Chattahoochee-Baldwin-Harris County GaArchives Biographies.....Scott, Perry Radney unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 4, 2004, 5:51 pm Author: N. K. Rogers THE SCOTT FAMILY By B. K. Scott—1925 Introduction Charles Wagner has said that "the best possessions of a family recollection, is the purpose of the following pages. Some common memories, many of them long since passed out of family are its common memories." To recall and preserve these old family records having come into my possession, they suggested the idea of further research and ultimate preservation by assembling them in systematic and chronological order. More than two years have been spent in the work, and the result is presented in this simple and compact form. Records of families not in direct lineal descent have to some extent been included in so far as they represent the true type of our ancestors of the times in which they lived. To honor and preserve the memory of those who have passed beyond the veil, to foster a proper family feeling and spirit, and to keep for future generations the record of their ancestry, these pages are sent out to my own children and to collateral families and entrusted to their keeping. Public records, church records, tombstone inscriptions, family Bibles and other private records have furnished consider able material. This compilation would not have been possible without the aid of many persons who have furnished information for this record. Among1 the many who have assisted, space will be given to only a few in these introductory remarks. These few are the oldest living representatives' of their respective lines. Mrs. Susan Key Pound, (Aunt Sudie), the youngest and only living child of my paternal grand parents, now residing at 54 St. Charles Place, Atlanta, Ga.; Capt. Thomas E. Blanchard and his brother, William R. Blanchard, sons of Thomas Blanchard, oldest brother of my maternal grandmother, both residing in Columbus, Ga.; Dr. Frank M. and Thomas Gordy, grandsons of my paternal grandfather's only sister, Aunt Mary (Scott) Gordy; and Aunt Lou Scott, widow of my great uncle Jack Scott, now living in Lumpkin, Ga. The Gordys reside in and near Cusseta, Ga. To these and all who have contributed in any way, the compiler of these records expresses his grateful appreciation. Antiquity of the Name of Scott. Professor Inness of Edinburgh University in his treatise relative to the origin of the name of Scott says that, long before surnames were known, the people of that country, who wandered into England, there received the distinctive appellation of Scotus, or Scot, and returned to Scotland, bearing the name of Scot in addition to their former name. The canny lad who crossed the border as plain Robert, returned in time from England as Robert Scot, reared a family who retained the name of their ancestor. Other historians claim: that the name of Scotland itself was derived from the family name; in fact, claim that a family of primitive gypsies gave a name to the country in which it located instead of a country giving a name to divers wanderers from its borders. In support of this theory Boethius, Vermimdus, Cornelius and Scaliger claim that the name Scot originated from Scota, daughter of Pharaoh who was drowned in the Red Sea. The story told in support of this origin of the name is as follows: Gathelus, a son of Cecrops, King of Athens, being banished from that kingdom, fled to Egypt with a large band of followers. This was in the time of Moses, and Pharaoh being engaged1 in war was glad to accept the aid of the followers of Gathelus, whom he made a general of the combined forces. The enemy nation were subdued, and as a reward Pharaoh gave his daughter Scota in marriage to the victorious Gattielus. Later Gathelus and Scota, with a goodly following, escaping from the plague of Egypt, fled to Spain, naming that portion of the country Port Gathale which is now known us Portugal. Here Gathelus gave to his followers the name of "Scottis" from the love he bore his wife Scota. After years of war with the natives of Spain, these nomad "Scottis" once more set sail and landed in Ireland, from whence they afterward went to the northern part of the adjacent island Britain, naming- the country Scotland, or the land of the "Scottis." This theory of the origin of the name is treated by many historians as fabulous, but Geoffrey Keating, the Irish antiquary, clamis that the followers of Gathelus and Scota landed in Ireland (B. C. 1303); and a number of other ancient antiquaries and historians agree that the name of Scott is derived from the name of Scota, the Egyptian Princess. An interesting point in this connection is the entry found in the Paslter of Cashel as follows: "Heber Scot, son of Seru, son of Easru, son of Gadelas, son of Nitil, son of Feniusa-Farsa son of Magog, son. of Japhet." The name of Scott within seven generations of the Flood! Among the very early records of persons bearing the name are those relating to two natives of Scotland named John and Clements, who are mentioned as being in Paris in the time of Charlemagne. The fact that John or Johansen, was an instructor of Charlemagne fixes the time about the middle of the eighth century. About 1686, Sachells, (or Satchells), wrote a history of the name of Scott, a volume of some 200 pages which contained much quaint historical matter from which Sir Walter Scott drew largely in his "Lay of the Last Minstrel." In his poetical defense of the Clan he writes: "A thousand years if I do not forget By chronicles I'll prove the name of Scot. In King Achaius' time, that worthy prince, John and Clements Scot they went to France; In Paris they at first began, In Charlamagne the Great his time To instruct the Christian religion." From the sands of Solway to the mouth of Tweed, stretches the land of minstrelsy and romantic story, the borders of Scotland. A land of far flung hills and swift and rocky streams, of purple heather and of lonely wastes where even today the silence of the tarn and the moorland is broken only by the cry of the wild fowl or the bleat of the black faced sheep. Within this border land, in wood girt tower and crag bound river stronghold, flanked by the ravines of Tevoit and Tweed, of Ettrick and Yarrow. "A hardy race who never shrank from war— The Scott, to rival realms a bar— Here fixed his mountain home." The first occurrence of the name Scot in writings now preserved seem to be "Uchtred Filius Scoti" among the witnesses to a charter to the Abbacy of Selkirk, granted by David, I. who was on the throne of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. He had one son, Richard, who was the father of two sons, Richard the elder being- the ancestor of the Buccleuch family, while from the younger son, Sir Michael, the Scotts of Balwearie are descended. As the number of descendants increased the clans increased in number, resulting in numerous clans or branches of the family of Scott. Reference has been made to the Scotts of Buccleuch and the Scotts of Balwearie, Harden, of Gala, of Raebun, of Howpaisley, of Ancrum, of Duniwald, of Benhohne, of Syn-ton and of Thrilstane. William Scott, the progenitor of our family, was, according to the most authentic records available, a direct descendant of the Scotts of Thirlestane. A measure of family pride in a worthy ancestry is not unbecoming. A strain of good blood is a desirable asset. A worthy ancestry should be a stimulant to descendants, prompting an effort to sustain an ideal worthy of the family record, that it may not fall to a lower level. One should stand for the morality, religion, education, thrift and service illustrated in the family line. SCOTTS IN AMERICA William Scott of the clan of Thirlestane, the progenitor of the Scotts of our family, was born in Scotland in the latter half of the seventeenth century, the exact date has not been ascertained. His loyalty to the principles of the church of Scotland and bitter opposition to popery, compelled him, as did many other families of covenanter sympathies, to leave his native land and to find a home elsewhere. He went to the north of Ireland, and settled at Ballymacran, near Newton Ljnvady, in the northern part of county Berry. But few details of his life are known, therefore it is to be regretted that the date of his birth, place and date of his marriage, name of his wife, and the date of his death cannot be given. He was a man of considerable wealth as wealth was considered in his time. He had considerable landed interest, and among other things, established a deer park. It is supposed that he continued to reside at Ballymacran the remainder of his life. Knowledge of only one child has come down to us, a son. Joseph, though it is not to be doubted that there were other representatives of his family. Joseph was born in Ballymacran, county Derry, Ireland, according to best estimate, in the early part of the eighteenth century. He was twice married, but no data are available as to the dates of marriage, or the names of his wives. Joseph had six children, one daughter and five sons, viz.: Mary, William, Zaccheus, Nathan, Samuel and James. After his death, which occurred in Ballymacran, his children were drawn by the current of migration to America. Although the exact date of their arrival is not known, it was, most probably, about 1750, in colonial days. They first located in south eastern Pennsylvania in Lancaster county. Mary Scott, the oldest child and only daughter of Joseph Scott, was born in county Derry, Ireland, about 1734. She and her brothers came to America as stated above, about 1750. She was married to James Young by whom she had eight children. After Young's death she married John Morgan. The family later moved to western Pennsylvania where she died Sept. 21, 1814, in her 80th year. She was buried in the cemetery of Union A. R. church, Robinson township. Her grave is marked by a stone which gives her name as "Mary Morgan." Nathan Scott, third son of Joseph Scott, settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, later moving to the western part of the state to Robinson's township, Alleghaney county, where he became a prosperous planter. In 1806 he erected a two story store house in which he resided until his death which occurred December 27, 1819. He was buried in Union grave-yard on Steubenville turnpike, about one-half mile from the homestead. James Scott, the youngest son of Joseph Scott, settled in what is now Elizabeth township, Alleghaney county, Pennsylvania. A part of his farm remained in the possession of one of his descendants as late as 1890, on which date, the log cabin, built by him more than a century before, was still standing and occupied. William Scott, the oldest son of Joseph Scott, who is next in line of our ancestry, went with his brother, Zaccheus, into the lower counties of Pennsylvania, which counties constitute what is now the state of Delaware. Zaccheus was soon lost sight of. William married about the year 1775, his wife being a Scotch-Irish girl, born in county of Derry. To this union the following children were born: Perry, John, and James. William Scott enlisted in May, 1758, in the French and Indian War, serving under Capt. McClughan of Delaware. He was killed during the last few months of this struggle, leaving as his survivors the three sons above mentioned, all of whom served in the War of the Revolution. Perry Scott, oldest son of William Scott, the next in our ancestral line, was born, December, 1755, in Sussex county, Delaware. He emisted m March, 1779, serving in the War of the Revolution under Capt. Allen McL,ane for three years. He married in 1775. His wife was named Mary, surname unknown. But little is known of his family other than his oldest son, John R. Scott, who was born February 8, 1776. Tradition has it that Perry Scott was survived by three other sons, but no further data are available. John R. Scott, son of Perry Scott, the next in the direct ancestral line was the writer's maternal great grand father. He married Rebecca Radney of Sussex county, Nov. 21, 1802. There was three sons and one daughter born to this union, viz.: Perry Radney Scott, b. Jan. 29. 1804. Mary Scott, b. March 10, 1809. John M. Scott, b. March 6, 1811. Thomas Scott, b. December 5, 1814. The four children above mentioned were born in Sussex county, Delaware. John R. Scott moved from Delaware to Baldwin county, Georgia about 1815. He settled a few miles from Milledegeville, at what is now known as Scottsboro where he continued to reside until the death of his wife which occurred March 3, 1851 in Stewart County, Ga., while on a visit to her children who had recently moved to that county. John R. Scott, after the breaking up of his home, went to west Georgia where his children resided at that time. He died at the home of his daughter, Mary, who lived with her husband, Wilson Gordy, near Cusseta, Chattahoochee County, Feb. 2, 1860. He and his wife are buried at Cusseta, Georgia. John R. and Rebecca Scott joined the Baptist church in Baldwin county, Georgia, in 1828. John M. Scott, (Uncle Jack), married (1) Hulda Surls who died without issue Oct. 25, 1880, (2) Mrs. Lou Lewis, nee Smith, who survived him and resides at this date in Lumpkin, Ga., his foster daughter married Mr. Hobbs who lived near Green Hill, Stewart County, Georgia. Thomas Scott, the youngest son of John R. Scott, died, July 30, 1864 at Pleasant Valley, Ga., and was buried at Lumpkin, Ga. He had only one child, a son, William Scott, born in Hancock county, Ga., Oct. 14, 1839, and who died in Lumpkin, Ga., 1855. William Scott's adopted daughter was first wife of Lucius R. Humber, of Columbus, Ga. Mary Scott, the only daughter of John R. Scott, married Wilson Gordy of Baldwin county Ga,.Nov. 20, 1825. She and her husband moved to Chattahoochee county, Georgia where they continued to reside until their death. Their home was, for many years, a familiar land mark on what is now known as the Columbus-Cusseta road. Mary Scott Gordy died, April 1, 1881. Wilson Gordy died, January 21, 1890. To them were fcbrn several sons and two daughters among them, viz.: James, George, Henry and Mary, all of whom are now dead. Their descendants live, with few exceptions, in Chattahoochee and surrounding counties. Of these, special mention may be made of Dr. Frank Gordy, Cusseta, Ga.; Tom Gordy, Cusseta, Ga.; Mrs. L. A. Scarbrough, Columbus, Ga.; James J. Gordy, Richland, Ga.; Dr. A. P. Gordy, Columbus, Ga.; Lee and Fred Gordy, Little Rock, Ark.; and William Gordy, Atlanta, Ga. Perry Radney Scott, the writer's grand father, oldest son of John R. Scott, and next in the ancestral line, married Eliza Doyle of Baldwin county, Ga., in 1826. He resided in the vicinity of his ancestral home near Milledgeville, Ga., until the latter part of the year 1850 at which time he removed to Stewart County, Ga., near Lumpkin, where he and his brothers settled in close proximity to each other, naming their new location, Scottsboro, after the name of their father's home near Milledgeville. His children were all born in Baldwin county. Their names will be given in genealogy of Scott family. Eliza A. Doyle (grand mother Scott), had a sister Georgia, who married ______ Blakeley, her son lived in Griffin, Ga. Perry R. Scott moved from Stewart county to Harris county, Ga., about 1855, settling near Cataula. He was a man of high moral character and was a consistent churchman who lived his faith in deeds and actions rather than in words. My earliest recollection of him dates from about 1874 at which time he had attained his "three score and ten." He was tall, erect, broad shouldered, with a florid complexion and white hair— a fine specimen of manhood for his age. He, doubtless, was a living image of his Scotch ancestor. He was a man of great moral force in his community; a leader in his church. As the scroll of memory is turned backward we can see him as he sat in his accustomed place in "old Glowers church." We can all but hear his fervent prayers as he lifted his voice in supplication to his God. He believed in his God; he had faith in prayer; he loved his church his family, his community, his state and his country. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Camilla Scott Roberts, Jan. 15, 1887, just two weeks before the end of his 83rd year, and was buried in Clower church cemetery, near Cataula, Ga. In every state and territory, the hardy Scotts have been pioneers and men of action, taking such active part in the strenuous movements of American life, that today the name is found in every branch of politics, arms, industry, and business. They have contributed professors and teachers to the universities, colleges and schools of their country; bishops and clergymen, judges and lawyers bearing the name, have furnished strength to its religious and judicial life; and writers and painters have added to its literature and aft. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA By N. K. Rogers Dedicated to KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C. and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers. Copyright 1933 by N. K. ROGERS PRINTED BY COLUMBUS OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA. 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