Husband of Hannah Bowers (1762-1831)
Father of:
Sarah (1783-1835)
Mary (1784-1855)
John (1786-)
Patience (1798-1846)
George (1800-)
Schooley (1800-1874)
Nathaniel (1803-)
SCOTT,John #S. 6061 was born in the year 1760,in Burlington County, New Jersey: the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Monmouth Co, NJ, he enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served three months as private in captain Couperthwaite's company, Colonel Holmes' New Jersey regiment: following this, he served on tours of one month each, mounting in all to about eighteen months, as private under Captain Wykoff, Cowan, Brewer and Converse, Colonels Holmes, David Formand and Samuel Forman in the NJ troops, during which he was in many skirmishes.
He moved to Middlesex County, NJ, volunteered and served five months in Captain DaBow's company, Colonels William Scudders's and Nicholson's regiments: during this service he was a sergeant and at one time acted as Lieutenant with a detachment of troops and was in an encounter with the enemy near Allentown. Subsequently, he served three months as a teamster, no officers named.
After his service, John SCOTT resided in New Jersey, apart of the time in Maryland and later in Centre Co and then on to Clearfield Co Pennsylvania.
Pension application Dec 4 1832 Pike twp, Clearfield, Pa.
No reference to wife or children. Death date 9 July 1851 Piketwp, Clearfield,Pa. Buried in Fruit Hill Cem
Father of:
Sarah (1783-1835)
Mary (1784-1855)
John (1786-)
Patience (1798-1846)
George (1800-)
Schooley (1800-1874)
Nathaniel (1803-)
SCOTT,John #S. 6061 was born in the year 1760,in Burlington County, New Jersey: the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Monmouth Co, NJ, he enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served three months as private in captain Couperthwaite's company, Colonel Holmes' New Jersey regiment: following this, he served on tours of one month each, mounting in all to about eighteen months, as private under Captain Wykoff, Cowan, Brewer and Converse, Colonels Holmes, David Formand and Samuel Forman in the NJ troops, during which he was in many skirmishes.
He moved to Middlesex County, NJ, volunteered and served five months in Captain DaBow's company, Colonels William Scudders's and Nicholson's regiments: during this service he was a sergeant and at one time acted as Lieutenant with a detachment of troops and was in an encounter with the enemy near Allentown. Subsequently, he served three months as a teamster, no officers named.
After his service, John SCOTT resided in New Jersey, apart of the time in Maryland and later in Centre Co and then on to Clearfield Co Pennsylvania.
Pension application Dec 4 1832 Pike twp, Clearfield, Pa.
No reference to wife or children. Death date 9 July 1851 Piketwp, Clearfield,Pa. Buried in Fruit Hill Cem
Husband of Hannah Bowers (1762-1831)
Father of:
Sarah (1783-1835)
Mary (1784-1855)
John (1786-)
Patience (1798-1846)
George (1800-)
Schooley (1800-1874)
Nathaniel (1803-)
SCOTT,John #S. 6061 was born in the year 1760,in Burlington County, New Jersey: the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Monmouth Co, NJ, he enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served three months as private in captain Couperthwaite's company, Colonel Holmes' New Jersey regiment: following this, he served on tours of one month each, mounting in all to about eighteen months, as private under Captain Wykoff, Cowan, Brewer and Converse, Colonels Holmes, David Formand and Samuel Forman in the NJ troops, during which he was in many skirmishes.
He moved to Middlesex County, NJ, volunteered and served five months in Captain DaBow's company, Colonels William Scudders's and Nicholson's regiments: during this service he was a sergeant and at one time acted as Lieutenant with a detachment of troops and was in an encounter with the enemy near Allentown. Subsequently, he served three months as a teamster, no officers named.
After his service, John SCOTT resided in New Jersey, apart of the time in Maryland and later in Centre Co and then on to Clearfield Co Pennsylvania.
Pension application Dec 4 1832 Pike twp, Clearfield, Pa.
No reference to wife or children. Death date 9 July 1851 Piketwp, Clearfield,Pa. Buried in Fruit Hill Cem
Father of:
Sarah (1783-1835)
Mary (1784-1855)
John (1786-)
Patience (1798-1846)
George (1800-)
Schooley (1800-1874)
Nathaniel (1803-)
SCOTT,John #S. 6061 was born in the year 1760,in Burlington County, New Jersey: the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Monmouth Co, NJ, he enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served three months as private in captain Couperthwaite's company, Colonel Holmes' New Jersey regiment: following this, he served on tours of one month each, mounting in all to about eighteen months, as private under Captain Wykoff, Cowan, Brewer and Converse, Colonels Holmes, David Formand and Samuel Forman in the NJ troops, during which he was in many skirmishes.
He moved to Middlesex County, NJ, volunteered and served five months in Captain DaBow's company, Colonels William Scudders's and Nicholson's regiments: during this service he was a sergeant and at one time acted as Lieutenant with a detachment of troops and was in an encounter with the enemy near Allentown. Subsequently, he served three months as a teamster, no officers named.
After his service, John SCOTT resided in New Jersey, apart of the time in Maryland and later in Centre Co and then on to Clearfield Co Pennsylvania.
Pension application Dec 4 1832 Pike twp, Clearfield, Pa.
No reference to wife or children. Death date 9 July 1851 Piketwp, Clearfield,Pa. Buried in Fruit Hill Cem
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