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Notes for Henry Scott

Research Notes:

1768 Henry Scott and Abraham Scott made inventory for the estate of Jonathan Tuly, of Mansfield Twp, Burlington County, New Jersey. Part of the estate had been purchased from Joseph Kemble. Dated June 9. [1]

1775 A distribution was made to Henry Scott, heir of Henry Scott for 1/6 share of the legacy of Samuel Scott, who died in his minority. Dated March 6. [2]

1783 Henry Scott est. was taxed in Upper Makefield Twp, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [3]

1793 Henry Scott was granted a certificate by the Falls meeting to the Exeter meeting. Dated 5 of month 11. [4]

1800 Caleb Costill, administrator with the will annexed of Henry Scott deceased gave his account to the Burlington County Orphans Court. [5]

The relationship, if any, between this Henry Scott, brother of Abraham born 1729, and Henry Scott [6], father of Abraham born about 1750 [7] is not known to us.


Footnotes:

[1] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 33. (Wills and Administrations 4, 1761-1770) (1928), 440, [InternetArchive].

[2] Burlington County, New Jersey, Miscellaneous Probate Papers 1778-1815, item 16, image 222 of images 220-224, [FamilySearchImage].

[3] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 13 (Proprietary Tax Lists Bucks 1779-1786) (1897), 343, [InternetArchive].

[4] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes, Record of Certificates of Removal, 1727-1916, 93, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[5] New Jersey Probate Records, 1678-1980, Burlington, Orphans Court Minutes 1-307, FHL film 832936, image 323, [FamilySearchImage].

[6] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Henry Scott, father of Abraham, [JRWolfeGenealogy].

[7] Major E. M. Woodward and John Hageman, History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883), 167, [HathiTrust].