I would certainly like to have a copy of the Scott book when Scotty gets it ready. Kathryn Kathryn Reynolds > Scotti3275@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, Everyone. I'll not be able to post the Scott > Family Book on the Screven > > Website due to the number of living people listed > in it. Not only would it > > be just too much work to do so, but I personally > feel that it leaves a "big > > hole" in the compilation, and in many cases, > almost renders the research > > incomprehensible. Anyway, if anyone would like me > to email them, just let me > > know, and I'll send you one. I may also have my > uncle, Bernard Brown, who owns a > > Printing Shop to make around a hundred copies or > so. Last year, he quoted > > me a price of $11 per book for printing. Let me > know what you think. Below > > is the dedication page and introduction for > A'Bellendaine! The Scotts of > > Scriven. Scotty > > > > > > > > This compilation is dedicated to the memory > > > > of a truly gracious and selfless woman: > > > > > > > > > > SANDRA SCOTT POPE > > > > 1939 - 2005 > > > > > > > > > > A'BELLENDAINE! > > > > Perhaps the most outstanding, and numerous, > of the great Border > > Families of Scotland was that of Scott. Uchtred, > son of Scot, lived in the first > > half of the 12th century, and from his two sons > the numerous Scott branches > > began. The Scotts of Buccleuch, whose Dukedom > dates from 1673, ended in Anne, > > who married James, Duke of Monmouth, natural son > of Charles II, who was > > beheaded for rebelling against his uncle, James > II. From this marriage comes the > > line of the later Dukes of Buccleuch and > Queensberry. From the line of Harden > > originating in the 14th century, sprang one of > Scotland’s greatest men: Sir > > Walter Scott of Abbotsford. > > Like their neighbours, the Scotts were turbulent, > cunning, courageous, and > > filled with energy. The gathering place of the > Families in time of war was > > Bellendean, on Borthwick Water. When the fierce > cry of “A Bellendaine!” was > > heard on the Border, men knew that the Scotts > were “out”. > > > > The above paragraphs are from the official > Clan Scott tartan > > advertisement, which was attached to a tie that I > bought in St. Andrews, Scotland, > > while I was on temporary duty at RAF Leuchars, > Scotland in July 1983. Visiting > > Scotland was a revelation to me; I’d always > been interested in my family > > roots, but this really fired my interest, and I > then made an active effort to > > learn more about my family. Now, at this time, I > had been stationed at Bitburg > > Air Base, Germany for two years, and still had > three more years to go. I was > > 29 years old, my father and all of my > grandparents were dead, plus we had > > been gone from Screven County for some 22 years. > I cannot now remember how I > > came to get in touch with Sandra Scott Pope, but > I credit her with providing me > > the inspiration to keep going. She mailed, all > the way to Bitburg, a Scott > > family book that she and Yvonne Powell Wells had > done, and later a copy of > > the Screven County History Book. Seeing all of > these Scotts in print, after > > only hearing about them over the years, was the > final hook: I was caught by > > genealogy. Also playing an important part in my > development as a genealogist > > was Lisa Johnson Brant Guidos, who sent me a > picture of my > > great-great-great-grandfather, Lorenzo “Dow” > Scott. Seeing the image of someone who was born > > in 1822 was simply astounding to me. > Additionally, I want to thank two > > cousins, Emerson Scott, for actually taking me to > many of the old places > > thereabouts in search of cemeteries and > individual graves of family members, and > > Margaret Scott Harley, for telling me about them. > Margaret was born in 1916 at the > > old Winfield Scott farm, and used to ride with > her grandfather, “Field”, > > when he would go about in his horse and buggy; > she was his “ears”, as he was > > almost completely deaf, and she would listen out > for those infernal > > contraptions called “automobiles” for him. > Margaret is a wonderful storyteller, and > > remembers many people of old Screven County. > There are many other people who > > made significant contributions to my research, > but as this is a Scott > > compilation, and I plan on doing other families > as well, I will save these people > > for their particular families. As this is a work > in progress, if you note any > > errors or omissions, please contact me with the > corrections at > > _scotti3275@aol.com_ (mailto:scotti3275@aol.com) . > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > **************************************Check out > AOL's list of 2007's hottest > > products. > > > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.10/1159 > - Release Date: 11/29/2007 11:10 AM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. 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