William F. Scott^[1]

Est 1814 - 1867  (~ 53 years)

• Name	William F. Scott  [2]
  Born	Est 1814	Prince Edward County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1867	Prince Edward County, Virginia
  Person ID	I11472	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Capt. Samuel Scott,   b. 1775, Prince Edward County, Virginia ,   d. 1852, Prince Edward Co., Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Haynes Cary 'Betsy' Bigger,   b. Abt 1755, Prince Edward County, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Prince Edward Co., Virginia
  Married	18 Nov 1806	Prince Edward County, Virginia
  Family ID	F518495683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F3681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Prince Edward Co., VA Chancery Suit, Samuel Carter vs Administrators of the Estate of Samuel Scott-distribution of land, slaves, etc. Receipt to Sons of Samuel Scott 147_1857_001_0178.pdf
  		Virginia Chancery Matter Prince Edward County Samuel Carter and Elizabeth vs. Scott, heirs of James Whitehead. ChancerySamuelCartervsScott.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=147-1857-001 Chancery Court Case 1857-001 William F. Scott (1814-167) was the son of Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Biggers/Biggars AND the grandson of Revolutionary War veteran William F. Scott and Mary Baker. In an 1832 application for a pension for his service during the Revolutionary War, William F. Scott stated that he was born on the 3rd of December 1757 in Ireland. Supporting evidence and place of birth; the family Bible in his possession. In 1850, William F. Scott (1814-1867) household included Mary Meadows born in 1776. A recorded visitor to this household was Mary Meadows' niece, Mary J. Meadows Tatum. Mary J. was the daughter of Austin and Mary Meadows. Austin and Mary) were a member of Briery Church and the children of James Meadows. Footnote: Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Biggers had three children: William F. Scott 1814-1867 (children via Betsy Lyle source: Will), Samuel J. Scott (b, abt 1818) who married Frances J. Watson (daughter of Jesse Watson and Mary Meredith) and Louisa Henry Scott (1811-1831) who married James Whitehead (John Whitehead II and Martha "Patty" Baker).

  
  

• Sources

  [S187] Library of Virginia, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=147-1857-001. Chancery Cause Samuel Carter Plaintiff vs. Administrators of the Estate of Samuel Scott: Samuel Carter married Mary Elizabeth Whitehead, d/o James Whitehead and Louisa Scott [Louisa Scott is the daughter of Samuel Scott] The executor of Samuel Scott's Estate is sued regarding the distribution of the money, property and slaves to the legatees. There are 361 pages in this Chancery Suit. Children of Samuel Scott and Elizabeth H. C. Bigger are: Louisa Scott, Samuel J. Scott and William G. Scott Louisa Scott Married James Whitehead and had daughters Eliza, who married William E. Durphey, and Mary Elizabeth Whitehead who married Samuel Carter. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. Scott Families of Caroline Co., and Lynchburg, VA Unknown Message Board: William F. Scott had a farm located near what is now Meherrin, Virginia. He had children with Betsy Lyle, who was the d/o white mother and an enslaved black man. Betsy Lyle lived and worked on the farm of William F. Scott between the mid to late 1840's until his probable death in the late 1860's. He is presumed to have died sometime around 1867 based on both age of Betsy Lyle's youngest daughter, Maria F. Lyle in the census records. The marriage record of Maria F. Lyle to Robert Green names Scott as her father. Per the Chancery Court Case 1857-001 William F. Scott (1814-167) was the son of Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Biggers/Biggars AND the grandson of Revolutionary War veteran William F. Scott and Mary Baker. In an 1832 application for a pension for his service during the Revolutionary War, William F. Scott stated that he was born on the 3rd of December 1757 in Ireland. Supporting evidence and place of birth; the family Bible in his possession. In 1850, William F. Scott (1814-1867) household included Mary Meadows born in 1776. A recorded visitor to this household was Mary Meadows' niece, Mary J. Meadows Tatum. Mary J. was the daughter of Austin and Mary Meadows. Austin and Mary) were a member of Briery Church and the children of James Meadows. Footnote: Samuel Scott and Elizabeth Biggers had three children: William F. Scott 1814-1867 (children via Betsy Lyle source: Will), Samuel J. Scott (b, abt 1818) who married Frances J. Watson (daughter of Jesse Watson and Mary Meredith) and Louisa Henry Scott (1811-1831) who married James Whitehead (John Whitehead II and Martha "Patty" Baker).