Please excuse me for buging u but where is Wayne Co. My John Scott married to a Ora Bell(Duren) he married her in Wayneboro Tenn. but this is all I know of him. Ora Bell was born in May 19,1884 so I would guess he wasw born somewhere in 18?? cant find anything on him but have found lots on Ora Bells (Duren) Scott family. Thank you Jalena On Wed, 6 Dec 2000 22:31:44 -0600 "Rick A. Francis" <[email protected]> writes: > > > > > * Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 14:16:37 -0500 > > William Scott and George Rogers Clark > > > email sent 7-15-00---William Scott under, Capt. Joseph > Armstrong volunteers 8-7-1755 also brothers Francis , Patrick and > James > Scott. They were members of "Flying Camp" and as the name implies > they > moved > swiftly where ever needed. Francis Scott killed at "Sideling Hill" > 4-5-1756 > > (Penn. Archives Ser II, Vol II pgs. 518-519) So we find the Scotts > as > early pioneers and as protectors of family, community and land. > William > Scott of Wayne Co. paid taxes 1774-1789, claimed land there in 1776 > and > fought with the 8th battalian. Was "Overseer of the Poor" Histories > of > Bourbon Co. Ky. p 121-557: William Scott was one of (18) families > that came > > down the Ohio with Clark to what is now Louisville, from Shermans > Valley > near Carlisle PA.. These families helped defend the fort at Corn > Island (at > > that time it was only a block house-see further statement by Clark) > In > Collins "History of Kentucky" Volume I, p 13 soldiers under Capt. > Isaac > Ruddle. 1779-1780 at Ruddles and > > Martins Station under Lt. John Hoggin---James Ruddle and William > Scott > (among others) In 1778 William Scott claimed a preemption of 400 > acres in > District of Ky. 1778 Lying on waters of Licking Creek upon a branch > that > runs into Flat Creek. (This was just a little history on the Scott > family > because the Draper interview of "old Patrick" makes them sound like > a bunch > > of untruthful druken hillbillies. In fact they were very staunch > Presbyterians and helped to build Cane Hill > Church. > Sorry for the digression. George Rogers Clark was a > military man and was on a military assignment when these people were > forced > > upon him by the politics of the times to open up the "West". Clark > did not > want to take these people to the "Falls" he had a military > assignment and > did not wish to be burdened with civilians. The civilians numbered > 13 and > from 5 upward of Clarks soldiers brought their families to "Corn > Island", > my William Scott being one of these. Clark kept no written records > of the > number and families that went with him.! > He was a military man. However the families kept up their own > records. > Well that left a few William Scott, Galloway and a few others > unaccounted > for unless you search the soldiers records. After Clark took the > families > to Corn Island they built block house to shelter. After this Clark > in June > toward the end of month took his soldiers onward to his original > mission to > > Vincennes in 1778. As they reached the falls the sun eclipsed* just > as Old > > Patrick had said, "my father reached the falls and the sun was in > full > > eclipse" *--which many people said was not true. As previously > stated it > was > when they were leaving not comming down.) When Clark and his men, > William Scott included finished the mission at Vincinnes they came > back to > Corn Island > and built a "Block House". There was no one living on the mainland > until > Clark got back from Vincennes, he then built a fort on the bank. In > fact GEORGE ROGERS CLARK himself said about 20 families followed him > to > Corn > Island (from > Pitt to Corn Island) "Much against my inclination *, I found now to > be > service to me guarding a block house I erected on the Island to > secure my > provisions". Collins: "History of Kentucky Volume II pg 85. The > following year they had to flee to Harrodsburg and help to defend > the Fort. > > Wlliam Scott staked a claim for 1,000 acres in Bath County and later > moved > to Bourbon Co., on Scott's Branch near Middleton. > The facts gathered are from " Our Pioneer Ancestors" Written by Ruth > Deverter a > > decendant of Scotts, Galloways and Davis'. The book "Our Pioneer > Ancestors > is in > the possesion of the decendents of William Scott of Bourbon Co. > Kentucky. > Writen and researched by Rea Allen Scott Mason > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTT Mailing List ==== > Here's a couple web pages about Sir Walter Scott's work and Life: > http://synergy.arts.gla.ac.uk/www/english/comet/starn/prose/wscott/life/c ontents.htm > Sir Walter's birthday is August 15th. Let's party! > http://www.camelotintl.com/heritage/walter.html > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.