John Wilson Scott I (abt. 1763 - 1847)

Born about 30 May 1763 in York, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Kincannon) Scott — married 3 May 1782 in Washington, Virginia, United States

Husband of Nancy (Keith) Scott — married Feb 1785 in Waynesville Township, McLean, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1847 at about age 83 in Waynesville, DeWitt, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Private John Scott I served with Washington County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Scott I is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A101603.

^[1] From "John Wilson Scott I family"

JOHN WILSON SCOTT I b. 29 or 30 May 1763 York co. Pennsylvania (probably in what is now Adams co. PA), the son of John and Ann Creighton Scott[1] d. 13 Mar 1847 Waynesville, Dewitt co. Illinois. He moved from York co. Penn. to Washington co. Virginia in 1772, along with his parents. The Scotts probably knew the Kincannon family in Pennsylvania, as they had moved from the same area a few years earlier, and the Scotts and Kincannons owned adjacent land in Virginia.

Revolutionary War Service

He was a private in the Revolutionary War, serving in Captain James Dysart's company, Colonel William Campbell's regiment. He enlisted in May 1780, at the age of 17. He participated in the battle of King's Mountain on 6/7 Oct 1780, and the battle of Wetzel's Mills on 6 Mar 1781, after which he walked 300 miles on foot, arriving home on 1 May 1781, still four weeks short of his 18th birthday.

Here is the story of his service, in his own words, taken from his pension application:

"I did enter the Servis of the United States under the Command of Colonel William Camble & Captain James Dysart and his Seboltiran officers in the year 1780 in the Month of May did served the following towers of duty (vz): arley in the Month of May as above our offcers having received infermation that the Toreys ware committing murder and other depredations in Wilks County North carolina we therefore Struck our line of March and with Speed we came to the place and having taken sum of them prisoners, they gave Security for thare good behavour and all hostilitys Seased thare, and this being the case we Returned home near the last of July and arley in the Month of August we received orders to March for South Carolina in persuit of Col. Forrgason a British commander having a large body of British & Toreys under his Command, and we Marched into North Carolina (now the East end of Tennessee) and thare incamped untill Col. Seveir & Col. Isaac Shelby made up their Troops & then they joined us & amduately we Marched passing over the mountains in and threw Retherford County from thence into the South & down the South side of Broad River to the Cowpens & thare receiving infermation that the Ennmoney was lying at the Cherrikee ford on Said river we therfore Marched for that place and continued our line of March all nite but the Enmoney having removed we therefore without receiving aney refreshmant Continued our line of March and on Kings mountain we came up with the Ennimy and Klid there commander & a number of his Soldiers and made prisoners of the residue of them and took there waggons from them. This however was not done without Sum loss on our side thare was twentyone or thareabout kild on our Side, amongst the Slain was Capt William Edmiston Reece Bowen & John Baty the wounded not Recolected and after Berrying our ded we imployed those Waggons to carry our wounded back to Col. Walkers on Broad river to which place we Marched the prisoners, and our officers thare, holding council. it was thought proper to burn the waggons, and having received proper Testamoney, against one Col. Mills (a torey officer) and six of his adherents, they ware adjudged guilty of Murder, and by us amdiately hanged & hear we ware to leave our wounded, but a young man by the name of Iseral Highter being Shot threw the thy desired to be takinalong the mountain until Sutch Gap as he could cross and I with two others was appointed to this duty, all of which I promtley performed and the battle of Kings mountain being on the Sixth day of October 1780.

I therefore was not able to reach home untill the last of November my way being impeded in cosiquence of danger, at times, and the bad Situation of the wounded man, and my fellow soldiers Started home at the Same time I Started with the young man. and having returned home, and previous to dismision, my before named Col. Camble pave orders for two companeys of his Mounted Vollenteers to Keep them Selvs in rediness to march, I having all the while, and in all the before named, missions belonged to Capt. Dysart's Companey, of Mounted Vollenteers, and so I continued, and we held our Selvs in rediness to March, and on the first of Feb. 1781 vie received orders, and Struck a line of March and Crossing the Mountain at the flour gap down threw the Moravion Towns and into Gilford County whare Generl Green was Incamped and Corn Wallis not far off There we Joined headQuarters and on the next day our Brave Col. Camble Marched us down on the Brittish lines, to watch the movement of the enmmony and on the third day being the 6th day of March we received orders to dismount and our horses and Saddles bridles being placed in the care of persons appointed to that duty we therefore Marched amdiateley to fire on the British, being then in hearing of thare drum beet--but we had not advanced more than one half mile before the British fired on those horsemen, scaterd and took sum horses, and mine was one of them appraised to Sixty dollars togather with my Saddle and bridle all which I lost on that day but we in a few minnits after hearing the firing of the pistles of the horse ware advansed in close firing distance of the Ennimoney on the Caney fork of how river at Whitsels Mills at whitch place tic had a Sevear Scrimmage with the Brittish, and on the day following we again got into Gennerl Greens Camp and Marched with the Gennerl a few days, but the weather being Blustary and cool & and we having lost our Blankets We therefore, received orders to March for home, but being near three hundred mile from home, and a foot (as I had lost my horse) I did not reach home untill near the first of May 1781 and My Servises in all as a Mounted Vollenteer in the United States Servis amounted to a bout twelve months under arms as a privet."

"I hereby Relinquish every clame what Ever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declare that name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.

(Court) Whare and in what year ware you Born

(Ans) I was born in Pennsylvania York County in year 1763

(court) have you aney Record of your age and where is it.

(ans) My age was recorded in my fathers larg Bible from whence I have it.

(court) whare ware you living when Cold. into Servis and whare have you lived Since

(Ans) I lived when colled into Service in Washington County Virginia from thence to South Carolinia from thence to Tennessee from thence to Indiana from thence to Illinois whare I now live I have alredy refered you to Sum of the reguler officers whom I Serve when in Servis

(Court) did you ever receive a discharage from the Servis By whom was it gave and what has become of it.

(Ans) I received a discharge from my captain but do not distinctley Recolect what became of it.

(Court) State tie Names of persons in your Neighbourhood to whom you are known and who can testify us to your character for Verasity and good behavour your Soldier ship & Service as a Revolutioner

(Ans) I Refer you to James Latta a clergiman and John Glenn who can testify conserning me.

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid (John Scott) Dated 3rd day of December 1832

On 18 Sept 1782, a claims adjustment for property taken for public service granted John Scott £1, 5 shillings for a blanket lost in the "action" of "Whitesons" Mill. At the same time, a Samuel Scott received £20 for a horse lost in the same fashion (not clear if these were related actions).

On 3 May 1782, John Scott married Sarah Kincannon in Washington co. Va. The space in the record for the minister's name was left blank- but based on the history of Ebbing Spring Church (which became Glade Spring Presyterian Church in 1788), they were probably married by Thomas Brown Craighead. John and Sarah had likely known one another for some time, as both their families had moved from York co. Penn. to Washington co. Va. at about the same time. They were married almost exactly one year after John returned home from the war.

Sarah was born about 1762 in what is now Adams co. Penn. It is thought, but not yet proved, that they had one daughter, and Sarah died either in childbirth or shortly after, in Washington co. Va. Sarah was not mentioned in her father's (Francis Kincannon) will, written in 1795, but her daughter was. In 1825, in a lawsuit on an unrelated matter involving the Kincannon family, Sarah was listed as deceased.

Their daughter: Elizabeth b. prob. 1783, Washington co. Va.

m. after 1795 James Maston? It is not known who Elizabeth was raised by. She probably lived with her mothers family.

The Kincannon family moved from Washington co. Va. to Tennessee in 1806. There is a James Maston listed in the 1782 Henry Co. Va. personal property tax list (1 tithe, 6 negroes, 6 horses, 14 cattle).

John was listed as "John Scott Junior" in the tax list for Washington county Virginia in 1783 (but not listed in 1782 or 1784). He must have left the area shortly before or after Sarah's death.

From an undated letter written some time in the 1970's from Mary Jane Molden to Irma Scott Wood: Years ago Grandpa Scott and his first wife lived on the prairie in Illinois. One day she went to get some water, and she never returned to their home. They think she was captured by indians. Mary's grandfather was Wilson Scott, who did have a first wife (before Mary's grandmother), but she died as the result of injuries sustained in a train accident, many years after any Indian troubles were gone from Illinois. Could this story have been passed down three extra generations and actually be about Sarah Kincannon Scott?

John Wilson Scott I married 2nd about Feb 1785 Nancy Keith, b. 22 July 1766 Pennsylvania or Talbot co. Maryland d. 13 Sept 1838 Waynesville Twp., McLean (now Dewitt) co. Ill. John and Nancy are buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, near Waynesville, Illinois. John's tombstone is a relatively new one (1970), and Nancy's is original- but some time recently it must have fallen over, because today the stone is flush with the ground and set in concrete. When this happened, slightly too much concrete was used and the bottom of the stone (where it says "53d") was covered forever. It would apparently say she died simply at the age of 72 years old otherwise. Because it is now flat, is is wearing away much faster than if it had remained upright.

Again a "John Scott Junior" is listed in the Washington county Virginia tax lists, beginning in 1789. After that one appearance, a John Scott Jr. continues to be listed in the tax lists, but never immediately next to John Scott Sr.- either because it is a different person (most likely), or because John Scott Jr. moved near the other Scott family living in the area (Samuel Scott Jr. & Sr. and their relatives). As there are two John Scott Jr.'s living in Washington county in the period 1789-1791, I believe John returned to live on his fathers land in Virginia for a few years, before settling in South Carolina. It's also important to note that John's son Alexander listed himself as being born in Virginia in the 1850 and 1860 censuses- which none of his siblings ever did. Although a person might correctly list on a census his birthplace being where he lived before he remembers, or incorrectly where he remembers being young, a person would be unlikely to list a place his parents lived before he was born.

Where John & Nancy were married is not known, but Nancy's family moved from either what is now Delaware or Talbot county, Maryland, to 96 district, South Carolina sometime between 1773 and 1790, so the marriage could have been recorded in Pennsylvania (in the three counties that later became Delaware), Maryland, Virginia, or South Carolina. John Wilson Scott I and family have not been found in the 1790 census, but Daniel Keith (Nancy's father) and his family were in 96 district, Pendleton county, S. C. in 1790. There is a John Scott there, but he is listed with only one son; there should be three. Also, John & Nancy's first child Andrew is listed in many sources as being born in North Carolina, unlike his siblings.

John Scott ("planter") bought 200 acres in Washington district, South Carolina, for £30, on 19 August 1796. It was described as on the northeast branches of 23 Mile Creek of the Savanah river, bounded on the northeast by George Liddell. Since George was Nancy Keith Scott's uncle, this is most likely our John Scott- but is this when he first arrived in South Carolina?

John Scott and family left South Carolina for Tennessee around 1804. They lived on the Little Trace Creek in Jackson county, Tennesse, near the present-day town of Hermitage Springs. The area is now in Clay county, Tennessee. At some point John Scott discovered a salt peter cave on the head waters of Big Trace Creek. On 8 Apr 1813 John Scott seems to have sold the 15 acres that he lived on to his brother-in-law Alexander Keith. By 1815, the family was in southern Indiana (the area was first Harrison county, then Orange county, and finally Crawford county). They moved to Illinois around 1822, first to Sangamon county, then later to what was to become Dewitt county.

The country at that time was very wild. The prairies were covered with a luxurious growth of flowers, from early spring until frost came, giving the prairies the appearance of a vast flower garden. In many places the "rosin weeds" were so high that after a heavy dew or shower of rain a man would get wet on horseback. After heavy rains the prairies would be almost inundated, there being no artificial drainage, and the heavy growth of grass preventing the water from running off rapidly. This gave the country the appearance of being very low and swampy, and this fact, no doubt, was one of the reasons why the early settlers invariably chose the edge of the timber for their location. There was no trouble in getting water then, as a well from six to eighteen feet would furnish abundance of it... Clinton Weekly Register, 7 April 1876

In 1837, Nancy's sister Martha Black died. She was a widow and had never had children. When she died, her husband's considerable estate was open for probate. A suit recorded in Abbeville, South Carolina (where they lived) asked that Mrs. Balck's estate be divided among her heirs rather than her late husband's more distant relatives. The suits listed the nine siblings of Mrs. Black, and (to the extent that they were known by the petitioner) the children of each of the brothers and sisters, and their residences. Nancy died the next year, in 1838, and the suit was not brought to court until 1841, when the section of names pertaining to the Scotts read: "Nancy, deceased, wife of John Scott; Andrew Scott; John Scott; Alexander Scott; Wilson Scott; James Scott; William Scott; Ruth Scott; Isabella Scott; and four others, children of Nancy, names not known" (also listed was "Mary (Keith), the wife of John Scott junior"). This accounts for all but two of their children, as six are actually not mentioned by name: Anna, Moses (probably died young), Patsy (probably died young), Nancy, Martin, and Samuel E. (who we know had died about ten years previous). How would they have known in South Carolina that Nancy had died, but not known the names of four or six of her children? Are they not including Moses and Patsy because they died young? If so, wouldn't they have known of Samuel E., and his death? None of the other siblings list children who were known to be dead, and no other siblings have the number of unknowns counted (only "others whose names are not known" or "perhaps other children not known"). And Ruth and Isabella's married names were not used, unlike one family of a sibling's. Does this document that unlike Moses and Patsy, Isabella actually grew up and married?

John is usually referred to as simply "John Scott" in documents, censuses, etc. He may have added the "Wilson" to his name himself later in life, to distinguish himself from other John Scotts who lived near him. His son and grandson that continued his name used the middle name more frequently; the only instance I have found of it applying to this John Scott in original material is in an article in the Clinton Register from 1879 (on the history of Rock Creek church), whis states "in connection with the church is a cemetery... where now repose... many of the pioneers... among whom is John W. Scott, who fought for our independence at King's Mountain, in the revolutionary war...". His current tombstone does not show a middle name or initial.

John & Nancy had 14 children:

1. Andrew S. b. 2 or 21 Nov 1786 N. C.? d. Friday evening, 16 Sept 1859 Berlin, Sangamon co. Ill. ("after a short illness") m/1. 28 May 1808 Jackson co. Tenn. Anna Longest, d/o Caleb & Hanna Folson Longest b. 18 Oct 1791 now Carteret co. N. C. d. 14 Sept 1853 Sangamon co. Ill.; 11 children.

2. John Wilson II b. 2 Jan 1788 d. 18 Jan 1852 Dewitt co. Ill. m. ca. 1809 Mary Keith, d/o Alexander & Sarah Gailey Keith b. 20 Nov 1789 96 district, S. C. d. 14 Dec 1877 Daviess co. Missouri; John & Mary's marriage record has not been found- they were probably married in Jackson co. Tenn., and many of that county's records were lost in a fire. Mary Keith Scott is described in every biography as being a devout member of the Christian church, and the word "zealous" is always used. 9 or 10 children.

3. Alexander "Elic" b. late 1789 Washington co. Va.? d. 1866 Daviess co. Mo. m. before 1817 (ca. 1811?) Rebecca Blackburn b. 1792 d. 3 Jan 1837 ("aged 44 years") McLean (now Dewitt) co. Ill. Rebecca's tombstone was said to have been found in a trash pile at the side of Rock Creek cemetery near Waynesville, Illinois. I have seen the tombstone myself, and the date of death on it is unquestionable. Their last child is said in many records to have been born in 1840, putting Rebecca's death date into question- however, that child's age in census reports conflicts with that birthdate. Some records show Rebecca's tombstone to say "aged 44 years 1 mo."- this is NOT true. After their marriage (their marriage record has not been found, but I've started to look earlier than 1816), they may have lived in Lee co. Va., because their eldest child's biography said he was born there. However, I searched the county's records extensively, and have found no record of Alexander ever living there. At some point, they may have moved to Jackson co. Tenn., and then to Illinois about 1826 (first going to Macon county), to rejoin the rest of the family. However, I have yet to find them in the 1820 census- they are not in Jackson co. Tenn. They may have simply gone directly from Virginia to Tennessee. 11 children (or more).

4. Wilson B. b. 1790's, prob. 1791 d. between 31 Dec 1842 - Feb 1846 Crawford co. Indiana m. 23 Nov 1815 Harrison (now Crawford) co. Ind. Dorinda Sharp b. 1792/3 Iredell co. N. C. d. 13 May 1855 Crawford co. Ind.; 9 children. Judging by the land records, Wilson bought the land his family had lived on in Crawford co. Ind. when they moved to Illinois, and he stayed in Indiana. He laid out the first plat for the town of Hartford, Indiana, which later became English, the present county seat of Crawford county. Wilson was said in one source to have been a minister in the Christian church, but that source was a record that named four brothers as ministers- James, Martin, Andrew, and "Samuel Wilson". HOWEVER, I have recently found some information that suggests he might have been a minister- here, Wilson Scott is listed as a minister at a meeting in Orange co. Ind. (which borders on Crawford county) in August 1829. His brother Andrew is referenced later on that page as being a preacher in Sangamon county Illinois in September 1840.

5. James Keith b. 12 or 18 Apr 1793 (source - SAR application of Lt. Chester C. Edwards) d. 5 Jun 1853 Dewitt co. Ill. m. ca. 1814 Elizabeth Scott d/o Wilson Scott? b. ca. 1797 Tennessee d. 1863 Daviess co. Mo.? James and Elizabeth were first cousins (per son Crafton's Civil War pension application, Thomas Franklin Scott's research, and Ethel Scott Fraser's 1959 DAR application). All records say James died on June 5th, but his obituary in the Bloomington Intelligencer says the 6th. There is some confusion as to when and where Elizabeth died- one record says 1863 in Daviess co. Mo., another says 1878 in Madison co. Iowa, and I don't know what the source is for either. James was a minister in the Christian church, and served for a time in the state legislature. He is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, but there is no stone, and I don't think there ever was. Elizabeth was said to have been returned to Illinois and buried in Rock Creek, but there is no stone for her, either.

6. William Liddell b. 15 Mar 1795 Washington district, S. C. d. 6 Oct 1844 Mahaska co. Iowa m. 8 Aug 1816 Orange (now Crawford) co. Ind. Nancy Scott (relation not known) b. 2 Apr 1798 Kentucky d. 18 Jan 1880 Daviess co. Mo. William & Nancy moved to Mahaska co. Iowa around 1843, where William promptly died. After William's death, Nancy Scott moved her family back to Dewitt co. Ill. by 1850, then returned to Mahaska co. Iowa by 1855, when they then moved to Daviess co. Mo. A John Scott gave permission for Nancy to marry- apparently her father. He seems to have lived near them in 1820 in Crawford co. Ind., but their relationship to the rest of the family remains a mystery.

7. Anna Carolina b. 7 Dec 1796 Washington district, S. C. d. 7 Jun 1864 Osceola, Clarke co. Iowa m. 20 Jan 1819 Crawford co. Ind. Thomas Morrow Glenn, s/o John & Jane Saline Glenn b. 7 May 1795 OR 6 May 1801 96 district, now Anderson co. S. C. d. 3 Jun 1874 Osceola, Clarke co. Iowa. Thomas' birth date may be incorrect (the first is the date on his tombstone) because, on their marriage certificate, it is stated that his parents gave consent for the marriage, implying he was in fact younger. Thomas was said to disapprove of the Scott family's tendency to marry first and second cousins, even disowning one of his daughters for doing just that. I don't remember where I read that Anna's middle name was "Carolina"; I'm starting to think it might have been "Creighton".

8. Rutha B. b. 4 Aug 1799 Pendleton district, S. C. d. 19 Nov 1870 Dewitt co. Ill. m. 9 Feb 1819 Samuel Porter Glenn, s/o John & Jane Saline Glenn b. 17 Jan 1798 96 district, now Anderson co. S. C.? Surry co. N. C.? Sevier co. Tenn.? d. 23 Jul 1882 Dewitt co. Ill.; no children. Samuel m/2. Mary Riley; they had one child who died young. I think the Glenns lived in S. C. near the Scott family, and left the area with them for Jackson county Tennessee; some have said they lived in Sevier co. Tenn. instead, before moving to what became Crawford co. Ind. Samuel P. Glenn served as foreman of the grand jury in Dewitt county in April, 1850. Moses- name listed in family histories, but must have died young as there is no data available, and no extra children listed in census reports. Must have been born and died before 1800 in Pendleton district, S. C., or born and died between 1800 and 1820.

9. Isabel(la)- b. ca. 1800 probably Pendleton district, S. C. d. Jun 1842 Iowa m. before 31 July 1819 Abijah Bray, s/o Henry & Keziah Huff Jones Bray b. 18 Nov 1797 Springfield, Guilford co. North Carolina d. Jun 1842 Mt. Pleasant, Salem co. Iowa. They lived in Orange county, Indiana in 1820, then moved to Morgan co. Ind. by 1830; they still lived there in 1840.

10. Patsy- name listed in family histories, but must have died young as there is no data available, and no extra children listed in census reports. Must have been born and died before 1800 in Pendleton district, S. C., or born and died between 1800 and 1820.

11. Nancy b. 22 Feb 1804 Pendleton district, S. C. or Jackson co. Tenn. (I have yet to see proof of this birthdate) d. 1842-8 Washington co., Iowa Territory m. 1 Sep 1822 Sangamon co. Ill. John P. Vinson b. 4 Nov 1796 Adair co. Ky. d. July 1857 Jefferson co. Iowa. Said to have had 14 children, but only 6 or 7 survived.

12. Martin b. 14 Mar 1807 Jackson (now Clay) co. Tenn. d. 29 July 1886 Daviess co. Mo. m/1. 25 Feb 1830 Tazewell co. Ill. Lucinda Maxwell b. 19 Jan 1809 Ashe co. N. C. d. 11 Mar 1831 McLean (now Dewitt) co. Ill.; no children. m/2. 19 Apr 1835 McLean co. Ill. Nancy or Mary Maxwell b. ca. 1800 d. 29 Jan 1872/3 Daviess co. Mo.; one son. m/3. 18 Aug 1873 Daviess co. Mo. Dinah Clifton Robb Scott (widow of his nephew, James Scott s/o John Wilson II & Mary Keith Scott) b. 29 May 1820 d. 1 Apr 1905 Daviess co. Mo.; no children. Martin was a minister in the Christian church. Mary was a twin. Lucinda's name is spelled "Lusinda" on her tombstone.

13. Samuel E. b. 1817/8 Crawford co. Ind. d. 1829 or 15 Mar 1831 Tazewell (now Dewitt) co. Ill. Nancy Keith Scott was age 51 or 52 when Samuel E. was born. He is said to have been the first person buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Waynesville township, Dewitt co. Ill. However, his sister-in-law Lucinda Maxwell Scott died 4 days previous and is also buried in Rock Creek. They died during the spring after the "winter of the deep snow" (1830-31); there was said to have been serious flooding that spring. There is also the matter that Samuel is not accounted for in the 1830 census (his parents are living with Martin & Lucinda Scott, and there are no children in the household). In a history of Dewitt county, it's said of Rock Creek Cemetery, The first interment made was on the farm of Samuel P. Glenn in section 26, in 1829, and the first person buried was Samuel Scott, a brother of James K. Scott. Author: Matt Scott

^[2]The Scott family moved to Sangamon County, Illinois in 1824, was living in McLean County in 1832, and had moved to DeWitt county by 1840. Service: Private; Virginia Continental troops. He enlisted in May 1780 from Washington County, Virginia in Capt. James Dysart’s Company, Col. William Gamble’s Regiment, serving one year. He was in the battle of King’s Mountain and Wetzell’s Mills. ^{[3] [4]} From the time John Wilson Scott was born in York County, Pennsylvania in 1763 to the time of death on 13 March 1847 in DeWitt County, Illinois, he had fought in the Revolutionary War, been married twice, lived in six states, and fathered fifteen children. He was of Scottish ancestry, the son of John and Anna (Wilson) Scott, who owned land on the Holstein River in Washington County, Virginia. His grandfather was Andrew Scott, whose will was proved 29 January 1794, Colrain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Family tradition says that John Wilson Scott’s first marriage was to Ann Crayton (or Clayton) and that their daughter, Elizabeth, married John Matson (or Maston). Nothing else is known of this line

See also about the family in the 96 District of South Carolina (Washington District ) (Pendleton District)

Sources

1. ↑ "John Wilson Scott I family" Author: Matt Scott http://www.bytesizesound.com/jws1/jws1.html
2. ↑ JOHN WILSON SCOTT REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER "SOLDIERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BURIED IN ILLINOIS," by the Illinois State Genealogical Society, dated 1976. SCOTT, JOHN Born: May 29, 1763 in York County, Pennsylvania Died: March (or November) 13, 1847 Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, near Waynesville, DeWitt Co., Ill.
3. ↑ Pension: S32509 (Va); Illinois pension roll, McLean County, Sept 25, 1833, age 71; Illinois Pension Census, DeWitt County, June 1, 1840, age 77, residing with John Maxwell, head of family. Markers: His grave was marked by DeWitt Clinton Chapter DAR and descendants of John Scott on Nov 8, 1970.
4. ↑ Source: DAR, HR, NSDAR, PI, PENSION, W From the DWGQ: Summer 1976 VolII No 2 Contributed by Dorothy (Strange) Martin and Marie (Strange) Fastings, both descendants of John Wilson Scott.

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