Person:Samuel Scott (54)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys:

• Samuel Scott, 6 Aug. 1747 - 30 Oct. 1747; 270 acres. Samuel Scott hath informed there are about 200 acres of waste & ungranted land joynd on his father Anto. Scott. "A Plat 1735"; adj. Robert Green & his own land. CC - Thos. Corbin & Thos. Birk. From an earlier survey in file - Samuel Scott of Spotsylvania Co, 15 Oct. 1734; 200 acres of King's land in St Mark's parish in little fork of Rappahannock River; adj. Robert Green. Surv. George Hume. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 13].

Records of Samuel Scott

Records from ORANGE COUNTY ROAD ORDERS 1734-1749, by Ann Brush Miller:

• 16 March 1735, O.S. p. 59 - On the petition of Thomas Chester and Jacob Funk it is ordered that they lay off and clear a road from where they Live to the lower end of Burgesses Land and that William Russell, Anthony Scott & Samuell Scott or any two of them lay of a road from thence to Beverleys Quarter or the point of the little fork.

• 25 November 1736, O.S. p. 127 - Ordered That Robert Green & William Russell Gent., Alex Waugh and Samuel Scott or any two of them View the road from Chesters fferry to the point of ye Little fork according to Chesters petition.

• 22 January 1736, O.S. p. 139 - On Complaint of William Russell Gent that he had not recieved of ye Sheriff the Order made Last November Court for viewing ye road from Chesters fferry to ye point of ye Little fork It is ordered That Robt: Green William Russell Gent & Samuel Scott or any two of them view the said Road according to Chesters petition & make report thereof to ye next Court

• 22 May 1737, O.S. p. 162 - Wm: Russell Gent and Charles Dewet having returned ye Last Courts Order for viewing the road Beverley and Brooks Land to ye pitch of the fork executed it is ordered that the said road be cleared accordingly as they have laid it off and that Charles Duett Colo: Carters negroes Jacob Holtzclaw, James Wright, John Bridges, Richard Bridges, Charles ffloyd, Amora Day, Miles Murphey, and Thomas Hooper work on ye said road from the point of ye ffork to ye fork of ye,Indian Runn and that John Chissum be the Overseer of that part of ye road & that Colo: Willis’s & Tapps tithables work on ye sd Road from the fork of Indian run to Crooked run and that william Tapp be Surveyor of that precinct of ye road And it is also ordered that Cornelius Mitchell, Wm Smith, John Washburn, Thos: Washburn, ffrancis Browning, Anthony & Samuel Scott, Thos: Corbyn & John Byrk work on ye sd road from Crooked run to Ashley & ffrans: Browns Land at Sherundo under Wm Dunkon overseer for that precinct of ye sd Road. & Thomas Kenninson, James Cannon, Richard Covington, John Ashley & John Jordan Wm Collins, Markham McKensey & John Nicks ordered to Clear the precinct under John Sexton Overseer from Ashleys to Beverley & Brooks’s Land and it is further Ordered that ye sd Overseers clear ye sd Road with ye afd tithables according to Law.

• 28 August 1740, O.S. p. 238 - Ordered that all the tithables between Indian Run & the River clear ye road from Mitchells ford & the Goardwine as far as the path between Samuel and Anthony Scotts & Its further ordered that ffrancis Browning be hereby appointed Overseer of ye sd Road & that he cause the highways to be cleared & the bridges to be repaired in the said precinct according to Law.

• 28 August 1740, O.S. p. 238 - Ordered that Samuel Scott be Overseer of ye road from Scotts path to ye thorrough fair run bridge & that ye tithables of Thomas Corbin John Burk & above Crooked run work on the same & its further ordered that ye sd Scott cause the highways to be cleared & the bridges to be repaired in the said precinct according to Law.

• 27 March 1746, O.S. p. 461 - Ordered that all the Gangs below the Battle Run that formerly were under the Directions of Samuel Scott and Francis Browning work under John Gouge Junr. who is appointed Overseer of the Highway from Poes Spring to the Lower End of Brownings Precinct and that they attend and obey the said Overseers Directions in clearing and keeping the said way in Repair and that he cause the Posts of Directions to be set up where Necessary.

• 24 July 1746, O.S. p. 3 - Ordered that the Road from Robert Easthams Island Foard to stone Run be Devided into three Precincts and that John Washburn be overseer of that Part of it from the said Island Foard To Samuel Scotts Path to Poes Spring and the Male labouring Tithables above Indian Run and Below John Washburns including the said Washburns Tithables be the Gang under him and that John George be overseer of that part from Scotts Path to Poes Spring and the Male labouring Tithables above John Washburns and Below great and Little Battle Runs including the Tithables in the Goard Vine up to Nathaniel Hillians including the said Hillians Tithables be the Gang under him and that William Poe be Overseer of the other Part from Poes Spring to Stone Run and the Male labouring Tithables above Battel Runs and Nathl. Hillins and up to the Rush River and up the said River to the Head be the Gang under him which said Several Gangs are Ordered to Attend and obey the Directions of their respective Overseers in clearing and keeping the said Road in Repair and the said Overseers are Ordered to set up where Necessary.