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PATRIOT Captain John Scott[1]

Male Est 1760 - 1791  (~ 31 years)


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  • Name John Scott 
    Title PATRIOT 
    Prefix Captain 
    Born Est 1760  Prince Edward, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1791  Franklin, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6733  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2016 

    Family Susannah 'Elizabeth' Bibb,   b. Abt. 1763, Prince Edward County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Prob. Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1781  Glouchester Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Bibb Scott,   b. Est 1783, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1833, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years)
     2. John W. Scott,   b. Est 1788, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Lucy Scott,   b. 1785, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Todd Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mildred Smith Scott,   b. Est 1780, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F4122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    John Scott and Susannah Elizabeth Clarke (nee Bibb)
    John Scott and Susannah Elizabeth Clarke (nee Bibb)
    6733-4John Scott-Elizabeth & Clarke.jpg
    Pension Application of Widow of Captain John Scott
    Pension Application of Widow of Captain John Scott
    6733-4Jo Scott Pension App.pdf
    ARW Pension Application John Scott
    ARW Pension Application John Scott
    John Scott ARW App.jpg
    Signature of Widow of John Scott; Susannah Elizabeth Clarke (nee Bibb) Susannah married Mr. Clarke after the death of Captain John Scott.
    Signature of Widow of John Scott; Susannah Elizabeth Clarke (nee Bibb) Susannah married Mr. Clarke after the death of Captain John Scott.
    6733ARW App-John Scott.JPG
    Elizabeth Bibb m. Captain John Scott and moved to Franklin, Tennessee
    Elizabeth Bibb m. Captain John Scott and moved to Franklin, Tennessee
    6577-6581Susannd-o-John BibbSr.jpg
    Theo Carter named in Guardianship Record for Brandon orphans
    Theo Carter named in Guardianship Record for Brandon orphans
    13985 Guardianship Bond 1795.jpg

  • Notes 
    • p. 16: copy of the last will and testament of John Scott of Prince Edward County in which he names his wife Susanna Elizabeth Scott; his children William Scott, Mildred Smith Scott, Lucy Scott and John Scott; his mother Mildred Scott; slaves Betty and her 3 children, Sall, Peter & James; his will is dated May 1, 1790 & was probated July 18, 1791 and further proved August 16th, 1791 in Prince Edward County Virginia.]
    • [f p. 13]
      State of Kentucky Logan County SS September 12 1833
      This day Susan Clark late Susan Scott aged seventy years personally appeared before me Philip C Slaughter a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & state aforesaid and made oath in due form of law that shortly after John Scott as she understood from him & from others became a supernumerary officer in the Army of the Revolutionary war in 1781 she intermarried with him, that the said John Scott was a Lieutenant in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall of the Virginia State line of Artillery as she understood and believes having frequently seen his commission & previous to their intermarriage made a case for it. That after his term of service expired he was called Captain Scott. That she had by said Scott the following children, William B. Scott, Mildred S Scott, Lucy Scott and John W Scott, Lucy Scott, intermarried with Branch Bibb, Mildred Scott intermarried with Ballard Davenport and had the 3 following children viz. Doratha, Richard James & Mary Ballard who are still living but their mother Mildred is dead, William B Scott is dead, but has two children only viz. George B Scott & John James Scott who are now the legal representatives of said Captain John Scott deceased who departed this life on the __ day of June 1790.
      S/ Susan E. Clarke

  • Sources 
    1. [S65] Military Record, http://revwarapps.org/r2020.pdf.