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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant
Birth: 1740 / York / PA Death: 1800 / Huntingdon / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
1779, he served as an Ensign in the 2nd Company of Captain Robert Campble, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel William Gillellan of the 4th Battalion in York County, Pennsylvania, Militia
1783, he served as Lieutenant in the 7th Company of Captain John Bondine, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel John King of the 4th Battalion
Additional References:
Montgomery, Thomas LynchPennsylvania Archives Sixth Series, Vol II, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, pg 509, 590
Spouse: (1) Sarah McCreary; (2) Jane Ramsay Children: Alexander; Elizabeth; John;
David Scott was the eldest son of John Scott, who came to Pennsylvania from Ulster in 1740 and settled in the Marsh Creek Settlement/Manor of the Maske in what is now Adams County. John Scott died around 1788 and, as the eldest son, David inherited the family farm. In 1789, David sold the farm and the 1790 census shows him living in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He bought 113 acres in 1797 and devised plans for a town called 'Bellisle.'
In 1783 or 1784, he married Sarah McCreary. They had three children, including:
John was born on 25 December 1784 and married Agnes Irvine.
Deborah was born in 1786 and married James McGuire.
Sarah died before 1793 when David married Jane Ramsey. They had the following known children:
David was born on 20 December 1795 and married Susannah Barnaby.
Alexander was born on 5 February 1797 and married Martha Wells.
Elizabeth was born on 5 July 1799 and married James Campbell.
During the Revolutionary War, David served as an Ensign in the Second Company, Fourth Battalion in York County, Pennsylvania, Militia 1779. He also served as Lieutenant in the Seventh Company, Fourth Battalion, in 1783.
David died in 1799, and Jane moved along with her family to Fleming County, Kentucky.
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