William W Scott

One article in my series Sonoma County, California

He was one of those who participated in the Bear Flag Rebellion of 1846.

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Merchant and Saloon Keeper in Sonoma May 1847

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Writes from Sonoma about the confusion between the existing Alcalde John Nash and the newly appointed Alcalde ex-Gov L W Boggs

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Agent at Sonoma for the Californian newspaper 29 May 1847

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He was married on 6 Jun 1847 at Sonoma, by Alcalde Lilburn Boggs to Miss Frances Anne Smith.

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8 Jan 1848 He shot Mr Rice through the head in Sonoma, in consequence of "a quarrel which originated over a gambling debt."

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2 Feb 1848 Newspaper announcement that the business partnership between himself and Lilburn W Boggs was dissolved, the dissolution witnessed by Vallejo at Sonoma 29 Dec 1847

He died in 1849, his will directed that if his wife Anne (who was only then about 17) remained a widow she could have one-third of his estate, the remaining portion to go to his daughter by a prior wife. Anne contested the will and won. She married secondly McDonald, Treasurer of Sonoma County and had nine children.