Thomas Scott

8 October 2026 — Direct-line research update

Cemetery transcription p. 179 records Thomas Scott, died 30 September 1808, age 77. This is independent historical transcription support for the existing dates, not a new original burial register.

Evidence and limits B08 — Upper Octorara historical cemetery transcriptions. Historical cemetery transcription; printed page images inspected, not gravestone photographs. J. Smith Futhey, Historical discourse delivered on the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church (1870), cemetery appendix pp. 167, 175–176, 179–182. https://archive.org/details/cu31924028852452

Earlier archive notes (preserved): Thomas Scott 5th great-grandfather of James 1981 genealogy; corroborated by independent compiled genealogy Birth: 1731 Death: 30 Sep 1808 Recorded parents: John Scott Sr. , Elizabeth Glover . Relationship estimate: 70% — uncertain. Original 1777 will explicitly names son Thomas and grandson John son of Thomas, supporting paternal link at 95%. Mother Elizabeth Glover remains uncertain at 70%; the will does not name her. 12 March 1806; probate 31 October 1808 · Will East Fallowfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Provides wife Sarah a room, household goods, livestock support and an annual allowance if requested. Names sons John, David and Thomas; daughters Jennet, Jane, Mary and Elizabeth. [THOMAS1806] Sources: HISTORY · WALDRON · JOHN1777 · THOMAS1806