John Scott (1778 - 1857)

Born 16 Oct 1778 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 3 Mar 1857 at age 78 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States

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John Scott was born on 16 October 1778 in Pennsylvania. ^{[1] [2]} He married Sarah McDaniel, daughter of Francis McDaniel, on 21 July 1803 in Clark County, Kentucky; bond surety by John Scott and Samuel McDonnal, Sarah's father Francis giving his permission witnessed by Samuel McDonnal and James M---tt. His wife was also known as Sallie. ^{[3] [4]} He appeared on the census of 7 August 1820 in Fayette County, Kentucky, head of a household containing 2 males under ten, two males ten to 15, one male 26 to 45, four females under ten and one female 26 to 45, three were engaged in agriculture. There were no enslaved people. ^[5]

He signed the bond for the marriage of his daughter Margaret Scott and Ebenezer C. Lowe about 24 April 1834 in Harrison County, Kentucky. ^[6] John Scott appeared on the census of 1 June 1840 in Harrison County, Kentucky; the household containing white males aged fifteen to twenty, twenty to thirty and sixty to seventy; females aged ten to fifteen, fifteen to twenty, and fifty to sixty, plus a male slave under ten and one aged ten to twenty-four. ^[7] He appeared on the census of 9 August 1850 in District No. 1, Harrison County, Kentucky, a farmer with real estate valued at $1000 living with Sarah, age sixty-six, Mary, age twenty-three, and Elizabeth, age twenty. In the household were two enslaved black males, ages twenty-one and nineteen. ^[8]

John Scott died on 3 March 1857 in Harrison County, Kentucky, at age 78 and was buried in Old East Broadwell Church Cemetery, Harrison County, Kentucky.^[1] His will, written 12 September 1854, was entered for probate in the February Term of 1857 and recorded on 7 December 1857 in Harrison County, Kentucky. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Kentucky Records Research Committee, compiler, Kentucky Cemetery Records, Volume I (Lexington?: Daughters of the American Revolution, Kentucky Society, 1960), 56, this is the book with the original transcription of the stone referred to in a later book, but the cemetery is under Bourbon County and called Old Broadwell M.E. Churchyard.
2. ↑ Eric C. Nagle and Larry L. Ford, One Hundred Cemeteries of Harrison County, Kentucky (Dayton, Ohio: authors, 1992), 173, stone was not found in 1991 by the authors, but they published older, unidentified, data including the dates and age of 78 years and 4 months (see DAR compilation which has age 78 yrs, 4 mos, 14 days).
3. ↑ Clark County (KY) Marriage Bonds 1793-1850, Clark County Public Library, Winchester, Kentucky, Bond and Permission, Scott-McDaniel, 1803, scanned images provided via email 20 April 2011.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004260712; FHL microfilm: 1943687; Record number: 123; Packet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: FW19-SLV (accessed 2 January 2024)
   John Scott marriage to Sarah McDanal on 21 Jul 1803 in Kentucky, United States.
5. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 91; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156946; FHL microfilm: 0186177; Image number: 104
   FamilySearch Record: XHG7-WBX (accessed 2 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-S7ZT
   John Scott in Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004542904; FHL microfilm: 000216884; Image number: 460; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M03187-8
   FamilySearch Record: V5ZZ-RQS (accessed 2 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 9398-35S6-41
   Margaret Scott marriage to Ebenezer C Low on 24 Apr 1834 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
7. ↑ 1840 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, Harrison County, Kentucky, John Scott household, p. 153, line 6, National Archives micropublication M704, roll 113.
8. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 15; Digital film/folder number: 004192493_003_M9C8-SZT; FHL microfilm: 442971; Image number: 40; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01099-1
   FamilySearch Record: M657-ZCR (accessed 2 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QV2-FY
   John Scott (71) in Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
9. ↑ “Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPS5-9J62?i=204&wc=37RV-C6F%3A173387201%2C173783601%3Fcc%3D1875188&cc=1875188 : viewed 11 February 2024), digital film 004816027, image 205, Harrison County Will Book G: 410, will of John Scott, 1854, recorded 1857.

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