Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Wilson

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Husband Samuel Scott ¹

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           Born: 1751 - County Derry, Ireland 2
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           Died: 1819 2
         Buried:  - Union U. P. Church, Robinson Twp, Allegheny Co, PA

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         Father: Joseph Scott (      -      ) 1
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       Marriage: Abt 1775

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Wife Elizabeth Wilson ²

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           Born: Abt 1749
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           Died: 1827 2
         Buried:  - Union U. P. Church, Robinson Twp, Allegheny Co, PA

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         Father: [Father] Wilson (      -      )
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1 M John Scott ²

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2 F Margaret Scott ²

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3 F Elizabeth Scott ²

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4 M William Scott ²

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5 F Mary Scott ²

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6 M Joseph Scott ^{2 3}

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           Born: 1786 - Allegheny Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Margaret McCurdy (      -1827) 2 3
           Marr: 1808 2

         Spouse: Sarah Douglas (1795-1882) 2
           Marr: 1829 2

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7 M Samuel Scott ²

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8 F Nancy Scott ²

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9 M James Scott ²

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Scott

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He was born in County Derry, Ireland, and in youth came to America, first locating in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He attended a communion of the Reformed Presbyterian Church at that place. He married and moved to western Pennsylvania, settling on a farm on Mingo creek, Washington County. He bought a team of horses in Lancaster County, a Conestoga wagon and farm implements, and drove through by way of Bedford Springs to the above-named place. There he remained until about the year 1795, when he moved to Campbell's run, Washington County (which was later in Robinson township, Allegheny County). He was one of the pioneers of the settlement, and helped to build the Cowan fort, or blockhouse, in which the settlers would often leave their wives and children for safety from the Indians. He rented a farm of 331 acres from John Bail, which he afterward bought, in November, 1799, for £516 specie, the deed thereof being recorded March 1, 1800. Mr. Scott purchased on May 4, 1805, a farm in Washington County on the headwaters of Miller's run, Mt. Pleasant township, containing 309¼ acres, for the sum of $2,474 (which farm he afterward willed to his sons John and Joseph), the same being the eastern part of the land granted to Gen. George Washington, owned at that time by Alexander Addison.
In the autumn of 1805, a communion service was held at the home of Samuel Scott, on Campbell's run, about fifty persons having gathered, most of them coming from a distance. The dwelling was just a log cabin, and consequently the barn floor was covered with straw, over which was spread wagon covers and blankets. Here the guests slept, Mr. Scott lodging with the company, feeding the horses and people. Thursday was kept as a fast day; Friday all the able-bodied men went to work hewing and hauling logs to erect a communion table, seats and a tent, so that the minister could address the audience, and services were held Saturday afternoon, Sabbath and Monday morning, after which the worshipers returned to their homes.
In 1815 Mr. Scott went on a chase on horseback to the land office at Canton or Mansfield, Ohio, being first of the numerous competitors, and entered a section of land (640 acres); he also, at another place entered a half section, in all 960 acres. It was a perilous journey at that time, on account of the Indians. He died, aged sixty-eight years, owning at the time about 1,600 acres of land.
He and his wife were active and influential members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which he was a ruling elder for many years.
The farm on Miller's run he left by will to his two sons, John and Joseph\emdash the north end, 159¼ acres to John, the south end, 150 acres, he left to his son Joseph. Each of the farms had three producing oil wells, some of them producing at the rate of seventy-five barrels per hour.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 529.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 530.

3 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 504.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 531.