William Scot

Abt 1639 - Bef 1662  (< 22 years)

• Name	William Scot
  Birth	Abt 1639	Scotland   [1]
  	In the entry in the Register of the Great Seal, 6 May 1647, William is mentioned as the eldest son then living of Sir John Scott and Elizabeth Melville. He must have died before 1662 when the lands of Pitteddie passed to his younger brother George.
  Gender	Male
  Origin	Abt 1639	Cupar, Fife, Scotland
  	Scotstarvet
  Death	Bef 1662	Scotland
  Person ID	I45583	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir John Scot,   b. 1586, Fife, Scotland d. 1670, Cupar, Fife, Scotland (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Melville,   b. Collessie, Fife, Scotland d. Bef Jan 1645/46
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef Dec 1637
  	Snoddy in his 'Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvit: His Life and Times' (University of St Andrews, 1968) suggest that the marriage took place in 1638 or 1639, and that George, born 1643 was the swcond child after Elizabeth
  Family ID	F19862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1639 - Scotland Origin - Scotstarvet - Abt 1639 - Cupar, Fife, Scotland Death - Bef 1662 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3680] Thomson, John Maitland, The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1634-1651, entry 1764, p658.