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Benjamin Scott 1696 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1696

Birth Location: Rowley, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1772

Death Location: Charleston, Dorchester Co, South Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Scott

Mother: Abigail Nichols

Spouse(s): Amanda Pollitt

Children(s): Elizabeth Scott

Benjamin Scott was born in 1696 in Rowley, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Scott and Abigail Nichols. Benjamin Scott married Amanda Pollitt, and had children including Elizabeth Scott. Benjamin Scott passed away in 1772 in Charleston, Dorchester Co, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Scott was born in 1696 in Rowley, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Scott and Abigail Nichols.
  • Benjamin Scott married Amanda Pollitt, and had children including Elizabeth Scott.
  • Benjamin Scott passed away in 1772 in Charleston, Dorchester Co, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Scott
1666 – 1725
Birth Location: Bishopwearmouth, , Durham, England
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Abigail Nichols
1666 – 1705
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Pollitt
1669 – 1772
Birth Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Scott
1722 – 1765
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Scott's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Scott
1696 – 1772
Birth Place: Rowley, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Scott
1666 – 1725
Bishopwearmouth, , Durham, England
Abigail Nichols
1666 – 1705
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Peter Scott
1639 – 1727
Harewood, All Saints, Yorkshire,
Elinor Marshall
1638 –
Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Scott
1617 – 1696
Elizabeth Marleton
1607 –
Thomas Marshall
1610 – 1689
Marion Scott
1610 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Petrus Scott
1596 – 1628
Alicia Hamon
1605 – 1628
Colonel Marshall
1589 – 1641
Marie Robson
1591 – 1659

Benjamin Scott's Descendants

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Benjamin Scott (13 Mar 1696 – 1 May 1772) m. Amanda Pollitt (1669 – 01 May 1772)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Scott (1722 – 1765) m. Robert Ellyson (5 Jan 1720 – 5 Jan 1791)
    1. 1. Aaron (Moses) Allison (1757 – 1857) m. Elizabeth Phipps
      1. 1. John Allison (1802 – 1870) m. Nancy ("Nelly") McDaniel (1803 – AFT 1860)
        1. 1. James (Madison) Allison (Nov 4, 1822 – Feb 6, 1880) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Roberson (20 March 1832 – 23 September 1919)

Benjamin Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1696
13 Mar 1696
Birth of Benjamin Scott in Rowley, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA
Rowley, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA
1772
1 May 1772
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Scott in Charleston, Dorchester Co, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Dorchester Co, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1696
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1772
    Event Place: Charleston, Dorchester Co, South Carolina, USA
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