Samuel
G
Scott
Born in Mt Charles, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Son of Thomas Scott
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Rozina (Chapin) Scott
— married
14 Nov 1814 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Willis Scott, Helen Scott, John Scott, Lucinda Scott, Charles Scott, Walter Scott, Henry Scott, Cyrus W Scott, Andrew Scott and Johnathan Ledyard Scott
Died
at age 85
in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States
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Biography
Samuel was born in 1790. He passed away in 1876. According to his naturalization records he immigrated on Sept 1, 1806.
Samuel immigrated from Donegal, Ireland with his brothers. Family lore from a document written by one of his grandsons is that the ship they traveled on was boarded by a British Man of Warship and that some of the Scott brothers were removed from that ship; never to be heard from again. Four brothers did make it to America. Samuel first became a horse jockey in Brooklyn, New York where he met John Lincklaen (one of the founders of Cazenovia, New York and agent of the Holland Land Company). Very few names have more value to a town than John Lincklaen has to the town of Cazenovia. Lincklaen gave Cazenovia its name in honor of his friend and co-worker Theophilus Cazenove. Samuel went to work for Mr. Lincklaen carrying the mail on horseback, he also became a coachman and then a foreman for Mr. Lincklaen. Samuel's wife Rozina was working for *Mrs. Lincklaen when Samuel and Rozina met - Samuel *Mr. Lincklaen taught Samuel how to collect coins. Some of those coins remain in the family today (2022). Samuel eventually saved funds and acquired land in Cazenovia, New York. There he built a large farm by acquiring other farms along the way. One of the farms he acquired along the way was the farm that belonged to Susan B. Anthony's parents. Samuel was an abolitionist who help slaves who were running north.
- Two different documents; one says that they both were working for the Lincklean's when they met and the other states that they were both work for Ledyard. More research need to ascertain which one they were working with.
In the book "Owahgena Being a History of the Town and Village of Cazenovia by Henry Severance - Samuel is mentioned as follows:
Pg. 37 - ...so it seems that the poplars that stood in majestic array upon with side of the street from the farmhouse where Major Webber, and afterwards Samuel Scott, so long presided over the farming interest of Mr. Lincklaen to the swamp west, were planted in the spring of 1807.
Pg. 178 ...Those who arrived first in the morning were sure to throng the steps and platform, no matter how cold it was, to see the women and children driven by Samuel Scott, and afterwards by William Harris, with a waiter to open the door and let down the steps for Mr. and Mrs. Lincklaen to emerge. The way would be cleared to their seat, which was a wall pew about two-thirds of the way up on the west side. (This information can also be found in the Cazenovia Repubican, Thursday, March 31, 1932.
Military
1811-1812 Samuel Foreman Store Ledger: E, Fol. 136, 129th Regt. Index (Farnham's Regt) War of 1812
Death
Cazenovia Republican May 18, 1876
Mr. Samuel Scott, one of the oldest and most successful farmers of this town, died at his residence, south of the village Monday morning last. The day of his death was his eighty-sixth birthday. His funeral was held Wednesday at ten o'clock.
Research Notes
1) There are three children that died in rapid succession of one another.
I found this on https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyccazen/VitalStats/EarlyObits.html
2) Scott, Walter, son of Samuel and Rosina Scott, died November 20, 1845, age 19 years, died at Cazenovia.
Scott, ______, infant of Mr. Scott, died September 11, 1821, (age not given), (place of death not given, probably Cazenovia, The Pilot).
Scott, ______, child of Mr. Scott, died September 17, 1821, (age not given), (place of death not given, probably Cazenovia, The Pilot).
Scott, ______, child of Mr. Scott, died September 18, 1821, (age not given), (place of death not given, probably Cazenovia, The Pilot).
I would say the blanks are Willis, Helen, and John respectively.
This appears to be from dysentery. Attaching a page from a local newspaper "The Pilot" shows the death of two of the children, assuming the last 2 Helen and John since they were within a day of each other.
3) Scott, Henry, son of Samuel and Rosina Scott, was born in Cazenovia. June 25, 1828. His father came from Ireland when a young man and worked for John Lineklaen until he bought a farm in the town of Nelson, where he lived one summer, then bought the farm on which Henry now lives, and died there May 15, 1876. His children were Willis, Helen, John, Charles, Walter, and Cyrus (deceased), Henry, Jonathan, Lucinda of Cazenovia and Andrew of Minnesota. Henry Scott was educated in the district schools and has always followed farming, having a farm of 130 acres three miles south of Cazenovia village on which he was born. In politics Mr. Scott is a Democrat and well known in this vicinity as a man of strict integrity. On September 19, 1871, he married Polexina Slocum, who died March 6, 1897.
FROM: Our County and it's people
A Descriptive and Biographical Record of
Madison County, New York
Edited by: John E. Smith
The Boston History Co., Publishers 1890
Sources
- 1820 United States Federal Census -Name Samuel Scott Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Cazenovia, Madison, New York Enumeration Date August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 2 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 1 Free White Persons - Under 16 3 Total Free White Persons 6 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 6 Household Members https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLV-GLL
- 1830 United States Federal Census - Name Samuel Scott Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Cazenovia, Madison, New York Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 2 Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 Free White Persons - Under 20 4 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 2 Total Free White Persons 6 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 6 Household Members
- 1840 United States Federal Census - Transcript Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Madison, New York, United States Detail Year: 1840; Census Place: Cazenovia, Madison, New York; Roll: ; Page: .Name Samuel Scott Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Cazenovia, Madison, New York Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1 Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 2 Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 2 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture 3 Free White Persons - Under 20 8 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3 Total Free White Persons 11 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 11 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT7-XJV
- U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 (1850)- Name Samuel Scott Enumeration Date 24 Aug 1850 Place Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA Schedule Type Agriculture OS Page 447 Line Number 16 Household Members
- United States Census, 1850 - Name Samuel Scott Sex Male Age 59 Event Date 1850 Event Place Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1791 Birthplace Ireland Race White Household Identifier 1809 House Number 1627 Line Number 40 Schedule Type 1850 Population Affiliate Film Number 526 Affiliate Publication Number M432 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY1-JFZ
- New York State Census, 1855- Name Samuel Scott Sex Male Age 66 Event Date 1855 Event Place E.D. 2, Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States Event Type Census Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1789 Samuel Scott's Spouses and Children Rozina Scott Wife F 61 Lucinda Scott Child 32 Charles Scott Child 29 Henry Scott Child 26 Andrew Scott Child 21 Jonathan Scott Child 16 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6SJ-M2T
- 1860 United States Federal Census - Name Samuel Scott Age 70 Birth Year 1790 Gender Male Birth Place Ireland Home in 1860 Cazenovia, Madison, New York Post Office New Woodstock Dwelling Number114 Family Number 119 Occupation Farmer Real Estate Value 15000 Personal Estate Value 3000 Household Members Name Samuel Scott Age 70 Name Rosina Scott Age 66 Name Lucinda Scott Age 36 Name Charles Scott Age 34 Name Henry Scott Age 32 Name Lucretia Ainsworth (servant) Age 26 Name Jonathan Scott Age 21 Name Christopher Timmons Age 17 (laborer)
- New York Census 1860 - Transcript Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Madison County, NY 790-1890 Name Samuel Scott State NY County Madison County Township Cazenovia Year 1860 Record Type Federal Population Schedule Page 014 Database NY 1860 Federal Census Index Household Members https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCHG-C1Q
- New York, State Census, 1865 - Name Sam G Scott Gender Male Relation to Head Head Birth Year 1790 Age 75 Residence Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA District 02 Line Number 4 Page number 25 Household Members Name Sam G Scott Age 75 Name Rosina Scott Age 71 Name Lucinda Scott Age 41 Name Chas Scott Age 39 Name Henry Scott Age 35 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNV-QTMK
- 1870 United States Federal Census - Detail Year: 1870; Census Place: Cazenovia, Madison, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .Name Samuel Scott Age in 1870 80 Birth Year 1790 Birthplace Ireland Dwelling Number 456 Home in 1870 Cazenovia, Madison, New York Race White Gender Male Post Office Cazenovia Occupation Farmer Father of Foreign Birth Y Mother of Foreign Birth Y Male Citizen Over 21 Y Personal Estate Value 4000 Real Estate Value13500 Inferred Spouse Rosina Scott Inferred Children Lucinda Scott; Charles Scott; Henery Scott Household Members Name Samuel Scott Age 80 Name Rosina Scott Age 77 Name Lucinda Scott Age 50 Name Charles Scott Age 47 Name Henery Scott Age 43 Name Pollania Shann Age 26 (Domestic Servant). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8JW-ZV9
- New York, State Census, 1875 - Name Samual Scott Age 85 Gender Male Birth Year 1790 Residence Date 1 Jun 1875 Residence Place Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA Election District E.D. 02 Household Number 82 Relation to Head Head Line Number 7 Sheet Number 8 Household Members Name Samual Scott Age 85 Name Lucinda Scott Age 53 Name Charles Scott Age 51 Name Henry Scott Age 46 Name Polexa A Scott Age 41 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT8F-7R4
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 - Transcript Residence date: 1875 Residence place: Madison, New York Owner's Name S Scott State New York County Madison Town Chittenango Falls; Cazenovia; New Woodstock; Leonardsville; Deruyter Year 1875
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Name Samuel Scott Death Date 15 May 1876 Cemetery South Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, United States of America https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32662409
- New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 - Detail Letters Testamentary, 1847-1899 and Index, 1806-1890; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Madison County); Probate Place: Madison, New York Name Samuel Scott Probate Date 5 Jun 1876 Probate Place Madison, New York, USA Inferred Death Year Abt 1876 Inferred Death Place New York, USA Item Description Letters Testamentary, 1875-1885
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
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~3.12%
Karen (Scott) Etiopio
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~0.78%
Bob Scott :
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~0.78%
Gregory Scott :
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~0.78%
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List of Donations received by the treasurer of Fund for the relief of Ireland and Scotland, from the citizens of Madison County....... Samuel Scott $7.00 Geo Scott $25.00 Cazenovia Republican., October 17, 1855
List of Premiums Awarded by the Farmer's and Mechanics Association of the Town of Cazenovia, at its Second Annual Fair, held in Cazenovia, October 11, 1855 Best Work Oxen - Samuel Scott 2nd for Best Fat Cow - Samuel Scott 3rd for Best 2-year-old grade steer
Cazenovia Republican., September 21, 1859
The Farm One of the Judges for Working Oxen Category
Cazenovia Republican., August 17, 1870, Pg 2
Shanties for the accommodation of "railroaders" have been built the past week. One on Henry Blair's farm, one o Josiah Woolcott's, and one just over the town line, on Samuel Scott's.
The Oneida Dispatch March 3 1871 pg 3
Constine Bridge - A little north of "the cedar swamp" through which flows the outlet of the Erieville reservoir, is Constine Bridge so called from one of the earliest settlers of the place. On our maps, as residents near the bridge, are the names of J Savage and J.H. Ward. the Syracuse Midland road passes near the bridge. It is to be a central place and will have its depot. New Woodstock will, of course, find this depot the most convenient point for its business on our road. It is some miles nearer to them than is Cazenovia, and the road is hard and level. We think Nelson Flats and the vicinity will find Constine Bridge the most convenient station. A considerable area of the best agricultural portion of this part of the country will be drawn to this centre. Some have thought the road would injure the value of Scott's property; or farms at this point, but we feel certain it will be quite the other way around. -Veritus
The Oneida Dispatch, November 29 1872
We are requested to state for the benefit of any wishing to ride on the S & C.V. RR that in order to accommodate the Constine Bridge neighborhood, Conducter (non ledgible) will stop on signal at Constine Bridge of the Scott cut to take up and let off passengers.
The Oneida Dispatch July 11, 1873 Page 2
June 26, 1873- Constine Bridge ....Now that Cazenovia and DeRuyter are to be connected by rail we shall probably continue to have only a flag station here at the Bridge, as transportation and travel between Woodstock and New York will probably be via DeRuyter...The Station is sometimes called "Scott's Cut". The place has always been called Constine Bridge and it sounds much better. Its pronunciation don't require a twist of the jaw.
edited by Karen (Scott) Etiopio
Eliphet Elmore built a log house on Elmore Farm in 1800 and about the same time Ebenezer Fuller settled on the farm now owned and occupied by F. B. Holmes. George and Samuel Scott must have settled near Constine Bridge at about the same time. Another early settler was Clark Taber, who built the mills of at Juddville....."
edited by Karen (Scott) Etiopio