Axton Scott (abt. 1755 - aft. 1793)

Born about 1755 in Bedford, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1793 after about age 38 in Washington, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Research

The 2018 Collaborative Process Project includes William Scott (1720?-1794), his wife Lucy (Maiden Name Unknown) (1722?-1805) and their twelve children as listed in William Scott's 1793/1794 Will of Bedford county, Virginia. Research notes for William Scott, Sr. can be found on Space:Supplemental William Scott 1720-1794 of Bedford, Virginia. The first stage was to collect as much tree info and family history as possible, without regard for quality of support. The second stage was to evaluate that info to direct more specific searches for sources. The third stage involved starting a rough outline for the biography and creating source citations. The fourth stage is continued source searches, bio and source editing and moving what is left of the "research" section to the bottom of the profile. The fifth, and last, stage is to complete our "reasonably exhaustive research," finalize bio and sources, and to make changes to the data fields in compliance with sources and biography. The 2018 Collaborative Process on the family of William and Lucy Scott has expanded its scope several times. It became apparent that William's origins were in Maryland and we needed to conduct research in the records of that Colony. At the same time it has been found that there are so few supporting records for William's children that we have necessarily began conducting research on his grandchildren in order to provide collateral support to the entire family line.

The following are examples of tree information from many locations, which we can compare and analyze. Are there any others that anyone knows about or would like to add?

• Axton Scott found at "WeRelate.org"

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Axton_Scott_and_Dorcas_Wright_(1) Axton Scott b. abt. 1752/55 Bedford County, Virginia d. January 1792 Washington County, Virginia.
Dorcas Wright b. est. 1750 d. abt. 1795 m. abt. 1776 Virginia Parents: Thomas Wright and Mary Unknown. One child. No sources.

• Axton Scott found at "Genealogy.com"

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/l/e/o/Lisa-S-Leonard/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0221.html By Lisa-S-Leonard - The Scott/Hamilton/Adams/Runyan families of E. Kentucky:Information about Axton SCOTT
Axton SCOTT (son of William Sr. SCOTT* and Lucretia "Lucy" JAMES*) was born Abt. 1748 in , Bedford Co. VA, and died Abt. 1794 in , Washington Co. VA.He married Dorcas WRIGHT* on Abt. 1775 in , Bedford Co. VA, daughter of William WRIGHT.

• Axton Scott found at "Ancestry.com"

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/axton-scott_19967473 Found 0 Records, 3 Photos and 151,196 Family Trees Born in Virginia, USA on 1762 to William Scott and Lucretia James. Axton Scott married Dorcas Wright and had 2 children. He passed away on 1792 in Washington, Virginia, USA.

• Axton Scott found at "Rootsweb.ancestry.com"

https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pamsmith&id=I4204 ID: I4204
Name: Axton SCOTT
Given Name: Axton
Surname: Scott
Sex: M
Change Date: 24 Oct 2006
Birth: 1748 in Bedford Co, VA 1 2
Death: 1794 1 2
Event: buys 74 acres from Thomas Day and wife Ann. Misc 21 DEC 1776 Bedford Co, VA 3
Event: buys 182 acres from Anthony Pate Misc 28 FEB 1780 Bedford Co, VA 4
Father: William SCOTT b: 1720 in Prince George Co, MD
Mother: Lucretia "Lucy" JAMES b: 1722 in Bedford Co, VA
Marriage 1 Dorcas WRIGHT b: 1774 in St. Paul Parrish, MD
Children
Has Children Catherine "Caley, Kate" SCOTT b: ABT 1777
Has No Children Polly SCOTT b: 1778 in Bedford Co, VA
Has No Children Lucretia "Lucy" SCOTT b: 1780 in Bedford Co, VA
Has No Children John SCOTT b: 1782 in Bedford Co, VA
Has Children Thomas SCOTT b: 1784 in Bedford Co, VA
Has Children William SCOTT b: 1786 in Bedford Co, VA
Has Children Evan SCOTT b: 1788 in Washington Co, VA
Has Children Kemp SCOTT b: 20 JUN 1790 in Washington Co, VA

• Axton Scott found at "Potter Family by Annette Potter"

http://yeahpot.com/scott/scottacton/pafg01.htm 1. Acton\Axton Scott 1 was born in 1748 in Bedford Co., VA.
Acton\Axton married Dorcas Wright 1. They had the following children:
+ 2 F i Catherine "Caley" Scott was born about 1777. She died on 14 Feb 1855.
+ 3 F ii Lucretia Scott was born about 1780. She died in 1835.
4 M iii John Scott was born about 1782 in Bedford Co., VA.
John married Sarah Humphries.
5 M iv Thomas Scott was born about 1784 in Bedford Co., VA.
Thomas married Betsy Allee.
6 F v Polly Scott was born about 1786 in Bedford Co., VA.
Polly married ? Brumlett.
+ 7 M vi William Scott was born about 1787.
8 M vii Evan Scott was born about 1788 in Washington Co., VA.
Evan married Nancy Green.
9 M viii Kemp Scott was born on 20 Jun 1790 in Washington Co., VA.
Kemp married Anna Allee.

• Message Boards on Ancestry.
  

Information for Floyd Cochran Kriste (View posts) Posted: 17 Aug 1999 12:25AM My great grandfather is the Floyd Cochran that married Phoebe T. Scott in 1884. His father's name (according to family) is a Marvel Cochran who married a woman by the maiden name of Hale. Phoebe's parents are Mitchell T. Scott (born 1842) who married Malinda J. Reynolds in 4-30-1857. I have no parents listed for Malinda but Mitchell's parents were Axton Scott (born 1814) and Ruth Ann Blevins (born 1821) in Scott Co.,VA. Axton and Ruth were married in 10-27-1836. Axton's parents were William (Billie?) Scott and Elisabeth McCoy (born 1786). Elisabeth's father was William McCoy Sr. (born 1773). (the feuding McCoys). William Scott, I'm guessing, was name after his father and his mother's first name may be Lucy (born in Bedford Co., VA?)

Wm. Scott Elizabeth McCoy

Lharbin33 (View posts) Posted: 31 Aug 2000 06:41AM Edited: 04 Aug 2005 06:44PM Kriste, the parents of Wm. Scott who m. Elizabeth McCoy were: AXTON SCOTT (b. 1752-1755 Bedford Co., VA. d. bet.1793-1794 prob. Washington Co., VA.) m. ca. 1776 to DORCAS WRIGHT who died ca. 1795, and left 8 children: Catherine, Polly, Lucretia "Lucy", John, Thomas, Wm.(who m. Elizabeth McCoy), Evan, and Kemp Scott. The children after the deaths of their parents were taken in by their Scott uncles. Axton Scott b. 1752-1755 was the s/o Wm. Scott Lucretia "Lucy" James Scott of Bedford Co., VA.
(https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=14&p=surnames.cochran | accessed 20170727 by Steve Lake.)

• "The Scott Line: My Roots" updated 6July 2001. (http://mkmary.tripod.com/webpage1/id5.html : accessed 11Jun2018 by SEL) This tree has 45 sources and an index. William and Lucy occur in the fourth generation.
  

4. William Scott. Born abt 1720 in Bedford Co. Virginia. William died in Montgomery KY in Nov 1794, he was 74. About 1740 when William was 20, he married Lucretia "Lucy" James, in Halifax County VA. Born abt 1722 in Bedford Co.VA.
They had the following children:
5 i. Thomas (~1741-~1830)
6 ii. William (~1742-1812)
7 iii. John (~1749->1793)
8 iv. Axton (~1752-~1792)
v. Evan. Born abt 1755 in Bedford Co. Virginia. Evan died in Madison Co., KY abt Sep 1847, he was 92. About 1777 when Evan was 22, he married Elizabeth Lee3. Born in 1751. Elizabeth died in Madison Co., KY bet 1833-1840, she was 82.
9 vi. James (~1755->1824)
10 vii. Joseph H. (1757-1833)
11 viii. George (~1759-1821)
ix. Charles3. Born abt 1760 in VA. Charles died abt 22 Feb 1826, he was 66. On 20 May 1784 when Charles was 24, he married Elizabeth Fendley Talbot3, in Washington Co. VA. Born abt 1766. Elizabeth Fendley died in Washington Co. VA abt 1827, she was 61.
12 x. Obediah (1764-1840)
13 xi. Peter (~1769-<1837)
xii. Sarah B.. Born in Washington Co. KY. Sarah B. married William Neil.

• WorldConnect / RootsWeb / Ancestry - csaladfank Entries: 94780 Updated: 2011-02-18 04:17:43 UTC (Fri) Owner: Peter
  

ID: P-604600408
Death: 1795 in , Washington, Virginia, USA
Birth: 1725 in St Paul Parish, Maryland, United States
Name: Dorcas Wright
Sex: F 1
Father: Thomas Wright b: 1695 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States Mother: Mary b: 1705. Marriage 1 Axton Scott b: 1748 in Bedford, Virginia, Married: 1776 in , Washington, Virginia.
Children:
Has No Children Catherine Scott b: 1777 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA
Has No Children Polly Scott b: 1778 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA
Has Children Lucretia Scott b: 1779 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA
Has No Children John Scott b: 1782 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA
Has No Children Thomas G Scott b: 1784 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA
Has No Children William Scott b: 1786 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA
Has No Children Evan Scott b: 1788 in , Washington, Virginia, USA
Has Children Kemp Scott b: 20 Jun 1790 in Washington, Virginia, USA
Has Children Thomas Scott b: 1793 in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Sources:
Repository: Ancestry.de Note: Title: Ancestry-Familienstammbaum Publication: Online-Veröffentlichung - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network Ursprüngliche Daten: Von Ancestry-Mitgliedern eingereichte Familienstammbaumdateien. Note: Diese Informationen kommen von 1 oder mehreren einzelnen Ancestry-Familienstammbaumdateien. Diese Quellenzitierung verweist Sie auf eine aktuelle Version dieser Dateien. Hinweis: Die Eigentümer dieser Stammbaumdateien haben seit der Erstellung dieser Quellenzitierung evtl. Informationen entfernt oder geändert. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=767771&pid=-604600408 (https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ivanyi&id=P%2D604600408&style=TABLE | accessed 20180727 by Steve Lake)

• Welcome to our Ireson Family Research site. Please feel free to use this research to help with your family genealogy. Quite a bit of this work was gleaned from other family members, so it is impossible to guarantee the authenticity. The best way is to use this information as a pointer, and then search for confirming documentation. Good luck with your search.
  

Name SCOTT, Axton [1, 2]
Born 1748 Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Male Died 1794 Washington, Virginia, USA [1, 2] Buried Washington, Virginia, USA
Person ID I3072 Ireson Family Tree Last Modified 23 Apr 2018
Father SCOTT, William*, b. 1720, Prince George's, Maryland, USA, d. 24 Nov 1794, Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years) Relationship natural
Mother JAMES, Lucretia* "Lucy", b. 1722, Bedford, Virginia, USA, d. 1805, Montgomery, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years) Relationship natural
Married Abt 1739 Halifax, Virginia, USA Family ID F1461
Family WRIGHT, Dorcas*, b. 1725, St Paul Parish, Maryland, USA, d. 1795, Washington, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) Married 1776 Washington, Virginia, USA [2]
Children
1. SCOTT, Lucretia*, b. Abt 1780, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA, d. 18 Sep 1833, Pike, Kentucky, USA (Age ~ 53 years) [natural]
2. SCOTT, William, b. 1787, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA, d. 1865, Pike, Kentucky, USA (Age 78 years) [natural]
3. SCOTT, Polly, b. 1786, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA [natural]
4. SCOTT, Catherine, b. 1777, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA , d. 4 Feb 1855, Honaker, Russell, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) [natural]
5. SCOTT, Thomas, b. 1793, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA [natural]
6. SCOTT, Evan, b. 1788, Washington, Virginia, USA, d. 1843 (Age 55 years) [natural]
7. SCOTT, John, b. 1782, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA, d. 1808 (Age 26 years) [natural]
Last Modified 23 Apr 2018
2. [S26] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
(https://www.iresonfamily.us/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3072&tree=IRESON | accessed on 20180727 by Steve Lake.)

• Axton Scott on mulitwords.de "Thruston of Wellington and Buckland England and of Virginia."
  

Thomas James b 1722 - ?? m Alice Garland
Lucretia "Lucy" James b about 1722 Bedford Co Va, William Scott b about 1720 Pr Georges Co Va.
Acton/Axton Scott b about 1748 Bedford Co Va d about 1794, m Dorcas Wright b about 1744 Md
Catherine Caley Scott m William Mitchell Lockhart
Dorcas Lockhart b about 1811 in Va d 3 Nov 1887 Russell Co Ga, m James Finney b about 1809 in Va d after 1887 and had Sarah M Finney b 25 Jul 1848 d after 1910, m Emery F Thompson and had Virginia Catherine Thompson.
(http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/Th13%20Malachias%20Thruston.html | accessed 20180727 by Steve Lake)

• Axton Scott found on - HATFIELD FAMILY TREE NAME INDEX SEGMENT -
  

Name - Location date - Location [Notes] + Spouse : Source
William Scott - 1784 - Bedford, Virginia [m01. 1802 - Jefferson, Tennessee + Elizabeth McCoy (10 Children)][d. 1864 22 Oct - Pike Co., Kentucky][parents: Axton Scott + ][02093] (http://www.theheritagelady.com/jerry-hatfields-compiled-genealogy/hatfmidz.htm | accessed on 20180727 by Steve Lake)

• Axton Scott found on RootsWEB / WorldConnect

Ancestors of Pamela Hill Smith Entries: 6197 Updated: 2008-11-10 11:11:05 UTC (Mon) Owner: Pamela ID: I4204
Name: Axton SCOTT
Sex: M
Change Date: 24 Oct 2006
Birth: 1748 in Bedford Co, VA 1 2
Death: 1794 1 2
Event: buys 74 acres from Thomas Day and wife Ann. Misc 21 DEC 1776 Bedford Co, VA 3
Event: buys 182 acres from Anthony Pate Misc 28 FEB 1780 Bedford Co, VA 4
Father: William SCOTT b: 1720 in Prince George Co, MD
Mother: Lucretia "Lucy" JAMES b: 1722 in Bedford Co, VA
Marriage 1 Dorcas WRIGHT b: 1774 in St. Paul Parrish, MD
Children
Catherine "Caley, Kate" SCOTT b: ABT 1777
Polly SCOTT b: 1778 in Bedford Co, VA
Lucretia "Lucy" SCOTT b: 1780 in Bedford Co, VA
John SCOTT b: 1782 in Bedford Co, VA
Thomas SCOTT b: 1784 in Bedford Co, VA
William SCOTT b: 1786 in Bedford Co, VA
Evan SCOTT b: 1788 in Washington Co, VA
Kemp SCOTT b: 20 JUN 1790 in Washington Co, VA
Sources:
Abbrev: Carter L. Combs Title: Carter L. Combs, Versailles, KY, lcombs@accessky.net
Text: "My source on Combs line is from 'Combs Genealogy' by Dr. Josiah H. Combs. Copies are in the LDS Library and Library of Congress. The source on the Sargent line comes from 'History of Roane Co, WVA' and 'Descendants of William Sargent Sr.' on Family Tree Maker by Debra L. Howard."
Title: Linda and Buddy Grubbs, (Axton Scott research)
Text: Information received from Carter Combs of Versailles, KY stated that he received his information on the Scott family from Linda and Buddy Grubbs (6/2000)
Title: Bedford County Virginia Deed Book, E5: page 265,,
Title: Bedford County, Va, J10: page 78,,
Title: Robert N. Grant "Robert N. Grant did the research on the Wrights. Mr. Grant has published at least one book on the Wright family. A copy is in the Kentucky History Center." (Carter Combs, Versailles, KY).
(https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pamsmith&id=I4204 : accessed 12Sep2018 by Steve Lake) The reference above regarding Linda and Buddy Grubbs, (Axton Scott research) can be found at http://www.tbgen.com/scott/sc04.html

• John Scott, son of Axton and Dorcas Wright Scott found at Campbell County Kentucky Gen Web, Campbell County Wills, Will Book B-1815-1830, Abstracts of Wills, N-Z.
  

"Scott, John
Page 95 November 5, 1822
to wife; Sarah, then to Benjamin Morris, then to brothers and sisters; Thomas, William, Evan, Kemp, Catherine Lockhart, Polly Brumlet, Lucy Williams; commission: Solomon Wayman, Alfred Sandford
Probate: August 1823"
(https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kycampbe/willsbookBN.htm : accessed by Steve Lake on 14Sep2018) This abstract lists the siblings of John, three brothers and three sisters with their married names.

There are a few other similar examples, but total number of hits on my google searches is rather limited. My impression is that we can go ahead and create subsections under the "Biography" heading and compare the above tree info.

• From Vickie: Today I found another source for Axton Scott and attached it to his profile. It is a document about his wife's family, the Wrights, but it has some great references to properties bought and sold by Axton. The source is available through FS: (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/977110?availability=Family%20History%20Library | accessed 21Oct2018) It comes in six volumes, and the references to Axton are in #4.

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Biography

This section will be filled in later in the collaborative process, after primary and secondary, even tertiary, sources have been collected. After that, and when a consensus is reached on whether a good enough collection of info and records have been assembled, the conclusions which a greed on may be moved to the data fields above.

• Axton Scott found on FamilySearch.org

This story is a theory about Axton Scott and Dorcas Wright family was found under Axton Scott's name in Family Search. (Similar to RootsWeb above.) Axton Scott and Dorcas Wright found in "Sorting of some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia," by Robert N. Grant, 2003, pp. 4520-4527: Dorcas Wright Scott and Axton Scott Web Page: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE922356 Document reads, p. 4520-4521:
There is no direct evidence that Dorcas, the wife of Axton Scott, was also the daughter of 1763 Thomas Wright and Mary (____ ) Wright. However, the circumstantial evidence is substantial and makes this identification highly probable.
First, the given name Dorcas is relatively rare at this time in Bedford County. Virginia. Second, the Littleberry Wright Declaration set forth above stated that one of the daughters of 1763 Thomas Wright married a Scott.
Third, Axton Scott's wife was named Dorcas.
Fourth, the age of that wife Dorcas is consistent with her being a daughter of 1763 Thomas Wright. She was married probably in 1776 or before and, therefore, would have been born probably before 1759.
Fifth, Axton Scott owned land adjacent to that of 1815 Joseph Wright of Bedford County, a son of 1763 Thomas Wright, and sold that land to 1815 Joseph Wright and later purchased land adjacent to 1803 John Wright of Bedford County, another son of 1763 Thomas Wright.
And sixth, 1763 Thomas Wright had a John Cemp in his household in 1737, 1815 Joseph Wright of Bedford County married as his first wife Elizabeth Kemp, and Axton and Dorcas Scott named their last son Kemp Scott. This combination of circumstances makes it probable that Dorcas Scott was Dorcas (Wright) Scott and the daughter of 1763 Thomas Wright of Bedford County and Mary (___ ) Wright.
On December 21, 1776, at Bedford County, Virginia, D.B. 5/265 Axton Scott purchased 74 acres of land from Thomas and Ann Day
page 4522:
On February 28, 1780, at Bedford County, Virginia, D.B. 10/78 Axton Scott purchased 182 acres of land from Anthony Pate
In their letter dated January 5, 1999, W. S. "Buddy" and Linda Grubbs stated that the Bedford County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists listed Axton Scott from 1782 to 1786.
page 4523:
On August 4, 1786, at Bedford County, Virginia, D.B. 7/662 Axton Scott sold 182 acres of land on which he then resided to Rowland Wheeler
page 4524:
On November 25, 1786, at Bedford County Virginia, D.B. 7/676 Axton Scott sold 74 acres of land to 1815 Joseph Wright of Bedford County
page 4525:
This represented the sale of all of the land of Axton Scott, probably preparatory to his move from Bedford County, Virginia. In their letter dated January 5, 1999, W. S. "Buddy" and Linda Grubbs stated that the Bedford County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists listed Axton Scott in 1787.
In their letter dated January 5, 1999, W. S. "Buddy" and Linda Grubbs stated that on October 13, 1789, at Washington County, Virginia, W.B. 1/151 Axton Scott, spelled Aclion Scott, was mentioned in the Inventory & Appraisement of the estate of Thomas Stuart.
In their letter dated January 5, 1999, W. S. "Buddy" and Linda Grubbs enclosed a copy of Washington County, Virginia, Land Grants 1753-1781 which listed a survey dated February 11,1794, for Dorcus Scott
page 4526-4527:
In their letter dated January 5, 1999, W. S. "Buddy" and Linda Grubbs enclosed a copy of letter written by Ralph Petty Scott, a son of Kemp Scott and grandson of Axton Scott and Dorcas (Wright) Scott, and now in the possession of William Jewell College, which provided as follows: "Elder Kemp Scott,
This faithful Servant and minister of Jesus Christ died at his residence in Carroll County Missouri on the 13 day of April 1864 he was born in Washington County Virginia on the 20 day of June 1790 his Father Axton Scott died when he was about Eighteen months old leaving his Mother Dorcas with Eight children and but little means for their Support or Education his Mother died Shortly after the Father and he was put under the care of a Brother in law where he remained until 1810 when he Emigrated to Barren County Ky...."
This record indicates that Axton Scott died in about December 1791 or January 1792. The survey records set forth above indicate in conjunction with this letter indicate that Dorcas Scott lived until about late 1794 or 1795. And the letter indicates that Dorcas (Wright) Scott and Axton Scott had eight children.
In their letter dated January 5, 1999, W. S. "Buddy" and Linda Grubbs enclosed family group sheets which stated that the children of Axton and Dorcas Scott were the following: 1) Catharine (Scott) Lockhart, born about 1777 at Bedford County, Virginia,
2) Polly (Scott) Brumlett, born about 1778 probably at Bedford County, Virginia,
3) Lucretia "Lucy" (Scott) Williamson, born about 1780 probably at Bedford County, Virginia,
4) John Scott, born about 1782 at Bedford County, Virginia,
5) Thomas Jordan Scott, born about 1784 at Bedford County, Virginia,
6) William Scott, born between 1784 and 1786 probably at Bedford County, Virginia,
7) Evan Scott, born about 1788 possibly at Washington County, Virginia, and
8) Kemp Scott, born on June 20, 1790, at Washington County, Virginia.
Submitted by Diane R Hugo
Family History Consultant
Layton, Utah

My ancestor was William Scott, born about 1785 to Axton Scott and Dorcas Wright Scott. Both Axton and Dorcas died young leaving some orphan children including William. Since Lucy's husband Williamd1794 had died, I believe that 10 year old William may have been taken in by his grandmother Lucy. The next firm information regarding William I have is his presence in Floyd County Kentucky (Gulnar) about 1805. William had married or married shortly after Elizabeth McCoy. They raised a large family including my next ancestor, Andrew Scott who was born at Gulner about 1810.
(Note by Steve Lake, per Donald Scott on 06Aug2018.)

• Axton Scott of Bedford, VA and Dorcas Wright found in "Who Are Her People?: The Life and Family of Louise Maynard Hoskins" By Rebecca Hoskins Goodwin. COPYRIGHT 2018.

(https://books.google.com/books?id=gThmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT121&lpg=PT121&dq=%22Axton+Scott%22+%22Dorcas+Wright%22+Virginia+1748&source=bl&ots=TPx615yk08&sig=R0BmYaGBvgQhasOGODEkZTz8CiA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAyKyWyKTeAhWDqIMKHbk1DdQQ6AEwB3oECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed on 26Oct2018) Mentions the "Scott Family Sketch" (1851). "Axton and Dorcas Scott left Bedford County and moved to Washington County, Virginia. They were the parents of eight children: Catherine, Polly, Lucretia, John, William, Thomas Jordon, Evan and Kemp. Unfortunately both parents died at an early age, Axton about 1792, and Dorcas about 1975, and the children were reared by relatives..." (no chapter headings nor page numbers)

Birth

Born 1755 in Bedford county, Virginia.
Because all of the birth years for Axton and all of his siblings are estimates, we waited to suggest our conclusions until we got a little farther into the collaboration process for all of them and then tried to standardize, or at least define the estimate parameters. We looked at the possibilities of putting them in the same birth order as their father's 1793 will and have yet to see any conflicts. Axton's brother Joseph is one of children that we have a definite birth date for, 1757, and Axton preceded Joseph in the Will and birth order, making our estimate for Axton easy, 1755. (Note by [[Lake-1774|Steve Lake 18Jun2018)

The following are examples of other estimates we found, included here for comparison. Keep in mind that little or no explanation or reasoning was included with these estimates, therefore it is impossible to narrow down the range of 1748-1762.
Axton Scott b. abt. 1752/55 Bedford County, Virginia. (WeRelate)
Axton SCOTT was born Abt. 1748 in , Bedford Co. VA. (Genealogy.com) Axton Scott Born in Virginia, USA on 1762. (Ancestry) Birth: 1748 in Bedford Co, VA. (Rootsweb) Acton\Axton Scott was born in 1748 in Bedford Co., VA. (yeapot.com) Axton was born in 1752. He is the son of William Scott.^[2]

Parents

Axton Scott's parents were William Scott (1720-1794) and "Lucy" Lucretia James (1735-1805) as proven by the 1793 Will of William Scott of Bedford county, Virginia.

Examples included below give perspective.
Axton SCOTT, son of William Sr. SCOTT and Lucretia "Lucy" JAMES. (Genealogy.com) Father: William SCOTT b: 1720 in Prince George Co, MD. Mother: Lucretia "Lucy" JAMES b: 1722 in Bedford Co, VA. (Rootsweb)
Axton Scott Born to William Scott and Lucretia James. (Ancestry) (WeRelate and yeapot.com do not list parents.)
Axton Scott was the eighth child listed in the 1793 Will of William Scott (??-1794) and his second wife and widow, Lucretia "Lucy" James (??-1805).^[3]

Marriage

Axton married Dorcas Wright about 1776 in Washington county, Virginia. She was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Wright.^[4]

The following examples may be reviewed for comparison.
Dorcas Wright b. est. 1750 d. abt. 1795 m. abt. 1776 Virginia Parents: Thomas Wright and Mary Unknown. (WeRelate)
He married Dorcas WRIGHT* on Abt. 1775 in , Bedford Co. VA, daughter of William WRIGHT. (Genealogy.com)
Axton Scott married Dorcas Wright. (Ancestry)
Marriage 1 Dorcas WRIGHT b: 1774 in St. Paul Parrish, MD. (Rootsweb)
Acton\Axton married Dorcas Wright. (yeapot.com)

Children

Children need further work. The following examples are suggested possibilities.

One child. (WeRelate)
None listed. (Genealogy.com)
2 children. (Ancestry)

Children
Catherine "Caley, Kate" SCOTT b: ABT 1777
Polly SCOTT b: 1778 in Bedford Co, VA
Lucretia "Lucy" SCOTT b: 1780 in Bedford Co, VA
John SCOTT b: 1782 in Bedford Co, VA
Thomas SCOTT b: 1784 in Bedford Co, VA
William SCOTT b: 1786 in Bedford Co, VA
Evan SCOTT b: 1788 in Washington Co, VA
Kemp SCOTT b: 20 JUN 1790 in Washington Co, VA (Rootsweb)

They had the following children:
i Catherine "Caley" Scott was born about 1777. She died on 14 Feb 1855.
ii Lucretia Scott was born about 1780. She died in 1835.
iii John Scott was born about 1782 in Bedford Co., VA.
John married Sarah Humphries.
iv Thomas Scott was born about 1784 in Bedford Co., VA.
Thomas married Betsy Allee.
v Polly Scott was born about 1786 in Bedford Co., VA.
Polly married ? Brumlett.
vi William Scott was born about 1787.
vii Evan Scott was born about 1788 in Washington Co., VA.
Evan married Nancy Green.
viii Kemp Scott was born on 20 Jun 1790 in Washington Co., VA.
Kemp married Anna Allee. (yeapot.com)

FamilySearch lists ten (10) children

1. John A Scott 1765–1843 • LZKW-37K​
2. William Scott 1766–1833 • MXH5-WT3​
3. Elizabeth Catherine "Calley" Scott 1777–1855 • L7R9-3H7​
4. Lucretia Scott 1780–1833 • LHQG-63K​
5. John Scott 1782–1822 • 22RL-RPJ​
6. Thomas Jordan Scott 1782–1883 • L78Y-BQT​
7. William Scott 1784–1864 • LVVN-MHR​
8. Polly Scott 1786–Deceased • K4KY-N8Y​
9. Evan Scott 1788–1843 • KCYK-YK1​
10. Kemp Scott 1790–1864 • LC6T-54S

These profiles have 0 - 10 sources attached, so some are less supported than others. Note the recurring family names; John, William, Lucretia, Thomas, & Evan. There are two sets of probable duplicates; John and William. Another observation is the birth year estimates puts Dorcas at age 46 in 1790, birth of youngest. (Accessed by Steve Lake on 09Aug2018.)

Residence

1776: buys 74 acres from Thomas Day and wife Ann. Misc 21 DEC 1776 Bedford Co, VA 3. (Rootsweb)
1778: 1787 Tax List for Bedford county, Virginia^[5] Note that there are two William, Sr.'s with sons named William, Jr. and info is insufficient to differentiate them. Image of source does not include a key for identifying columns 1 through 5. "Laws of Virginia" needs to be found and consulted.
1780: buys 182 acres from Anthony Pate Misc 28 FEB 1780 Bedford Co, VA 4. (Rootsweb)
1793: Axton was mentioned in his father, William's Will, filed in Bedford county, VA
????: May have been residing in Washington county, VA at time of death after 1793.

Military Service

Unknown.

Death and Burial

Axton died after 1793, the date of his father's Will. Death place remains unproven, likely Washington county, but possibly Bedford county, both in Virginia. The fact that Axton is listed in his father's 1793 Will, means that he was alive as of 7Dec1793. Therefore the 1792 dates are invalid and the 1794 dates are possible. Until a source for death is found, a better death date would be "after 1793." (Note by [[Lake-1774|Steve Lake 18Jun2018)

Axton Scott d. January 1792 Washington County, Virginia. (WeRelate)
Axton SCOTT* (son of William Sr. SCOTT* and Lucretia "Lucy" JAMES*) died Abt. 1794 in , Washington Co. VA. (Genealogy.com)
He passed away on 1792 in Washington, Virginia. (Ancestry)
Death: 1794. (Rootsweb)

Sources

1. ↑ A source may be "Bedford County Virginia Deed Book" and needs to be found to corroborate.
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Gail O'Neill.
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [1], 1793 Will of William Scott.
4. ↑ A source for this marriage is needed.
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [2], 1787 Tax List Bedford, VA.

• "Laws of Virginia" Found at FamilySearch.org "Memories" Virginia Tax Lists for Axton Scott. Bedford County Personal Property Tax 1787 - List "B"
  

Last Name - - First Name - - Charged with Tax - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - Notes
Scott - William, Jr. - self - 0 - 4 - 6 - 5 - 9 -
Scott - William, Sr. - William Scott, Jr. - - - - - -
Scott - Axton - self - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 5 -
Scott - William, Jr. - self - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 12 -
Scott - William, Sr. - self - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 -
(https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/56193598 | accessed on 2 July 2018 by Steve Lake) Published book "Laws of Virginia" by from William Waller Hening’s collections of all the laws of Virginia, 1808, page 208.

• Title "Sorting some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia" : part 1: 1763 Thomas Wright of Bedford County, his wife Mary (___) Wright, and their descendants, vol. 3 Author Grant, Robert N. (Robert Noel), b. 1945. Description: "Thomas Wright was probably born in England before 1717. He married Mary in about 1732, probably in Baltimore, Maryland. They had eight children. They were living in Virginia by 1745." Referenced page 4520, electronic page 39, (https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE922344&from=fhd | accessed 27 Feb 2015)

• Ackston Scott found in "Letter written by Mrs. C.L. Arnold 1959."

Held in the collections of "The Missouri Historical Society Library" located in St. Louis, accessed on 30Oct2018. Letter written by Mrs. C.L. Arnold (Ellanore Scott Riper Arnold 1893-1972) to Mrs. Kennedy on Tuesday 25 Aug 1959, regarding her ancestor, Charles Scott, son of William Scott of Bedford county, Virginia, whose Will was proven on 24 Nov 1794. This letter tried to prove satisfactorily Ellanore's ancestral line to Charles Scott, and subsequently to William Scott.
"Bedford county has no early records of six of the children of William Scott, Sr. vis: Charles, Evan, Jacob [sic. Joseph?], Obediah, Thomas and Sarah [Scott] Lee." The other six children (all sons) of William, Sr. [i.e. Axton, George, Peter, John, James and William] do have records in Bedford county and are listed with source references from "Early Bedford County Marriage" and "Early Bedford County Property Notes." The latter may also be known as "Bedford County Virginia Deed Book" in several volumes.
"1777 - D.B.5, p.465 : Ackston Scott buys land from Thomas Day on the west side of Beaverdam Creek."

• Mkmary.tripod.com has an extensive list of the Scott family.

Will of William Scott, the father of Axton

"Will of William Scott, 1793 - Bedford Co. VA Will Bk. 2, pg. 147 Dated: 7th December 1793, Probated: 24th November 1794 In The Name of God Amen. I William Scott of Bedford County being Infirm in body but in perfect health and memory do make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament in form following that is to say---I give & Recommend my soul into the hands of this Almighty God that gave and my body I recommend to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of executors and as touching such worldly estate which it has pleased Got Got ot bess to me with I Will Bequeath in the following manner & form.
Item, I bequeath unto my sons James Scott and George Scott all my lands and Tenements to be equally divided between them their heirs or assigns.
Item, I bequeath unto my beloved wife Lucy Scott all my moveable effects Goods & Chattles during her Life & at her decease to become my son - Peter Scott.
Item I bequeath unto my Daughters Sarah Lee one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son John Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son Thomas Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son William Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son Charles Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son Axton Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son Joseph Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son Obadiah Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I bequeath unto my son Peter Scott one Shilling Sterling and will my movable Effects Goods & Chattles after his mothers Decease.
Item I bequeath unto my son Evan Scott one Shilling Sterling.
Item I also do appoint my beloved sons James Scott & George Scott my sole Executors, and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannull all & every other former Testaments & Wills by mein any way before named. Willed & Bequeathed Rattifying this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness where of I have herunto set my hand & seal this 7th day of December--1795. Teste Edward Hore his John Holladay William X Scott William Brown mark At a Court held for Bedford County the 24th day of November 1794. This Last Will & Testament of William Scott Deceased was proven by the oath of Edward Hore John Holliday William Brown Witnesses whose names are thereunto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. Teste Ja. Steptoe, Clk."

From: http://files.usgwarchives.org/va/bedford/wills/scott1.tx and https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LY1Y-K95

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