The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-24
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| identity of Gen. John, mot John Baytop),
| Scott. His Alabama home was on Pint
! lala Creek, in Lowndes County, his name
| is preserved in the name of one of the
| tracts, (Scott's Plat, constituting the
| town site of Montgomery; his will is on
record in Lowndes County; one of his
daughters, Mrs Charles r. Pollard, is
still living at Birmingham, Ala. and there
are others yet living who remember him.
He was born in Prince Edward County,
| Va, in 1773; married Eliza Coleman in
| Augusta, Ga, in 1885, and died in Ala
| bama in 1889. He was man OF high
| character and great wealth and left many
descendants. See the printed genealogy of
| his family by Daniel II. Cram. a copy of
| which is probably in the Alabama State
| Department of Archives and History. l
understand that his grave is in the GEM
| etery at Montgomery. He was a son OF
James Scott and Frances Collier. This
James Scott had brother Thomas Scott,
who married Catharne Tomkies; and
| Gen. John Baytop Scott, referred to and
| correctly described in the communication
| Just mentioned, was their son. Gen. John
| Baytop Scott was thus a first cousin of
| Gen. John Scott of Montgomery. andathe
statement that the first wife of Gen.
| John Baytop Scott was Elizabeth Cole
man tof Virginia), and the first and only
wife of his cousin. Gen. John Scott was
Eliza Coleman (of Augusta, Ga.), is
true statement of a coincidence in name,
and is not to be taken as indicating any
confusion as to the two men and their
respective marriages
We are still seeking the name of the
father of Eliza Coleman Scott, wife of
Gen. John Scott There is now living In
Augusta a John Scott Coleman, one OF
her collateral descendants, indirectly
named after her husband The Augusta
Colemans have thus far been unable to
give us the desired information, but they
hope to do so eventually.
l tender thanks for the particulars rela-
tive to the Coleman, Lindsay and Daniel
families kindly given in this Department
of The Advertiser for May Is. Though
not directly responsive to Mrs. Parker's
Query" they may be of some assistance.
II. II. Parker.
Portland, ore. Ns
3S5. GRAY-Heitmans Register says
that James Gray of South Carolina, was
list Lieutenant, Ind South Carolina -;
wounded at Savannah, 9Th October, 1873,
and died shortly afterward
316 PEARSON-ThOmas Pearson came
to Philadelphia with William Penn with
were Robert Thomas, Lawrence, Enoch.
John. Alice and Sarah the wife of Johre
West, and Benjamin
He came from England and settled in
a cave in the west bank of the Delaware
River. He was a blacksmith by trade
and welded the first smiths hammer IN
Pennsylvania In Martins History of
Chester" and Smiths History Of Del
aware County, Pennsylvania Will be
found record of this family. The records
of the monthly meetings of Chester show
that Thomas and his wife Margery lived
in Marble and had ten children He left
a will dated October 16, 1890 proved
March 10, 1874 mentions his sons Robert,
Lawrence. Enoch, John Abel and daugh-
ters Sarah West Mary Rogers and Mar
gerry Thomson M"
1872. HOBsON-Nicholas HObson of Lun-
enburg County, Va, was the son of Mat
thew Hobson of IIcnrico. The will of
Nicholas I1obson was proved December D.
1873. in Brunswick County, Va, names
sons John, Nicholas. Matthew and Will
Lam Hobson; daughters Obedience Bacon
Agnes Bacon, Sarah Hobson. Margrate /!
Hobson, Elizabeth Bugg
William Bacon married Agnes Hobson. |
He was born January 90, 1872, and died |
September %, 1871 Agnes Hobson, his |
wife. was born July T. 1910 and died De- |
cember 6, 1915. Children:
Frances Bacon. married Thomas Carr. |
Nicholas, Parkes, William Hohson. Mary, |
married King; their daughter Sarah
married a De Graffenreidt; Susan mar |
ried Wright; Rebecca married Baysheld, |
and Priddy married Ohett.
John Bacon married Obedience Hobson
and had issue: Edmund married Miss
Brace. John married Eliza Rufiin. Harry. |
who married GlasscoCk; Agnues married
Pannell. William married Lucy Ware.
Sherwood Bugg married Elizabeth Hop
son. (Hobson.J Children; Obedience. mar
ried James Martin; Agnes Hopson mar
ried in Augusta. Ga, James Simms. May
10. 1775.
See William and Mary Quarterly Vol.
XL. page ~
1876 HAMLIN-The Hamlin family be
gins with Stephen Hamin, who patented
land at Middle Plantation in 1881. He af
forwards patented 400 acres in Prince
George County. which in 1866 was rePat-
ented by Stephen Hamlin, doubtless his
son The first stephen Hamlin was then
dead. After somr years occurs the name
in the Prince George County records OF
Capt John Hamlin, probably a grandson
of the first stephen and son Of the sec
ond, living in 1896. He married Eliza beth
-. whose will proved in Prince George
May %. 172o, names son William. grand
son Thomas and daughters Elizabeth,
Lucy and Hannah. He had probably
three sons at least: ~ William HamHn.
clerk of Prince George in l7l4. and ~
John Hamlin, who in l723 sold the planta-
ton called "Maycocks." consisting of $50