William Scott (abt. 1650 - 1717)

Born about 1650 in Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Melling) Scott — married 1670 in Nansemond, Va.

Descendants

Died 1717 at about age 67 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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Biography

William Scott was born circa 1650 in Virginia, the son of Thomas Scott Jr and Anne Christian McWilliam. He married Elizabeth Melling. They had one child during their marriage.

He later married Ann Davis in Northampton, Virginia (unconfirmed match). He died in the year 1717, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, at the age of about 67.

Research Notes

• Pedigree from Ancestry.com
• Additional marriage vs. alternate William Scott Sr:

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850 (Birth, Marriage & Death - index courtesy Ancestry.com): William Scott Sr, Spouse: Ann Davis, Marriage: 2 Jul 1709 Northampton, Virginia

• Alternate death date vs. alternate Wm. Scotte:

US Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943 (Directories & Member Lists): William Scott, Death: 11 Aug 1717 Virginia, Vital: 11 Aug 1717

• FamilySearch review is pending.

Sources

1. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Reference index courtesy Ancestry.com: William Scott, Birth: 1650
2. Presumptive land transfer or will filing record: Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 (Court, Land, Wills & Financial - index courtesy Ancestry.com): William Scott, Vital: 8 Sep 1716, Civil: Isle of Wight
3. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935: Wm Scotte, Death: Suffolk City, Virginia 11 Oct 1717, Vital: 11 Oct 1717
4. White, p. 44.

Older Relatives -

• In 1635 A.D., Wm. & Kath. Scott (their forenames confirmed in 'Cavaliers and Pioneers-Vol. I), before having become Quakers, were claimed as 'headrights' by William Hunt of colonial Nansemond Co., Virginia, near Isle of Wight Co. [Source - "Virginia Historical Genealogies" by John Bennett Boddie, Baltimore (MD), Clearfield Co. Inc., 2005, pg. 210]

• Wm. & Kath. Scott of colonial Nansemond Co., Virginia - [Source -“Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants - Volume I (1619-1666 A.D.),” by Nell Marion Nugent, Richmond (VA), Dietz Printing Company, 1934, pg. 238]