Who were the parents of Henry Scott (father of two PGM immigrants )?

Question

The data fields identify one set of parents. The narrative a different set.  What will it take to confirm who his parents were?

Answer 1

Hello Jillaine

Yes indeed, this family narrative has some inconsistencies. I have found an online copy of:

Notes on the history of the church and parish of Rattlesden, in the county of Suffolk : together with a copy of the parish registers from 1558 to 1758, and index of the marriages.

Olorenshaw, J. R. (1900)

On FamilySearch. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/102517-redirection Image link]

The transcript of the parish registers start on page 220 (image 253). The registers start in the year 1558.

Henry does not appear in the register for 1560.

The first mention of the name Scott in any variant is in 1567 (image 258):

Dinay the dawghter of Edmund Scote and Joane his wife baptised 18 June 1567

Answer 2

Henry Scott

BIRTH	1 Nov 1560 Rattlesden, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
DEATH	24 Dec 1624 (aged 64) Rattlesden, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
BURIAL	St Nicholas Churchyard • Plan a trip here Rattlesden, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England Add to Map
MEMORIAL ID	131490629 · View Source

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Henry Scott and Martha Whatlock (Whotlock) were married on July 25, 1594 in Rattlesden, Suffolk.

Their Children born in Rattlesden, Suffolk.

Thomas Scott baptized February 26, 1595.
Ursula Scott baptized February 14, 1598.
Robert Scott baptized November 15, 1604.
Roger Scott baptized November 15, 1604.
Dorothy Scott born about 1606.
 

Family Members

Parents

• Edmunde Scott

  1524–1621

• Joan Howard Scott

  1532–1615

Spouse

• Martha Whatlock Scott

  1568 – unknown (m. 1594)

Siblings

• Edmund Scott

  1562–1642

• Roose Scott

  1571–1571

Children

• 

  Thomas Scott

  1595–1654

• Ursula Scott Kimball

  1596–1660

• Robert Scott

  1604 – unknown

• Roger Scott

  1604–1676

• Dorothy Scott

  1606 – unknown

  Found this on FAG.

  Maybe this will help you.

Comments

Thanks, Cheryl.

Unfortunately, unless the FAG profile includes sources (they typically don't),  we can't rely on it.  But I'll take a look.

Jillaine

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Thank you for selecting my answer, Susan.

Answer 3

Dorothy Scott, daughter of Henry seems not to have existed (except in Ancestry family trees). She has no mention in the Rattlesden parish records, and I can't find any reference to her elsewhere in Suffolk in case she had wandered in from another tree. 

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scott-1097

I suggest she is disconnected from Henry and Martha as parents, pending further investigations.

Comments

As no sources for Dorothy have been forthcoming, I have disconnected her from Henry and Martha today.