Scott, William
William SCOTT (1635 - 1718) and Hannah ALLIS
my 8g-grandparents
William SCOTT was born in England, about 1635, and his parents, Benjamin and Hannah SCOTT, immigrated to America, with their small children, about 1640. They settled in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. William moved to western Massachusetts in 1668, first to Hadley, and then Hatfield.
William married Hannah ALLIS on 28 Jan 1870. Hannah was the daughter of William and Mary ALLIS, or ELLIS. See the William ALLIS page, for maps and information about the ALLIS family.
William and Hannah lived in Hatfield, and had 10 children, probably all born in Hatfield.
Property in Hatfield, MA
William Scott's home lot at Hatfield was twenty rods wide on the east side of the street near the north end, opposite the homestead of Sergeant Benjamin Wait. It was lately owned by John Brown. William Scott had another grant January 16, 1671, and shared in the division of the common lands, having lot No. 65 in the first division; lot No. 40 in the second; lot No. 6 in the third; and lot No. 69 in the fourth. The two latter are now within the limits of the town of Whately. When he settled there were already thirty families in the town. [WMH, Vol. III, p. 8]
William SCOTT fought in the Battle of Turner's Falls, May 19, 1676, during King Philip's War. He was paid two pounds, sixteen shillings, for military expenses. His father-in-law, William ALLIS, Sr, was a Captain in this battle, and 3 of his sons also participated, one of whom, William ALLIS, Jr, was killed.
The Battle of Turner's Falls, also known as the Peskeompscut massacre or the Wissantinnewag massacre, involved an attack on an Indian encampment, which was at first successful, and resulted in the deaths of 100 to 200 Indians, mostly women, children and elderly. The Indians were able to mount a counterattack, and drove the English forces into the woods.
In response to this attack, the Indians began to attack English settlements, especially those on the west bank of the Connecticut River. The Hatfield massacre was one such attack, occurring on 19 Sep 1677. At that time, William and Hannah had 3 children: Josiah (6), Richard (3) and William Jr (10 months). They were lucky, and all survived.
1 William SCOTT b: abt. 1635, d: 1718, age 83
... + Hannah ALLIS m: 28 Jan 1670
......2 Josiah SCOTT b: 18 Jun 1671
...... + Sarah BARRETT
.........3 Josiah SCOTT b: 29 Nov 1699
.........3 Sarah SCOTT b: 09 Sep 1701
.........3 Hannah SCOTT b: 30 May 1704
.........3 Benjamin SCOTT b: 31 May 1708, d: 1792 in Whately, Franklin, MA, age 84
.........3 Mehitable SCOTT b: 04 May 1711
.........3 Moses SCOTT b: 03 Feb 1713
.........3 Ruth SCOTT b: 25 Nov 1715
......2 Richard SCOTT b: 22 Feb 1673 in Hatfield, d: 31 Mar 1750 in Sunderland, age 77
...... + Elizabeth BELDING b: 02 Feb 1683 in Hatfield, m: 15 Jan 1702, d: 22 Jan 1769, age 86
.........3 Mary SCOTT b: 29 Apr 1703 in Hatfield, d: 15 Sep 1784, age 81
......... + Elisha 2861 ROOT b: 28 Feb 1703 in Westfield, MA, m: 22 Apr 1730, d: 04 Feb 1775 in Southwick, MA, age 71
.........3 Jonathan SCOTT b: 11 Aug 1705 in Hatfield
.........3 Elizabeth SCOTT b: 09 Oct 1707 in Hatfield
.........3 Rachel SCOTT b: 03 Jul 1710 in Hatfield
......... + William SCOTT m: 15 Feb 1728
.........3 Experience SCOTT b: 27 Oct 1713 in Hatfield
......... + Israel RICHARDSON m: 01 Oct 1736
.........3 Reuben Lieut. SCOTT b: 25 Sep 1719 in Sunderland
.........3 Mehitable SCOTT b: 03 May 1722 in Sunderland
......... + Reuben ELLIS m: 04 Jun 1749
.........3 Stephen SCOTT b: 16 Oct 1725 in Sunderland
......2 William SCOTT b: 24 Nov 1676
...... + Mary d: 07 Dec 1711
.........3 William SCOTT b: 16 Jan 1702
.........3 John SCOTT b: 03 Jun 1704
.........3 Samuel SCOTT b: 03 Mar 1707
.........3 Mary SCOTT b: 23 Oct 1709
...... + Elizabeth m: 1715
.........3 Esther SCOTT b: 12 Sep 1715
......... + Noah Dea. Wright
.........3 Absalom SCOTT b: 28 Apr 1717, d: 1797, age 80
.........3 Joshua SCOTT b: 1719
......... + Elizabeth COOLEY m: 1747
.........3 Jerusha SCOTT b: 1723
.........3 Abigail SCOTT b: 1729
......2 Hannah SCOTT b: 11 Aug 1679
......2 Joseph SCOTT b: 21 Mar 1682
...... + Lydia LEONARD m: 13 Feb 1707
.........3 Lydia SCOTT b: 24 Feb 1708
......... + John ALLIS
.........3 Miriam SCOTT b: 14 Dec 1713
......... + ALLIS
......... + BENTON
.........3 Ebenezer SCOTT b: 15 Jun 1716, d: 25 Dec 1735, age 19
.........3 David SCOTT b: 18 Aug 1717
......... + Esther BELDING m: 13 Dec 1739
..........3 Hepzibah SCOTT b: 12 Jan 1719
.........3 Joseph SCOTT b: Abt. 1722
......... + Margaret
.........3 Martha SCOTT
.........3 Leonard SCOTT
.........3 (dau.) SCOTT b: Abt. 1726
.........3 Submit SCOTT
......2 John SCOTT b: 06 Jul 1684, d: 08 Feb 1692, age 7
......2 Mary SCOTT b: 1686
......2 Mehitable SCOTT b: 09 Sep 1687, d: 18 Sep 1687, age 9 days
......2 Jonathan SCOTT b: 01 Nov 1688, d: 15 Nov 1688, age 2 weeks
......2 Abigail SCOTT b: 23 Nov 1689
Sons Richard and William Jr removed to Sunderland; Richard after 1713, and William Jr after 1717. [SJ, pp. 117-9].
Sources
[SJ] History of Hadley: including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, by Sylvester Judd and Lucius Manlius Boltwood (1905) [The second part of the book is genealogies. New pagination.]
[JMS] History of the town of Sunderland, Massachusetts by John Montague Smith (1899)
[OPA] Descendants of William Scott of Hatfield, Mass., 1668-1906 by Orrin Peer Allen (1906)
[WMH] Western Massachusetts a History (1926) Vol I Vol II Vol III Vol IV
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