Mary Scott1

b. 15 March 1796, d. circa 1820
FatherWilliam Scott d. bef 21 Jun 1803
MotherJane Whitely2 b. abt 1768, d. 1833
Birth15 Mar 1796 Mary Scott was born on 15 Mar 1796.1 
DeathCircacirca 1820 She died circa 1820.1 
Burial Mary was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia. Her stone lies between that of William Beattie and Armstrong Beattie. Armstrong was the first husband of Mary's sister Elizabeth Scott and William was Elizabeth's son. When Elizabeth wrote her will in 1872 she asked that an iron railing be placed around the graves of Polly, Armstrong and William. It was also to include the graves of Elizabeth and her second husband [Nickerson Snead].3 

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Mary's headstone
A close-up view of Mary's stone shows the word "sister" just above the soil line.
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery
Last Edited27 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 187. Stone reported to read: Mary Scott, b. 15 March 1796, d. age "abt 24y."
  2. [S707] Elizabeth Snead will and codicil (recorded 1876), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 19: 101. Elizabeth's will named her sister Polly (dec'd) and brothers Robert and William Scott. Robert and William Scott were named as siblings in the will of John Scott who also named his mother as Jane Edmiston.
  3. [S707] Elizabeth Snead will and codicil (recorded 1876), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 19: 101.