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Penelope Melinda Scott 1820–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1900

Death Location: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

Father: GABRIEL SCOTT

Mother: Abigail Griffing

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Penelope Melinda Scott was born in 1820 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Gabriel B Scott And Abigail Griffing. Penelope Melinda Scott passed away in 1900 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Penelope Melinda Scott was born in 1820 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Gabriel B Scott And Abigail Griffing.
  • Penelope Melinda Scott passed away in 1900 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA.

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Penelope Scott's Ancestors

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Penelope Scott
1820–1900
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
GABRIEL B. SCOTT
1785–1830
Natchez District, Spanish Colonial Mississippi
Abigail Griffing
1792–1863
Jersey Settlement, Natchez District, Spanish Colonial Mississippi
Grandparents
William ("Killed by Cherokee Indians on a return trip from Georgetown District, SC" SCOTT) II
1758–1794
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Monica Warren
1760–1791
South Carolina, United States
John (Benjamin Griffing) Reverend
1758–1803
Natchez District (Adams County), Spanish Colonial Mississippi
Penelope Coleman
1756–1808
Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Scott
1740–1793
Martha Dearly
–1793
William Griffing
1736–1764
Hannah Horton
1740–1793
Jeremiah Coleman
1735–1777
Hannah Swayze
1733–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Griffing
1685–1729
Lydia 6GG
1685–1743
Samuel Coleman
1710–1773
Rev Jr
1712–1784
Phebe Horton
1717–1793

Penelope Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1820
15 Mar 1820
Birth of Penelope Melinda Scott in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
1900
7 May 1900
Age 80
Death of Penelope Melinda Scott in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1900
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

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