I am very grateful to the following for their contributions:

My father, David C. Scarborough, Sr. (July 8, 1918 - January 2, 1988) of South Carolina [great-great-great grandson of Henry Scarborough (1780-1857)], who "jump started" me with a family tree outline that he was able to create from notes supplied by Bill and Alfred Scarborough in 1986 as well as from his own personal recollection. I guess it was somewhat ironic or prophetic that all those family reunions my parents would drag my brothers and me to has perhaps influenced the creation of this genealogy! Oh how I wish today that I had taken photographs, recorded interviews and had just plain listened to the family discussions at those reunions. If only those great aunts and uncles could talk to me now!

My brother, David C. Scarborough, Jr. [great-great-great-great grandson of Henry Scarborough (1780-1857)] established a website for this family information. He created it at Homestead.com early in January 2001. Although this information was re-created at Hostex.net in August 2002 and the new site has its own www.com name, David got the ball rolling for Internet delivery. Prior to David's help, this information was available only by diskette (nine at last count) directly from me. David really helped to get this work to you, the viewer.

Earnest Hoyt Scarborough, Jr. of Okanagan, Washington [great-great grandson of Henry Scarborough (1780-1857)] --- Earnest was my first contact outside the immediate family and he has proven to be a very good contact indeed. He has provided numerious documents which are incorporated throughout this work. Cousin Earnest has inherited much of his father's genealogy collection. He works on it almost daily. He's an inspiration for anyone working in genealogy!

A special thanks goes to Dianna Young, great-granddaughter of Ewing Carl Gott, Sr. and granddaughter of Bessie Mae Gott. She has provided much of the Gott Family information.

I owe a special debt of gratitude to Kellie Renee Knotts Moyd [great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Henry Scarborough (1780-1857)] and my first cousin once removed. She put me in contact with Robert Bowman Scarborough and provided me with a ton of information on the Carter Family. She has done quite a bit of research (the real thing - you know, at the Archives!) plus she's made the trips to remote cemeteries.

Robert Bowman Scarborough (1928 - ) of Charleston, SC [great-great-great grandson of Henry Scarborough (1780-1857)] whose book SCARBOROUGHS of Eastern Shores Virginia, Surry County, Virginia; Edgecombe County, North Carolina And South Carolina is an invaluable source and is quoted most often in this work. "Cousin Bobby" is a very enthusiastic researcher and enjoys the many family connections he's made while compiling information for his book.

Maggie Shrull of Washington State whose husband, Len Shrull, is a descendant of Mary Scarborough. She forwarded information to me that helped fill in blanks about Mary and her father, Edward Scarborough.

Hans Stragand of Ludwigshafen, Saar, Germany "found me on the Internet" and has since sent me invaluable research on the Stragand Family line prior to its migration from Germany to the United States. Recollection of the family's roots was only to the latter 1800's when Peter William Stragand (1847 - 1917?) came to America. Although I knew absolutely nothing of the German language, Hans knew just enough English to get me to understand what he was sending. The Stragands are related to the Scarboroughs indirectly by marriage (my mother-in-law is a Stragand and my children, Katie and Jordan Scarborough are 1/4 Stragand). Without the Internet, it is very douptful that I would have ever obtained the additional six generations of Stragands on my own. And of course, I have also discovered my wife's 4th cousin!

In October 2002, through a search of the Raymer Family on Google.com, my wife discovered two Raymer individuals with connections to her family. Mr. Ken Raymer (her 5th cousin once removed) has a remarkable website (located at: Ken Raymer's Web Page) dedicated to the Raymer family of Kentucky (five more families also), and Mr. Lloyd Raymer (her 3rd cousin once removed) who is a professional genealogist that has extensive research on the Raymer family. Lloyd Raymer helped me establish the connection from my children to his and Ken's family lines. And Ken's website helped to add four more past generations of Raymers to the Raymer Family in this website.

In December 2002, Michael Burgess (an unknown up to this time seventh cousin) telephoned me to say he viewed the website and had additional information on the Burgess Family. His information added five more generations to the Burgess Line. This was especially important since I had reached a dead-end on Burgess family connections. Michael has written a 700+ page book that details the Burgess family, The House of the Burgesses, and it is available through Millefleurs Information Services, P. O. Box 2845, San Bernardino, CA 92406-2845, USA. His email address is borgopr@gte.net.

In January 2003, Jesse Bush Barrett, Jr. contacted me via the Internet and furnished additional information for the Barrett Family webpage. Jesse has extensive information on his wife's family (Loftin). He is seeking additional information on the Barrett line, located around the Durham/Henderson, North Carolina area. Any information that can add to his line can be sent to msmargeret@svic.net.

I thank Elisabeth Dugger Klein who contacted me in June 2003 seeking more information on her connection to the Scarborough family. Rather than getting information from me, she passed along information to me on the Dugger-Scarborough connection! She directed me to a great website maintained by Marty Grant named www.martygrant.com.

Also in June 2003, Bonnie Honea, great-great granddaughter of Sarah Kizziah Scarborough (1907? - 1853?8), provided me with information on Henry & Frances Scarborough's daughter and the Barnes Family connection. Much of Bonnie's information came from the book Our Ancestors (1977) written by Jessie Mae Ashford and Adelle Brown Ashford. It has a chapter on the Scarborough family which quotes from Southern Kith and Kin Volume 3, by Jewel Davis Scarborough.

In the Summer of 2004, Philip Marin contacted me after finding the website. He helped build onto the Stragand Family by adding his wife's branch of the tree - G. Virginia Stragand (1933 - 1979).

Again, during the Summer of 2004, Holly Ann Harris Scarborough forwarded her husband's line to me. Although at first, I had a hard time connecting the line to mine, it did open the door for a correction to William Scarborough (1630? - 1677) of Bacon's Rebellion. For some time, I had only three sons for William, then Holly's information revealed a fourth son, Thomas Scarborough (1669 - 1722). This was quickly seconded with information from Cynthia McDaniel, who showed six sons altogether, including Thomas. Therefore, another branch is added to this growing family tree!

Also in the Summer of 2004, Deborah Suzanne Scarborough added her branch to the Scarboroughs that went all the way back to William Scarborough (1630? - 1677) of Bacon's Rebellion. Her line continues through William's eldest son Edward Scarborough (1666? - 1715?6).

In late Summer 2004, Gale Lewis Scarborough added his branch to the Scarborough tree that intersects at Major James Scarborough (1748 - 1836) and continues with James' son John Rasberry Scarborough (1787 - 1846).

In early Fall 2004, Cynthia McDaniel (Ruhi19@cox.net) contacted me with corrections to the William Scarburgh (1630? - 1677) webpage. She descends from William's granddaughter Mary Scarborough (1695?-1783) + Daniel Dugger (1696?-1773?6) and has done extensive research into the Scarborough line. This information can be seen at: Descendants of Edmund Scarborough.

In May 2005, Sarah Beth Corey (scorey1214@yahoo.com) contacted me with the addition of the Bell Family Line to the John James Scarborough (1831 - 1870) webpage. She descends from John James Scarborough's son Henry Yancey Scarborough (1860 - 1930) and actually intersects the Scarborough line through the marriage of Henry Yancey Scarborough's daughter, Georgia Palmer Scarborough (1880 - 1944) and Kellie Kirkland Bell (1877 - 1943).