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James Cunningham Scott 1764–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1764

Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1848

Death Location: Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia, United States

Father: David Capt

Mother: Judith Cunningham

Spouse(s): Amelia Dougherty

Children(s): David Scott, Enos Scott, Dorsey Scott, Rawley Scott, Theresa Scott, William Scott, Julia Scott, Sanford Scott, Bushrod Scott, Caroline Scott, Matilda Scott, Matilda Scott

James Cunningham Scott was born in 1764 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, the child of David Scott Capt And Judith Cunningham. James Cunningham Scott married Amelia Dougherty, and had children including Bushrod Washington Scott, Caroline V Scott, David Scott, Dorsey Scott, Enos D Scott, Julia Scott, Matilda Scott, Rawley Scott, Sanford Bartlett Scott, Theresa Scott, William Tingle Scott. James Cunningham Scott passed away in 1848 in Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Cunningham Scott was born in 1764 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, the child of David Scott Capt And Judith Cunningham.
  • James Cunningham Scott married Amelia Dougherty, and had children including Bushrod Washington Scott, Caroline V Scott, David Scott, Dorsey Scott, Enos D Scott, Julia Scott, Matilda Scott, Rawley Scott, Sanford Bartlett Scott, Theresa Scott, William Tingle Scott.
  • James Cunningham Scott passed away in 1848 in Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Scott's Ancestors

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James Scott
1764–1848
Birth Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
David Scott Capt
1737–1818
Augusta, VA, USA
Judith Cunningham
1740–1793
Hampshire, VA, USA
Grandparents
John (Alexander Scott) Jr
1698–1751
elizabeth town, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Hannah Mills
1703–1737
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Scott
1670–1700
Ellin (Robertson)
1670–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Monmouth
1645–1686
Elizabeth Dunbar
1649–1676

James Scott's Descendants

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James (Cunningham) Scott (12 Jun 1764–5 Jul 1848) m. Amelia Dougherty (1770–7 Jul 1824)
  1. 1. David Scott 1791–1875 m. Margery Harrison 1799–1870
    1. 1. Henry (L) Scott 1843–1902 m. Virginia (Ann) Frum 1841–1917
      1. 1. Thomas (H) Scott 1883–1957 m. Lona (Gay) McDonald 1891–1959
        1. 1. Wilma (Alene) Scott 1918–1996 m. Woodrow (Ellsworth) Golden 1918–2000
        2. 2. Lenora (PEARL) Witte 1924–2010
        3. 3. Thelma (Irene) Scott 1915–1956
        4. 4. Charles (L) Scott 1916–
        5. 5. Florence (Genevieve) Barnhart 1920–2003
        6. 6. Mabel (F) Scott 1922–
        7. 7. Homer (C) Scott 1929–2012
        8. 8. Bernard (D) Scott 1926–1983
        9. 9. Robert (Dean) Scott 1933–1933
        10. 10. Homer (Clare) Scott 1928–1930
      2. 2. Olive (Frances) Scott 1885–1952
      3. 3. William (David) Scott 1868–1930
      4. 4. James (Elijah) Scott 1876–1962
      5. 5. Mary (Catherine) Scott 1878–1920
      6. 6. Maudie Scott 1881–1939
      7. 7. Elizabeth (I) Scott 1872–1945
      8. 8. Julie (Ann) Scott 1879–1948
      9. 9. Caroline ("Carrie" Virginia) Scott 1869–1939
      10. 10. Eliza (Lydia) Scott 1874–1944
      11. 11. Julia Scott 1880–
      12. 12. Olive (I) Scott 1886–
  2. 2. Enos (D) Scott 1799–1865
  3. 3. Dorsey Scott 1792–1793
  4. 4. Rawley Scott 1796–
  5. 5. Theresa Scott 1789–1860
  6. 6. William (Tingle) Scott 1795–1862
  7. 7. Julia Scott 1803–1874
  8. 8. Sanford (Bartlett) Scott 1805–1872
  9. 9. Bushrod (Washington) Scott 1808–1871
  10. 10. Caroline (V) Scott 1811–1894
  11. 11. Matilda Scott 1793–1864
  12. 12. Matilda Scott 1789–1868

James Scott's Timeline

3 Records

1764
Jun 1764
Birth of James Cunningham Scott in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1764
12 Jun 1764
Birth of James Cunningham Scott in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
1848
5 Jul 1848
Age 84
Death of James Cunningham Scott in Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1764
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1764
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1848
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia, United States

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