Lieutenant John Baytop Scott

Son of Thomas Scott (born March 21, 1727 in Gloucester Co., Virgina) & Catherine Tomkies (born 1733 in Virginia)

John attended Hampden-Sydney College. He entered William & Mary College after the Revolution and graduated in the Law Department.

Some family info is from notes made by Christopher C. Scott, (1807-1859)

John's 1st wife was Elizabeth Ann Coleman-sister of Henry Embry Coleman of Woodlawn Plantation. (Elizabeth & her brother, Henry, were children of John & Mary (Embry) Coleman)John and Elizabeth married October 22,1782 and Elizabeth died March 23, 1783.

John married Martha "Patsy" Thompson Sept 29, 1785.

John's plantation, 2000 acres, stretched from the Village of Scottsburg all the way back to Difficult Creek, some three miles northwest of Scottsburg. There John practiced law and farmed. He was well known in the criminal department of the law profession and often received large fees. He established saw mills, & grist mills on Difficult Creek and was planning a cotton mill when he died at age 52. The Village of Scottsburg, VA in Halifax County was named for Scott.

John & Martha are buried in the cemetery near the site where their home once stood. The cemetery is enclosed by a fieldstone rock wall.

John & Martha's headstone was paid for by John's great great granddaughter, Mrs. (Daisy) David Haines Ball. The headstone was set by the local Berryman Green Chapter National Society of the DAR. The President, at that time, of Hampden-Sydney College gave an address at the ceremony when the headstone was placed.

Children of John And Martha Scott, born in Halifax Co.Va. 1-Mary C."Polly" Scott Married: John R. Cocke, December 24,1803 in Halifax Co 2-William T. Scott Marriage:1-Charlotte"Bettie" Clark 3-John Watts Scott Marriage : Eliza C.Irvine 4-Thomas Baytop Scott Never married 5-James Baytop Scott Marriage:Louisa Bohannon 6-Francis Tomkies Scott Marriages:1-Margaret Jack 2-Elizabeth White 3-Annie Walton 7-Martha Ann Scott marriage Dr.James P. Hill 8-Christopher Columbus Scott Marriage: Elizabeth Strother Smith 9-Elizabeth Rebecca Coleman Scott Marriages:1-Dr.Turner D.Bell 2-Lyle B.Fawcett 3-Robert G.McMahon

John Baytop Scott DAR Ancestor #: A101648

• Service:  VIRGINIA    Rank: LIEUTENANT
• Birth:  9-26-1761    HALIFAX CO VIRGINIA
• Death:  2-1-1814     HALIFAX CO VIRGINIA
• Pension Number: R17708V
• Service Description: 1) 1ST REGT, LIGHT DRAGOONS, CL
• Residence: 1) County: HALIFAX CO - State: VIRGINIA
• Married: 1) Elizabeth Coleman 2) Martha "Patsy" Thompson

Note: Lieut. of Lee's Legion, Captain in War of 1812, General of the Militia, Vice President VA. Society of the Cincinnati  
This is NOT the John Baytop Scott born in 1773, who was the son of Frances Colyer (Collier) and James Scott

• from A Grave Memorial# 94136041

Son of Thomas Scott (born March 21, 1727 in Gloucester Co., Virgina) & Catherine Tompkins (born 1733 in Virginia)

John attended Hampden-Sydney College. He entered William & Mary College after the Revolution and graduated in the Law Department.

John's plantation, 2000 acres, stretched from the Village of Scottsburg all the way back to Difficult Creek, some three miles northwest of Scottsburg. There John practiced law and farmed. He was well known in the criminal department of the law profession and often received large fees. He established saw mills, & grist mills on Difficult Creek and was planning a cotton mill when he died at age 53. The Village of Scottsburg, VA in Halifax County was named for Scott.

• Military service: General; and Colonel
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Mar 29 2021, 7:11:28 UTC