SCOTT, JOHN
, was born about 1734 in Pennsylvania. His father, Andrew Scott, emigrated from Scotland and settled in Pennsylvania about 1725. John Scott was a soldier in the American Revolution, and was married about 1756 to Anna Crayton. They had one child--ELIZABETH, who married James Maston.
Mrs. Anna Scott died and John Scott married Nancy Keith. They had twelve living children. The family moved to Sangamon county in 1824, and settled at Island Grove. Of his children--
ANDREW, born Nov. 21, 1786, in North Carolina, was married May 28, 1808, in Jackson county, Tenn., to Anna Longest, who was born in 1791 in South Carolina, near the sea coast. They had seven children there, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., first stopping east of Springfield, thence to Richland creek, and from there to Island Grove, arriving in 1824. Four children were born there. Of their eleven children, GADDIAL, born Aug. 9, 1809, in Jackson county, Tenn., was married July 25, 1833, at Island Grove, Sangamon county, Ill., to Susan Sexton, who was born May 25, 1810, in Knox county, Kentucky. The moved to Knox county, Ill., settling four miles north of Knoxville, Oct. 6, 1834. They had six living children, WILLIAM M., born July 21, 1834, died July 18, 1863. JOHN W., born March 26, 1836, died Oct. 6, 1862. ELIZABETH S., born April 27, 1839, died Feb. 22, 1864. ENOCH S., born July 25, 1841, near Galesburg, was married July 4, 1863, to Mary R. Grant. They had two living children, John W. and Clarence R., and live at the homestead near Galesburg, Ill. JAMES M., born May 5, 1843, in Knox county, was married Feb. 23, 1870, to Della Lotts. They had two children, Forrest L. and Olive P., and live at the homestead near Galesburg, Ill. JACOB A., born Oct. 14, 1846, died May 3, 1865. Mrs. Susan Scott died Jan. 22, 1875, and Gaddial Scott resides near Galesburg, Ill. NANCY, born Feb. 22, 1811, in Lincoln county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to John Slatten. They moved to DeWitt county, Ill., and from there to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1856, where they now reside. They have seven children. JAMES L., born Jan. 12, 1813, in Giles county, Tenn., came to Sangamon county in 1824, and was married in Iowa to Mary A. Gilmer. They have eight children, and reside near Des Moines, Iowa. ELIZABETH A., born Jan. 20, 1815, in Harrison county, Ind., came to Sangamon county with her father's family and married John Maxwell, of Macon county. They have five living children, and reside near Waynesville, DeWitt county, Ill. ANNA, born Jan. 21, 1817, in Orange county, Ind., married Tilford Gilmer. They have one child, and reside near Glasgow, Jefferson county, Iowa. WILSON A., born Nov. 20, 1818, in Crawford county, Ind.; came to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1824, was married in Iowa to Mrs. Louisa Jayne. Wilson A. Scott went to Fort Des Moines and traded with the Indians there until they were removed west. He accompanied them but returned to Des Moines, laid out the town on the east side of the river, and it was largely through his influence and contributions that the capital was built on that side. He went to California, returned to Des Moines and contributed two or three years to the building up of the city; started to Pike's Peak and died at Fort Laramie in 1859. His remains were buried at Des Moines. CALEB L., born Dec. 22, 1821, in Sangamon county, Ill., spent ten years, from 1850 to 1860, in California, was married Oct. 21, 1860, in Jefferson county, Iowa, to Charlotte K. Templeton, who was born Oct. 9, 1827, in Wayne county, Ohio. They came at once to Island Grove township, Sangamon county, Ill. They had five children, CHARLOTTE J., ANN M., JOHN H. C., HENRY W., and EDNA E, and reside adjoining Berlin on the east. JOHN W., born June 3, 1824, at Island Grove, was married Sept. 7, 1848, to Martha Yates. They had nine children, three died in infancy, MINNIE died in her eighth year. The other five, HENRY A., LOUISA, RICHARD Y., JOHN W., Jun., and THOMAS Y., reside with their parents in Berlin, Illinois. DORINDA, born Dec. 12, 1828, in Sangamon county, was married to William T. Hughes, who was born in Adair county, Ky. They have two living children, MARY L. married Samuel Mendenhall, and lives at Elkhart, Ill. ADA M. resides with her parents. William T. Hughes and family live at Elkhart, Logan county, Ill. LUCINDA, born April 17, 1830, in Sangamon county, married Stewart Goodrell. They had three children, MARY, STEWART, Jun., and ANNA. Mr. Goodrell died in 1872; his widow and children reside at Des Moines, Iowa. Stewart Goodrell represented Polk county, Iowa, in the State Legislature several years, and was pension agent at the time of his death. MALINDA, born May 2, 1832, in Sangamon county, married Thomas B. Reed. They had one child, WILSON T., and Mr. Reed died at Island Grove, Ill. His widow and son reside at Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Anna Scott died and Andrew Scott married Mrs. Maxwell, whose maiden name was Ellis. He died in 1859 and his widow died in 1861. He was a minister in the Christian church.
ALEXANDER, JOHN, WILSON, WILLIAM, JAMES, MARTIN, SAMUEL, RUTH, ANNA and NANCY, all these brothers and sisters named above, settled in DeWitt county, Illinois; none came to Sangamon county.