Margaret (Bailey) Scott (abt. 1802)

Born about 1802 in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States

Wife of James Scott — married 3 Dec 1818 in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1802. She is the daughter of John Bailey and Elizabeth Rains.

"In the early part of the eighteenth century, many planters were attracted to Georgia and Florida by the fertile, arable lands and genial climate. Among them was John Bailey, who was born in South Carolina in 1750. He journeyed south, stopping in Camden County, Georgia, where he remained, and married Elizabeth Rains, who was born there in 1762. They were the parents of five children; William, born in 1790, John, Winifred, Zachariah, and Margaret, who was born in 1802. In 1796, John Bailey and his family moved to St. Marys, Georgia, where he continued his occupation, as a rice planter. Another rice planter there was James Scott and about 1820 Margaret Bailey became his wife."^[1]

Slaves

Margaret was given two slaves by her father in his will, they were given for her use during her natural life and then to be given to her issue.

Chaney

Gilbert

Sources

1. ↑ Plantations, Jefferson County

• Will, Camden County, Georgia, Wills 1795-1932, page 294, Ancestry link & Ancestry Public Link