Until recently, Julia Scott, born abt 1836/37 Oneida county, NY, was my brickwall. She married Charles B. Hart prob. in Oneida County, NY before 16 Jul 1855 when their first child Sarah Maria Hart was born in New Hartford, Oneida, NY. Charles Hart and Julia Scott had six other children, all Hart: Asa born 1859, Charles born 1861, Julia born 1864, Mary born 1866, Ellen born 1868 and May born May 1870. Now my brick wall is Julia's father Cotton/Colton Scott. Julia Scott and Charles Hart were my husband's maternal g great grandparents. I found Julia Scott under her married name in the household of Cotton/Colton Scott, age 63, in the 1860 US Census for Annesville, Oneida, NY. Also in the household were Sarah Hart, 4, Asa Hart, 1 (Sarah's children), Miranada (spelled Myranda) Scott, 53, Walter Scott, 24, Zelotas Van Slyke, 34 and Martha Van Slyke, 27(Cotton and Miranda's dau). Cotton Scott was a farmer, Myranda did house work, Walter was a carpenter, Julia did housework, Zelotas was a farmer and Martha did housework. All members of the household were born NY. To make sure that Cotton Scott was the probable father of Julia Scott, I checked the 1850 US Census for Kirkland, Oneida, NY. There Cotton, 54, is listed with his probable wife Miranda, 43, and a male Walter, 16, and two females Martha, 18 and Julia, 13. Cotton Scott can be found in the 1820, 1830 and 1840 US Censuses, all for Oneida county, NY. I found a burial for a Huldah Scott, listed as wife of Cotton Scott, in the Old Clinton, Burying Ground, Kirkland, Oneida, NY (USGenwebProject, NY, Oneida, Kirlkland, Old Clinton Burying Ground, at rootsweb.com). She died 18 Aug 1827 aged 34, making her born about 1793. In the 1820 US Census for Bridgewater, Oneida, NY, Cotton (age 26-45) is the only male in his household. There were two females under ten years of age, one female 26-45 (probably Huldah), and one female 45 and over. In 1830, the US Census for Kirkland, Oneida, NY, Cotton is again the only male (30-40) in his household; there was one female under five, one female five to ten, and one female 20-30 (probably Miranda, Cotton's second wife born about 1803). The two young females may well have been Cotton's two daughters by his first wife Huldah. In 1840, the US Census shows Cotton Scott and family in Kirkland, Oneida, NY. Besides Cotton who is listed as 40 and under 50, there are a male 5 and under 10 (Walter), and three females: one under five (Julia), one 5 and under 10 (Martha) and one 30 and under 40 (wife Miranda). What happened to Cotton? He just disappears after the 1860 census was taken. A Maranda Scott died Eaton, Madison, NY 11 Feb 1889 age 84 years. Was she Cotton's widow? She'd have been born c 1805 so she was about the right age to be his wife. Who were Cotton's parents, grandparents, etc.? What was Miranda's surname? What was first wife Huldah's surname? Was his name really Cotton or was it Colton? If any of this rings a bell with any of you other Scott researchers, I'd like to hear from you. I'm always happy to share what I have with other researchers. Thanks so much. Daveda Bundy