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Samuel Scott 1720 – 1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1720

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Nov 1739

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Andrew Scott

Mother: Janet Simpson

Spouse(s): Janet Boyd

Children(s): John Scott

Samuel Scott was born in 1720 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Scott and Janet (Jean) Simpson. Samuel Scott married Janet Boyd, and had children including John Francis Scott. Samuel Scott passed away in 1739 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Samuel Scott was born in 1720 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Scott and Janet (Jean) Simpson.
  • Samuel Scott married Janet Boyd, and had children including John Francis Scott.
  • Samuel Scott passed away in 1739 in Scotland.

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Samuel Scott's Ancestors

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Samuel Scott
1720 – 1739
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Scott
1684 – 1763
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet ((Jean)) Simpson
1688 – 1762
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (William) Scott
1657 – 1686
Liberton, Midlothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Scott's Descendants

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Samuel Scott (28 Oct 1720 – 26 Nov 1739) m. Janet Boyd (1720 – 1812)
  1. 1. John (Francis) Scott (10 Sept 1738 – 11 Jan 1808) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") WALKER (14 Jun 1721 – 10 Jan 1774)
    1. 1. William (Albert) Scott (21 Mar 1756 – Aug 1798) m. Elizabeth Legar (11 Sep 1751 – )
      1. 1. Eli Scott (9 Oct 1790 – 2 May 1845) m. Celia Goodyear (12 Jun 1791 – )
        1. 1. Ervin Scott (15 Sep 1817 – 23 May 1883) m. Beady Elvington (abt 1817 – 1850)

Samuel Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1720
28 Oct 1720
Birth of Samuel Scott in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1739
26 Nov 1739
Age 19
Death of Samuel Scott in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1720
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1739
    Event Place: Scotland

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