Samuel Scott came into Kentucky County,
Virginia with Harrod's second party in 1775. He may have been a member of the
first party in 1774, but all of the names in that party are not known.
Samuel, George, and William Scott all claimed
land on or near Dicks River in Mercer County.
In 1796 part of Mercer County became a part of the newly formed Garrard
County, so it is a good guess that Samuel's home was in that part of Mercer
which became Garrard.
This is an excerpt from the will of Samuel
Scott.
Samuel Scott of Mercer County Kentucky
probably died in 1803.
Will from Will Book of Garrard County, Ky,
Will Book A, page 147
The will was written May 20, 1796 and probated at Jan. Court 1804.
Witnesses: Ambrose Garrott, Enoch Kamper,
John Stephens, Richard Roser.
The Executors were Samuel's Son John Scott of
Fayette Co, Ky and his Son-in-law William Brown of Mercer Co, Ky
The will leaves land in YORK Co, Pa, lying by the
land of Wm READ and Thomas SHANNON and also money coming from Thomas PATTERSON
of YORK Co, Pa. to son John Scott of Fayette Co, Ky and John Scott's children
by his first wife, viz: Samuel, Thomas, Brown, and Sarah; and to son Robert
Scott's children of York Co, Pa, and to the widow of Robert, and to Jane Scott
who was the widow of son William Scott, deceased and to his children.
The following evidently inherited property in
Kentucky:
son Joseph Scott and Joseph Scott's children
daughter Isabella Brown, deceased
son-in-law William Brown of Mercer County, Ky
daughter Mary Craig's children
son-in-law Robert Craig (Craigs were in
Garrard Co)
daughter Jane Rarity's children
son-in-law Timothy Rarity
In York County, PA tax records for 1762 to
1800 I found SCOTTs, SHANNONs, PATTERSONs, and CARRs in Hamilton's Bann or
Hamiltonban, York County, PA. (York County until 1800, Adams County after
1800)
I found Reed/Read in York Co, but not in this
township.
1762 SCOTT Hugh
Joseph
Samuel
SHANNON Hugh
Thomas
CARR John (2)
William
1767
SCOTT Hugh In 1767 Hamilton's Bann Township
Joseph listed 162 persons on tax rolls.
Samuel
SHANNON Thomas
CARR John (3)
George
William (2)
1780 SCOTT John
Joseph
Robert
Samuel
William
SHANNON Patrick
Thomas
PATTERSON Thomas
The 1800 Census shows these Scotts in
Hamilton's Bann.
3-10
10-16 16-26 26-45 45+
SCOTT Abram
Male 3 1
1
Female 1
1 1 1
Robert Male
1 1 1
Female 3
2 1
William Male
2 1 2
Female 1
1 1
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