Aaron Scaggs of Maryland and His Descendants

We know from early 18th century Maryland christening records that an Aaron Scaggs and wife Susanna had three children, Charles, Moses and Susanna.  We also know that Aaron Scaggs died c. 1715 and Susanna subsequently remarried to John Moberley and later Henry Boulton.  These second and third marriages allow us to determine that Aaron's wife Susanna was Susanna Hyatt, the daughter of Charles Hyatt and Sarah Tewksbury of Maryland.  Aaron's descendants are relevant for researchers interested in Old Peter Skaggs since at least one appeared in the records of the New River area of Virginia and is frequently mistaken for James, the father of the Longhunters.

The Catron Family and the Cherokee Indians

In previous posts here and here, I discussed the DNA evidence and circumstantial evidence pointing to the possibility of Old Peter's wife, Martha Cothon, actually being related to the Catron family. I have been referred to a valuable historical resource, The History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore by the Cherokee historian Emmet Starr. I have put a link to this book in the "Interesting Links" section of this site for convenience. The Catron family appears in this book as having married into an important Cherokee family.

Famous Skaggs: Larkin Skaggs

The most notorious Skaggs in history was the Missouri bushwacker Larkin Skaggs.  He was a Baptist preacher who rode with William Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War.  He was the only one of Quantrill's raiders killed when they burned the city of Lawrence, Kansas. More about this infamous bushwacker below the fold.