]

Children

Children of Edmund and Hannah (there may have been additional children):^[10]

1. Charles Scarborough, Sir; m Mary Daniel
2. Edmund Scarborough, Col.; m Mary Littleton
3. Henry Scarborough,
4. Hannah Scarborough, m Col. John Wise
5. Catherine; m Randall Revell

Research Notes

Origin: Edmund Scarburgh was NOT the son of Henry Scarburgh and Elizabeth Humberstone, as reported by Jewel Scarborough in Southern Kith and Kin ....^[10] That Henry was Edmund's elder brother. His father was the elder Henry Scarburgh (died c. 1605) who said in his will "my son Edmund to be kept at the Inns of Court till he hath taken the degree of a barrister".

Marriage: Norman H. Rickler reports that Hannah married again after Edmund died:

Edmund's widow married in 1656, as her 2nd, to Capt. William Custis. John Custis was the father-in-law of Col. "King" Edmund Scarborough referred to as such for the grip he seemed to hold over the county's inhabitants.^[9]

Edmund Scarborough (Scarburgh) is a qualifying ancestor to the Jamestowne Society.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch, Edmundus Skarboroughe, 25 Dec 1584; citing North Walsham, Norfolk, England; FHL microfilm 894,722, 894,723.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Lewis, Marlyn. Henry Scarborough, Person Page - 4472 Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins (over 183,000 names). Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
3. ↑ Wise, Jennings C. Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) ; his ancestors and descendants (Richmond: Bell, 1918) Archive.org (Page 35).
4. ↑ From the profile for Henry Scarburgh
5. ↑ Venn, John. et al. Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College (admissions, 1349-1897, vol. 1. (Cambridge, University press, 1897) Archive.org Vol 1, Page 178.
6. ↑ "Descendants of Edmund Scarborough" by Cynthia McDaniel
7. ↑ Note: #N30
8. ↑ Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation. Hannh "Anna" Smith, Person Page - 201 MilesFiles 17.4. Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Ricker, Norman Hurd, (1989) "Scarborough Family of Virginia."
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Scarborough, Jewel Davis, ([1951-1958]) Southern kith and kin: a record of my children's ... v.3. Abilene, TX: Abilene Print. Co., HathiTrust.org (Vol 3, Pages 14-18).
11. ↑ Ward, Kelley, (Jan 09, 2011) Capt. Edmund Norton Scarborough Find A Grave Memorial# 63979452, Note: no source for middle name, Norton.
12. ↑ Jamestowne Society: Scarborough/Scarbugh, Edmund I - A6909; born 1584, died 1635, Accomack Co.: 1630, 1632-33 (Burgess). accessed 12 January 2021

See also:

• "Descendants of Edmund Scarborough" by Cynthia McDaniel on Eastern Shore Virginia website. A well-researched article, updated January 13, 2004, on this notable family.
• Edmund Scarborough Article on Wikipedia
• Baptismal record in North Walsham parish register
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=we%5Fn2%5Ffamily&id=I06662
• Adventurers Of Purse And Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5, Fourth Edition, Volume Three, Families R-Z, Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman, C.G., F.A.S.G., 16. pages 142-143
• MilesFiles: https://espl-genealogy.org/MilesFiles/site/p201.htm#i20049