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Forfar Family News
- Spring 2022
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A newsletter for descendants & relatives of
Sgr. David & Jean (Dalgity) Scott
who married at Forfar, Scotland in 1795, and were
stationed
in Halifax, Nova Scotia with the
Royal Artillery in 1801.
The warmest of spring
greetings to everyone from Prince Edward Island! We hope
that everyone is remaining healthy and for those in the
northern hemesphere, enjoying the arrival of warmer
weather. This newsletter is an effort to share
information about the family - 10 generations - from the
founding couple of David & Jean Scott who arrived in
Nova Scotia 221 years ago.
Family Grows
It was exciting news that a new member of the family was born in May, when Thomas Alexander Dill Scott was born to Robie & Stephanie, and headed home from the hospital to Ste. Croix, Nova Scotia. Congratulations all!
You likely know that Ste. Croix has been the longest enduring home community for family descendants for 200 years, and while family branches have grown across the continent and to Australia, Ste. Croix continues to remain an active family home area. It was there on Elm Farm where my father Jack Scott, and his brother Fred were born; Robie is the only grandchild of the late Fred and his wife Leola, the safe arrival of the first great grandchild for their line was a very special occasion. Young Thomas' name also brings great joy for those of us with a love of history, as his middle names Alexander Dill echos two important people. Alexander Dill (1782-1851) and Alexander Dill Scott (1860-1945) who each played a big part in Ste. Croix's history and key roles in family history. The first Alexander and his wife Mary had no children of their own, but when Elizabeth Dill, the wife of John Scott (son of the pioneer Scott-Dalgity couple) died in 1835, it was Aunt Mary and Uncle Alexander Dill who stepped up to help the family of five. While details are unclear who else may have helped the five children aged two to twelve we do know that David Scott age 10 was adopted by Uncle Alexander and Aunt Mary. Eventually he inherited Elm Farm from them along with a mill and shares in a sailing schooner.
David Scott was my great-grandfather and raised a family of eight children on Elm Farm along with his wife Jane Hunter Dill. Out of respect for his uncle they named their first son Alexander Dill Scott after him. Alexander would eventually join cousins and neighbours in emigrating to California.
Like Alexander the majority of his siblings would have an "A name" - Amelia, Armenia, Ada, Annie, Alice as well as John Albert. The family of eight were born between 1855 and 1873 and grew up at Elm Farm, except for a few years when the family moved to Halifax and operated a store. Sadly, the family faced the reality of tuberculosis (TB) which would kill three of the girls.
Meanwhile Ale
xander
Dill Scott was settled in
California and as postmaster was asked
to provide a name for the local
community so that it could be made the
official postal name. His choice was
Novato which appears to have been
derived from the 8,800-acre Rancho de
Novato which had once covered most of
the area. As a store owner as well he
was becoming established and was able
to start a family of two before
disaster struck and his wife Mattie
died four years after they were
married. Alexander did eventually
remarry but before he could, he turned
to family members a continent away to
help raise his youngest child. He took
young Jessie Helen Scott back to Nova
Scotia by train to the very farm that
he had raised years before by Aunt
Mary and Uncle Alexander when his own
mother died, and where her
grandparents and her uncle and aunts
looked after her on Elm Farm. The
picture shows Jessie during that time.
Eventually she would return to Novato
and join her brother Alger Scott, and
her stepmother, Frances.
While her life and career as a teacher would be in California, that early introduction to her Nova Scotia family was a strong connection, and years later when money was tight for university tuition fees, it was Aunt Jessie who provide a loan to my own father so that he could study for ministry. It allowed him to finish his second degree and once established in his field he was able to repay her.
It was exciting news that a new member of the family was born in May, when Thomas Alexander Dill Scott was born to Robie & Stephanie, and headed home from the hospital to Ste. Croix, Nova Scotia. Congratulations all!
You likely know that Ste. Croix has been the longest enduring home community for family descendants for 200 years, and while family branches have grown across the continent and to Australia, Ste. Croix continues to remain an active family home area. It was there on Elm Farm where my father Jack Scott, and his brother Fred were born; Robie is the only grandchild of the late Fred and his wife Leola, the safe arrival of the first great grandchild for their line was a very special occasion. Young Thomas' name also brings great joy for those of us with a love of history, as his middle names Alexander Dill echos two important people. Alexander Dill (1782-1851) and Alexander Dill Scott (1860-1945) who each played a big part in Ste. Croix's history and key roles in family history. The first Alexander and his wife Mary had no children of their own, but when Elizabeth Dill, the wife of John Scott (son of the pioneer Scott-Dalgity couple) died in 1835, it was Aunt Mary and Uncle Alexander Dill who stepped up to help the family of five. While details are unclear who else may have helped the five children aged two to twelve we do know that David Scott age 10 was adopted by Uncle Alexander and Aunt Mary. Eventually he inherited Elm Farm from them along with a mill and shares in a sailing schooner.
David Scott was my great-grandfather and raised a family of eight children on Elm Farm along with his wife Jane Hunter Dill. Out of respect for his uncle they named their first son Alexander Dill Scott after him. Alexander would eventually join cousins and neighbours in emigrating to California.
Like Alexander the majority of his siblings would have an "A name" - Amelia, Armenia, Ada, Annie, Alice as well as John Albert. The family of eight were born between 1855 and 1873 and grew up at Elm Farm, except for a few years when the family moved to Halifax and operated a store. Sadly, the family faced the reality of tuberculosis (TB) which would kill three of the girls.
Meanwhile Ale
xander
Dill Scott was settled in
California and as postmaster was asked
to provide a name for the local
community so that it could be made the
official postal name. His choice was
Novato which appears to have been
derived from the 8,800-acre Rancho de
Novato which had once covered most of
the area. As a store owner as well he
was becoming established and was able
to start a family of two before
disaster struck and his wife Mattie
died four years after they were
married. Alexander did eventually
remarry but before he could, he turned
to family members a continent away to
help raise his youngest child. He took
young Jessie Helen Scott back to Nova
Scotia by train to the very farm that
he had raised years before by Aunt
Mary and Uncle Alexander when his own
mother died, and where her
grandparents and her uncle and aunts
looked after her on Elm Farm. The
picture shows Jessie during that time.
Eventually she would return to Novato
and join her brother Alger Scott, and
her stepmother, Frances. While her life and career as a teacher would be in California, that early introduction to her Nova Scotia family was a strong connection, and years later when money was tight for university tuition fees, it was Aunt Jessie who provide a loan to my own father so that he could study for ministry. It allowed him to finish his second degree and once established in his field he was able to repay her.
Recent Nuptials
Congratulation to Will Fogarty and his wife and Madison on their June wedding in Oakland, California.
Will practices law there and is a descendant of the 2nd Pittsburgh Line founded by Thomas Forester Scott & Martha Taylor, as a 6th great grandson of Sgr. David Scott and Jean Dalgity who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1801.
Clan Scott News
Congratulation to Will Fogarty and his wife and Madison on their June wedding in Oakland, California.
Will practices law there and is a descendant of the 2nd Pittsburgh Line founded by Thomas Forester Scott & Martha Taylor, as a 6th great grandson of Sgr. David Scott and Jean Dalgity who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1801.
Clan Scott News
Ancestral History
Research continues
towards a family history, and genealogy, following
research my father
began, I look forward to making direct contact with as
many descendants as possible to update their branch of
the family tree. Meanwhile our shared family story of
early generations is available under the current Family From Forfar
title. We have a framework of the earliest generations
in family tree format at FamilySearch.org which any
registered user can add or link material to. The
growing genealogical material on FamilySearch.org can be
navigated through this link.
While a genealogy of descendants continues, we do know that Sgr. David and Jean Scott had at least:
3 children
11 grandchildren
47 great-grandchildren
49 great-great-grandchildren
65 great-great-great-grandchildren
110 great-great-great-great-grandchildren
166 great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
73 great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
20 great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
Sincerely, Ian Scott
Forfar Family News Index
Scott@HomePort
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Do you have information that could be helpful in correcting or adding to the contents of HomePort ? We appreciate your comments, suggestions and additions.
While a genealogy of descendants continues, we do know that Sgr. David and Jean Scott had at least:
3 children
11 grandchildren
47 great-grandchildren
49 great-great-grandchildren
65 great-great-great-grandchildren
110 great-great-great-great-grandchildren
166 great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
73 great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
20 great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
We hope that HomePort (IanScott.ca)
is helpful in sharing
family history. Scott material starts at Scott@HomePort.
Please feel free to share these links with
others.
Facebook
Friends
A
private Facebook
group called Descendants
and Family of Sgr. David & Jean
Scott for sharing photos, stories
and family information is in place which
we hope you will join.
If you are
on Facebook, and we haven't connected already,
please send along a friend
request. You
can also connect through Instagram
or LinkedIn,
or directly by email.
As the great bard himself
wrote:
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board.
It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board.
It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.
Sir Walter Scott, (1771-1832)
Sincerely, Ian Scott
Forfar Family News Index
Scott@HomePort
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