ROBERT JAMES SCOTT
USMA CLASS OF 1815
CULLUM'S REGISTER #. 135
GDFATHER, DELEGATE TO CONTL. CONGRESS
SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY
THREE YEARS ARMY SERVICE
SUTLER, FT. WASHINGTON, 1826-31
SUTLER, FT. MONROE, VA. - 1831-34
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135. ( Born Va. ). ROBERT J. SCOTT. ( Ap'd Md. ). --------
Military history : --- Cadet of the Military Academy , May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
( THIRD LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY , MAR. 2, 1815 )
Served : in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa. , 1815 - 16; and on leave of absence,
( SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY, JUNE 15, 1817 )
1816 - 18.
( RESIGNED, NOV. 4, 1818 )
Civil History : --- Sutler at Ft. Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, --- and at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1831 - 34.
( DIED, MAY 1834, AT FORT MONROE, VA., AGED 36 )
NOTE: Lieutenant Robert E. Lee was assistant engineer at Fort Monroe during its construction from 1829 to 1834, and was acquainted with Lieutenant Scott.
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VIRGINIA GENEALOGIES
page 648
46. MAJOR ROBERT JAMES SCOTT, U. S. A. ( Gustavus, James, John ), b. Va., ---, 1798 ; d. ---- , 1834 ; m. cir. 1818, MARY ANN LEWIS, b. ---; d. June, 1879 ; daughter of Judge Lewis, Hagerstown, Md.
Major Scott was ed. U. S. Military Acad., West Point, May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he grad. and was promoted in the U. S. Army to 3D Lt. Corps Artillery. Mar. 2, 1815 ; served in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1815 - 16 , and on. leave of absence ; 2D Lt. Corps Artillery., June 15, 1817 - 18 ; resigned, Nov. 4, 1818 ; Sutler at Fort Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, and Fortress Monroe, 1831 - 34 ; d. May , 1834, at Fort Monroe, Va., age 36.
Children:
*1). ANN ELIZA, b. ----
2). HENRY LEWIS, b. --- ,1822 ; d. Miss. ---, 1851.
3). ROBERT WAINWRIGHT, U. S. N., b. ---, 1827 ; d. s. Jan 5, 1866 ; midshipman, U. S. N., Sep. 9, 1841 ; passed, Aug. 10, 1847 ; Master, Sep. 15, 1855 ; Lieut., Sep. 16, 1855 ; Lieut. Commander, July 16, 1852 ; d. at Acapulco, Mex. while in command of the U. S. Ship Saginaw.
4). WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. July 2, 1828 ; d. Sep. 19, 1891 ; m. Sep. 19, 1853,
Mary Matilda Tracy.
*5). GEORGE RICHARDS, b. ----; d. inf.
*6). BARCLAY, b. --- ; d. yng.
*7). JOHN H. EATON, b. --- ; d. 14.
* ANN ELIZA, born 1819, died 1903.
* GEORGE RICHARDS, born 1830
* BARCLAY, born 1832
*JOHN H. EATON, b. 1834, d. 1848
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Columbian Centinal
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 30, 1818
SCOTT, R. F., Lt. of U. S. Artillery, m. Mary Ann Lewis in Washington City.
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FAMILY NOTES :
FATHER : Gustavus Scott ( 1753 - 1800 )
SCOTT, GUSTAVUS, ( grandfather of William Lawrence Scott ), a delegate from Maryland ; born at " Westwood ", Prince William County, Va., in 1753 ; went with his brother to Scotland in 1765 and studied at King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland ; entered the Middle Temple, London, England, in 1767, and completed his law studies in 1771 ; returned to Maryland in the latter year and settled in Somerset County, Md., where he practiced law ; delegate to the Annapolis Convention in 1774 and 1775 ; member of the Association of Freeman of Maryland ; member of the first state constitutional convention in 1776 ; moved to Dorchester County ; member of the House of delegates in 1780 ; elected to the Continental Congress in 1784, but did not attend ; resumed the practice of law ; moved to Montgomery County in 1794 ; one of the commissioners to superintend the erection of the public buildings in Washington D. C., 1794 - 1800 ; died in Washington D. C., December 25, 1800 ; internment on the farm in Virginia.
MOTHER : Margaret Hall Caile ( 1759 - 1826 ) daughter of Hall Caile and Elizabeth Haskins. Married 16 February 1777.
BROTHER : -- William Bushrod Scott, ( 28 July 1792 -- 7 June 1857 ), U. S. M. C., married Ann Hilton ; appointed 2d Lieut., U. S. Marine Corps, July 4, 1809 ; resigned 13 may 1810. He resided in Washington.
SISTER : Elizabeth Caile, married 10 December 1801, Captain. Robert rankin, U. S. M. C., 2d Lieut. U. S. Marine Corps, Sept. 2, 1795 ; 1st Lieut., Mar. 2, 1799 ; captain, Jan. 16, 1808 ; resigned Jan. 1, 1809.
SISTER : Juliana B., --- married Captain. Robert DeWar Wainwright, U. S. M. C.; commissioned 2d Lt. U. S. Marine Corps, Feb. 15, 1807 ; 1st Lt., Jan. 23, 1809 ; Captain., sep. 29, 1812 ; Bvt. Major, Mar. 3, 1823 ; Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, Mar. 3, 1827 ; Lieut. Colonel, July 1, 1834 ; d. Oct. 5, 1841.
WIFE : -- Mary Ann Lewis,( 15 October 1798 - 16 June 1879 ), daughter of Judge Lewis of Hagerstown, Maryland. Married circa 1818. Buried in Erie, Pennsylvania , the city her son William Lawrence Scott represented in Congress.
SON : William Lawrence Scott, ( 1828 - 1891 )
SCOTT, WILLIAM LAWRENCE, ( grandson of Gustavus Scott ), a Representative from Pennsylvania ; born in Washington D. C., July 2, 1828 ; attended the common schools and Hampden-Sidney Academy in Virginia ; page in the House of Representatives 1840 - 1846 ; moved to Erie, Pa., in 1846 and was employed as a shipping clerk until 1850 ; was subsequently engaged in shipping, coal mining, iron manufacturing, banking, and railroad construction ; had extensive land holdings and was interested in the raising of cattle ; mayor of Erie in 1866 and again in 1871 ; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1866 to the Fortieth Congress and in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress ; elected a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1876, 1880, and 1884 ; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1876, 1880, and 1888 ; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses ( March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 ) ; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy ( Fiftieth Congress ) ; was renominated in 1888 and again in 1890 but each time declined to be a candidate because of the condition of his health ; director in a number of railroad companies and president of the Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad at the time of his death in Newport, R. I., September 19, 1891 ; interment in Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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CAT'S NOTES : Another Cadet from another prominent family, graduated from West Point but only served three years. It appears Lieutenant Scott preferred to sell items to the troops rather than be one of the troops. His burial site is currently unknown. Perhaps it was at the Fort Monroe cemetery, or perhaps he was buried by his parents in the Fairfax, Virginia Cemetery. More research is needed.
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Researched and Transcribed by :
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
3/12/2021
USMA CLASS OF 1815
CULLUM'S REGISTER #. 135
GDFATHER, DELEGATE TO CONTL. CONGRESS
SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY
THREE YEARS ARMY SERVICE
SUTLER, FT. WASHINGTON, 1826-31
SUTLER, FT. MONROE, VA. - 1831-34
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135. ( Born Va. ). ROBERT J. SCOTT. ( Ap'd Md. ). --------
Military history : --- Cadet of the Military Academy , May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
( THIRD LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY , MAR. 2, 1815 )
Served : in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa. , 1815 - 16; and on leave of absence,
( SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY, JUNE 15, 1817 )
1816 - 18.
( RESIGNED, NOV. 4, 1818 )
Civil History : --- Sutler at Ft. Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, --- and at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1831 - 34.
( DIED, MAY 1834, AT FORT MONROE, VA., AGED 36 )
NOTE: Lieutenant Robert E. Lee was assistant engineer at Fort Monroe during its construction from 1829 to 1834, and was acquainted with Lieutenant Scott.
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VIRGINIA GENEALOGIES
page 648
46. MAJOR ROBERT JAMES SCOTT, U. S. A. ( Gustavus, James, John ), b. Va., ---, 1798 ; d. ---- , 1834 ; m. cir. 1818, MARY ANN LEWIS, b. ---; d. June, 1879 ; daughter of Judge Lewis, Hagerstown, Md.
Major Scott was ed. U. S. Military Acad., West Point, May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he grad. and was promoted in the U. S. Army to 3D Lt. Corps Artillery. Mar. 2, 1815 ; served in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1815 - 16 , and on. leave of absence ; 2D Lt. Corps Artillery., June 15, 1817 - 18 ; resigned, Nov. 4, 1818 ; Sutler at Fort Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, and Fortress Monroe, 1831 - 34 ; d. May , 1834, at Fort Monroe, Va., age 36.
Children:
*1). ANN ELIZA, b. ----
2). HENRY LEWIS, b. --- ,1822 ; d. Miss. ---, 1851.
3). ROBERT WAINWRIGHT, U. S. N., b. ---, 1827 ; d. s. Jan 5, 1866 ; midshipman, U. S. N., Sep. 9, 1841 ; passed, Aug. 10, 1847 ; Master, Sep. 15, 1855 ; Lieut., Sep. 16, 1855 ; Lieut. Commander, July 16, 1852 ; d. at Acapulco, Mex. while in command of the U. S. Ship Saginaw.
4). WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. July 2, 1828 ; d. Sep. 19, 1891 ; m. Sep. 19, 1853,
Mary Matilda Tracy.
*5). GEORGE RICHARDS, b. ----; d. inf.
*6). BARCLAY, b. --- ; d. yng.
*7). JOHN H. EATON, b. --- ; d. 14.
* ANN ELIZA, born 1819, died 1903.
* GEORGE RICHARDS, born 1830
* BARCLAY, born 1832
*JOHN H. EATON, b. 1834, d. 1848
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Columbian Centinal
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 30, 1818
SCOTT, R. F., Lt. of U. S. Artillery, m. Mary Ann Lewis in Washington City.
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FAMILY NOTES :
FATHER : Gustavus Scott ( 1753 - 1800 )
SCOTT, GUSTAVUS, ( grandfather of William Lawrence Scott ), a delegate from Maryland ; born at " Westwood ", Prince William County, Va., in 1753 ; went with his brother to Scotland in 1765 and studied at King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland ; entered the Middle Temple, London, England, in 1767, and completed his law studies in 1771 ; returned to Maryland in the latter year and settled in Somerset County, Md., where he practiced law ; delegate to the Annapolis Convention in 1774 and 1775 ; member of the Association of Freeman of Maryland ; member of the first state constitutional convention in 1776 ; moved to Dorchester County ; member of the House of delegates in 1780 ; elected to the Continental Congress in 1784, but did not attend ; resumed the practice of law ; moved to Montgomery County in 1794 ; one of the commissioners to superintend the erection of the public buildings in Washington D. C., 1794 - 1800 ; died in Washington D. C., December 25, 1800 ; internment on the farm in Virginia.
MOTHER : Margaret Hall Caile ( 1759 - 1826 ) daughter of Hall Caile and Elizabeth Haskins. Married 16 February 1777.
BROTHER : -- William Bushrod Scott, ( 28 July 1792 -- 7 June 1857 ), U. S. M. C., married Ann Hilton ; appointed 2d Lieut., U. S. Marine Corps, July 4, 1809 ; resigned 13 may 1810. He resided in Washington.
SISTER : Elizabeth Caile, married 10 December 1801, Captain. Robert rankin, U. S. M. C., 2d Lieut. U. S. Marine Corps, Sept. 2, 1795 ; 1st Lieut., Mar. 2, 1799 ; captain, Jan. 16, 1808 ; resigned Jan. 1, 1809.
SISTER : Juliana B., --- married Captain. Robert DeWar Wainwright, U. S. M. C.; commissioned 2d Lt. U. S. Marine Corps, Feb. 15, 1807 ; 1st Lt., Jan. 23, 1809 ; Captain., sep. 29, 1812 ; Bvt. Major, Mar. 3, 1823 ; Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, Mar. 3, 1827 ; Lieut. Colonel, July 1, 1834 ; d. Oct. 5, 1841.
WIFE : -- Mary Ann Lewis,( 15 October 1798 - 16 June 1879 ), daughter of Judge Lewis of Hagerstown, Maryland. Married circa 1818. Buried in Erie, Pennsylvania , the city her son William Lawrence Scott represented in Congress.
SON : William Lawrence Scott, ( 1828 - 1891 )
SCOTT, WILLIAM LAWRENCE, ( grandson of Gustavus Scott ), a Representative from Pennsylvania ; born in Washington D. C., July 2, 1828 ; attended the common schools and Hampden-Sidney Academy in Virginia ; page in the House of Representatives 1840 - 1846 ; moved to Erie, Pa., in 1846 and was employed as a shipping clerk until 1850 ; was subsequently engaged in shipping, coal mining, iron manufacturing, banking, and railroad construction ; had extensive land holdings and was interested in the raising of cattle ; mayor of Erie in 1866 and again in 1871 ; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1866 to the Fortieth Congress and in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress ; elected a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1876, 1880, and 1884 ; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1876, 1880, and 1888 ; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses ( March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 ) ; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy ( Fiftieth Congress ) ; was renominated in 1888 and again in 1890 but each time declined to be a candidate because of the condition of his health ; director in a number of railroad companies and president of the Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad at the time of his death in Newport, R. I., September 19, 1891 ; interment in Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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CAT'S NOTES : Another Cadet from another prominent family, graduated from West Point but only served three years. It appears Lieutenant Scott preferred to sell items to the troops rather than be one of the troops. His burial site is currently unknown. Perhaps it was at the Fort Monroe cemetery, or perhaps he was buried by his parents in the Fairfax, Virginia Cemetery. More research is needed.
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Researched and Transcribed by :
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
3/12/2021
ROBERT JAMES SCOTT
USMA CLASS OF 1815
CULLUM'S REGISTER #. 135
GDFATHER, DELEGATE TO CONTL. CONGRESS
SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY
THREE YEARS ARMY SERVICE
SUTLER, FT. WASHINGTON, 1826-31
SUTLER, FT. MONROE, VA. - 1831-34
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135. ( Born Va. ). ROBERT J. SCOTT. ( Ap'd Md. ). --------
Military history : --- Cadet of the Military Academy , May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
( THIRD LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY , MAR. 2, 1815 )
Served : in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa. , 1815 - 16; and on leave of absence,
( SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY, JUNE 15, 1817 )
1816 - 18.
( RESIGNED, NOV. 4, 1818 )
Civil History : --- Sutler at Ft. Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, --- and at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1831 - 34.
( DIED, MAY 1834, AT FORT MONROE, VA., AGED 36 )
NOTE: Lieutenant Robert E. Lee was assistant engineer at Fort Monroe during its construction from 1829 to 1834, and was acquainted with Lieutenant Scott.
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VIRGINIA GENEALOGIES
page 648
46. MAJOR ROBERT JAMES SCOTT, U. S. A. ( Gustavus, James, John ), b. Va., ---, 1798 ; d. ---- , 1834 ; m. cir. 1818, MARY ANN LEWIS, b. ---; d. June, 1879 ; daughter of Judge Lewis, Hagerstown, Md.
Major Scott was ed. U. S. Military Acad., West Point, May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he grad. and was promoted in the U. S. Army to 3D Lt. Corps Artillery. Mar. 2, 1815 ; served in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1815 - 16 , and on. leave of absence ; 2D Lt. Corps Artillery., June 15, 1817 - 18 ; resigned, Nov. 4, 1818 ; Sutler at Fort Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, and Fortress Monroe, 1831 - 34 ; d. May , 1834, at Fort Monroe, Va., age 36.
Children:
*1). ANN ELIZA, b. ----
2). HENRY LEWIS, b. --- ,1822 ; d. Miss. ---, 1851.
3). ROBERT WAINWRIGHT, U. S. N., b. ---, 1827 ; d. s. Jan 5, 1866 ; midshipman, U. S. N., Sep. 9, 1841 ; passed, Aug. 10, 1847 ; Master, Sep. 15, 1855 ; Lieut., Sep. 16, 1855 ; Lieut. Commander, July 16, 1852 ; d. at Acapulco, Mex. while in command of the U. S. Ship Saginaw.
4). WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. July 2, 1828 ; d. Sep. 19, 1891 ; m. Sep. 19, 1853,
Mary Matilda Tracy.
*5). GEORGE RICHARDS, b. ----; d. inf.
*6). BARCLAY, b. --- ; d. yng.
*7). JOHN H. EATON, b. --- ; d. 14.
* ANN ELIZA, born 1819, died 1903.
* GEORGE RICHARDS, born 1830
* BARCLAY, born 1832
*JOHN H. EATON, b. 1834, d. 1848
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Columbian Centinal
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 30, 1818
SCOTT, R. F., Lt. of U. S. Artillery, m. Mary Ann Lewis in Washington City.
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FAMILY NOTES :
FATHER : Gustavus Scott ( 1753 - 1800 )
SCOTT, GUSTAVUS, ( grandfather of William Lawrence Scott ), a delegate from Maryland ; born at " Westwood ", Prince William County, Va., in 1753 ; went with his brother to Scotland in 1765 and studied at King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland ; entered the Middle Temple, London, England, in 1767, and completed his law studies in 1771 ; returned to Maryland in the latter year and settled in Somerset County, Md., where he practiced law ; delegate to the Annapolis Convention in 1774 and 1775 ; member of the Association of Freeman of Maryland ; member of the first state constitutional convention in 1776 ; moved to Dorchester County ; member of the House of delegates in 1780 ; elected to the Continental Congress in 1784, but did not attend ; resumed the practice of law ; moved to Montgomery County in 1794 ; one of the commissioners to superintend the erection of the public buildings in Washington D. C., 1794 - 1800 ; died in Washington D. C., December 25, 1800 ; internment on the farm in Virginia.
MOTHER : Margaret Hall Caile ( 1759 - 1826 ) daughter of Hall Caile and Elizabeth Haskins. Married 16 February 1777.
BROTHER : -- William Bushrod Scott, ( 28 July 1792 -- 7 June 1857 ), U. S. M. C., married Ann Hilton ; appointed 2d Lieut., U. S. Marine Corps, July 4, 1809 ; resigned 13 may 1810. He resided in Washington.
SISTER : Elizabeth Caile, married 10 December 1801, Captain. Robert rankin, U. S. M. C., 2d Lieut. U. S. Marine Corps, Sept. 2, 1795 ; 1st Lieut., Mar. 2, 1799 ; captain, Jan. 16, 1808 ; resigned Jan. 1, 1809.
SISTER : Juliana B., --- married Captain. Robert DeWar Wainwright, U. S. M. C.; commissioned 2d Lt. U. S. Marine Corps, Feb. 15, 1807 ; 1st Lt., Jan. 23, 1809 ; Captain., sep. 29, 1812 ; Bvt. Major, Mar. 3, 1823 ; Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, Mar. 3, 1827 ; Lieut. Colonel, July 1, 1834 ; d. Oct. 5, 1841.
WIFE : -- Mary Ann Lewis,( 15 October 1798 - 16 June 1879 ), daughter of Judge Lewis of Hagerstown, Maryland. Married circa 1818. Buried in Erie, Pennsylvania , the city her son William Lawrence Scott represented in Congress.
SON : William Lawrence Scott, ( 1828 - 1891 )
SCOTT, WILLIAM LAWRENCE, ( grandson of Gustavus Scott ), a Representative from Pennsylvania ; born in Washington D. C., July 2, 1828 ; attended the common schools and Hampden-Sidney Academy in Virginia ; page in the House of Representatives 1840 - 1846 ; moved to Erie, Pa., in 1846 and was employed as a shipping clerk until 1850 ; was subsequently engaged in shipping, coal mining, iron manufacturing, banking, and railroad construction ; had extensive land holdings and was interested in the raising of cattle ; mayor of Erie in 1866 and again in 1871 ; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1866 to the Fortieth Congress and in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress ; elected a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1876, 1880, and 1884 ; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1876, 1880, and 1888 ; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses ( March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 ) ; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy ( Fiftieth Congress ) ; was renominated in 1888 and again in 1890 but each time declined to be a candidate because of the condition of his health ; director in a number of railroad companies and president of the Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad at the time of his death in Newport, R. I., September 19, 1891 ; interment in Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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CAT'S NOTES : Another Cadet from another prominent family, graduated from West Point but only served three years. It appears Lieutenant Scott preferred to sell items to the troops rather than be one of the troops. His burial site is currently unknown. Perhaps it was at the Fort Monroe cemetery, or perhaps he was buried by his parents in the Fairfax, Virginia Cemetery. More research is needed.
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Researched and Transcribed by :
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
3/12/2021
USMA CLASS OF 1815
CULLUM'S REGISTER #. 135
GDFATHER, DELEGATE TO CONTL. CONGRESS
SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY
THREE YEARS ARMY SERVICE
SUTLER, FT. WASHINGTON, 1826-31
SUTLER, FT. MONROE, VA. - 1831-34
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
135. ( Born Va. ). ROBERT J. SCOTT. ( Ap'd Md. ). --------
Military history : --- Cadet of the Military Academy , May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
( THIRD LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY , MAR. 2, 1815 )
Served : in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa. , 1815 - 16; and on leave of absence,
( SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ARTILLERY, JUNE 15, 1817 )
1816 - 18.
( RESIGNED, NOV. 4, 1818 )
Civil History : --- Sutler at Ft. Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, --- and at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1831 - 34.
( DIED, MAY 1834, AT FORT MONROE, VA., AGED 36 )
NOTE: Lieutenant Robert E. Lee was assistant engineer at Fort Monroe during its construction from 1829 to 1834, and was acquainted with Lieutenant Scott.
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VIRGINIA GENEALOGIES
page 648
46. MAJOR ROBERT JAMES SCOTT, U. S. A. ( Gustavus, James, John ), b. Va., ---, 1798 ; d. ---- , 1834 ; m. cir. 1818, MARY ANN LEWIS, b. ---; d. June, 1879 ; daughter of Judge Lewis, Hagerstown, Md.
Major Scott was ed. U. S. Military Acad., West Point, May 8, 1813, to Mar. 2, 1815, when he grad. and was promoted in the U. S. Army to 3D Lt. Corps Artillery. Mar. 2, 1815 ; served in garrison at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., 1815 - 16 , and on. leave of absence ; 2D Lt. Corps Artillery., June 15, 1817 - 18 ; resigned, Nov. 4, 1818 ; Sutler at Fort Washington, Md., 1826 - 31, and Fortress Monroe, 1831 - 34 ; d. May , 1834, at Fort Monroe, Va., age 36.
Children:
*1). ANN ELIZA, b. ----
2). HENRY LEWIS, b. --- ,1822 ; d. Miss. ---, 1851.
3). ROBERT WAINWRIGHT, U. S. N., b. ---, 1827 ; d. s. Jan 5, 1866 ; midshipman, U. S. N., Sep. 9, 1841 ; passed, Aug. 10, 1847 ; Master, Sep. 15, 1855 ; Lieut., Sep. 16, 1855 ; Lieut. Commander, July 16, 1852 ; d. at Acapulco, Mex. while in command of the U. S. Ship Saginaw.
4). WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. July 2, 1828 ; d. Sep. 19, 1891 ; m. Sep. 19, 1853,
Mary Matilda Tracy.
*5). GEORGE RICHARDS, b. ----; d. inf.
*6). BARCLAY, b. --- ; d. yng.
*7). JOHN H. EATON, b. --- ; d. 14.
* ANN ELIZA, born 1819, died 1903.
* GEORGE RICHARDS, born 1830
* BARCLAY, born 1832
*JOHN H. EATON, b. 1834, d. 1848
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Columbian Centinal
Boston, Mass.
Sept. 30, 1818
SCOTT, R. F., Lt. of U. S. Artillery, m. Mary Ann Lewis in Washington City.
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FAMILY NOTES :
FATHER : Gustavus Scott ( 1753 - 1800 )
SCOTT, GUSTAVUS, ( grandfather of William Lawrence Scott ), a delegate from Maryland ; born at " Westwood ", Prince William County, Va., in 1753 ; went with his brother to Scotland in 1765 and studied at King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland ; entered the Middle Temple, London, England, in 1767, and completed his law studies in 1771 ; returned to Maryland in the latter year and settled in Somerset County, Md., where he practiced law ; delegate to the Annapolis Convention in 1774 and 1775 ; member of the Association of Freeman of Maryland ; member of the first state constitutional convention in 1776 ; moved to Dorchester County ; member of the House of delegates in 1780 ; elected to the Continental Congress in 1784, but did not attend ; resumed the practice of law ; moved to Montgomery County in 1794 ; one of the commissioners to superintend the erection of the public buildings in Washington D. C., 1794 - 1800 ; died in Washington D. C., December 25, 1800 ; internment on the farm in Virginia.
MOTHER : Margaret Hall Caile ( 1759 - 1826 ) daughter of Hall Caile and Elizabeth Haskins. Married 16 February 1777.
BROTHER : -- William Bushrod Scott, ( 28 July 1792 -- 7 June 1857 ), U. S. M. C., married Ann Hilton ; appointed 2d Lieut., U. S. Marine Corps, July 4, 1809 ; resigned 13 may 1810. He resided in Washington.
SISTER : Elizabeth Caile, married 10 December 1801, Captain. Robert rankin, U. S. M. C., 2d Lieut. U. S. Marine Corps, Sept. 2, 1795 ; 1st Lieut., Mar. 2, 1799 ; captain, Jan. 16, 1808 ; resigned Jan. 1, 1809.
SISTER : Juliana B., --- married Captain. Robert DeWar Wainwright, U. S. M. C.; commissioned 2d Lt. U. S. Marine Corps, Feb. 15, 1807 ; 1st Lt., Jan. 23, 1809 ; Captain., sep. 29, 1812 ; Bvt. Major, Mar. 3, 1823 ; Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, Mar. 3, 1827 ; Lieut. Colonel, July 1, 1834 ; d. Oct. 5, 1841.
WIFE : -- Mary Ann Lewis,( 15 October 1798 - 16 June 1879 ), daughter of Judge Lewis of Hagerstown, Maryland. Married circa 1818. Buried in Erie, Pennsylvania , the city her son William Lawrence Scott represented in Congress.
SON : William Lawrence Scott, ( 1828 - 1891 )
SCOTT, WILLIAM LAWRENCE, ( grandson of Gustavus Scott ), a Representative from Pennsylvania ; born in Washington D. C., July 2, 1828 ; attended the common schools and Hampden-Sidney Academy in Virginia ; page in the House of Representatives 1840 - 1846 ; moved to Erie, Pa., in 1846 and was employed as a shipping clerk until 1850 ; was subsequently engaged in shipping, coal mining, iron manufacturing, banking, and railroad construction ; had extensive land holdings and was interested in the raising of cattle ; mayor of Erie in 1866 and again in 1871 ; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1866 to the Fortieth Congress and in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress ; elected a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1876, 1880, and 1884 ; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1876, 1880, and 1888 ; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses ( March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 ) ; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy ( Fiftieth Congress ) ; was renominated in 1888 and again in 1890 but each time declined to be a candidate because of the condition of his health ; director in a number of railroad companies and president of the Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad at the time of his death in Newport, R. I., September 19, 1891 ; interment in Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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CAT'S NOTES : Another Cadet from another prominent family, graduated from West Point but only served three years. It appears Lieutenant Scott preferred to sell items to the troops rather than be one of the troops. His burial site is currently unknown. Perhaps it was at the Fort Monroe cemetery, or perhaps he was buried by his parents in the Fairfax, Virginia Cemetery. More research is needed.
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Researched and Transcribed by :
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
3/12/2021
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