I would love to have a book, Scotty. Sharon SDL -----Original Message----- From: gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Scotti3275@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:48 PM To: gascreve@rootsweb.com Subject: [GASCREVE] Scott Family Book 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