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Thomas Scott (abt. 1597 - 1643)

Thomas Scott
Born about in Hatfield, Broad Oak, Essex, Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of and [mother unknown]
Husband of — married before 1622 in Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 46 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticutmap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Thomas Scott migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 6, p. 209)
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Caution: Older secondary sources confused this Thomas Scott with Thomas Scott of Ipswich. They are not the same person. See errors section below.

Contents

Biography

Thomas Scott was the son of Christopher Scott of Hatfield Broadoak, co. Essex, England.[1] The parish records of Hatfield Broadoak begin in 1650 so it is likely that his baptism record has been lost. He and his children Thomas, Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth were named in his father’s will. Though common names, the precise match of his children to those in the will of Christopher Scott allow for the identification of Thomas Scott as Christopher Scott’s son to be made. His sister Sarah, wife of Thomas Graves, was also a New England immigrant. He is roughly estimated to have been born around 1597 based on his apparent marriage and birth of his children.[2]
He needs to be distinguished from Thomas Scott of Ipswich who was also an early immigrant. For example, both Savage in his Genealogical Dictionary of New England and Pope in his Pioneers of Massachusetts err in combining the records of the two men.[3][4] However, the records of these two men overlap in such a way that it is clear that they are two separate men.[5]
Thomas Scott immigrated to New England by 1634, settling first in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later in Hartford, Connecticut. The first record of him is a land grant of five acres in Cambridge on 4 August 1634.[6] He also received another 3 acres on 1 December 1634.[7] In the division of the common meadow ground on 20 August 1635, he was allotted 4 shares.[8] He was noted as holding this same land in the Land Record Book in September 1635.[9] He sold 3 acres to John Russell on 5 October 1635.[10]
He removed to Hartford, Connecticut by 1636. Once in Hartford, he served in a variety of capacities between 1638-1641.[11][12]
He married Anne, whose LNAB is unknown, by 1622 in England. Her name is known from records sale of his lands on 9 March 1652 where she is referred to as “our mother now Anne Ford.”[13] She had remarried to John Ford on 11 November 1644 in Hartford.[14][15] She died at Northampton [MA] on 5 May 1675 [Corbin, citing Northampton church records].
Thomas Scott died on 6 November 1643 at Hartford. In 1644, a jury convicted John Ewe of being the cause of death of Thomas Scott by “misadventure” and was ordered to pay £5 to the country and £10 to the widow Scott.[16][17] As he lay dying on 6 November 1643, he summoned Edward Stebbing and Tymothy Standly to dictate a nuncupative will which he was unable to complete before ‘the Lord pleased to put an end to his life."[18] In it, he provided for his wife, son Thomas and three daughters. The inventory of his estate taken on 9 October 1644 was valued at £174 12s. 4d. though it did not include the value of any land.[19]

Birth

Born: About 1597.
The date is a very rough estimate used by Anderson based on the estimated date of his marriage.[2]

Marriage and Children

Married: Ann Unknown about 1622 in England.
Date is a rough estimate based on the estimated birth dates of their children.
Children of Thomas and Ann Scott:
  1. Thomas, b abt 1622; living 9 Mar 1652/3; unmarried; no further record. “From the will, the inventory ad the later deed of sale by the three daughters, we conclude that Thomas was not competent to care for himself.” Anderson also suggests he could have been either the oldest or the youngest child, but leans towards him being the eldest.
  2. Mary b abt 1624; m Hartford 7 Nov 1644 Robert Porter [HaVR 605]
  3. Sarah b abt 1626; m Hartford 5 Dec 1645 John Stanley [HaVR 606], son of John Stanley [TAG 80:217-20]
  4. Elizabeth, b abt 1628; m Windsor 3 Feb 1648/9? John Loomis [Grant 48], son of Joseph Loomis [Dawes-Gates 2:567-72; Windso Hist 2:432-33]

Death

Died: 6 November 1643 in Hartford, Connecticut.
Nuncupative will: Made on 6 Nov 1643 (as he lay dying) that made bequests:[20][21]
Summary:
- to my wife (who he made executrix)
- my son Thomas
- my other children
- youngest daughter
- all my daughters [who all appear to be under 21 at time of his will; in his inventory, it is mentioned that there were three daughters. These daughters are named in a subsequent deed on 9 Mar 1652/3? as: Mary Scott, Sarah Scott, Elizabeth Scott. In the same document these daughters are referred to as Mary Porter, Sarah Standly and Elizabeth Loomis and their husbands also named: Robert Porter, John Standly and John Loomys “all now or late of Farmington”; their mother at this time is referred to as “now Anne Ford.”]
Scott, Thomas, Hartford. Invt. 174-12-04. Taken 6 January, 1643. The last Will and Testament of Tho Scott, of Hartford, deceased, as yt was spoken by him to Edward Stebbing and Tymothy Standly, who were sent for by him for that end, to who he expressed his Will as followeth:
I doe give to my wife and to my sonne Thomas, the one halfe of my howse and halfe of my barne and halfe of my howselott, my two lotts in the North meadow, my lott in the little meadow, also the swampe at both ends, also all my corne in my howse and barne, both here at Hartford and at Tunxis Cepus, as also two Cowes and my two elder Steeres, and fiue Hoggs, wth halfe my howshold stuffe. I doe also give them my Carts and ploughs, and the tacklin belonging to the. His howseing & Lands to come to the rest of his children after the death of his wife & son Thomas. And my mynd is that if my sonne Tho. depart this life before my wife at his death that the one halfe of the meadow & catle and howshold stuff before given to him and my wife shall be equally divided betwixt my other chil- dren then living, and my mynd is that my wife shall have power at her death to dispose of, and give away, the other halfe of that wch is given to her and my sonne, as shee seeth fitt, except my howseing and Land, wch my mynd is, shall then com. to the rest of my children at the death of the longest liver of my wife or my sonne Thomas. I doe also make my wife Executrix. My mynd is, that my youngest daughter doe remayne wth my wife so long as shee seeth meet, & wth the advice of those that oversee my will. My mynd also is, that all my daughters be disposed of both in service and mariedge by my wife and overseers, and that my daughters shall re- ceive their portions ether at the day of their mariedge or at twenty years of age My will is, that all the remaynder of ray estate wch is not given to my wife and sonne Thomas, after my debts are discharged, shall be equally divided among them.
In March 1652, the three daughters sold their share of their father's estate to Thomas Cadwell of Hartford:[22]
"Mary Porter, & Sarah Standly, & Elizabeth Loomis, wth the consent of every of their husbands, viz., Robert Porter, John Standly, & John Loomis, all now or late of ffarmington ... sold all and singular those prcells of Land, dwelling house & other buildings on the premises before expressed, and were given to us by our ffathers will, is in reversion after the death of our mother, now Anne fford, & after the decease of our said Brother Thomas Scott, unto Thomas Cadwell, of Hartford,"

Common Errors to Avoid

Merge caution: Thomas Scott of Hartford needs to be distinguished from Thomas Scott of Ipswich who was also an early immigrant. Early secondary sources mixed the records of the two men. For example, both Savage in his Genealogical Dictionary of New England and Pope in his Pioneers of Massachusetts err in combining the records of the two men.[23][24] However, the records of these two men overlap in such a way that it is clear that they are two separate men.[5]
Thomas Scott of Ipswich, MA was baptized in Rattlesden, England in 1594.
“The records for Thomas Scott of Cambridge are continuous from late 1634 until early 1635, whereas Thomas Scott of Ipswich was made a freeman on 4 Mar 1634/5 [MBCR 1:370], demonstrating that these were two separate men. The disappearance of Thomas Scott from Cambridge shortly before a man of the same name appeared at Hartford indicates that the records in these two towns pertain to the same man, participating in the larger migration from Cambridge to Hartford."[25]

Sources

Footnotes and citations:
  1. The American Genealogist, vol. 82 (April 2007): pages 107-110. "The English Origins of Thomas1 and Sarah (Scott) Grave(s) of Hartford, Connecticut and Hadley, Massachusetts," by Leslie Mahler.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Anderson. Great Migration, vol. VI, R–S. (2009): pages 213-218.
  3. Savage. A Genealogical Dictionary of New England, volume 4 of 4, (1862), vol. 4 page 39.
  4. Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts... (Boston, 1900): page 404.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Anderson. Great Migration, vol. VI, R–S. (2009): Thomas Scott of Hartford pages 213-218; Thomas Scott of Ipswich pages 209-213.
  6. Cambridge. Records of the Town of Cambridge. (1901): page 9.
  7. Cambridge. Records of the Town of Cambridge. (1901): page 10.
  8. Cambridge. Records of the Town of Cambridge. (1901): page 13.
  9. Cambridge. The Register Book of ... the Town of Cambridge... (1896): page 17.
  10. Cambridge. The Register Book of ... the Town of Cambridge... (1896): page 17, page 61.
  11. Trumbel. Public Records of Connecticut [CCCR], 1636-1776 (1850): vol. 1, pages 18, 42, and 70.
  12. Connecticut Historical Society. Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663. (1928): pages 16, 20.
  13. Connecticut Historical Society . Original Distribution of the Lands in Hartford, (1912): pages 476-479.
  14. NEHGR, vol. 13, no. 1 (1859): pages 48-54. "Hartford Records."
  15. Anderson. The Great Migration Begins, vol. 1: A - F, (Boston: NEHGS, 1995): pages 688-690, biography of John Ford.
  16. Trumbel. Public Records of Connecticut [CCCR], 1636-1776 (1850): vol. 1, page 103.
  17. Connecticut Historical Society. Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663. (1928): page 25.
  18. Trumbel. Public Records of Connecticut [CCCR], 1636-1776 (1850): vol. 1, pages 453-455.
  19. Trumbel. Public Records of Connecticut [CCCR], 1636-1776 (1850): vol. 1, pages 455-456.
  20. Trumbel. Public Records of Connecticut [CCCR], 1636-1776 (1850): vol. 1, pages 453-455.
  21. Manwaring. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, volume 1. (1904): pages 32-35.
  22. Manwaring. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, volume 1. (1904): pages 32-35.
  23. Savage. A Genealogical Dictionary of New England, volume 4 of 4, (1862), vol. 4 page 39.
  24. Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts... (Boston, 1900): page 404.
  25. Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Boston, MA: NEHGS (2008),vol 6, p 218.
Source list:
  • The American Genealogist, vol. 82 (April 2007): pages 107-110. "The English Origins of Thomas1 and Sarah (Scott) Grave(s) of Hartford, Connecticut and Hadley, Massachusetts," by Leslie Mahler. AmericanAncestors.org link.
  • Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R–S. (Boston: NEHGS, 2009): pages 213-218. AmericanAncestors.org link.
  • Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, volume 4 of 4, (Boston, 1862), vol. 4 page 39. Caution: Confuses Thomas Scott of Hartford with Thomas Scott of Ipswich.
  • Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts... (Boston, 1900): page 404.
  • Cambridge City Clerk. The Records of the Town of Cambridge (Formerly Newtowne) Massachusetts, 1630-1703... (Cambridge: University Press, 1901): page 9, page 10, page 13.
  • Cambridge City Council. The Register Book of the Lands and Houses in the "New Towne" and the Town of Cambridge... (Cambridge: University Press, 1896): page 17, page 61.
  • Connecticut Historical Society . Original Distribution of the Lands in Hartford Among the Settlers, 1639, (Hartford: Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, volume XIX, 1912): http://tinyurl.com/o9dvjvn pages 476-479].
  • New England Historical & Genealogical Register, vol. 13, no. 1 (January 1859): pages 48-54. "Hartford Records," by Lucius M. Boltwood. See page 53: marriage of Anne Scott to John Ford, Mary Scott to Robert Porter, and Sarah Scott to John Stanley.
  • Trumbel, J. Hammond. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [CCCR], 1636-1776, volume 1 of 15. (Hartford, 1850): page 103, pages 453-456.
  • Connecticut Historical Society. Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663, (Hartford:Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, vol. 22, 1928; rpt. Bowie, Maryland, 1987): pages 16, 20, 25. HathiTrust.org link.
  • Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1635-1700, volume 1. (Hartford, 1904): pages 32-35. Google Books link.




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Scott-10557 and Scott-3511 do not represent the same person because: Scott-3511 is well researched, and Mary Scott Holder is NOT correct. Mary Scott Porter IS correct.
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