Olive Scott

1786 - 1851  (64 years)

• Name	Olive Scott
  Born	24 Oct 1786	of Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Aug 1851	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Buried	Old Turnpike Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Person ID	I2999	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	27 May 2021

  
  

  Family	Samuel D. Wells,   b. 3 May 1781, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States ,   d. 30 Jan 1866, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1813	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Last Modified	28 May 2021
  Family ID	F1612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Wells of Saybrook and Hebron, Connecticut, who had come from Dudley, Worcestershire, England in 1712. Supplementing: "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897"; compiled by John. L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 74-77: "Samuel D. Wells, a son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born 3 May 1781 Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co., NY; 1850 census of Cambridge, NY gives his occupation as laborer; he married 1st ___ to Miriam Henry, daughter of Joseph and ___ H., born ___; she died apparently after 7 April 1811, when her 2nd child was born; he was a member of the Associated Reformed Church of Cambridge, from 4 Oct. 1836; he married 2nd 26 April 1813, in the ministry of the Rev. John Dunlap, of the Protestant Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, to Olive SCOTT, daughter of John and Asenath (___) S. of Cambridge, born, perhaps 1776, but 1850 census and cemetery record indicate 1786, in Nova Scotia or New York (?); family lived, at least some of the time in Cambridge; Olive W. died 2 Aug. 1851 ae. 64 years, 9 mo. 9 days and was buried in cemetery on Turnpike south of Cambridge Village; he died 30 Jan. 1866, ae. 84 yrs. 9 mos. and buried with 2nd wife Olive ("Wash. Co.. NY Post"). 2 children by 1st wife; 6 by 2nd wife: i. Margaret Dorr, b. 1 Oct. 1809, bapt. 29 July 1811, Prot. Presby. Ch., Cambridge; m. 2 Feb. 1831, Prot. Presby. Ch., Cambridge by Rev. Wm. Howden of Cambridge, to Alexander HOWDEN, s. of Rev. William and ___ H. (Rev. Wm. of above church 1828-1834); b. ___; fam. res. near Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co., NY; she d. 1833?; he m. 2nd, before 1837, to Miriam ___, dau. of ___. Children: HOWDEN 7 or 8... [Lists Children.] ii. Lewis Berry, "1st s. of Sam'l W.", b. 7 Apr. 1811, bapt. 28 July 1811, Prot. Presby. Ch., iii. ___ (infant son), b. ___, d. 5 Oct. 1818 and bur. cern. on Turnpike so. of Cambridge Village, NY. iv. Austin Henry, "2nd s. of Sam'l W.", b. 22 May 1814, bapt. 24 July 1814, Prot. Presby. Ch., Cambridge, NY and rec'd into communion there, 3 June 1836; m. 1st ___ to Martha H. MITCHELL, dau. of___, b. ___; and d. 21 Sept. 1879, Albany, NY; he m. 2nd ___ to Margaret L. DOW, dau. of ___, b. ___. Children Wells... [Lists 3 children.] v. James Scott, "s. of Sam'l W." b. 26 July 1816, bapt. 24 Nov. 1816, Prot. Presby. Ch., Cambridge, NY, d. 10 Feb. 1818 and bur. ae. 1 yr. 6 mos. 15 days, in cem. on Turnpike so. of Cambridge Village, NY. vi. James S., b. ca. 1820 NY state; 1850 cen.: res. at home; d. ___. vii. Solomon Whitney, b. calc. ca. 24 Aug. 1822, ___; d. 6 Jan. 1848 and bur. ae. 25 yrs, 4 mo. 12 days in cem. on Turnpike so. of Cambridge Village, NY. viii. Miriam, b. guess ca. 1826 ___ NY state; she m. 20 May 1847, in ministry of Peter Gordon, Prot. Presby. Ch., Cambridge, NY, to William LIVINGSTON, of Cambridge, s. of William and Elizabeth (___) L., b. ca. 1822, NY state by 1860 cen. Child LIVINGSTON: ___, b. 27 May 1847, ___, ("Wash. Co. Journal" NY). References: Hist. & Gen. Wells Fam., by P.L. Cobb 1897: 4; "Hist. Welles Fam.," by A. Wells 1876: 226; A. Fitch's Notes for a Hist. Wash. Co., NY: 839 (30 Jan. 1850); "Cem. Inscrip. Cambridge, NY," by P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; I.G.I. NY: Wells (as of Apr. 1988); and same for SCOTT; "American Ancestry" I: 93; will of John Scott (wf. Asenath) of Cambridge, NY, 13 July 1812, codicil: 21 Aug. 1818, pro.: 14 June 1819 (daus. Olive and Lois Wells): 146-152 Wash. Co., NY pro. rec.); 1850, 1860 cens., NY, Wash. Co., Cambridge; "Sleeper News": 4:4:2; "Abstracts of deeds: Wash. Co., NY, pt. 2": 13, 14; "N.E.H. & G.R.": 23:128, 129; 42: 88."