SCOTT

Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1 ©1996, Judy Parsons Smith

In the early records, there are two Scott 's[i] in Virginia , prior to 1739, they were Samuel .   and Robert Scott .  The two were brothers.  They had settled in Orange County , Virginia . Samuel was appointed constable on 2 Jun 1739, of Orange County , Virginia and he took the oath of office the same day (OBK 2, pp 2, 9).  On 22 May 1740, Samuel and his brother Robert proved their importation in Orange County , securing their right to hold land.

Samuel Scott

Samuel Scott  came into Court and made an oath that he had imported himself, Ann , Jane and John Scott  from Ireland to Philadelphia .  He then came from Philadelphia to this colony in Orange County , Virginia .  Robert also made the same oath providing for himself, Ann his wife, Mary , Ester and George Scott , also a Robert Frazier from Irland. (OBK 2, pp 158, 159).  Samuel Scott was accused of taking two negroes...he was found not guilty. (OBK 2, p. 163).  Samuel Scott was ordered by the Court to be overseer of the road from Scotts ...(OBK 2, p. 238).  According to the Will of Samuel Scott dated 16 Mar 1748 he owned several slaves, mentioned by name were:           

                Die (negro  girl-8yrs old), Bet, Tobee  & Judea  

Received from Rees Chapman (1/9/06):   Samuel Scott was an appraiser of Isaac Chapman's estate in 1747 in Orange Co, VA.  I am fairly certain he settled in the part of Orange that later became Culpeper Co, and I wonder if that portion didn't form Rappahannock in 1833.  

Samuel & Ann Scott had (5) five children:

1.  John Scott , b. Ireland ; m. in Augusta Co. , VA.
2.  Jane or Jean Scott
, ( Jean is listed in the Will of Samuel Scott ).
3.  Mary Scott
, b. possibly Pennsylvania ; m. Skidmore Muncy .  SEE MUNCY
4.  Samuel Scott
, b. 1749, Virginia .

John Scott

1.  John Scott , son of Samuel & Ann Scott , b. Ireland ; m. in Augusta County , Virginia .  In the Will of Samuel Scott dated 16 Mar 1748 he inherits:  400 acres and a negro girl named Die.  (Her age is given as nine in February of next year.  That would place her birth at abt. Feb 1740.)

Jean Scott

2.  In the will of Samuel Scott , Jean Scott is listed as the mother of Samuel Scott .  It is possible that this is the Samuel Scott , Sr. 's mother.  In the Will of Samuel Scott dated 16 Mar 1748 she and her sister Mary inherit: three negros:  Bet, Tobee  and Judea .

Mary Scott

3.  Mary Scott , daughter of Samuel & Ann Scott , b. Orange Co., VA - possibly Pennsylvania m. Skidmore Muncy [ii].  On 25 May 1767, Mary was appointed guardian of her brother Samuel Scott , after the death of their father, Samuel Scott .  In the Will of Samuel Scott dated 16 Mar 1748 she and her sister Jean inherit: three negros:  Bet, Tobee  and Judea .

Robert Scott & Ann , his wife, had three (3)  children, who all came to this country from Ireland :

3.1.  Mary Scott , b. Ireland .
3.2.  Ester Scott
, b. Ireland .
3.3.  George Scott
, b. Ireland .


[i] “Early Settlers of Lee County Virginia and Adjacent Counties , Vol. II ”, compiled by Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, p. 472
[ii] "Early Settlers of Lee County Virginia and Adjacent Counties , Vol. II ”, compiled by Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, p. 1125 & 1126