Alexander Scott
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Alexander Scott (1750 - 1834)

Capt Alexander Scott
Born in Pennsylvaniamap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1774 in Westmoreland, PAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 84 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Alexander Scott was born about 1750 in Pennsylvania. His parents said to be Thomas Scott Sr.(1705-1757) and Catherine Yeager(b.1725)[1]

Alexander was born in 1750-1759 in Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

Alexander was born in 1750-1759 in Pennsylvania, United States.[3]

Alexander married Martha Roads on 17 October 1779 in Harford County.[4]


In the 1790 census Alexr was in Washington, Pennsylvania.[5]

In the 1800 census Alexander was in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania.[6]

In the 1810 census Alexander was in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.[7]

In the 1820 census Alex was in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania.[8]

In the 1830 census Alexander was in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania.[9]

Alexander died on 24 January 1834 and was buried.[10]

Marriage

Alexander Scott married Martha Reed.

Children:

  • James R. Scott[14] He was most likely deceased by the time the division of his father's estate happened.[15]
  • Margaret Scott Nixon[16]


Death

Alexander Scott died in 1834, Washington County, Pennsylvania. His son Parker Scott was administrator for his accounts.[17]

Military

Alexander Scott is on a list of soldiers from Pennsylvania in the Revolution. This may or may not be his.[18]

Property

Alexander Scott was highest bidder at $900 on the property of Joseph Reed, dec'd. The property, called Luzern, was 320 acres on Maple Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Joseph Reed received this property as a patent in 1784, book B3 p. 166.[19]

Census

  • 1790 Alxr Scott[20]
  • 1800 seen with son Parker Scott[21]
  • 1810 seen with son Parker Scott[22]
  • 1820 Seen with son Parker Scott[23]
  • 1830, age 70-80 on this census[24]

Research Note

Is this his father? Thomas Scott

Sources

  1. Familysearch Family Tree https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MQPR-3W5
  2. Birth: "American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)"
    Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 154; Page number: 437
    Ancestry Record 3599 #1458239 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexander Scott born in 1750-1759 in Pennsylvania, USA.
  3. Birth: "American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)"
    Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 154; Page number: 437
    Ancestry Record 3599 #1458239 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexander Scott born in 1750-1759 in Pennsylvania, USA.
  4. Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850"
    Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office
    Ancestry Record 7846 #200030 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexander Scott marriage to Martha Roads on 17 Oct 1779 in Harford County.
  5. 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Washington, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 194; Family History Library Film: 0568149
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #348507 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexr Scott in Washington, Pennsylvania.
  6. 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1800; Census Place: Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 44; Page: 784,785; Image: 58; Family History Library Film: 363347
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #453132 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexander Scott in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania.
  7. 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1810; Census Place: Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: 57; Page: 77; Image: Pam252_57-0078; FHL Roll: 0193683
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #533667 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexander Scott in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.
  8. 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
    1820 U S Census; Census Place: Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania; Page: 197A; NARA Roll: M33_113; Image: 355
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #80436 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alex Scott in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania.
  9. 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1830; Census Place: Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 163; Page: 145; Family History Library Film: 0020637
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #577276 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexander Scott in Fallowfield, Washington, Pennsylvania.
  10. Burial: "Global, Find a Grave™ Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current"
    Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #233167361
    Ancestry Record 60541 #202637938 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Alexander Scott burial (died on 24 Jan 1834).
  11. Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Probate files, 1781-1850 ; Index, 1781-1924 File S: 1839 (S75-S76); 1840-1844 (S8-S62); 1845-1848 (S1-S35)
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Washington > Probate files 1839-1848 S > image 249 of 2359
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9S4-P9NP (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • administrator for father's estate
  12. Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Probate files, 1781-1850 ; Index, 1781-1924 File S: 1839 (S75-S76); 1840-1844 (S8-S62); 1845-1848 (S1-S35)
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Washington > Probate files 1839-1848 S > image 273 of 2359
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9S4-P9Y6 (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • family connection with her father, Alexander Scott
  13. Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Probate files, 1781-1850 ; Index, 1781-1924 File S: 1839 (S75-S76); 1840-1844 (S8-S62); 1845-1848 (S1-S35)
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Washington > Probate files 1839-1848 S > image 245 of 2359
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9S4-P9P7 (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • ref land conveyance in 1816 for 30 acres
  14. Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Probate files, 1781-1850 ; Index, 1781-1924 File S: 1839 (S75-S76); 1840-1844 (S8-S62); 1845-1848 (S1-S35)
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Washington > Probate files 1839-1848 S > image 277 of 2359
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89S4-P91F (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • received money from his father's estate
  15. Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Probate files, 1781-1850 ; Index, 1781-1924 File S: 1839 (S75-S76); 1840-1844 (S8-S62); 1845-1848 (S1-S35)
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Washington > Probate files 1839-1848 S > image 326 of 2359
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9S4-P9TP (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • division of the estate of Alexander Scott
  16. Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Probate files, 1781-1850 ; Index, 1781-1924 File S: 1839 (S75-S76); 1840-1844 (S8-S62); 1845-1848 (S1-S35)
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Washington > Probate files 1839-1848 S > image 325 of 2359
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9S4-P9YL (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • division of their father's estate
  17. Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994: "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994"
    Catalog: Probate files, 1781-1850 ; Index, 1781-1924 File S: 1839 (S75-S76); 1840-1844 (S8-S62); 1845-1848 (S1-S35)
    Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Washington > Probate files 1839-1848 S > image 236 of 2359
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9S4-P9G2 (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • 1834 probate for Alexander Scott, probate number S18-1840
  18. Roster of Soldiers and Sailors United States, Revolutionary War Rosters: "United States Rosters of ...rs and Sailors, 1775-1783"
    Catalog: United States, Revolutionary War Rosters Pennsylvania Archives Second Series v. 14, Ser 2 v.14, 1876-1890, 1896
    Image path: United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783 > Pennsylvania, vol 1, Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, associated batallions and militia, 1775-1783 > image 471 of 808; citing various published state rosters, United States.
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSHS-PSPV-M (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • p.462
  19. Deed books, 1781-1886; deed index, 1781-1924: "Deed books, 1781-1886; deed index, 1781-1924"
    Catalog: Deed books, 1781-1886; deed index, 1781-1924 Deeds v. 17, 1R 1802-1803
    Film number: 008084633 > image 22 of 259
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSNL-C333 (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • Washington County Deed Bk 1R p.29-31
  20. Census schedules, 1790: "United States Census, 1790"
    Catalog: Census schedules, 1790 Pennsylvania: Montgomery, Westmoreland (part is found in the middle of Allegheny County), Allegheny, Washington, Bedford, Franklin, York, Northumberland, Mifflin (part) and Philadelphia Counties (NARA Series M637, Roll 9)
    Image path: United States Census, 1790 > Pennsylvania > Washington > Not Stated > image 28 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYB-HW2 (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • p.195 (difficult to read, he is just below John Martin)
  21. United States Census, 1800: "United States Census, 1800"
    Image path: United States Census, 1800 > Pennsylvania > Washington > Fallowfield > image 6 of 7; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZ8-3XC (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • 1800 Fallowfield, Washington County, Pennsylvania
  22. United States Census, 1810: "United States Census, 1810"
    Image path: United States Census, 1810 > Pennsylvania > Washington > Fallowfield > image 3 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB8-K1V (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • 1810 Fallowfield, Washington County, Pennsylvania
  23. United States Census, 1820: "United States Census, 1820"
    Image path: United States Census, 1820 > Pennsylvania > Washington > Fallowfield > image 2 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBS-9XBW (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • 1820 Fallowfield, Washington County, Pennsylvania
  24. United States Census, 1830: "United States Census, 1830"
    Image path: United States Census, 1830 > Pennsylvania > Washington > Fallowfield > image 14 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBH-RX6 (accessed 8 February 2023)
    • 1830 Fallowfield, Washington County, Pennsylvania
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MZ8T-HB8 : accessed 10 September 2019), entry for Alexander SCOTT (JXMH-31); submitted by Delna Powell [identity withheld for privacy].




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