Samuel Scott and Unknown

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Husband Samuel Scott ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Lancaster Co, PA
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           Died: Abt 1788 - Washington Co, PA
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         Father: [Father] Scott (      -      )
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Wife Unknown

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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Hutchinson (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Joseph Scott ²

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2 M John Scott ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Ferguson (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Scott

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Samuel, Arthur, and Josiah Scott were natives of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who made early settlements in Washington County. Samuel and Arthur Scott settled in the eastern part of the county just after the close of the Revolution, and lived near Ginger Hill, on the waters of Pigeon Creek. In 1786 they came into this section, and purchased one hundred and seventy-five acres of unpatented land of a German who had settled upon it. This tract of land was in that portion of Hopewell township which was later set off as Independence.

In 1786 he came with his younger brother, Arthur, to Washington County, Pennsylvania, and bought 175 acres of land, lying near Buffalo creek, about one mile from the Pennsylvania and West Virginia (then Virginia) lines, in Hopewell (later Independence) township. It was then an unbroken forest, and the Indians, who had but recently moved across the river into Ohio, often made raids through their former hunting grounds. During these periods of danger, the pioneers were compelled to seek a temporary refuge in the block-houses constructed for that purpose. Wild animals were numerous; bears, deer, and wild turkeys roamed through the forest, and the unearthly scream of the panther made the night hideous to human ears. After purchasing their land, the two brothers erected a log cabin, and began the herculean task of clearing away the forest. When the first cabin was finished, Samuel brought home his young wife, and they then began to prepare for the coming of Arthur's bride. But the plans of one were doomed to disappointment. One day Samuel Scott, in company with a brother-in-law, James Law, crossed the Ohio river in search of game. They soon separated, promising to join each other at a given point, and, after a circuitous course, Scott came to the place of meeting and waited for Law. Meanwhile Law had approached the place in search of game, and, mistaking him for a deer, fired, and the unfortunate man fell dead. The news of the terrible accident was broken to the young wife, who continued to reside on the farm with her two children - Joseph and John - for some time. She was afterward married to a Mr. Hutchinson, and the home place eventually became the property of her son John. He took charge of it in the year 1808, and with his wife (formerly a Miss Ferguson) resided upon it till the year 1830, when it was then purchased of him by his cousin, Joseph. [CBRWC, 1224]

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 826.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1224.