This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jemwalsh Surnames: Cox, Scott, Boyd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2766.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Quoting from Jean Cox's book p. 668: "Mary Alena married second John R. Scott 3 July 1883 by the Rev. John Boyd, Pastor of the Regular Baptist Church. He came from Brandonville, W.Va. and was a widower. His first wife was Sarah H. (---). She died 25 Nov 1876, age 26 years, 6 mos., 21 das. and was buried in Centenary Cemetery, six miles soutwest of Bruceton Mills, W.VA." There is a John R. Scott who appears in the 1850 Census of Preston, VA as age one in the household of John Scott 43 and his wife, Mary, age 40. This may be the same John R. Scott who m. Sarah H. By the time of the 1870 Census, this John R. Scott was age 20 still living w/ his then widowed Mother; they were in the Grant District of Preston. Oren F. Morton writes in his History on p. 389: "John Scott came from Baltimore and settled in the glades of Grant in 1770. . . . He was a justice at the time of his death. In his later years, John, Jr., lived at the Little Sandy bridge on the Kingwood road, and kept a store. He died at the outbreak of the Civil War, while a member of the Virginia Legislature." Then on p. 464: " John b. 1751 d. 1828 m. Catharine ___" children:1. John b. 1770 d. 1846 m. Mary Cuppett; 2. David ->PA; 3. Nancy m. Joseph Carroll ->PA; 4. dau. m. ___ Guard->West; 5. Jane m. James Carroll->PA; 6. Eliabeth m. Andrew Sterling; 7 Thomas b. 1813 d. 1890 m. 1st Martha McGrew, 2nd Sarah A. Kantner. Looks like John b.c. 1807 might have been a son of John b. 1770 and that Thomas b. 1813 was also likely that later John's son. Muddled. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.