John SCOTT

1721 - 1777  (55 years)

• Name	John SCOTT
  Birth	7 Oct 1721	Shrewsbury, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Note	One source says John was born November 3, 1719; another says in October 1721.
  	Note
  Occupation	John was a mason by trade.
  Death	14 Mar 1777	Middlesex County, New Jersey (probably)
  Burial	Windsor township, Middlesex County, New Jersey (probably)
  Person ID	I192	James Melrose
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	John SCOTT,   b. 9 Jan 1680, Gravesend, Long Island (New York) d. 1736 (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary BILLS,   b. 14 Apr 1679, Eastham, Massachuesetts
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1700
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth STOCKTON,   b. 26 May 1729, Somerset County, New Jersey (probably) d. 4 Jan 1798, Middlesex County, New Jersey (probably) (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1746
  Children	1. Richard SCOTT,   b. Jan 1747  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Samuel SCOTT,   b. 26 Mar 1749  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William SCOTT,   b. 25 Feb 1751  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mahetable SCOTT,   b. 14 Feb 1757, Princeton, New Jersey d. 1843, Wood County (probably) (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John SCOTT,   b. 23 Feb 1759  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John SCOTT,   b. 9 Nov 1760  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. William SCOTT,   b. 14 Jun 1762  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Joseph SCOTT,   b. 14 Jun 1764  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Aaron SCOTT,   b. 3 Jan 1766  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Robert SCOTT,   b. 27 Nov 1768  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Ruth SCOTT,   b. 14 Nov 1771  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. James SCOTT,   b. 27 Apr 1775  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  John's father died in 1736 (when John was 17 years of age), leaving him money (125 pounds) instead of land. John and Ruth settled in Windsor township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. -Who's Who in American Melrose's Vol. 2 - No. 3