Scott, Benjamin
1647 - 1683 (36 years)-
Name Scott, Benjamin [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Birth 1647 Widdington, Essex, England 
[1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Gender Male FSID LZ33-52H [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Religion Quaker [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Death 9 May 1683 Burlington, New Jersey, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Burial 12 May 1683 Burlington, New Jersey, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Person ID I33175 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Family Kinsey, Margaret, b. 1648, Hereford, Herefordshire, England d. Bef 26 Dec 1682, Burlington, New Jersey, USA (Age < 34 years) Marriage 26 Oct 1663 Essex, England [12] Children 1. Scott, Bridget Kinsey, b. 16 Jun 1679, Thaxted, Essex, England d. 21 Jun 1748, Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years) [natural]Family ID F12837 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Event Map 
Birth - 1647 - Widdington, Essex, England 
Marriage - 26 Oct 1663 - Essex, England 
Death - 9 May 1683 - Burlington, New Jersey, USA Burial - 12 May 1683 - Burlington, New Jersey, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Benjamin Scott, who was an English Quaker contemporary of William Penn. He, along with nine other commissioners, purchased land in western NJ in 1677 for their families to escape persecution from the state Church of England. The area they settled is now Burlington Co, NJ. There are two Old Scott cemeteries there that you can find on findagrave.com.
03 Apr 1677; 1/3 Share of W.J. to Benjamin Scott and William Scott Junior (both of Widdington County, Essex, Eng.
- Benjamin Scott, who was an English Quaker contemporary of William Penn. He, along with nine other commissioners, purchased land in western NJ in 1677 for their families to escape persecution from the state Church of England. The area they settled is now Burlington Co, NJ. There are two Old Scott cemeteries there that you can find on findagrave.com.
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