Katherine Scott

Katherine Marbury

• Birth: ca 1610 - of London, England
• Death: May 2 1687 - Rhode Island
• Parents: Francis Marbury, Bridget Dryden
• Husband: Richard Scott

Biography

“Katharine Scott, aged 70 years, widow of Richard, Providence, died at Newport, May 2, 1687." (Rhode Island Vital Records). [Her age was misreported. Katherine was born before 1611.]

Early Life

Katherine Marbury, youngest daughter of Francis and Bridget (Dryden) Marbury, was born about 1610 in England. There is no record for her birth. Her family had relocated from Alford, Lincolnshire to London in 1605, so it is more likely she was born there.

She was one of the eight daughters and seven sons of Rev. Francis Edward Marbury, who was an English clergyman & playwright, and who died in 1611. He was the grandfather of English poet John Dryden and a descendant of King Edward I. He had strong Puritan leanings, had been imprisoned for two years, and then later put under house arrest for his overt criticism of the Anglican hierarchy for not staffing churches with better trained ministers. Marbury was also a school teacher, and when under house arrest, he used his time to teach his children.

Her mother, Bridget Dryden, was the daughter of John Dryden, Gent., of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, and Elizabeth Cope. Her date of birth is unknown and is estimated at about 1563.[3]. Bridget married first about 1587 Rev. Francis Marbury (or Merbury), Gent., third son of William Marbury, Gent., and Agnes Lenton. Bridget was Francis' second wife, and he brought two daughters to the marriage, Susan and Mary. His Will was dated 25 January 1610/11, proved 14 February 1610/11. Bridget married, secondly, about December 1620 (date if indenture before marriage), as his second wife, Rev. Thomas Newman. Bridget's will was dated 12 February 1644/5 and administration was granted 2 April 1645. Her husband was living at Berkhamstead, Hertford 5 December 1647, which may be the place Bridget died, however, there is no source for her place of death.

Katherine’s sister was the famous Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson. “Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson (1591–1643) was a Puritan woman, spiritual adviser, mother of 15, noted for her strong religious convictions, and for her stand against the staunch religious orthodoxy of 17th century Massachusetts.” She and most of her family were massacred by Indians in 1643 at Annie's Hoeck, in present-day Rodman's Neck (a.k.a. Pelham Neck), Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx, New York City, New York).

Marriage and children

Katherine married on 7 June 1632 in Berkhampstead (now spelt Berkhamsted), Hertfordshire, to Richard Scott (1605-1679). The royal ancestry for this Richard was disproven in 1960 by Sir Anthony Wagner, in his book, “English Genealogy." Sir Anthony places Edward (father of Richard) as son of the Richard Scott, clothier, of Glemsford, who died in 1565, and his wife Sarah Carter.

They had at least two sons and four daughters:

1. James Scott, baptized 23 March 1633/4 at Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire[8] and was living at Providence in 1650;[7] not named by Richardson
2. John Scott,[1][2] married Rebecca ______; John was born about 1637[7] or 1640 and died in 1677[3]
3. Mary Scott, wife of Christopher Holder;[1][2] Mary was born about 1640[7] and died 17 October 1665[3]
4. Patience Scott, wife of Henry Beere;[1][2] Patience was born about 1644[7] or 1648 and died after 1707[3]
5. Hannah Scott, wife of Gov. Walter Clarke;[1][2] Hannah was born about 1646[7] or 1642 and died 24 July 1681[3]
6. Deliverance Scott, wife of William Richardson;[1][2][7] died 10 February 1676.[3] Deliverance was born about 1650.[7]

Family Notes

"In his will of 26 December 1642, Edward Scott of Glemsford, clothier, included bequests to "James Scott, eldest son of Richard Scott, my son," to "John Scott, second son of Richard Scott, my son," and to "the children of my said son Richard Scott, born or to be born, his said two sons James Scott and John Scott excepted.")"

From https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/soc.genealogy.medieval/SN...

PA3 says that Katherine Marbury and Richard Scott had six children: "two sons, John and Richard, and four daughters, Mary (wife of Christopher Holder), Hannah (wife of Gov. Walter Clarke), Patience (wife of Henry Beere), and Deliverance (wife of William Richardson)." (page 493). Plantagenet Ancestry, Richardson.

Disputed Children:
Joseph Scott, born about 1642, living in London in 1666-1667, no further record;[7] not named by Richardson.
Richard Scott. Anderson discusses this son in the comments section of his father's biography, adding "We do not find the evidence sufficient to include a son Richard in this family".

Life in New England

• The Scott family immigrated to New England about 1634, but they were not passengers aboard the Griffin as some researchers have asserted.[7] They first settled at Boston, Massachusetts:
• Richard Scott a shoomaker became a member of the First Church of Boston, 28th of the sixt Moneth 1634 (28 Aug 1634), and removed to Providence, Rhode Island in 1638. Richard Scott is said to have been the first Quaker in Providence.

• The Scott family were early followers of Roger Williams in Providence, but withdrew from his sect and became Quakers. Katherine had been present in Boston when Christopher Holder had his right ear cut off for the crime of being a Quaker. Katherine protested against "this barbarity" and was put in prison for two months and then publicly flogged "ten stripes with a three-corded whip".
• It appears that Katherine returned to England with her daughter Mary and Christopher Holder in 1659. Mary married Christopher in Gloucestershire in September 1660.[7]

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In June 1658, Katherine Scott wrote a protest letter to John Winthrop, Jr., governor at Hartford, Connecticut, about the Quaker persecution there. Unfortunately, Winthrop was away and didn’t receive her letter for months.

KATHERINE SCOTT TO JOHN WINTHROP, JR.

For the hand of John Winthrop called Governor, at Harvard in New England, there deliver with trust.
Providence, this 17 June 1658

John Winthrop, —

Think it not hard to be called so, seeing Jesus, our Savior and Governor, and all that were made honorable by him, that are recorded in Scripture, were called so. I have writ to thee before, but never heard whether they came to thy hand; my last, it may be, may trouble thee, concerning my son; but truly I had not propounded it to thee but to satisfy his mind, and to prevent his going where we did more disaffect; but I hear no more of his mind that way. I hope his mind is taken up with the thing which is the most necessary, and first to seek his kingdom, &c. Therefore let you be burred in silence: but my later request I must revise, and that is only out of true love and pity to thee, that thou mayest be free, and not troubled, as I have heard thy father was, upon his death bed, at the banishment of my dear sister Hutchinson and others. I am sure they have a sad cup to drink, that are drunk with the blood of the saints.

O my friend, as thou lovest the prosperity of thy soul and the good of thy posterity, take heed of having thy hand, or heart, or tongue lifted up against those persons that the wise yet foolish world in scorn calls Quakers: for they are the messengers of the Lord of Hosts, which he hath in his large love and pity sent into these parts, to gather together his outcasts and the distressed of the children of Israel: and they shall accomplish the work, let the rage of men be never so great: take heed of hindering of them, for no weapon formed against them shall prosper. It is given to them not only to believe, but to suffer, &c., but woe to them by whom they suffer.

O my friend, try all things, and weigh it by the balance of the sanctuary: how can you try without hearing of them, for the ear tries words as the mouth tastes meat. I dare not but bear witness against the unjust and cruel laws of my countrymen in this land: for cursed are all they that cometh not out to help the Lord against the mighty; and all that are not with him are against him, &c. Woe be to men that gather and not by the Lord, & cover with a covering, and not with his Holy Spirit: which woe I desire thou mayest escape.

References

1. Find A Grave, Memorial# 39205789
2. New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Page: 60:168, 96:8
3. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England 1634-35, Robert Anderson Page: III:481.
4. Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. "New England Marriages Prior to 1700.". Page 574. "Richard Scott (1605-1680 +/-) & Katherine Marbury (1610+ - 1680); 7 Jun 1632, aft 1637; Ipswich/Providence"
5. Plantagenet Ancestry, 1st Edition, David Faris, 1996 Page: 186:1ii
6. New England Historical & Genealogical Register. 96:8.
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Marbury_Scott: Katherine Marbury was born in London, England between 1607 and 1610, and was one of at least 15 children of Bridget Dryden and Francis Marbury.[1]
   1. Colket, Meredith B. (1936). The English Ancestry of Anne Marbury Hutchinson and Katherine Marbury Scott. Philadelphia: Magee Press.) page 34. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/55668931?cid=mem_copy [Born about 1610, no place given.]
   2. Christy K. Robinson, “Life sketch of Katherine Marbury Scott,” October 10, 2014, http://marybarrettdyer.blogspot.ch/2014/10/life-sketch-of-katherine.... Some records give Katherine’s birthplace as Alford, Lincolnshire, but their family had moved to London by 1605, and her father died there in 1611.
8. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marbury-22. Katherine (Marbury) Scott was a child of the Rev. Francis Marbury (or Merbury) by his second wife Bridget Dryden.[1][2] The exact date of her birth is unclear, but she was likely born about 1610[3][4] as her father died in 1611. Rhode Island records state that she was aged 70 at her 1687 death.[5]
   1. Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Volume II, page 147, CHESELDINE 20.iii.b, entry for Katherine Marbury.
   2. Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, pages 434-436 CHESELDINE 15, 15.iii.b, Katherine Marbury. < GoogleBooks > [no birth date or place listed.]
   3. English Origins of New England Families, 2nd Series, Volume III. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985). Online at Ancestry.com pages 94-97. AncestryImage > [Born about 1610, no place given.]
9. "Richard Scott and Katherine (Marbury) Scott Family" in The Great Migration, v. 6, R–S, 205. FamilySearch.
   1. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England 1634-35, Robert Anderson. Page Vl: 205. “Richard and Katherine (Marbury) Scott.” https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/129417693?cid=mem_copy
   2. Key Pedigree of the The English Ancestry of Anne Marbury Hutchinson and Katherine Marbury Scott. Front Matter. FamilySearch.
10. Dave Utzinger's database <— Defunct link
11. Robinson, Christy K. 2014. “Life Sketch of Katherine Marbury Scott: The Quaker’s Righteous Indignation and Uppity-Female Speech Scarred Her for Life.” William & Mary Dyer: 17th-Century England and New England Culture. 2014. blogspot.com.
12. Richardson, Royal Ancestry (2013) Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), volume II, pages 146, 147.
13. NEHGR 20 (1866): pages 355-367; 60 (1906): pages 168-175; 96 (1942): pages 3-27, 192-194.
14. Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 22 2017, 13:44:49 UTC
15. Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. dieath cites RI Vital Records vol VII p. 119)
16. English Origins of New England Families, In The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 2nd ed. Series in Three Volumes; Vol. III; Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985. Page 94 (Image 107):
17. Peckham, Stephen Farnum. 1906. “Richard Scott and His Wife Catharine Marbury, and Some of Their Descendants (Reprint).” In The New England Historic and Genealogical Society Register, 8. Boston: David Clapp & Son. Archive.org,

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1. Chester, Joseph Lemuel. "The Hutchinson Family of England and New England and Its Connection with the Marburys and Drydens" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1866). Online at AmericanAncestors.org, vol. 20, Oct 1866, pages 355-367.
2. Peckham, Stephen F. "Richard Scott and his Wife Catherine Marbury and Some of Their Descendants" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1906). Online at AmericanAncestors.org, vol. 60, Apr 1906, pages 168-175 and at ForgottenBooks.
3. Bowen, Richard LeBaron. "The Arms of Richard Scott" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1942). Online at AmericanAncestors.org, vol. 96, Jan 1942, pages 3-27, 192-194.
4. Wing, William A. Peleg Slocum of Dartmouth and his Wife Mary Holder online at Dartmouth Historical Sketches No. 3.
5. Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 Vols. (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912). Free Ancestry Image
6. England Marriages, 1538–1973, database: 13 March 2020, Katheryne Merburye in entry for Richard Scotte, 1632. FamilySearch
7. Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, (Boston: NEHGS, 2009), p. 205. Online at AmericanAncestors.org (w/subs.) and Free Ancestry Image
8. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, (FamilySearch: 19 March 2020), James Scot, 23 Mar 1633.
9. Joseph Besse. Sufferings of Early Quakers, 1753, Vol. II, pp. 189-190, facsimile in Sufferings of Early Quakers: America, West Indies, Bermuda, Sessions Book Trust, 2001
10. (This Katherine Marbury, baptized as a teenager?) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J79F-Q9W : 4 February 2023), Katherine Marbury, 1625.
11. Terry J. Booth, Paul C. Reed, and Nathaniel Lane Taylor. "Margaret De Brewse, first wife of Sir Thomas Hawley (d.1419-20) of Girsby, Lincolnshire: A New Royal Line for the Marbury-Wentworth Immigrant Cousins" in The American Genealogist. Vol. 91, no. 3, spring 2021.American Ancestors, Subscription Req. to Access.