Sarah (Scott) Pycraft (abt. 1692 - abt. 1767)

Born about 1692 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of James Preston — married 1709 in Baltimore, MD

Wife of Thomas Pycraft — married 5 Feb 1731 in Baltimore, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died about 13 Jul 1767 at about age 75 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland [uncertain]

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Biography

No birth record for Sarah Scott has been found. Her birth year is an estimate based on her marriage. She is believed to be the daughter of Daniel Scott because her husband, James Preston, signed the inventory of Scott's estate as one of the next of kin. ^[1].

Marriage & Family

Sarah was married first to James Preston about 1709 in Baltimore County.

Grace Preston d/o James and Sarah (Scott) Preston She was born ca1709. Her grandfather, Thomas Preston, Jr., who was born in VA owned nearly 1000 acres on Bush River as the Rent Rolls show. Richard and Thomas Preston (brothers) came from England to Va and then to MD Thomas Preston born 1615 in England married Elizabeth _____ In 1665 they moved to Calvet Co MD Their children were Thomas Jr, Elizabeth and Sarah. Thomas Preston Jr. born ca1641 VA and died 1710. He married ca1672 to Mary widow of Joseph Hewes and they moved to Bush River. They had a son James Preston James Preston born 1675 married Oct 1729. He married in 1708/9 to Sarah Scott d/o Daniel Scott. After James died Sarah married 2nd in 1731 to Thomas Pycraft.

Marriage entry St. John's Parish Register

"Thom's Pycraft and the Wid. Sarah Preston were mar'd Feb' the 5th 1731" ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Balt. Co. Inventories Liber 4/209
2. ↑ familysearch.org Q9M-CS3L-Z95B-H?cc=2385204 St. John's Parish Register page 40 image 349

• Courtesy of J. Harlan Livezey, Aberdeen, Maryland

• Genealogy Research of Stanley M Keen

• Brannon / Anderson http://home.earthlink.net/~lnoss/id3.html

• Listed on daughter's Find A Grave location; Find A Grave Memorial# 141633218

• Albert Lowell Tangora, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 23, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #2398, Date of Import: May 7, 1998. 1996, Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998.