Joseph Scott

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A101674

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Ordered that it has certified that it appears to this court by legal and satisfactory evidence that Joseph Scott, Sen. deceased was a revolutionary soldier of the United States; that he departed this life in this county on the 15th day of October 1833 leaving a widow whose name was Mary. That the said Mary Scott the widow of the said Joseph departed this life in this county on the 10th day of May 1840, and that the said Joseph and Mary were married in the year 1783. And it is further ordered to be certified that the said Joseph and Mary Scott left twelve children whose names are George, William, Elias, Obadiah, Alexander, Thomas and Joseph Scott, Sally who intermarried with Thomas Cawood, and who is now dead; and left no child. Eliza Scott who was the wife of James C. Dunn, Harriet Allsup the wife of Joseph Allsup, Lucretia who intermarried with William Allison and who is now dead, leaving children whose names are unknown and Julia Ann the wife of William Talbert. And that the said William, Elias, Obadiah, Alexander, Thomas and Joseph Scott, Elizabeth Dunn, Harriet Allsup and Julia Ann Talbert and the said children of the said Lucretia Allison deceased are the legal heirs of the said Joseph Scott Sen. deceased and of the said Mary Scott both deceased.

I Jacob Lynch Clerk of the court of the said county of Washington do hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the records of the court of the said county of Washington and  I do further certify that John N. Humes whose genuine signature to the foregoing declaration  of Obadiah Scott and to the certificates annexed to the foregoing Power of Attorney now is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said  county, duly elected commissioned and qualified and is in full faith and credit as due all  such acts as such and that the aforesaid county court is a court of record having general  jurisdiction.

    In Testimony whereof I have hereunto

    subscribed my name and affixed the seal

    of the said court.  This thirteenth day of June

    in the year in the year 1853.

       Jacob Lynch  Cl.

During Revolutionary War served as a private in Captain Scrugg's Company of the 5th Virginia Regiment of Volunteers which was commanded by Colonel Charles Scott. He served 2 years and was discharged in 1778.