Samuel Scott's Will

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