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John Scott 1706–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Nov 1774

Death Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Jr

Mother: Mary Bell

Spouse(s): Margaret Thornton

Children(s): Margaret Scott, Margret Scott, Thomas Scott, William Scott, Samuel SCOTT, Hannah SCOTT, John Scott, Absalom Scott, John SCOTT

John Scott was born in 1706 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Samuel Scott Jr And Mary Bell. John Scott married Margaret Thornton, Martha Stevens, and had children including Absalom Scott, Hannah Thornton Scott, John Scott, John Thornton Scott, Margaret Scott, Margret Scott, Samuel Thornton Scott, Thomas Scott, William Scott. John Scott passed away in 1774 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Scott was born in 1706 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Samuel Scott Jr And Mary Bell.
  • John Scott married Margaret Thornton, Martha Stevens, and had children including Absalom Scott, Hannah Thornton Scott, John Scott, John Thornton Scott, Margaret Scott, Margret Scott, Samuel Thornton Scott, Thomas Scott, William Scott.
  • John Scott passed away in 1774 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Scott's Ancestors

Self
John Scott
1706–1774
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Samuel Scott Jr
1687–1777
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Bell
1695–1724
Scotland
Grandparents
Reuben (Andrew) Scott
1675–1701
Andover, Oxford, Maine, USA
Elizabeth ("Eliza" J.) Allen
1672–1705
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
John BELL
1670–1730
Farlam Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Scott
1655–1695
Helen Todd
1650–
Hope Allen
1625–1677
George Bell
1642–
Jannet Peares
1649–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Scott's Descendants

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John Scott (1706–12 Nov 1774) m. Margaret Thornton (1719–16 APR 1801)
  1. 1. Margaret Scott 1753–1826 m. Robert Carothers 1750–1812 m. Robert (B Carothers) Sr 1750–1837
    1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Carothers 1777–1875 m. John (Jesse) Garner 1763–1863
      1. 1. Elizabeth Garner 1798–1886 m. James Akins 1788–1862
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Akins 1840–1902 m. *Robert (R) Fleeman 1840–1910
        2. 2. Rowena (Cecelia) Akins 1837–1914
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Akins 1821–1901 m. Willis Hartley 1818–1892
        4. 4. James (Ellis) Akins 1822–1877 m. Jane Grant 1818–1889
        5. 5. Jane (H.) Akins 1826–1905
        6. 6. John Akins 1831–1905 m. Mary (Jane) Akins 1835–1912
        7. 7. Samuel Akins 1835–1923
        8. 8. Nathenal Akins 1844–1926 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tindle 1844–1930
        9. 9. *Elijah (Warren) Akins 1846–1918
        10. 10. Shawn (Renee) Akins 1837–
      2. 2. Nathan Garner 1800–1801
      3. 3. Susan Garner 1804–
      4. 4. Calaway (B) Garner 1809–1885
      5. 5. James Garner 1809–1889
      6. 6. Noah Garner 1813–1889
      7. 7. William Garner 1816–1881
      8. 8. Dorotha (Calloway) Garner 1804–1852
      9. 9. Cynthia Garner 1811–1870
    2. 2. Sarah Carothers 1775–1819
    3. 3. Thomas Carothers 1780–1850
    4. 4. Mary Carothers 1783–1875
    5. 5. William Carothers 1785–1826
    6. 6. Ezekiel Carothers 1786–1814
    7. 7. Patsy Carothers 1787–1871
    8. 8. John Carothers 1789–1817
    9. 9. Esther Carothers 1790–
    10. 10. Ezekiel Carothers 1788–1860
    11. 11. Jane Carothers 1777–1845
    12. 12. Hugh Carothers 1776–1832
  2. 2. Margret Scott 1860–
  3. 3. Thomas Scott 1754–1843
  4. 4. William Scott 1750–1804
  5. 5. Samuel (Thornton) SCOTT 1762–1820
  6. 6. Hannah (Thornton) SCOTT 1773–1823
  7. 7. John Scott 1760–1835
  8. 8. Absalom Scott 1776–1847
  9. 9. John (Thornton) SCOTT 1748–

John Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1706
Birth of John Scott in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1774
12 Nov 1774
Age 68
Death of John Scott in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 391

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1774
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

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