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James Scott 1752 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: William Scott

Mother: Lucretia James

Spouse(s): Ann Watts

Children(s): John Buford, Thomas Buford, Abraham Buford, William Buford, Nancy Buford, Nicholas Scott

James Scott was born in 1752 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Scott and Lucretia Lucy James. James Scott later married Ann Watts, and together they raised children including John Buford, Thomas Buford, Abraham Buford, William Buford, Nancy Buford and Nicholas Scott. In 1816, James Scott passed away in Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

William Scott
1716 – 1794
Birth Location: Scotland
WS
Lucretia James
1722 – 1805
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
LJ

Spouses(s)

Ann Watts
1738 – 1797
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
AW

Children(s)

John Buford
1757 – 1852
Birth Location: Orange, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
JB
Thomas Buford
1766 –
Birth Location: –
TB
Abraham Buford
1766 –
Birth Location: –
AB
William Buford
1768 – 1842
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
WB
Nancy Buford
1771 – 1852
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
NB
Nicholas Scott
1780 – 1846
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1752
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1816
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
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