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.