Pat, Possible SCOTT information from CD# 172; "Pa. Vital Records of 1700 - 1800's" ** 1st. Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia 1701 - 1746 ** Baptism: SARAH, w/o ABRAHAM SCOTT, & GISSELL, the daughter of said Abraham & Sarah. ** Note: The Will of JOHN SCOTT of Drumore Township, dated 5 July and proved 13 Dec 1752, named only his wife MARY and children - WILLIAM, ABRAHAM, JOHN, ESTHER, MARY, JOSEPH, LYDIA and THOMAS SCOTT. Executors appointed were his wife MARY & ABRAHAM SCOTT. Will Book F-1:241:1752. For prior proceedings in the DAVID SCOT estate, see PGM, XXIV, 136. ************************** Tim R. ***** ----- Original Message ----- From: "sheldon" <redwagon2@frontiernet.net> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 8:27 PM Subject: RE: [PALANCAS] Scott > Thanks Joseph, Abby and Tim. I was doing a search last night on Lancaster > and the search engine only brought the index up on the Scott file so am > pleased to have this additional file to work with. I am trying to find > connections between the Scotts in Lancaster, Chester and Cecil co. > > Who am I looking for? My ancestor was Hugh Scott. I have a primary record > showing he was in Lancaster co. in 1726 and 1729. There are all sorts of > things written about him that come from traditional stories that have been > repeated so often they have been designated as the authority. It is > written > so often that Abraham b. 1677 is his son that it "has to be true"; but > except for the Lancaster petition I do not find any records on Abraham. I > have that he died after his son, Abraham, who is the Abraham in West > Nottingham Chester co. It is also claimed that William Scott of Donegal > was > Hugh's son and a church history shows they did both attend Donegal church. > William had a son also named Abraham who I believe was a Revolutionary > officer. The Scott puzzle is little pieces of blue sky that must fit > together somehow. I was hoping to get a few more pieces from these wills. > Thanks again and a Happy Thanksgiving. > > Pat Sheldon > > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode > then e-mail PALANCAS-L-request@rootsweb.com or > PALANCAS-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.7/181 - Release Date: 11/24/2005 > >