John
Scott
Born about in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Scott
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Scott) Sullens, Minerva (Scott) Ballinger, Nancy (Scott) Merritt, David B Scott, Elizabeth (Scott) Merritt, James Scott and William Eldridge Scott Sr
Died about
at about age 65
in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2019
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Biography
Name: John Scott (Possible name at birth: Samuel Swift)
Born 1781 Wilson County, Tennessee, United States.
Died 1846 Sullivan County, Missouri, United States.
John Scott married Elizabeth Bradshaw in 1808. The marriage bond, dated 1 November 1808 in Sumner County, Tennessee, was signed by John Bradshaw, likely Elizabeth's father. [1]
Census Records
Note: The following census record could refer to this John Scott. The location is reasonable, and the ages match those of John, Elizabeth and their children.
1820 US census, Wilson County, Tennessee - John Scott (age 26-44), his wife (age 26-44), two sons, both under age 10, and four daughters, two under age 10 and two ages 10-15. John is a farmer.
Further Research Needed
The following story needs to be verified:
- According to Claudette Merritt Scott's oral family history, Samuel Swift was a soldier during the American Revolution. Young Samuel was ordered by his commanding officer to beat the prisoners that he was standing guard over. Samuel did not want to beat the men, he felt doing so would be wrong. However, he knew that not following the orders of a commanding officer could cost him his life. Samuel chose to disobey the orders, but fearing the consequences of his disobedience, he decided to go AWOL. To protect himself, and his immediate family, Samuel took the surname of his mother's line (Scott) as his own. Claudette wasn't sure whether John was his middle name or the full name of his maternal grandfather.
Note: John Scott was probably too young to have fought in the American Revolution.
Sources
- Source: S1169861366 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree 30997 CRE 30 MAY 2018 Time: 15:56:36Ancestry Family Tree
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James and Nancy did have a son named Samuel, but he was born in 1786, and is already accounted for.
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