Abraham Scott (1677 - 1760)

Born 8 Jan 1677 in Hillsborough, County Down, Ulster, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Jane (McFarland) Scott — married 6 Jan 1695 in Hillsborough, County Down, Ulster, Ireland

Descendants

Died 1760 at about age 82 in York County, English Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Abraham Scott was born on January 8, 1677, in Hillsborough, County Down, Ulster, Ireland. His parents were Hugh Scott and his wife, Jane (Carruthers) Scott. His grandparents were originally from Scotland; they were transplanted to Ulster, Ireland, by English kings both to maintain English law and order and restrain the local Roman Catholic Irish.

On January 6, 1695, in Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, Abraham Scott married fellow-Scots-Irish Presbyterian, Margaret McFarland, born on January 8, 1680. She was barely 15 years old. Within a year or two of their marriage, the young couple emigrated to William Penn's new religious-tolerant colony of Pennsylvania. Reports that they were there by 1670 are mistaken; they arrived between 1696 and 1699.

The Scotts received land patents from William Penn's sons in an area that was originally in Chester County, but later became Donegal Township, Lancaster County as the area's population grew. They were "Scots Covenanters" or Calvinist Presbyterians. They had 9 children, all born in Chester / Lancaster County, Pennsylvania:^[1][2]

1. Ann (Scott) Patterson, Oct 1699 - May 1792 in Lancaster Co. PA
2. Abraham Scott (abt.1702-abt.1749)
3. Grace Scott (1715-1745) Chester Co. to York Co. PA
4. Griselda Scott (18 Jan 1704 - 1738 d: in Lancaster Co. PA
5. Thomas Scott (1705-1796) d: in Washington Co., PA
6. Samuel Scott (Dec 1705-1776) d: in Logan Co., Ohio
7. Rebecca (Scott) Agnew (1707-1789) d: in Gettysburg PA
8. Elizabeth Scott, 8 Apr. 1710 in Chester Co. PA; Deceased
9. Alexander Scott (1716-1787)
10. Major Hugh Scott, Sr., 1726 - 1819
11. Josiah Scott, 1735 - 1819

Some time after her last son was born, Margaret and her husband moved further west onto land that became York County, Pennsylvania, near the Susquehanna River. She died there on 2 February 1780 at 99 - 100 years old. ^[3] Her husband preceded her in death, dying on their farm around 1760 at about 87 years old. They are buried next to each other at Chanceford Presbyterian Cemetery, Airville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[4]

Name: Abraham /SCOTT/^[5][6][7]

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Abram (II), who was born prior to 1677. died about 1760. Abram had a son Hugh, of whom further.

Sources

1. ↑ Vincent Lee Boyle Tree: Information about Margaret McFarland. Has some "extra" children but good dates.
2. ↑ Margaret McFarland article on WeRelate.org
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #233964671 Margaret Jane McFarland Scott
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233964489/abraham_o-scott : accessed 16 June 2022), memorial page for Abraham O. “Abram” Scott (1677–1760), Find A Grave: Memorial #233964489, citing Chanceford Presbyterian Cemetery, Airville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by tgpeden (contributor 47699394) .
5. ↑ Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. APID: 1,4725::0 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4703759&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth year: 1677; Birth city: On Homestead; Birth state: PA. Death date: 1760 Death place: Chester, PA. Clearly some of this information is in error.
6. ↑ Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA. Gale Research, 2010.
7. ↑ Ziegler, Jacob L.. An authentic history of Donegal Presbyterian Church, located in East Donegal Township, Lancaster Co., Pa.. Mount Joy, Pa.: unknown, 1902.Original data: Z Note: APID: 1,10896::0 Residence place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA APID: 1,10896::61

See also:

• Source: S-2128666102 Repository: #R-2146457071 Ancestry Family Trees: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=2086693&pid=730 Repository: R-2146457071 http://www.Ancestry.com

• Ancestry Family Trees: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26422540&pid=236

• Will of Abraham Scott on Ancestry.com

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 1, p. 471-473)

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/68043280/person/422318885687/facts

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Susan Shirey for creating profile Scott-3601 through the import of Nixon Family Tree 100211.ged on Oct 2, 2011. See the changes page for the details of edits by Susan and others.

• WikiTree profile Scott-15026 was created by Holly Semmens through the import of Semmens Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2015.