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Sylvanus Scott 1672–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 NOV 1672

Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)

Death Date: 13 JUN 1742

Death Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Providence)

Father: John Scott

Mother: Rebecca Brown

Spouse(s): Joanna Jenks

Children(s): Sylvanus Scott

Sylvanus Scott was born in 1672 in Providence, Rhode Island (Providence), the child of John Scott And Rebecca Brown. Sylvanus Scott married Joanna Jenks, and had children including Sylvanus Scott. Sylvanus Scott passed away in 1742 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Providence).

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Scott was born in 1672 in Providence, Rhode Island (Providence), the child of John Scott And Rebecca Brown.
  • Sylvanus Scott married Joanna Jenks, and had children including Sylvanus Scott.
  • Sylvanus Scott passed away in 1742 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Providence).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Scott
1640–1677
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
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Rebecca Brown
1642–1701
Birth Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Rockingham)
RB

Spouses(s)

Joanna Jenks
1672–1756
Birth Location: Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent)
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Children(s)

Sylvanus Scott
1702–1754
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
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Sylvanus Scott's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Scott
1672–1742
Birth Place: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
Parents
John Scott
1640–1677
Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
Rebecca Brown
1642–1701
Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Rockingham)
Grandparents
Richard Scott
1605–1681
Glemsford, Suffolk Co., England
Catherine Marbury
1610–1687
Alford, Alford Parish, Lincolnshire, England
John Brown
1614–1687
London, London Co., England
Sarah Walker
1618–1672
London, London Co., England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Marbury
1555–1611
Bridget Dryden
1563–1645
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Marbury
1524–1581
Agnes Lenton
1528–1581
John Dryden
1525–1584
Elizabeth Cope
1529–1584

Sylvanus Scott's Descendants

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Sylvanus Scott (10 NOV 1672–13 JUN 1742) m. Joanna Jenks (1672–12 MAR 1756)
  1. 1. Sylvanus Scott 1702–1754 m. Sarah Moses 1708–1745
    1. 1. Sarah Scott 1726–1804 m. Joseph (Henry) Seavey 1715–1782
      1. 1. Sylvanus (O'Brien) Seavey 1754–1795 m. Lydia (Betsey) Cates 1763–1830
        1. 1. Edward (F.) Seavey 1783–1842 m. Sarah Averill 1787–1845
        2. 2. Sarah Seavey 1785–1851 m. Francis Lowe 1776–1859
        3. 3. Joseph Seavey 1787–1850 m. Lydia Seavey 1789–1878
        4. 4. Samuel Seavey 1789–1810
        5. 5. Henry Seavey 1792–1832 m. Hannah (G.) Seavey 1805–1876
        6. 6. Sylvanus (O.) Seavey 1794–1880 m. Cynthia (O'Brien) Seavey 1800–1891
      2. 2. Joseph (Henry) Seavey 1751–1788 m. Olive Booker 1762–1800
      3. 3. Mary Seavey 1762–1850 m. Israel Andrews 1752–1810
      4. 4. John Seavey 1764–1820 m. Rebecca West 1767–1801 m. Abigail Libby 1780–1888
        1. 1. Cynthia (O'Brien) Seavey 1800–1891 m. Sylvanus (O.) Seavey 1794–1880
      5. 5. Sarah Seavey 1745–1810 m. Aaron Hanscom 1734–1826
        1. 1. Abigail Hanscom 1781–1825 m. Daniel Averill 1777–1845
        2. 2. Moses Hanscom 1787–1861 m. Hannah Averill 1792–1820
        3. 3. Sylvanus Hanscom 1775–1840 m. Eda Averill 1780–1863
      6. 6. Hannah Seavey 1756– m. George (Mitchell) Thompson 1752–1820
      7. 7. Aaron Seavey 1760–1798 m. Joanna West 1770–
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsey) Seavey 1771–1857 m. Ebenezer Gooch 1766–1856
      9. 9. George Seavey 1748–1835 m. Hannah Gooch 1749–1816 m. Hannah Gooch 1749–1830
        1. 1. Lydia Seavey 1789–1878 m. Joseph Seavey 1787–1850
        2. 2. Olive Seavey 1784– m. Jesse Fenlason 1784–1874
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Seavey 1788– m. William Fenlason 1786–1876
        4. 4. George Seavey 1773–1834 m. Phebe Meserve 1774–1866
    2. 2. Samuel Scott 1723–1794 m. Susanna Perry 1723–1801
      1. 1. John Scott 1747–1805 m. Frances Thompson 1749–
        1. 1. William Scott 1777– m. Elizabeth McLaughlin 1775–1834
      2. 2. Susanna Scott 1749–1840 m. Wallace (William) Fenlason 1745–1827
        1. 1. John Fenlason 1790–1880 m. Lydia Elsemore 1795–
        2. 2. Mark Fenlason 1788–1878 m. Sarah ("Sally") Elsemore 1793–1860
        3. 3. Wallace (J.) Fenlason 1782–1872 m. Deborah (Seavey) Gooch 1791–
        4. 4. Nathaniel (Sawyer) Fenlason 1775–1839 m. Mary Greenlaw 1780–1850
        5. 5. Sarah Fenlason 1776–
        6. 6. Rosamond Fenlason 1778–1861 m. James Dudley 1775–1850
        7. 7. Samuel Fenlason 1780– m. Sally Hathaway 1792–
        8. 8. Amelia Fenlason 1792–1886
        9. 9. Elisha (Perry) Fenlason 1797–1876 m. Cynthia Seavey 1817–1884
        10. 10. Jesse Fenlason 1784–1874 m. Olive Seavey 1784–
        11. 11. William Fenlason 1786–1876 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Seavey 1788–
    3. 3. Sarah Scott 1727– m. Joseph (Henry) Seavey 1716–1782
      1. 1. John Seavey 1752– m. Rebecca West 1751–
        1. 1. William Seavey 1789– m. Sarah (M.) Libby 1792–
        2. 2. Aaron Seavey 1794–
        3. 3. Rebecca Seavey 1796–
        4. 4. Cynthia Seavey 1806–
        5. 5. John (M.) Seavey 1798–1857
    4. 4. Ruth Scott 1725–1754 m. George Thompson 1723–1753
      1. 1. Frances Thompson 1749– m. John Scott 1747–1805

Sylvanus Scott's Timeline

5 Records

1672
10 NOV 1672
Birth of Sylvanus Scott
None
1672
10 NOV 1672
Birth of Sylvanus Scott in Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
1742
1742
Age 70
Burial of Sylvanus Scott in Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
1742
13 JAN 1742
Age 70
Death of Sylvanus Scott in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Providence)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Providence)
1742
13 JUN 1742
Age 70
Death of Sylvanus Scott
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1672
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1672
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1742
    Event Place: Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Providence)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JUN 1742
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.
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