74. Rep. Thomas Scott was born in 1739 in Chester,
Pennsylvania. He died in 1796 in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was buried in
Old Graveyard, Walnut, Pennsylvania. He was adopted in Washington Cemetery,
Washington, Pennsylvania. Thomas Scott attended rural schools in Chester County
and studied law. Admitted to the bar he practiced law and moved to Westmoreland,
Pennsylvania, in 1770. He was made a justice of the peace in 1773.
He served in the first Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and in the Supreme Council
in 1777. He was the first prothonotary in Washington County, serving from 1781
to 1789 and was made a justice in that county in 1786.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania convention that ratified the U. S. Constitution
and was a member of the 1st and 3rd United States Congresses. He was married
to Jean ---------- about 1758.
75. Jean ----------
died after Nov 1793. Children were:
i.
Arthur Scott was born about 1759.
ii.
Thomas Scott was born about 1760.
37 iii.
Elizabeth Scott.
iv.
Agnes Scott was born about 1765.
v.
Alexander Scott was born about 1772.
vi.
Margaret Scott was born about 1774.
vii.
Mary Scott was born about 1777.
viii.
Jean Scott was born about 1781.
ix.
Sarah Scott was born about 1783.
x.
Rebecca Scott was born about 1785.
xi.
Mabel Scott was born about 1787.
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