A Scott marriage I am forwarding to list. Rea ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Gantt <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 8:01 PM Subject: Fw: [SCOTT] SCOTT, John (ca. 1709-1760) in NC > A reposting in the hopes some new SCOTT-L subscribers may have relevant > information. > > Seeking the identity of the father of the John SCOTT, who died ca. Oct > 1760 in Rowan Co., NC. (There is a mention of him in Ramsey's "Carolina > Cradle ...", p. 125.) He is the head of Family 477 in the former SCOTT > One-Name Study. He had, at least, a son named John2 SCOTT, b. ca. 1735 > probably in VA or NC (who m. Agnes REED ca. 1760) and died in 1811 in > Livingston Co., KY; a son named James2 SCOTT, b. ca. 1737, and a daughter, > Mary2 SCOTT, b. ca. 1738, who m. a John BURNET. > > John2 SCOTT, above, had a son named Joshua3 SCOTT, b. ca 1760/3 probably > in Rowan Co., NC, who served in the Rev. War under Gen. Thomas SUMTER, > married a Jane (surname unknown) and died in Pope Co., IL ca. Oct 1825. We > have a lot of information on Joshua3 through KY deeds, etc. He moved just > over the Ohio River about 1815 or so and was involved in the local political > structure during the time IL gained statehood. > > We are reasonably sure our immigrant SCOTT ancestor was Scots-Irish and I > strongly suspect he came into the U.S. through MD or PA. We would certainly > appreciate any assistance or clues and would be happy to exchange > genealogical information with other SCOTT researchers. Hope to hear from > you. Please reply direct to: <[email protected]> > > > > > > ==== SCOTT Mailing List ==== > You don't have to be a member of the Clan Scott Society to subscribe to this list. The Society has always encouraged SCOTT surname genealogy and heritage research regardless of affiliation. If you'd like to know more about the organization that makes this list possible, contact [email protected] requesting a fact sheet and/or visit www.clanscott.org > >