Individual Details

John Scott

(1700 - )

He emigrated from Scotland to America about 1725; first located in Bucks County, PA; then Shippensburg, PA.
John Scott was a Captain of scouts in General Wolf's Army in the French & Indian War and was killed while scouting, disguised as an Indian, by another party of scouts similarly disguised under command of Gen. George Washington.
Captain Scott was with Wolf at Quebec. He and his wife immigrated from Dublin Ireland Bucks County, PA where their children were born.

Events

Birth1700Scotland
Marriage1722Edinburgh, Scotland - Jane Mitchell
Emigration1725Scotland
ResidenceBucks Co., PA.
ResidenceShippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

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