William F. Scott, Sheriff Prince Edward Co, VA

[walker_mckay]

Would anyone have a William F. Scott(e) who was living in Prince Edward County, Virginia? William F. Scott was born in Virginia by 1814. His was recorded as a farmer (also sheriff). In 1850, his household included a Mary Meadows, age 74 (b. abt 1776) and his overseer, Thomas Biggers age 33 (b abt 1817).

I believe William Scott appears in the 1840 census and is listed in the 1860 census. I've lost track of him after 1860. A marriage record of one of his natural children, suggests that he was alive as late as 1867.

Walker

[Retired researcher]

There is a William Scott in the 1880 census who was born in 1814 in Virginia.  Residence is 1880, Broadway, Anderson, South Carolina.  Race is Black and spouse is Easter Scott. Occupation is farmer.
Age is 66

Is this the person you are looking for?

[walker_mckay]

Hi - After 40 odd years or so of digging around in archives or the historic record, this is the most challenging research problem I yet to encounter.

Short answer, is no. The William F. Scott that I posted about was a white man born in 1814 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (per 1850 census).

William F. Scott was the natural father of a number of children born to Betsey Lyle between 1849 and about 1867. The date of 1867 is only an extrapolated date from the marriage record of one of his daughters. I haven't found any credible record of him in the 1870 census or available online sources for a death record, probate or possible military service.