1Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, pp. 202-205 (2009).
"RICHARD SCOTT
ORIGIN: Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire.
MIGRATION; 1634
FIRST RESIDENCE: Boston
REMOVES: Providence 1638 [WJ 1:352-53; Chapin 1:90-91].
OCCUPATION: Shoemaker [BChR 18].
. . .
BIRTH: Baptized Glemsford, Suffolk, 9 Septmebr 1605, son of Edward Scott. . . .
DEATH: by 1 July 1679 [PRtR 15:189].
MARRIAGE: Berkhamstead, 7 June 1632, Katherine Marbury, daughter of Francis and Bridget (Dryden) Marbury [TAG 16:81-83]. "Katherine Scott, aged 70 years, widow of Richard, Providence, died at Newport, May 2, 1687" [RIVR 7:119].
CHILDREN:
i JAMES SCOTT, bp. Berkhamstead 23 March 1633[/4]; living at Providence about 1650 (See COMMENTS below); no further record.
ii JOHN SCOTT, b. say 1637; m. by 1662 Rebecca _____ (eldest known child of "John [Scott] and rebekah his wife" b. Providence 29 September 1662 [PrTR 5:274]).
iii MARY SCOTT, b. say 1640; m. Olveston, Gloucestershire, 12 August 1660 Christopher Holder [NEHGR 96:5; RIVR 7:30].
iv JOSEPH SCOTT, b. say 1642; living London 1666 and 1667 [PrTR 3:87; 15:205]; no further record.
v PATIENCE SCOTT, b. say 1644; m. 20 September 1663 Henry Beere [RIVR 7:30].
vi HANNAH SCOTT, b. say 1646; m. [blank] Februar 1667 Walter Clarke, son of Jeremiah Clarke [RIVR 7:30].
vii DELIVERANCE SCOTT, b. say 1650; m. "at Joshua Coggeshall's" 30 August 1670 William Richardson [RIVR 7:30].
ASSOCIATIONS: Katherine (Marbury) Scott, sife of this immigrant, was sister of Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson, wife of WILLIAM HUTCHINSON {1634, Boston} [TAG 16:81-88; GM 2:3:477-84].
Richard Scott was second cousin of the wives of THOMAS BLOWER {1635, Boston}, EDMUND RICE {1639, Sudbury} and PHILEMON WHALE {1640, Sudbury} (assuming that the Edward Scott who died testate at Glemsfod in 1627 was grandfather of the immigrant Richard Scott) [GMC 101-2; TAG 65:240; GM 2:1:338-40].".
1Richard LeBaron Bowen, The Arms of Richard Scott, NEHGR Vol. 96, p. 10 (Jan. 1942).
"2. JOHN2 SCOTT*, of Providence, R. I., was born in 1640, and died in 1677, is said to have been shot by an Indian while standing in the doorway of his own house at Pawtucket Ferry. He married REBECCA ---------, who died after 1701. She married secondly, 15 Apr. 1678, John2 Whipple, of Providence, born 1640, died 15 Dec. 1700, son of John and Sarah Whipple, by whom she had two children.
John and Rebecca Whipple, on 26 Aug. 1679, leased for four years to Alexander Balkcom, of Newport, all the tract of land and meadows lying upon the south side of the pawtucket River, near the former dwelling of William Blackstone (deceased) of Rehoboth, being formerly in the possession of John Scott of the Town of Providence, and agreed "to Sett a house about 20 foots in length upon the land" [Prov. Town Papers, 0281].
Although John Scott's will is referred to in deeds, no known copy is in existence.
Children:
i. SARAH3, b. 29 Sept. 1662; d. in 1743, aged 76 years.
3. ii. JOHN.
iii. MARY, b. 1 Feb. 1666; d. after 1734; m. JOSHUA2 DAVIS, miller, d. 8 Jan. 1736, son of Aaron and Mary Davis, of Newport, R. I. On 8 Aug. 1695 Joshua Davis bought of edward Hopps and wife Mary, of East Greenwich, R. I., land, houses and fruit trees, for £14. Rebecca (Scott) Whipple assigned, 3 July 1699, all her interest in the above deed to her daughter Mary Davis, wife of Joshua, and her heirs, said Joshua to have life interest. On 31 Aug. 1725 Joshua mortgaged his homestead at East Greenwich to his brother-in-law, John3 Scott, for £480/11.
Capt. Sylvanus3 Scott declared, 30 Aug. 1726, that upwards of twenty years ago, his mother Rebecca (Scott) Whipple, gave him a deed of 1694 to keep, and that he had it in his possession until about two years ago when he delivered it to Joshua Davis.
On 14 Jan. 1734, Joshua bought of Edward Scott, of Newport, Schoomaster, for £567, houses, buildings, and 77 acres of land in East Greenwich, and a warrant was given against heirs of John Scott, late of Newport, deceased.
iv. KATHERINE, b. 23 May 1668.
v. DEBORAH, b. 20 Dec. 1669.
vi. SYLVANUS, b. 10 Nov. 1672; d. 13 Jan. 1742; m. about 1792, JOANNA3 JENCKES, b. in 1672, d. 12 Mar. 1756, dau. of Joseph2 and ester (Ballard) Jenckes, of providence, and sister of Gov. Jenckes.".
1William Richard Cutter, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of . . ., Vol. 4, p. 2094 (1914).
"(II) Joshua Davis, son of Aaron Davis, was born in 1665; married Mary Scott, who was born February 1, 1666, and died in 1734, daughter of John and Rebecca Scott. Joshua Davis was a miller and owned land at East Greenwich. He deeded his grist mill to his son Jeffrey in January, 1733. His will is dated May 27, 1734. Children: William; Aaron; John; Rebecca; Katherine; Samuel; and Jeffrey, mentioned below.".
1William Richard Cutter, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of . . ., Vol. 4, p. 2094 (1914).
"(III) Jeffrey Davis, son of Joshua Davis, was born in 1708. He settled at North Kingstown. He married ------- Cranston. Children: Benjamin, mentioned below; Elizabeth, Stephen, Mary and Joshua.
(IV) Benjamin Davis, son of Jeffrey Davis, was born about 1730. . . .".