Map of Kentucky Counties Today

In 1772 Fincastle County became the frontier county of Virginia, extending to the Mississippi.  It included all of what is now Kentucky as well as a part of Southwestern Virginia. In May 1780 Kentucky County was subdivided into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln.

1785 Mercer was created from Lincoln
1785 Bourbon was created from Fayette

1788 Woodford was created from Fayette

1792  Logan from Lincoln

1792 Christian from Logan

1794 Franklin from Woodford, Mercer, and Shelby

1796 Garrard from Mercer, Lincoln, and Madison

1798 Jessamine from Fayette

1820 Trigg from Christian and Caldwell

1821 Hickman from Caldwell and Livingston

Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, these are the counties most referenced (so far) in this Blog. 

The importance in this discussion is that while a family may have lived on the same farm for 100 years, that land may have been purchased in one county, been taxed in a second, and been sold in a third.   Finally we have a practical illustration for set theory.

An excellent site for viewing Kentucky county maps by year is Genealogy Inc
Kentucky State and County Maps and Atlases
   
















Map Courtesy of Digital-Topo-Maps.com

Connecting Scott and Bibb Puzzle Pieces

I got my nose buried in Thomas Fleming's Washington's Secret War, about Valley Forge.  Which pushed me to pull my notes on Thomas Scott, and do more Revolutionary War research. 

Thomas was in the Virginia 10th Regiment which, when they arrived at Valley Forge had 442 men, of which 5 were named Scott.
Cadwallider Scott
Drury Scott
John Scott
Reuben Scott
Thomas Scott

General Charles Scott was there commanding the Virginia 12th.  During the year at Valley Forge Charles Scott was Washington’s “Intelligence Officer” who managed spies who were watching the British.

Later (in 1779) George Scott was on the Muster roll to serve R. Scott's time.
Earlier in 1777 there was a William Scott in an Independent company annexed to the 6th VA.

During 1779 the Muster rolls show Thomas and Drury Scott are on "furlough and supposed with Genl Scott at the Southward" 
I think General Charles Scott was captured by the British in 1780 in the Carolinas.

Do any of these names fit with your family trees? 

A few years later some of these names are on land claims on the Dicks River, General Charles Scott becomes leader in the Kentucky Militia and later Gov of KY.    His Father-in-law was George M Bibb.

Benjamin Bibb (1706 – 1768) was the Grandfather of Benjamin Bibb (1775 – 1821) who married Mary (Polly) Scott, the daughter of William Scott, later of Trigg County, KY. This Benjamin Bibb (1706 – 1768) lived and died in Louisa County, VA.  One of my records shows that Thomas Scott (my ancestor) enlisted in the 10^th Virginia in Louisa County, VA.

Please let me know if you have any puzzle pieces that fit :)

Julia Scott Turner

This is from Rob Scott, a fellow Scott family researcher.  Rob is a descendant of William Scott born in Hamilton Bann, York County, PA March 25, 1765.

I have enclosed a letter from Julia Scott Turner.   She is writing this letter to her nieces and nephews.   Julia was Moses Scotts first child.  Moses a son of Samuel Scott, and Catherine Ellison.  The letter lists Moses as having at least one brother Thomas.  Moses  married a Nancy Daniels in Trigg Co. in 1835.   Julia was born about 1837.  Moses, I think was born about 1809 in Trigg Co.   

Julia goes on to tell about Samuels brothers Joseph, John, William, and their sisters, but does not list the sisters by name.   The letter also parallels your Thomas’s moves Virginia to Fayette Co, to Trigg.  

I think in the 1820 census Moses is living in the vicinity of “Rhody” Scott, which I assume is Joseph Scotts widow Rhoda Hale Scott.  Among other Scotts.

Moses later has 4 sons named William, Thomas, Samuel and John.   Presumably all named after his kinsmen.   So did he name a son after your Thomas?

I assume we are all related.   How, and proving it, we will just have to see.

This is the letter:

Mollie Rose Wilson died July 6,1898 at her home on Dry Creek,Trigg Co Ky.
She was born September 27,1864 in the same county, was the daughter of Irvin and Lucy (Morris) Rose, granddaughter of Merritt and Mary (Tinsley) Rose and great granddaughter of John and Jane Tinsley.
The latters father was Wm.Scott who removed from Lexington Ky about 100 years ago. His remains are interred on the farm which he owned and which is still in the possession of his descendants.
Mrs Wilson was one of the fifth generation all the above mentioned, having lived and died in the same vicinity, except Mrs Lucy Rose, who still survives.
It is a pleasure to note that without exception, the persons above mentioned embraced the Christian religion and died in all hope of eternal life..
Miss Mollie Rose and Christopher Wilson were married Dec 27, 1887. They had four children given them to share their love and care--two boys and two girls-all of whom are living. In a letter to the writer some time ago, the mother said "I have fully realized that without Divine aid we can do nothing and, oh, how I earnestly desire to bring the little ones entrusted to my care, up in the love of Jesus and have them all he would wish them to be both here and hereafter".
She taught her children at home, saying she was not willing that they be away from her protecting care until they were old enough to remember her teaching and not depart from what was right. . Having been a teacher, she was qualified to to teach her children. She regarded the profession of teaching the grandest of all worldly callings. She loved the work and with better advantages, would have taken high rank among teachers.
She was fond of reading and read with sad interest the recent accounts of famine in India, saying that it made her more thankful to God for blessings she enjoyed. She appreciated culture and the many beautiful things which our Father in heaven has provided for his children in this world, but seemed content if she did not have them.
Probably our dear Mollie had faults or weaknesses odiment of many virtues and the tender affection which her husband and children manifested for her gives evidence of rare loveliness and domestic character.
At a meeting in Cadiz about five years ago, Mollie obtained a hope that her sins were forgiven and that in Christ she was a new creature. The radiance of this new life illuminated her pathway as the years passed by and was felt by those about her.
During her two weeks illness she talked calmly of death as of other affairs; it seemed that death had no terrors for her. She said she was sorry to leave her family, but death seemed only a dream and that they must not grieve, but meet her in heaven. Then, seemingly, she fell asleep with Heaven's light beaming on her beautiful face of clay and swept thru the pearly gates into the beautiful city. Her intelligent sweet smile seemed to portray the wonderful beauty that unfolded before her raptured vision. "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have they entered into the heart of man In the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him" She was strong in the belief of the Primitive Baptist Faith. "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, from which none ever wake to weep"
written by Julia Turner  of Lincoln, Ill

The Following was apparently written by Julia Ann Turner some time later

                                                      A BIT OF FAMILY HISTORY

Written at Lincoln, Illinois August 23, 1922 by Julia Ann Scott Turner, aged 85, and completed June 8, 1923.

For Ollie, Blanche and Charles G. Scott

I want to give you another bit of history concerning your father.  When our mother died the 20^th day of August 1844, I was seven and my brother was four years old. My father’s youngest sister made her home in the family and she took charge and care of my brother.  She was very fond of him and indulgent so he could get what he wanted by teasing or even asking for it.  In later years she was very much concerned about his soul’s salvation, but as she would often say, “Will does not seem anxious at all about himself.”  This was when he was about fourteen years old.  This Aunt Polly, as we called her, would often say when anything troubled her, “I just go and give myself to prayer.”  So she no doubt offered up many prayers for her darling boy.  “Cast thy bread upon the waters and it shall return to thee after many days.”

All this came to my mind one day after reading the text on a slip placed on my breakfast table in the hospital.

During these years, our mother’s father was one of the family.  His name was William Daniel, a cabinet maker by trade, that is, he made fine furniture by hand as all furniture was made at that time.  So he took care of the garden—a large square piece of ground which was divided into four squares by two walks running the length and breadth and crossing each other at the center.  They were kept as smooth as a floor.  After a rain, we were told not to go in the garden as our feet would leave tracks in the soft ground.  It was a temptation to a boy to even walk in the garden for the walks were lined with sweet pinks, larkspur, poppies, French pinks, touch-me-nots, and other flowers besides sweet herbs, a long row of sage, a bed of thyme, camamile, balsam, lilacs, (good for honey bees) and there was a bed of calamus, tansey and rue.  Gourds of different sizes and shapes hung from vines that grew on the back fence.  Then we had pomegranites for perfume. So after a rain when sweet smelling things were at their best, Will, as he was always called, would slip through the gate.  If Grandfather happened to see him, Will knew it was time to get out and take to his heels. He could out-run grandfather with his cane, so he was not able to catch him. Besides, if he could reach Aunt Polly he was safe. Yes, all this happened seventy seven years ago.  Grandmother Scott lived with us too.  Her maiden name was Catherine Ellison.  Now the house, garden, cherry trees, peach orchard, apple orchard and well were on the South and west. North and east were the horse lot and cow lot.  This is covered by the reservoir owned by the railroad company, at this time, including the cultivated fields, lying north, in which is my mother’s grave, marked by a head-stone which can be seen from public road running north on the west side of the farm.  The grave was originally in a little grove in a piece of pasture land lying between above described part of farm and cultivated field.

The Scott family came from Virginia and were of Scotch ancestry as the name indicates.

The family settled in Kentucky where the city of Lexington now stands, while the Indians were yet making raids in that part of the country.

They carried away captives John Scott and his wife.  John Scott was a brother of William, Joseph and Samuel, the latter being our grandfather. John was the adopted son of the chief who often sent him on long hunting excursions in which he was very successful, often returning loaded with game. This pleased the chief who each time gave him greater freedom.  John shrewdly conceived the idea of getting away by going farther each time, continually drawing nearer the settlement.

At last he escaped safely to the settlement.  From there he recovered his wife through traders.

William, Joseph, Samuel and several sisters with their families removed to Trigg County and settled in homes of their own about 1801 and all owning one or two families of slaves except Samuel, he being opposed to the slavery of human beings altho they were black.

All the Scott families were Baptist except Samuel and his wife who united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church when it was founded in 1810.  My recollection is that they were either members of some other church before or were converted during the great revival that swept over that part of country in the early days of the century.

History states that a few faithful women offered prayer at the hour of sunset for  a whole year asking for a revival of religion.  When it came the like was never known.  Sinners who came to the camp meetings to scoff and defy the preachers, fell to the ground crying for mercy.  These camp meetings were held annually and thousands were converted.  Between times services were held monthly in private homes, the home of Samuel and Catherine Scott, my grandparents being one of them which was supplied by a circuit rider.  When the Sacrament was administered two preachers came on Saturday and stayed over Sunday.

Samuel was a ruling elder till the time of his death after which he was succeeded by his son Thomas.  Thomas’ son William, served efficiently in the Methodist Church until his death.  Archie Turner, a grandson of Moses Scott who was the youngest son of Samuel Scott, was elected elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian church about 1884.  His mother, the writer of this sketch was a daughter of Moses S. and Nancy Daniel Scott.

In 1906 the Cumberland church was united with the mother church (except a small remnant) the doctrinal differences which separated them having been adjusted. In 1842 or 3 the Cherry Grove school house was erected on my father’s farm on the west side of the pasture lot where it now stands.  It was a log house, the logs having been used previously as a store house by James Davis, uncle of W. B. Davis who owned them.

It derived its name from a large number of wild cherry trees which grew near it.

The first school teacher was Elizabeth Brewer, an eastern lady who afterwards became the wife of Judge McAdow.  The next was Martha Rutherford, followed by a long list of teachers including myself.  Carrie Hull, daughter of Schuyler Hull, was one of the later teachers. 

Some of them were Mr. Griffin, Mr. McCord, Mr. Denny, Joel Smith, Miss Swett, and many other whom I don’t recall.

A third building has been erected on the same site, school having been held continuously since the erection of the log house.

Their terms were two a winter, one of six months and a spring one of three.

Trigg County, KY Cemeteries

This is From:   TRIGG  COUNTY  CEMETERIES   by  Judith Ann Maupin, January 1980

It may be useful to anyone researching Scott related families in Trigg County, KY


Cenetery Abbreviations 
Carr Cemetery on the edge of the Fort Campbell Reservation was also used as
      a reinterment cemetery for some other cemeteries on the reservation.
Delm  Delmont Church Cemetery
Dix   Dixon Cemetery
East  East End Cemetery
Futr  Futrell or Laura Furnace Cemetery
Pugh  Pugh Flatt Church Cemetery
Scot  Scott Cemetery was moved from Fort Campbell to relocation
      cemetery at Herndon, Kentucky
S-F   Scott-Futrell Cemetery
Payt  Payton Thomas Cemetery
Turn  Turner or Cerulean Cemetery


BORN        DIED        CEMT  NAME 
...
year mo day year mo day 
1808        1886        Carr  SCOTT,    John 
1811        1883        Carr  SCOTT,    Annie
1836        1902        Carr  SCOTT,    Lee
1840        1880        Carr  SCOTT,    Nannie
1890 03 04  1908 01 18  Carr  SCOTT,    Henry 
1824 03 14  1885 12 23  Carr  SCOTT,    J.M.
1836 03 18  1888 07 19  Carr  SCOTT,    Sarah Annie, wife of J.M.
1887 07 18  1887 11 11  Carr  SCOTT,    C.M. son of C.C. & E.L.
1900 05 04  1908 11 18  Carr  SCOTT,    E.B. son of C.C. & E.L.
1875 03 11  1893 06 25  Carr  SCOTT,    Freeman R. son of J.M. & S.A.
1901 12 30  1901 12 30  Carr  SCOTT,    infant son of G.M. & Mary 
1880        1963 07 03  Carr  SCOTT,    Henry Carlon 
1886        1948        Carr  SCOTT,    Ora E. daughter of Mary E.
1858        1935        Carr  SCOTT,    Mary E. mother of Ora E.
1853        1929        Carr  SCOTT,    Nathaniel L.
1915                    Carr  DUNN,     Naomi Scott 
1854 07 03  1908 07 19  Carr  SCOTT,    G.L.
1861 01 31  1938 02 17  Carr  SCOTT,    Nancy Ann wife of G.L.
1919 09 06  1919 09 06  Carr  SCOTT,    infant of S.W. & E.D.
1884        1957        Carr  SCOTT,    S. Wooden
1893                    Carr  SCOTT,    Dullie wife of S.W.  
1865 10 14  1946 08 15  Carr  SCOTT,    Mittie wife of J.H. 
1860 09 10  1941 05 22  Carr  SCOTT,    J.H.  
1879 10 23  1940 08 11  Carr  SCOTT,    Mary H.  wife of C.M.
1879 03 04  1940 08 11  Carr  SCOTT,    C. Madison 
1900 12 04  1917 04 27  Carr  SCOTT,    Etha Violet dau of C.M. & M.H.
1830 09 28  1904 10 19  Delm  SCOTT,    A.J. 
1834 10 23  1920 01 25  Delm  SCOTT,    Margarette wife of A.J.
1914 04 20              Delm  SHELTON,  Anna Marie wife of R.C.
1910 02 10  1972 04 01  Delm  SHELTON,  Roy Clifton
1878 11 19  1944 11 11  Delm  SHELTON,  Flavious E.
1886 02 25  1970 03 03  Delm  SHELTON,  Minnie A. wife of F.E.
1849 10 18  1904 03 25  Delm  SHELTON,  A.H.
1854 07 17  1918 02 18  Delm  SHELTON,  Martha E.
1881        1959        Delm  SHELTON,  Arthur W.
1881        1964        Delm  SHELTON,  Bettie F. wife of A.W.
1876        1947        Delm  SHELTON,  Henry W.
1897 09 24  1918 08 25  Delm  SHELTON,  Lois wife of Alonzo
1871 08 19  1934 11 26  Delm  CHEWING,  Kate E. Scott wife of J.D.
1862 11 02  1942 10 18  Delm  CHEWING,  J. Douglas
1876        1947        Delm  SHELTON   Henry W.
1861        1922        Delm  SCOTT,    W.S.
1864        1940        Delm  SCOTT,    Maggie J. wife of W.S.
1898        1900        Delm  SCOTT,    William A.
1872        1938 02 09  Dix   SAFFER,   Louis 
1884 03 17  1947 08 07  Dix   SAFFER,   Cora Scott   
1858 03 03  1938 05 20  Dix   HARPER,   Sarah Elizabeth Futrell Scott wife
                                        of Pros. J. Harper
1882                    Dix   HARPER,   Martha Scott wife of B.F.
1932 11 25  1952 03 08  Dix   SCOTT,    Thomas Wade
1896 08 09  1964 06 17  Dix   SCOTT,    Alvin 
1893 07 27              Dix   SCOTT,    Temple Dixon wife of Alvin
1893 10 27  1973 05 14  Dix   SCOTT,    James Roscoe
            1929 11 03  Dix   SCOTT,    Lena L. Gardner
1894        1965        East  SCOTT,    Lucille 
1864 03 28              Futr  SCOTT,    Nancy Jane Futrell
1834 10 28  1917 04 21  Futr  SCOTT,    Mary Samuel
1923 11 28  1929 01 22  Futr  SHELTON,  Roise Edward son of A.G. & Myrtle
1821 04 02  1897 10 02  Futr  McKINNEY, Rhoda Shelton wife of Dr. G.W.
1816 03 12  1883 03 29  Futr  McKINNEY, Dr. Guy W.
1793 07 27  1862 11 11  Futr  McKINNEY, Edwin
1794 10 29  1855 10 17  Futr  McKINNEY, Elizabeth wife of Edwin
1855 09 15  1866 04 18  Futr  SHELTON,  Laura Ann dau of S.H. & E.J.
1820 07 28  1883 04 12  Futr  SHELTON,  Elizabeth Jane wife of S.H.
1818        1892        Futr  SHELTON,  S.H.
1869        1936        Futr  SHELTON,  Bettie 
1872 01 15  1956 01 02  Pugh  SCOTT,    Eddie Beth wife of V.R.
1886 10 28  1956 09 16  Pugh  SCOTT,    Vernon R.
1905        1947        Pugh  SHELTON,  Murray
1905                    Pugh  SHELTON,  Bertha wife of Murray
1889        1892        Scot  SCOTT,    Sarah I.
1860        1938        Scot  SCOTT,    David D. 
1878 05 01  1881 10 28  Scot  SCOTT,    Johnnie B.
1840 05 30  1901 07 10  Scot  SCOTT,    Sarah Josephine Rogers wife of Joe
1832 08 06  1912 11 23  Scot  SCOTT,    Joe
1872 04 26  1906 01 27  Scot  SCOTT,    Cora I. dau of Joe & Sarah
1869 08 12  1941 12 24  Scot  SCOTT,    Miss Fathie E.
1865 04 08  1911 02 08  Scot  CARR,     Julius M.
1865 05 17  1911 02 08  Scot  CARR,     Eliza A.
1897 03 03  1898 06 12  Scot  CARR,     Julius B.
                        Scot  SCOTT,    Nannie
1765 03 25              S-F   SCOTT,    William
1779 08 27  1843 01 02  S-F   SCOTT,    Margaret wife of William
                        S-F   CARR,     dau of Wm Scott, wife of Wm Carr
            1839 01 15  S-F   TINSLEY,  John age 48-10-2
1794 03 09  1885 02 19  S-F   TINSLEY,  Jane  wife of John
1814        1862        S-F   CARR,     John R.
1797 03 02  1868 05 28  S-F   TINSLEY,  James
1839 07 22  1868 07 21  S-F   TINSLEY,  Charles B.
1827 10 23  1854 07 25  S-F   TINSLEY,  James C.
1812 04 30  1840 08 17  S-F   TINSLEY,  Marion C. son of J & E
1833 01 25  1865 08 11  S-F   TINSLEY,  Araminta E.
1822 05 04  1869 08 09  S-F   TINSLEY,  Robert
1853 12 26  1893 08 09  S-F   TINSLEY,  Scott 
            1911 02 08  S-F   CARR,     Elizabeth Scott (Mrs Julius)
                                        age 45-8-21  
1880 02 03  1936 11 18  Shol  SHELTON,  William R. "Buck"
1890 01 20  1948 12 29  Shol  SHELTON,  Lula Grace Sholar wife of W.R.
1876 01 21  1907        Shol  SHOLAR,   Josie Scott wife of Joe
1859 12 25  1946 12 27  Payt  FUTRELL,  Daniel Worth
1868 07 17  1918 07 09  Payt  FUTRELL,  Jane Scott wife of D.W.       
1892        1973        Turn  SCOTT,    Olive Weller

William & Joseph Scott, are They Related?

Now that I have laid out the basics of my Scott ancestors, I can move on to talking about the other Scott and Scott related families who are probably related. These are people and families who were in the same place at the same time as my Scott ancestors, and who look and act like they are related.

I’ll start with William Scott who was born in York County, PA on March 25, 1765, making him 4 or 5 years younger than my GGGrandfather Thomas Scott.  In 1771, at the age of 6, his family moved to Virginia. He married Margaret Fox and they had 5 daughters.  In 1791 they moved to Fayette County, KY.

Their daughters were:

Mary “Polly” Scott, B 13 June 1792, who married (1) Benjamin Bibb in 1814 in Trigg County, KY and (2) John Carr in 1829. 

Jane Scott, B 09 March 1794, who married John Tinsley in 1815

Martha Scott, B 25 August 1797, who married John Rogers in 1818

Elizabeth Scott, B 10 June 1799, who married James Tinsley in 1820

Margaret Scott, B 22 February 1801, who married Joseph Carr in 1819

William and Margaret Scott moved from Fayette County to Trigg County about 1817.  They settled near the village of Linton.

Next I’ll mention Joseph Scott B 1780 in PA and D 1814 in Trigg County.  He married Rhoda Hale in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, September 29, 1803. Joseph and Rhoda had 6 children:  

John Hale Scott married Annie Carr

Ruth Scott married William Carr

Agnes Scott married William Shelton

Jesse Scott who  married Margaret Davis

Mary (Polly) Scott married Jonathan Elliot

Jane M Scott married Benjamin Craig

On the 1820 Census of Trigg County we have 8 Scott and related families; Thomas Scott, Samuel Scott, William Scott, Rhoda Scott (the widow of Joseph Scott), Robert Shelton, Benjamin Bibb, John Tinsley, and John Rogers.