History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 713.
[Harrison County]  [Rutland Precinct]

JNO. S. SCOTT, farmer, was born in Sussex County, Del., May 8, 1821, his
grandfather, William Scott, was one of five brothers who emigrated from
Ireland and settled in Virginia; in 1781, he came from Virginia and
settled on Boyd's Run, near Newtown, in what is now Bourbon County; he
took an active part in the early struggles with the Indians; he was
Captain of a scouting party, and one of the number who followed to the
Ohio River the murders of the Shanks family; about 1794 he moved to
Harrison County and settled on Gray's Run, near Cynthiana, where he died
in 1831, aged eighty-six.  Jno. Scott, father of Jno. S., was born in
Virginia, Sept. 1, 1773, and was hence eight years old when his father
came to Kentucky; went with his father in pursuit of Indians who killed
Shanks' family, in 1808, he freed about thirty of his slaves; in 1806, he
married Lavina Stafford of Harrison County, by whom he had one child,
James, who afterward took a boat load of whiskey and flour to New Orleans,
and was murdered there; in 1808, he moved to Delaware, his first wife
having died in childbirth; in 1812, he enlisted in the war, during which
he rendered some valuable services; in 1814 he took the first ship load
of lumber to Washington to be used in the erection of the Capitol Building,
he returned to Kentucky in 1826, living one year each in Pittsburg and
Cincinnati, on his way back, upon his arrival in Kentucky he settled at
Leesburg and started a store; in 1830, he moved to Leeslick; in 1841, he
moved to Raven Creek and bought a farm; in 1850, he went to Grant County;
thence to Leeslick in 1853, engaging in merchandising in both places, in
1855, he came to live with his son, Jno. S., where he continued to sell
goods till [sic] his death, which occurred Oct. 11, 1860, he then being
in his eighty-eighth year.  Jno. S. Scott came to Kentucky with his
father, and lived with him till [sic] he was twenty-four years old;
March 7, 1844, he married Sarah, daughter of Captain James and Annie
(Webber) Burgess; they have eight living children: James T., born Dec.
25, 1844; Wm. W., June 8, 1846; Jno. B., April 10, 1848; Sarah, March 10,
1854; Louisa, April 9, 1856; Effie J., Sept. 24, 1860; Henry, May 17,
1863; Charles, June 15, 1865.  Mr. Scott was one of the first members of
Mullin (Masonic) Lodge, at Rutland, now a member of Raven Creek, which
lodge was dedicated by him; in 1854, he was elected Magistrate and served
four years; since 1858, he has been Deputy County Clerk, except the seven
years that he sold goods; has been a farmer all his life; owns 320 acres
of land on Raven Creek; in the way of curiosities, he has now in his
possession a quilt which was pieced by his mother in 1812; the calico was
bought while the embargo act was in force, and cost from seventy-five
cents to one dollar per yard.  Mr. Scott is a member of the Methodist
Church at Mt. Zion; in politics he is a thorough Democrat.

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