Adam Calhoun Scott (1746 - 1831)

Born Nov 1746 in York, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Thornton) Scott — married 1786 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 21 May 1831 at age 84 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

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Adam Scott is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-285949
Rank: Lieutenant

Biography

Name

Name: Adam Calhoun /Scott/^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: NOV 1746

Place: York, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth

Date: 1746

Place: York County, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

Birth:

Date: 1746

Place: Northern Ireland^[3]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using NOV 1746

Title

Title: Lt.

Event

Event:

Type: Military service

Place: Revolutionary War, 2nd Lieut. in PA Army

Residence

Residence:

Place: United States^[4]

Census

Census:

Date: 1790

Place: Onslow, NC

Census:

Date: 1810

Place: Barren Co., KY

Census:

Date: 1830

Place: Cooper Co., MO

Death

Death:

Date: 21 MAY 1831

Place: Heaths Creek, Cooper, Missouri, United States^[5]

Buried

Burial

Place: Old Pleasant Green Methodist Church Cemetery, Cooper Co., Missouri^[6]

Burial

Place: Crown Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri.

Note: gravestone photo. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2094261915 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=924104&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1746Birth place: Northern IrelandDeath date: 1831Death place: Cooper, MissouriResidence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::924104
2. ↑ Source: #S615
3. ↑ Source: #S-2094261915 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=924104&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1746Birth place: Northern IrelandDeath date: 1831Death place: Cooper, MissouriResidence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::924104
4. ↑ Source: #S-2094261915 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=924104&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1746Birth place: Northern IrelandDeath date: 1831Death place: Cooper, MissouriResidence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::924104
5. ↑ Source: #S-2094261915 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=924104&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1746Birth place: Northern IrelandDeath date: 1831Death place: Cooper, MissouriResidence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::924104
6. ↑ Source: #S700
7. ↑ Source: #S616

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• Source: S-2094261915 Repository: #R-2141902781 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0
• Source: S615 Letter The History of the Scott family and their connections as nears as I can get them at this date July 26, 1892
  July 28, 1892 William H. Scott The History of the Scott family and their connections as nears as I can get them at this date July 26, 1892---Wm H. Scott.
  Wm Scott the Ancestor was born in Scotland about the year 1710. About the year 1730 he came to Ireland and married Miss Margaret Calhoon in 1732 who was born in Ireland.
  About the year 1734 they sailed for America with one son, Francis, a pair of twins were born on the sea, a boy and a girl. The girl died, the boy was named Patrick. They settled in Pennsylvania somewhere near the Susquehanna River. Their third son, was Wm born about 1738. Their 4th son was James born 1741. Their 5th son was Robert, born 1744, he was dumb deaf. He worked at shoe making. He was on a journey going from Pigeon Creek to Montours Run in Washington county, PA about 1807 when he stopped at a widow woman's house, made signs that he was cold and hungry. He took a seat by the fire while she went to get him a lunch, when she returned he was sitting as if asleep, but it was the sleep of death, aged 63. The 6th son was Adam, born in the year 1746. He went to South Carolina about the year 1782.
  About the year 1747, Wm Scott, the Ancestor, in company with another man and his wife, were crossing the Susquehanna River in a skiff or small ferry boat or canoe, a blinding snow storm wind and height water obliged them to land on a large rock in the middle of the river. Night came on and all three perished and were covered with ice in the morning and the rock was called Scott's rock for many years.
  Their oldest son, Francis was killed by the Indians while in his 22nd year.
  Patrick, the 2nd son of Wm, the Ancestor, born on the year 1734 married first Littice Denny. She died about the year 1785. Second he married Martha Cotton who died in 1829. He died Feb 19, 1820 aged 88. He came to western Pennsylvania in 1772 and settled on Pigeon Creek in Washington Co., PA and was one of three Elders at the first meeting of Red Stone Presbytery. He served as a ruling Elder in the Presbyterian church for 40 years. They left one son and three daughters.
  Wm., the third son of Wm., the Ancestor served as a Associated Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for forty-five years. His wife's name was Mary Adlin.
  James Scott, the fourth son of Wm., the Ancestor, born in 1741. Served eleven years in the English Army against the French. Captain Scott was at the battle of Quebeck (sic) where General Wolf gained the battle, but lost his life. After his discharge from the English Army about the year 1769 he married Miss Margaret Power. She died leaving him with three children, then in 1778 he married for his second wife Miss Rachel, daughter of Arthur Forbes and Katharine McDowel, his wife who were born in Ireland.
  The children of James Scott and Rachel Forbes (my grandfather and grandmother) were first Hugh, married Sarah Roland (Rowland), second Adam married Sarah Larimore, third Francis Scott married Elisabeth Axtell, fourth John married Hannah Moore, fifth Arthur married Mary Morrison.
  Francis, the third son of James Scott and Rachel Forbes, his wife was born Aug 9th, 1782 on Montours Run, Washington Co., PA. He came across the Ohio River in 1789 with his father's family and they settled in Serwickly bottom about eighteen miles below Pittsburgh. After five years they moved up the Little Sewickley where they lived several years then in 1800 my father Francis Scott went out to Franklin, Venango Co., where he worked on a sawmill at the place where the town of Utica now is. Some time after his father's family all moved out there and settled somewhere between Franklin and Utica, on the west side of French creek, where they staid until March 1809 when they all went back to the Sewickley hills, except father who had strayed off up into Mercer Co., where he had courted and gained the love and confidence and married one of the best girls that ever lived, a daughter of Daniel Axtell and Ruth Tuttle, his wife. They were married August 15, 1805 (he was 23 years and 6 days old and she was 16 years and 2 days old) by the Rev Samuel Tait at her fathers home known afterwards as the old Robb place. 3 miles east of Sheakleyville. They first settled down on the west side of French Creek below Utica where they lived 2 or 3 years and about that time I think they united with the Presbyterian Church at a place called lower Sandy.
  After that father bought fifty acres of Uncle Robb about one mile west of where New Lebanon now is, and moved to it Mar 11, 1809 and sister Rachel was born on the 13th and on the 15th they had a big snowstorm. The house was new hewed log house, chinked but not daubed with mortar, chimney part built, doorplace cut out and a cloth hung in it and a window the same and enough floor to set the bed on.
  I don't know that Grandfather, James Scott, ever did any regular service in the War of the Revolution. He lived on the frontier and perhaps was enrolled as one of the minit men liable to be called on at any time. In the year 1812, difficulties arose between Great Britain and the United States about free trade and sailors rights and on the 18th of June war was declared which caused great excitement through out all of the country. One morning about 3 o'clock there came a man to my father's door calling out hellow Scott up up no time to sleep now, the British and Indians have landed at Erie, burnt the town and are coming on killing and scalping all before them. Father jumped out of bed dressed himself, put on his shoes (boots were not the fashion), took down his gun and was about ready do go when mother said daddy stop and have some breakfast before you go. So then he put up his gun and made a fire. After they got breakfast they took their 3 children and went up to Grandfather Axtell's. By that time the word was that the British has not landed, but has been seen and they were affraid they would land. So in the afternoon, some fifteen or twenty men had collected and they started and went as far as Meadville and they possession of a barroom for the night where they spread their blankets and lay down to rest, but one Caleb Ball, who probably had been imbibing pretty freely and thought he was stout enough to whip the crowd threw himself down across the men's feet and commenced rolling himself until he went over their heads. After he had done that a few times, father spoke and said I can't stand that and sprang to his feet, so did every man in the room and formed a circle round the room and the two men stood facing each other. Now father was not a fighting man, had never fought a fisty cuff battle in his life, but claimed that no one could beat him in a rough and tumble scuffle. He was 30 years old, stood 6 ft and one inch in his stockings. His weight was about 170 lbs. He was mad and he grited his teeth and the two men started and met in the middle of the room. Father dodged Ball's fists and seized Balls legs and threw him over his shoulder and Ball fell his full length on the floor, but sprang to his feet and the two stood facing each other. Again and again they met and went through the same jimnastic performance. Ball sprang to his feet again and says you can't do that again, but he did and the 3rd time he fell in such away that it stunned him and he stretched himself like a bullock knocked in the head. Ball told some one afterwards that he had fought many a fist fight, but never was so abused as he was that time. That I believe was the only battle my father was ever in and you see he came off without a scratch.
  But shortly after that there was a call of volunteers to fill a draft to go out west and father volunteered to go under Capt. John Junkin and Major David Nelson. They left Mercer the 1st day of Oct 1812. From there they went to Logstown bottom, some 20 miles down the river from Pittsburgh. After 2 or 3 weeks waiting for supplies then went on to Upper Sandusky and sometime in Feb 1813 they got to fortmys. Their time, 6 months for which they had volunteered was up the 1st of April and father and others, 15 or 20, volunteered to stay 15 days longer. On the evening of the 15th of April 1813 they got canoes and started down the Maumee River and down the Lake Shore it being full moon, they paddled on all night and all the next day and night and so on to the evening of the third day when there was an appearance of a storm coming and they were coming to deep water and a rocky shore. So they landed, but could find no dry ground to camp on so they had to stay in the swamp that night. Father stood by a tree and held his flintlock under his arm and at day break they heard a cowbell and found they were within 80 rods of dry ground and where a family was living. So they went to the house, got on a 10 gallon kettle, got some corn meal and made a kettle full of mush, the cows were milled and the soldiers had a feast of mush and milk. Father got home (or to Grandfather Axtell's where mother and her 3 children had been staying while he was gone) on Sunday, the 2nd day of May 1813 after 7 months and 2 days.
  Now that is all that I can tell you about my Grandfather or my fathers service in the wars of our country. In 1844 or 45, I think he made application to the Penn Legislature for a pension and I suppose his name and his discharge from the service and evidence of his infirmities are on file there at Harrisburgh.
  But you wanted to know if your grandfathers name could be found on record in Washington. Yes, you will find it in the Government Office, Warrant No 7538 for 80 acres of land in favor of Elizabeth Scott, widow of Francis Scott, Private in Captain Junkins Company Pennsylvania Militia, War of 1812, dated Nov 1st 1862, recorded Vol 502, page 25.
  Father had two sisters, Margaret and Katie. His youngest brother was Robert.
  Keep this-it is raining this afternoon, the weather has been splendid since the 4th we have got 30 loads of hay in stack. We are all well. your loving uncle... Wm. H. Scott July 28, 1892
• Source: S616 Cemetery Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/crownhill.html
• Source: S700 Pleasant Green Methodist Church Cemetery, Old Cemetery, Cooper Co., MO URL: http://www.mogenweb.org/cooper/Cemeteries/PLEASANT%20GREEN%20METHODIST%20CEMETERY%20OLD.pdf

Notes

Note H00085 William Scott born in Scotland, fled to Ireland and then to America on account of religious persecution about 1750. He was accompanied by his wife, Margaret ('Peggy') Calhoun or Cahoon and several children among which were Robert, William, John (?James), Adam, and Patrick. Ruhannah Elizabeth died and was buried at sea. The family settled in Pennsylvania. The father William was later drowned while crossing a river and the lad Adam was apprenticed to a tailor to learn the trade. He enlisted in the Revolutionary War from Cumberland County, PA and served under Washington during the entire war, part of the time as Lieutenant. Family tradition has it that he spent the terrible winter at Valley Forge with Washington, crossing the Delaware with him and fighting in the battle of Brandywine and others of that period.

After the close of the war in 1786 Adam married Elizabeth Thornton. About this time he removed to Kentucky. Adam and Elizabeth lived in Barren County, Kentucky, for a time at least and went to Cooper County, Missouri, about 1819 with a large family of children and with them the Anderson family. The records at Washington show a cash grant of land to Adam Scott, March 20th, 1819 in Cooper County.

The son, James Scott, married Jane Anderson soon after their arrival from Kentucky. Both are buried in Cooper County. Adam Calhoun Scott born 1746 died 1831. Elizabeth Thornton Scott born 1761 died 1852.

LT. IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR UNDER GEORGE WASHINGTON

PRESENT AT VALLEY FORGE AND THE CROSSING OF THE DELAWARE

Adam Calhoun Scott served under Gen. George Washington as 2nd lieutenant in Capt. Charles Maclay's 8th company, Col. James Dunlap's regiment, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia. Family tradition says that Adam was at Valley Forge, crossed the Delaware with Washington and fought at Brandywine Station among other battles.

At the closing of the war, Adam married and moved to Kentucky where he was an apprentice tailor. In 1819, he moved his family from Warren Co., KY to Cooper Co., MO.

The original 8th Pennsylvania Regiment was formed in July 1776 of men from Westmoreland and Bedford counties in western Pennsylvania. They marched from Hannastown, Pa., to New Jersey in the winter of 1776-77, and the following campaign season took part in a number of battles, including Paoli, Brandywine, White Marsh, Boundbrook, and Germantown as part of Gen. Anthony Wayne's division. During this period 135 men and officers were detached to Daniel Morgan and participated in the Saratoga campaign as part of his rifle corps.

After wintering at Valley Forge the regiment was assigned to the Western Department, headquartered at Fort Pitt. In the Western Department, the unit helped construct and garrison Fort McIntosh on the Beaver River, and Fort Laurens on the Tuscarawas. They took part in campaigns against the Indian towns in northwest Pennsylvania in concert with the Sullivan/Clinton campaign, and again against the hostile Indians in southeast Ohio. They also helped garrison Fort Pitt, Fort Henry, and a number of smaller posts.

Following the reduction of the Pennsylvania Line in the winter of 1780-81 the unit was redesignated "the detachment of the Pennsylvania Line", and consisted of two companies. It remained in the Western Department till the end of the war.

Revolutionary War Pension Application Of Adam Scott

The original of document housed in the Cooper County Court House, Boonville, Missouri

State of Missouri County of Cooper

On this 13th day of October

In the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty nine personally appears in a open court (the same being a court of record expressly made such by law keeping a record of its proceedings and having power to fine and imprison) within and for the circuit and county of Cooper and state of Missouri, Adam Scott resident in the county aforesaid aged eighty seven years being just duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th of: March 1818, and the first of May 1820. :That he the said Adam Scott enlisted for the term of three years, on or about the month of October or November 1775 in the state of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by Captain James Pickett in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Auguish W. Coy, in the line of the state of Pennsylvania on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the year 1778 (some time in that year) when he was discharged from the service in the state of Pennsylvania that whilst in the said army at times acted as a sergeant,---that his solo commandant A M. Coy died at Trenton that his Lieut. Col George Wilson died at Quible Town in New Jersey, when Col David Broadhead took the command of the said Regiment and continued in the said command until he was discharged And that the said Regiment was called the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment and that Captain John Findlay commanded the company he belonged to at the time he was discharged and for some considerable time before-- that he relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any state except that of the state of Pennsylvania and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension. That the said Adam Scott did in the month of December 1826 get his dwelling houses burnned by accident and thereby sustained a great loss of property, and in the month of June thereafter met with another accident in getting all hogs except a few drowned by a sudden rise of the Lamine River on which he lived that by reason of said repeated misfortune the said Adam Scott has reduced to the most abyset circumstances so that your petitioner is left without the means of subsistence and is unable to work otherwise he would not have applied for a pension at all

Subscribed and sworn to in open Court, 13th of Octo 1829

his Mark

Robert P. Clark

Adam Scott

And in pursuance of the act of the first of May Eighteen hundred and twenty I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and Eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sales or in any manner disposed of my property or any part there of with the intent thereby so to dimish it as to bring of myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service in the Revolutionary War passed on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debits due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed

his

Adam Scott

Mark

Subscribed and sworn in Open court Octo 13th 1829

Robt P Clark clk

A list of said Scotts property?viz--\

7 horse worth .00

10 Hogs 10.00

4 Head of cattle 20.00

1 Yoke of oxen 16.00

2 more head of cattle 6.00

5 Head of sheep 5.00

He is a farmer by occupation, 4 persons in family, himself, his wife aged 63 years one son 21 years, one daughter aged 15 year, wife infirm, children healthy?I certify that the foregoing statement of the number state and conditions of my family and the foregoing list of property are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

His

Adam Scott

Mark

Taken and certified this 13th day of October A.D. 1829 and the court doth certify that is proven to it that the said Adam Scott did serve upon the continental establishment during the Revolutionary War for at least the space of two years?That he is in indigent circumstances and that his personal property exclusive of household furniture amounts to seventy seven dollars, and that his household furniture amounts to the sum of twenty four dollars, and that he has no real estate.

Certified under my hand?as clerk of theCooper Circuit court to which I Thereto affirm the deed of said court

Robt. P. Clark clk

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