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A John Scott appears in the 1810 census in Caswell Co. His household includes 3 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25 and 1 male 26-44. 1810 U.S. Census, Caswell Co., NC, Roll 38, p. 69.
In 1820, John Scott Sr. and John Scott Jr. are both living in Caswell Co. John Scott Sr’s household includes 1 male 10-15, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 45+, 1 femal 45+. Four persons are engaged in agriculture. 1820 U.S. Census, Caswell Co., NC, Roll M33_81, p. 88. John Scott Jr’s household includes 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25. 1820 U.S. Census, Caswell Co., NC, Roll M33_81, p. 85.
In 1830, John Scott Sr. is living in Caswell Co.
John Scott was Solicitor General of North Carolina. Telegraph & Tex. Reg. (Houston), June 8, 1842, at 3, col. 2.
History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties 264, 590 (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1893).
Additional information available in Southwestern Historical Quarterly as follow:
Volume 62, page 317
The Morning Star (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 65, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 8, 1840 (recommending John Scott for Chief Justice of Supreme Court)
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