Genealogy: James D Scott (1857)

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I'm experimenting with posting some random bits of my genealogy research here with the goal of eventually creating a linked family tree on Hive. You can see the index here.

Subject: James D Scott (1857)

Relationship to me: Third cousin four times removed.

Family tree management software: GenoPro

Family tree reporting software: Gramps

Other software used: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG), GedSite (evaluating for now)

Updates: Added census and birth records.

Some of the notes below refer to the grandfather of James D Scott (also James Scott).

The chart at the top is an ancestry chart out to four generations as generated by GenoPro. The chart at the bottom is the same chart as generated by TNG. The index of all individuals I have posted so far can be found here.


The Skaggs-Files

SCOTT, James D “Jim” 1a

Birth Name SCOTT, James D “Jim”
Gender male
Age at Death 70 years

Narrative

gedcom source: Louis L. Stark stlouis72@comcast.net

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1857 LaRue County, KY    
Death 1927 LaRue County, KY    

Age: 70y

Burial   Red Hill Cemetery    
Event Note

Lot 53

Christening 2004-03-11      

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father SCOTT, John L18261860-10-19
Mother RODMAN, Josephine1834-11-241879-08-18
    Brother     SCOTT, William M “Willie” 1855 1921
         SCOTT, James D “Jim” 1857 1927
    Brother     SCOTT, John David 1857 1927
    Sister     SCOTT, Nancy “Nannie” Elizabeth 1860-06-26 1932-05-31
    Brother     SCOTT, baby boy 2002-12-22
    Sister     SCOTT, baby girl 2002-12-03

Families

Family of SCOTT, James D “Jim” and ( SCOTT ), Kate Katie

Unknown Partner ( SCOTT ), Kate Katie ( * 1874 + 1920 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
SCOTT, Nannie Elizabeth1900

Source References

  1. Louis L. Stark: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stark-austin&id=I294 Stark/Smith/Austin/Boarman
      • Source text:

        # ID: I294
        # Name: James SCOTT +
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: 1767 in Russell County, VA
        # Death: MAR 1837 in Green County, KY
        # Occupation: farmer
        # Note: 1

        Note: - JAMES SCOTT (ALEXANDER2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1767 in Russell County, Va., and died March 1837 in Green County, Ky.. He married ELENOR PREECE Abt. 1795, daughter of DAVID PREECE/PRIEST and ANNA [POWELL?]. She was born Abt. 1776, and died Bet. 1844 - 1850 in Green County, KY.

        Notes for JAMES SCOTT:
        Green County Census from Tax List James Scott, 7-3-1795, 1 -- 1 -- -- 1 -- 6

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        Green County Will Book 3 Will of James Scott
        December 5, 1835

        Will of James Scott: my wife, Elenor, gets my real and personal estate during her lifetime or widowhood. My daughter, Lydia Scott, gets a bed and furniture, saddle, cow and calf. If my wife should marry she gets 1/3 of Estate. My son, Price Scott, gets 1/2 of the Plantation where I now live, containing 200 hundred acres. The other half goes to my daughter, Ann Combs. My negro, Moses, goes to my son, Marshall Scott and to my daughter, Lidia Scott. I desire Moses, to stay in family but, if one does not want to purchase him he can be sold and money divided equally. My grandaughter Martha Ann Scott gets one cow and calf and furniture, after my wife's death, Estate to be divided;
        Exec., My wife, Elenor Scott and my son, Marshall Scott;
        Signed, James Scott
        Witness: William Sympson, George Elmore, Silas Despain Produced March 20, 1837
        Proven by William Sympson and George Elmore Recorded March 25, 1837 by John Barret
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        James Scott appointed to run the line between Warren Co and Green Co when Warren was formed.
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        Justice of Peace in Green County. Sherriff in Green County in 1828.
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        More About JAMES SCOTT:
        Occupation: Farmer

        Notes for ELENOR PREECE:
        Life estate Bk 1/819 Green County, Ky.

        I, Elenor Scott, widow and [illegible) of James Scott, deceased, do hereby certify that the following is the list of slaves held by me
        for life desired to me by my said Husband to wit one negroe man named Moses aged about 38 years which negroe I hold a life estate
        in and at my death said negro is to go to Marshall Scott and Lydia Etherton late Lydia Scott as by the will of said James Scott he so
        directed given under my hand this 19th of April 1844
        Eleanor + (her mark )Scott.

         

        More About ELENOR PREECE:
        Alt. Name Spelling: Price

        More About JAMES SCOTT and ELENOR PREECE:
        Marriage: Abt. 1795

        http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/o/Herb-Scott/GENE7 -0002.html#CHILD2

        # Change Date: 18 MAY 2004

         

         

        Father: Alexander SCOTT + b: 1740 in PA
        Mother: Susan (SCOTT) + b: ABT 1750

        Marriage 1 Elenor PREECE (PRICE) + b: ABT 1776

        * Married: ABT 1795

        Children

        1. Has Children Marshall SCOTT + b: 1799 in KY
        2. Has Children Price SCOTT b: 1801 in KY
        3. Has Children James Marshall SCOTT b: ABT 1803
        4. Has Children Anna "Ann" SCOTT b: 1808 in Green County, KY
        5. Has Children Lydia SCOTT b: 1813 in Green County, KY

         

        Sources:

        1. Type: Previous Researcher
        Text: Herb Scott, Scott Family Historian

         

         

      • Citation:

        e-mail: starklouis@gmail.com

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