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Samuel Scott 1774 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Oct 1848

Death Location: Big Creek, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Father: George Scott

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): Mary Scott

Children(s): James Scott, William Scott, Sarah Scott, Amelia Scott, Virginia Scott, Edward Scott, Samuel Scott, John Scott, Rebecca Scott, Samuel Scott

Samuel Scott was born in 1774 in Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of George Scott and Elizabeth Thompson Scott. Samuel Scott married Mary "Polly" Scott, and had children including James Henry Scott, William Hiram Scott, Sarah Thompson Scott, Amelia Jane Scott, Virginia "Jenny" Tennessee Scott, Edward Thompson Scott, Samuel Ward Scott, John Lawson Scott, Rebecca Wallace Scott, Samuel German Scott. Samuel Scott passed away in 1848 in Big Creek, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Scott was born in 1774 in Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of George Scott and Elizabeth Thompson Scott.
  • Samuel Scott married Mary "Polly" Scott, and had children including James Henry Scott, William Hiram Scott, Sarah Thompson Scott, Amelia Jane Scott, Virginia "Jenny" Tennessee Scott, Edward Thompson Scott, Samuel Ward Scott, John Lawson Scott, Rebecca Wallace Scott, Samuel German Scott.
  • Samuel Scott passed away in 1848 in Big Creek, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Scott
1750 – 1814
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Scott
1755 – 1846
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Scott
1801 – 1870
Birth Location: Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

James Scott
1827 – 1852
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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William Scott
1828 – 1852
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Scott
1828 – 1862
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Amelia Scott
1831 – 1880
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Virginia Scott
1832 – 1880
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Edward Scott
1834 – 1894
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Scott
1837 – 1863
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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John Scott
1840 – 1901
Birth Location: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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Rebecca Scott
1842 – 1886
Birth Location: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Scott
1846 – 1891
Birth Location: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Scott's Ancestors

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Samuel Scott
1774 – 1848
Birth Place: Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Scott
1750 – 1814
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Thompson) Scott
1755 – 1846
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (James) Scott
1720 – 1760
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Grisel Anderson
1712 – 1757
Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Rev. (Robert Roger) Thompson
1723 – 1771
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Ann (Letitia Ferguson) Brown
1730 – 1800
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Janet Alexander
Robert Anderson
1690 –
Jane
1690 –
James Ferguson
1687 – 1741
Anne Markham
1690 – 1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cuttbert Anderson
1670 –
John Ferguson
1650 – 1717
Daniel Brown
1660 – 1745
Elizabeth Newton
1664 – 1722

Samuel Scott's Descendants

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Samuel Scott (1774 – Oct 1848) m. Mary ("Polly") Scott (8 August 1801 – 1 August 1870)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Scott (1827 – 1852)
  2. 2. William (Hiram) Scott (Abt. 1828 – 1852) m. Amelia Scott (abt 1831 – )
  3. 3. Sarah (Thompson) Scott (Abt. 1828 – Abt. 1862) m. Joseph James (abt 1818 – )
    1. 1. William James (abt 1850 – )
    2. 2. John James (abt 1852 – )
    3. 3. George James (abt 1854 – )
    4. 4. Benjamin James (abt 1856 – )
  4. 4. Amelia (Jane) Scott (Abt. 1831 – Aft. 1880) m. William (H) Neel (abt 1833 – Abt. 1865) m. Martin (Van Buren) Easley ( – 1903)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Neel (4 Dec 1856 – 8 Dec 1943)
    2. 2. Frances (Jane) Neel (31 May 1858 – 21 Mar 1922)
    3. 3. Rebecca (Emma) Neel (abt 1860 – )
    4. 4. James Neel (abt 1861 – )
    5. 5. Martha Neal (abt 1862 – )
    6. 6. Anna (Viola) Easley (31 Aug 1863 – 28 Jun 1946)
  5. 5. Virginia ("Jenny" Tennessee) Scott (09 Sep 1832 – 1880) m. Robert (C.) Wright (1830 – ) m. Samuel (Shaw) Craig (22 Oct 1822 – 28 Dec 1864) m. John Card m. John (Hardin) Crouch (abt 1828 – 1881)
    1. 1. Robert Wright (abt 1851 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Osburn) CRAIG (17 Nov 1863 – 31 Mar 1865)
    3. 3. Thomas (Shaw "Tom") Craig (30 Mar 1865 – 21 Nov 1923)
    4. 4. John Card (1872 – )
    5. 5. Ben (Lee) Crouch (abt 1877 – )
  6. 6. Edward (Thompson) Scott (8 Sep 1834 – 8 Sep 1894) m. Louisa (Ann) Neel (6/27/1836 – 3/18/1892) m. Elisabeth (Smith "Bettie") Newton (11/1861 – 1901-1910)
    1. 1. James (N.) Scott (11/13/1858 – 9/17/1888)
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Scott (2/1859 – )
    3. 3. Samuel (Edward) Scott (10 May 1861 – 9/8/1940)
    4. 4. Mary (Virginia "Dolly") Scott (27 Apr 1866 – 12 Feb 1917)
    5. 5. Nannie (C. "Pink") Scott (10/18/1868 – 5/13/1890)
    6. 6. William (W.) Scott (8/24/1870 – 12/30/1890)
    7. 7. Effie (A.) Scott (1874 – 1899)
    8. 8. Edward (Franklin "Eddie") Scott (9/1894 – )
  7. 7. Samuel (Ward) Scott (Abt. 1837 – 09 May 1863)
  8. 8. John (Lawson) Scott (27 Sep 1840 – 9 March 1901) m. Elizabeth (Dillard) Morissette (Aug 1842 – March 1916)
    1. 1. Sam (Lawson) Scott (25 Jul 1879 – 29 Sep 1953) m. Florence ("Flossie" (Roach)) Scott (6 Nov 1884 – 15 Dec 1968)
      1. 1. Clyde (F) Scott (19 Mar 1907 – 26 Oct 1978) m. Lillian (Mae) Ralph (13 jan 1910 – 27 nov 1985) m. Etta Scott (17 Sep 1923 – 21 Dec 2006) m. Lillian (May) Ralph (13 jan 1910 – 27 nov 1985)
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Scott (27 Mar 1934 – 24 Feb 1935)
        2. 2. Dorothy (L) Scott (31 Oct 1938 – 10 Mar 1985)
        3. 3. Samuel (Royce) Scott (2 Jun 1950 – ) m. Linda (Diane) Bates (7 Apr 1951 – )
        4. 4. William (Ford Lee) Scott (13 Jan 1926 – 23 Sep 1991) m. Margaret (Helen) Robinson (25 OCT 1927 – 16 JAN 1997) m. Ruth (Earline) McKee (20 Oct 1926 – 27 Jan 2008) m. Alta (Irene) Oconner (20 Jul 1920 – 29 Jan 1967)
        5. 5. Helen Scott (13 Jun 1931 – 20 Aug 1932)
    2. 2. Mary Scott (1867 – before 1910)
    3. 3. William (Edward "Wiley") Scott (5 Dec 1868 – 26 Dec 1943)
    4. 4. James (Monroe) Scott (26 Feb 1870 – 10 Jan 1921)
    5. 5. Effie (Salina) Smith (16 Apr 1882 – 17 Oct 1965)
  9. 9. Rebecca (Wallace) Scott (26 May 1842 – 23 Jun 1886) m. Newton (Henry) Craig (24 Oct 1843 – 26 Oct 1927)
    1. 1. William (H.) Craig (16 Mar 1866 – 16 Jul 1866)
    2. 2. Samuel (F.) Craig (1 Sep 1867 – 25 Feb 1873)
    3. 3. Lewis (W.) Craig (18 May 1871 – 3 Sep 1873)
    4. 4. Mary (Eliza "Minnie") Craig (25 Dec 1872 – 29 Apr 1946)
    5. 5. James (A.) Craig (25 Dec 1872 – 2 Nov 1873)
    6. 6. Wallace (Edward) Craig (30 Dec 1875 – 3 May 1933)
    7. 7. Virgil (Amos) Craig (25 Oct 1876 – 30 Aug 1968)
    8. 8. Newton (Armstrong) Craig (2 Jul 1880 – 1 Aug 1938)
  10. 10. Samuel (German) Scott (26 Mar 1846 – 15 Aug 1891) m. Martha Neal (Oct 1843 – )
    1. 1. Robert Scott (Abt 1870 – )
    2. 2. James (Edward) Scott (12 May 1873 – 4 Jun 1957)
    3. 3. Emma Scott (Abt 1874 – )
    4. 4. Charles Scott (Abt 1876 – )

Samuel Scott's Timeline

4 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Samuel Scott in Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA
1806
8/16/1806
Age 32
Samuel Scott was married in Davidson County, Tennessee
Davidson County, Tennessee
1822
05/23/1822
Age 48
Samuel Scott was married in Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1848
Oct 1848
Age 74
Death of Samuel Scott in Big Creek, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Big Creek, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8/16/1806
    Event Place: Davidson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05/23/1822
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1848
    Event Place: Big Creek, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
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