Individual Details

Matthew Scott

(Abt 1739/40 - 20 May 1798)

He was appointed 1st Lt. in Capt. William Peebles Co., 2nd Battalion, Pa. Rifle Regt. Mar. 15, 1776, commanded by Col Samuel Miles. He was at the Battle of Long Island, taken prisoner, August 27, 1776, and confined on the prison ship "Jersey", but was exchanged Dec. 8, 1776, for Lt. Cleveland of the 7th British Regt. He was promoted to Captain, Oct. 14, 1776 while in prison, under William Peebles, in Col. Walter Stewart's regt. and was present with the 13th at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. At the time of the Western Insurrection (1794), he was an officer in the army sent to quell it. (Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. II, page 258).

In the Middle Springs Cemetery, Shippensburg, PA, a monument which was erected to honor Revolutionary War veterans includes the name of Captain Matthew Scott. He was buried, probably, in one of the three cemeteries near the monument. After his death, his widow and family settled in Chillicothe, Ohio where his widow died.

Events

BirthAbt 1739/40Neshaminy, Bucks Co., PA.
Marriage11 Jan 1764Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA - Elizabeth "Betsey" Thompson
Death20 May 1798Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

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