John Scott, Jr.

John Scott, Jr. R C P B K Y Photo: “John Scott”, 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. Born: 23 April 1820,[3407] in Fauquier County.[3408] Married: Harriet Augusta Caskey on 14 November 1850. She was born on 6 February 1833. Her parents were “James and Eliza Randolph (Pincham) Caskey, of Stewarton, Scotland.”[3409] She died before 1896.[3410] Died: 7 May 1907;[3411] buried Warrenton Cemetery.[3412] His marker beneath a cedar tree is carved, “Requiesat in Pace./ Organizer and First Captain of the Black Horse Troop 1859–1861/ Colonel of Cavalry, C. S. A.” An iron U. D. C. cross also marks his grave.[3413] Obituary: Children: Eliza Caskey; Charles Francis; James Caskey.[3414] Two additional children rest with the cavalrymen at Warrenton Cemetery. “John Gordon Scott/ son of/ Col. John Scott and/ Augusta Caskie Scott/ 1859–1932.” “Mary Ellen Scott/ Daughter of Col. John Scott, of “Oakwood,”/ and/ Harriet Augusta Caskie/ Beloved wife of/ John B. Minor of Richmond, Va./ Born July 24, 1869/ Died July 4, 1935/ ‘Mary, the Master is come and calleth for thee.’ St. John 11.28.”[3415] Parents and Siblings: His mother was called “Betsy.”[3416] Elizabeth Blackwell (Pickett) (1788–1862)[3417] and Judge John Cails Scott (3 February 1781–17 January 1853). He was born in Gordonsdale, Fauquier.[3418] Another source states that he died in 1850.[3419] They lived at “Oakwood.”[3420] In addition to John [BH], their children included: Maria Martin (Scott) (1814–1894), who wed Arthur Alexander Morson in 1833. He and Ann Casson (Morson), below, were siblings.[3421] Margaret Gordon (Scott) Lee (1817–1866).[3422] Robert Eden Scott, who wed Ann Casson (Morson).[3423] Other Family: His maternal grandfather was Martin Picket. His paternal grandparents were Elizabeth (Gordon) and Rev. John Scott. John Scott, the grandfather, grew up in Prince William County. At age 18 he was involved in a duel, after which he traveled to Aberdeen, Scotland, and entered Kings College. Elizabeth was the daughter of a professor. Their oldest son, Robert Eden Scott—the cavalryman’s great-uncle—remained when the couple returned to America, later himself “becoming an eminent professor” at Kings College. Rev. Scott was “ordained a minister of the Established Church” while abroad. The Scotts’ return to the colonies was due “the request of his friend, Sir Robert Eden, then Governor of Maryland, to become… rector of the Parish of Eversham….” When “the war of the Revolution” began, Rev. Scott “adhered to the Royal cause, and… was banished a hundred miles from tidewater, taking up his residence on an estate in Fauquier County named in honor of his wife ‘Gordonsdale’.” “The second son of John and Elizabeth Gordon Scott was [the cavalryman’s father,] John Scott of Fauquier, Judge of the Circuit Superior Court of that County, and a member of the old General Court of Virginia, serving until his death, a period of twenty years. “He was noted for his strength of character, stern integrity and eminent qualifications as a jurist. He represented his District in the Constitutional Convention of 1829-30, where he took a most prominent part.”[3424] “The family are all distinguished for talent; Captain John Scott [BH], who was the original commander of the Black Horse Troop, and Dr. Martin Scott, formerly a professor in the Medical College of this city, younger brothers of Robert E., having already earned a high reputation, the one by his political writing and the other by his skill in his profession.”[3425] Two of John’s siblings wed Morson siblings. The daughters of both of these unions—John’s nieices—wed Black Horsemen. John’s niece Ann Morson (Scott), daughter of Ann C.asson (Morson) and Robert E.den Scott, wed Alexander Dixon Payne [BH].[3426] Two more of John’s nieces, Lilas Gordon (Morson) and Frances (Morson), both daughters of Maria M.artin (Scott) and Arthur A.lexander Morson, successively wed Judge James Keith [BH].[3427] John’s sister- and brother-in-law were of royal descent as follows. Arthur A. Morson (1803–1864) and Ann Casson (Morson) (1813– ) were respectively the second and eighth of the ten children of Ann Casson (Alexander) and Alexander Morson.[3428] Genealogy of this latter Ann[3429] is delineated at reference to Scottish princess Margaret (Stewart)—daughter of Robert Stewart II, King of Scots, great-granddaughter of Robert de Bruce—and John MacDonald, Lord of Islay (the Hebrides).[3430] Thus, so could John Scott’s nieces and their decendants—the respective offspring of Judge James Keith [BH] and Alexander Dixon Payne [BH]—trace their lineage to these royal ancestors. Additionally, this would make John’s nieces distant cousins of the Vass [BH] brothers; they were also decended from Robert de Bruce. See the entry of George Fitzhugh Vass [BH].

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His wife’s father, upon coming to Virginia, became President of the Exchange Bank and of the Bank of Virginia in Richmond.[3432] “Children, born Warrenton (J.S.) His daughter: Eliza Caskey, born June 14, 1852; married Nov. 14, 1872, Richard Clark Scott, son of Col. George Lee Scott, C.S.A., of No. Ca. [Northern California or No. Va., Virginia?] is a commission [merchant], Petersburg …. Their children: Richard Clarke; George Lee; Nannie Caskey; John Gordon; William Clarke; James Caskey; Authur. Arthur? His son: Charles Francis, born July , 1854; married , Caroline Parker; [educated] Rock Hill [College], Howard [County, Maryland]; is planter, Franklin, Texas; has five [children]. His son: James Caskey, born Feb. , 1856; married , Jenny Picket Dade; lawyer, Franklin, Texas; [educated] Rock Hill [College] Their children: Dade; Alice; third child ??? [Check # source.]; John Gordon, born July , 1859; [educated] Bethel [Academy, Fauquier County]; lawyer, Madisonville, Texas; Mary Ellen, born July 24, 1869.”[3433] [“Mary Ellen Scott, daughter Of Col. John Scott and Harriet Augusta Caskie; wife of John B. Minor of Richmond; July 24, 1869– July 4, 1938.[3434]][3435] Hayden, Horace Edwin. A Genealogy of the Glassell Family. Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania. 1891. See airfax p. 221 for sketch on his father John Scott’s brother: See Jeffires, p. 223 for sketch of Robert Eden Scott. Perhaps put in main text R.E. Scott was not a Blackhorseman. Brother, Robert Eden Scott bio sketch on p. 153 Years of Anguish Richmond Whig & public advertiser (Richmond, Va. : 1833 : Semiweekly)    Died- At Oakland, on Oct. 18th, in his 4th year, James Lyons Scott, son of Robert E. Scott, of Fauquier County. (p. 4, c. 6)  Tuesday, October 30, 1855. Preceding paragraph can’t be accurate. See note above per J.T. Riley. This obit not moved to chapter. See[3436] for more on him and other Scotts. “Robert Taylor Scott, the oldest son of Robert Eden Scott, came to the bar in May of 1857, after having finished his education at the University of Virginia. … He was a careful, diligent, effective worker from the start, acting the motto that ‘what was worth doing was worth doing well’. This followed him through an eminently useful career, and his counsel to friends to ‘never sign a paper without dating it,’ has saved them untold trouble. … He was twice Attorney General of the state, and none who filled the office can show a better record.”[3437] “Robert E. Scott, Jr., is the youngest son of Robert E. Scott of Fauquier, and his mother was a Miss Lyon of Richmond, Virginia. He was not as tall as was his father but strikingly like him in form and feature.” He entered the Warrenton bar but soon relocated to an urban locale. James Caskie Scott’s “plain, practical and forceful presentation of cases commanded the attention and gained the commendation of older members of the bar.” He and brother Jack Scott, who “has also made a success of profession,” removed to Texas. Their father, John Scott, was an “author and soldier,”[3438] His family is listed on the 1860 Census.[3439] See reference for sketch of Robert Eden Scott. Perhaps put in main text[3440] Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Colonel John Scott was educated [in] Warrenton…”[3441] See Biographies Chapter. Scott reminisced to William H. F. Payne in the late 1800s about the formation of the Black Horse Company. See Letters Chapter.[3442] Scott’s part with a different company in the Battle of Bull Run is recorded in two letters by him that can be found at reference.[3443] “Private Billy Payne was accorded the unusual honor of being elected captain over the heads of his superiors.”[3444] See Biographies Chapter under William Henry Fitzhugh Payne for a mention of John Scott. More in this email (from Lowell Scott on Dec. 16): mention of a correspondence between one John Scott & TGP. Also check: letters sent in October from Lowell Scott pertaining to John Scott. See Jeffires p 234 for sketch of John Scott, Jr.. See (jeffries) airfax p. 238 for sketch on him. “On the 18th of May, 1861,”… “soldiers in the Spartan sense”… “observed a Masonic sign”… “always counted on the Black Horse in emergencies”… “a gem of eloquence”… “an old Black Horseman… said the other day”….[3445] See Stories Chapter under The Black Horse Troop. “At the surrender at Appomattox I was at home on horse detail. On my return trip to the Company, I met it at Madison Courthouse. They had refused to surrender.”[3446] See Stories Chapter under John Edward Armstrong. “…Channing Smith wrote two articles describing his exploits… near Grant’s own headquarters… .”[3447] See Stories Chapter under Channing Meade Smith, “What cavalry is that?” CSR: “John Scott”; post-war roll; Cap.; resigned Spring 1861 to join C. S. A. Army. Additional Information: “[H]e wrote [letters] during the period to his cousin, Thomas Gordon Pollock [BH], who was a law student at UVA [The University of Virginia, Charlottesville], John having graduated from UVA with a law degree in 1841… but he lists his “Occupation” as Capt. “Black Horse”!”[3448] First Captain of the company. Resigned in Spring of 61 to join Confederate Army. “..Major, 24th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers, 1862–63. The battalion was disbanded in January 1863. In April 1863, Scott was commanding some stray cavalry units in Arkansas, and signing as a colonel. Later in the war he returned to serve with partisan ranger units in Virginia… Scott’s Battalion was a rowdy and useless unit.”[3449] Mentioned Years of Anguish; p. 10 Colonel.[3450] “SCOTT, JOHN. b. Fauquier Co., Va., April 23, 1820. gr. U. Va. m. Harriet Augusta Caskie, 1850. Editor of Richmond Whig. Organized the famous “Black Horse Cavalry” in Fauquier Co. in 1859. Capt. of cavalry, P.A.C.S., March 1861. Commanded a squadron of cavalry at 1st Manassas, shown as a major. Major, 24th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers, 1862–63. The bn. was disbanded in Jan. 1863. In April 1863, Scott was commanding some stray cavalry units in Arkansas, and signing as a colonel. Later in the war he returned to serve with partisan ranger units in Va. Fauquier Co. Commonwealth’s Attorney for 21 years. Author of Partisan Life with Mosby and several other publications. d. Warrenton, May 7, 1907. Scott’s Battalion was a rowdy and useless unit.”[3451]