Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Josiah Scott and Violet Foster


Husband Josiah Scott 1 2 3 4 

           Born: 1735 - Chester Co, PA 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Feb 1819 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Washington Co, PA


         Father: Abraham Scott (1677-Abt 1760) 2 3 4 6
         Mother: Margaret McFarland (      -      ) 7


       Marriage: 1760 5 8

   Other Spouse: Jane Gordon (      -      ) 4

• Note: This may be the same person as : Jonas Scott.

• Note: This may be the same person as : Josiah Scott.


Wife Violet Foster 1 4 5 7 8 

           Born: 1740 - York, York Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1800 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 7
         Buried: 


         Father: Alexander Foster (1710-1767) 7 9 10
         Mother: Mary "Polly" Conners (1710-1767) 7


Children
1 F Sarah Scott 1 4 

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

2 M Alexander Scott 7 8 11 12 

           Born: 26 Dec 1763 - York Co, PA 7 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Dec 1848 - Martinsburg, Knox Co, OH 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rachel McDowell (1773-1825) 8 11 12
           Marr: 18 Nov 1790 - Washington Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Esther Craighead (1766-      ) 7

3 M Rev. Abram Scott 15 

            AKA: Abraham Scott 7 8 11 14
           Born: 19 Jun 1764 - York Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rebecca McDowell (1776-      ) 7 8 11 15
           Marr: Jun 1793 16

4 F Mary Foster Scott 1 7 15 17 

           Born: Dec 1767 - Peach Bottom, York Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Nov 1844 - Clarksville, Greene Co, PA 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Cotton, Sr. (1762-1841/1841) 1 15 17 18 19
           Marr: 2 Nov 1786 - Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 7

5 M Rev. James Scott 1 7 15 

           Born: 22 Feb 1771 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Sep 1850 - Mt. Vernon, Chester Co, PA 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Wilson (      -      ) 7

6 F Jane Scott 1 7 20 

            AKA: Janet Scott 20
           Born: Abt 1772
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Irwin (      -      ) 20

         Spouse: Hugh Workman (      -      ) 7

7 F Elizabeth "Betsey" Scott 1 7 15 17 21 

           Born: 12 Mar 1773 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 1841 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert Stevenson (1777-1862) 7 15
           Marr: 4 Feb 1800 7

8 M Josiah Scott 1 15 

           Born: 13 Nov 1775 - Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jul 1855 - Columbiana, Columbiana Co, OH
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Coe (1784-1853) 7

General Notes: Husband - Josiah Scott


Josiah and Hugh Scott, brothers and sons of Abram Scott, came to Washington County, Pennsylvania, about 1771, from Peach Bottom, near where the Susquehanna River passes from Pennsylvania into Maryland. Hugh settled in what later became Nottingham township, and Josiah on a piece of land in what was later South Strabane.

He, with his brother Hugh, came from York County, Pennsylvania, to Washington County in 1772. Hugh settled in Nottingham and Josiah in South Strabane, two miles east of Washington, where he owned a large tract of land.

He was a pioneer of Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith - a maker of edge tools, especially of sickles - and was a skillful and rapid reaper, being stout, muscular, and robust. He was of vigorous constitution, plain and simple in manners, habits, and tastes, and noted for his strong common sense and sound judgment. He was for many years an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and was highly respected for his ability and many virtues. His early home was at Peach Bottom, where the Susquehanna river crosses the State line. From thence he removed to the wilds of Washington County, and became a resident of Catfish, now Washington. This change of location occurred in 1773-74. He worked at his trade and at farming till his death.

Among the representatives of this old blood of Washington County, Pennsylvania, may be named Hon. A. W. Scott, of Toledo, Ohio; Rev. W. W. Colmery, D. D., of Oxford, Ohio; Rev. R. C. Colmery, of Sandusky, Ohio; Rev. D. R. Colmery, D. D., of Los Angeles, Cal.; Rev. Alexander Scott, of Denver, Col.; Col. John Scott, of Nevada, Iowa; Prof. E. M. Cotton, of Chester, Iowa; Dr. J. E. Scott, of Chicago, and Hon. Lawson Scott, of Mendota, Ill.; all of whom were great-grandsons of "Old Josiah."

General Notes: Wife - Violet Foster


The source gives the year of her death as 1800, this seems unlikely given other dates associated with the family.

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Sources

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 953.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 422, 429.

3 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 84.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 323.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 429.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 789.

7 Jeff McBride, Descendants of Thomas A. Forster (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

8 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 85.

9 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 324.

10 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 392.

11 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 870, 953.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 393, 430.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 393.

14 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 109.

15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 430.

16 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 870.

17 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 86.

18 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 180.

19 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 433.

20 Jeff McBride, Thomas Armstrong in Path Valley (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

21 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 612.

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