William Moses Scott (abt. 1760 - abt. 1824)

Thanks, Michael

Name: M Duke Scott Probate Date: 2 Mar 1824 Probate Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1824 Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA Item Description: Guardian Bonds, 1822-1831

• Guardian Bonds, 1798-1867; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Pasquotank County); Probate Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina

Hi Donnie,

Moses Scott born abt 1741 m and Mary Johnston b1741-45 d aft 1786, not in 1790 census Son William Scott b abt 1764 m Elizabeth Davis (MY LINE) Son Abram b bef 1765 per 1810 Census (single at this time, owned 3 slaves) signed marriage bond for his brother James 1803 Son James b abt1782 m Mary Jane (Polly) Alexander

William Moses Scott b abt 1760 would have been 4 years old in 1764. He would be abt 20 in 1780 and Mary Johnston 35-39

Clearly two different persons.

More proof: Sources ↑ Sketches Of Western North Carolina, Historical And Biographical, Lincoln County, North Carolina Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical by C. L. Hunter, Part 5 out of 6 (Edited parts pertaining to my line) COLONEL JAMES JOHNSTON (A very complete article about James’ family and his life) Col. James Johnston, one of the earliest patriots of "Tryon,"afterward Lincoln county, was born about the year 1742. His father,Henry Johnston, was of Scottish descent. Henry Johnston and his youthful wife settled on the western banks of the Catawba river. Tradition speaks of the wife of Henry Johnston as dying comparatively young, leaving two children--James, the immediate subject of this sketch, and Mary--who married Moses Scott, settled near Goshen Church, in the present county of Gaston, and there ended her days. Moses Scott had three children--James J., William and Abram Scott. NOTE: Henry later married Catherine Knox, Mary married Moses Scott who was born much earlier than William Moses Scott

Letter written by Gilbert Johnston, the son of Gilbert and Caroline " My grandfather John Johnston of Stapleton, officer in a Scottish regiment in French service, married Elizabeth, her father Gabriel Belcher, French Protestant. :Their children were - 1. John, he and only son died in North Britain. (Scotland) 2. Gabriel, Governor of North Carolina. 3. Gilbert my father. 4. Samuel lived in Onslow, N. Carolina. 5. Elizabeth married Thos. Keenan at our home Armagh. My father married Caroline. Her grandfather George Johnstone, Armagh 1724. (Children, Gilbert, Henry, Caroline, Gabriel, Robert, William, Isabel, John.) married Margaret Warburton, North Carolina, 2 June, 1750. Children, Hugo, Gilbert, Jean, Isabel. Henry died Catawba County, son James, Col. in war. Caroline married William Williams, son William. John lived in Bertie, N. Ca. Gabriel married Janet McFarland, son Francis killed, Lieut. Mother and Aunt Francis died Brompton. My father to Ireland after 1715. Got my lands through George Gould. Barfield tories burned my house to cellar. Was at Culloden with father, he wounded, came to Cape Fear 1746. My father died 1775. Marion, two Horrys and Francis Huger met Folsome and Giles my house, all chose Marion, bar Folsome. Hugo took my men with Marion 1780. All horsemen. Francis Huger, and James often at my house. John Rutherford a tory. Writ by my hand for Susana 8th day of March 1790 " Signed Gilbert Johnston Gentleman." N0tE Gilbert Sr and Caroline had no child named Mary Margaret Johnston who married a Ghram.

Please tell me what you think of this evidence, I do not question that there was a William Moses Scott, just that he was born and died after Moses Scott, husband of Mary Johnston Jim This message is from Jim Baucom [email address removed] . Click here for their WikiTree profile: https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Baucom-233