Walter Scott

  Noted events in his life were:

• Misc: name meaning. SCOTT A native of Scotland. Nennius uses both Scythœ and Scotti indifferently. Strabo considers Scythœ and Nomades synonymous terms. The original word in Ossian is Scuta, which literally signifies "restless wanderer," hence the propriety of the name Scuite or Scot. Last Name Meaning http://www.last-names.net/surname.asp

SCOTT : English and Scottish, designated a person from Scotland; originally indicated the Irish but this had narrowed to Scottish Gael by the time surnames became common; as border name common in Scotland applied to person who moved back and forth across the border between the two countries; derived from the Old English personal name Scott, particularly those from the south of England.

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• Immigration, Abt 1765, From Ireland To New York. ⁵¹⁰ He arrived in America 2 years after the French War.

• Occupation: farmer.

• Property: land. ⁵¹⁰ From "Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners, Quebec, 1787, Vol. 17, MSS. Folio 50", before Commissioner Pemberton:

June 21 NEW CLAIM 786. Case of WALTER SCOT, late of New York.

Claimt. says: He resided at Montreal in 1783 & has been here ever since. Sent a claim in the Fall by Lawyer Powel, delivered it to him when he was going to England, but he afterwards returned it. He is a native of Ireland. Came to America 2 years after the French War. Setlled at Still Water, lived there when the Rebellion broke out. At first took the Part of his King. Was Imprisoned for a Tory. His Sons joined the Brit. Troops. He was kept in different Gaols in the year 1776 from June to Christmas, then released to his own farm & there was on Parole til Genl. Burgoyne came. Claimant & 2 Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne & continued with him til he was taken, then came to Canada. Now lives at Isle Aux Noix. Produces Certificates to his Loyalty & Pass from Philip Skene. In Certificates Philip Skene remembers Claimts. Imprisonment. He had 200 acres under a Lease from Genl. Skyler. Produces Lease from Phil. Skyler to Claimt. forever of 198 acres, paying £4.19.3 annually after the year 1772 & paying Taxes, &c., dated 1768. Says he had a house & 2 Barns, 2 Stables & other outbuildings & cleared 130 acres, had 2 orchards. Genl. Skyler has got the Land again & has let it. After he had joined Genl. Burgoyne's Army his stock was all taken. 7 Horses, 15 Cows, 4 Steers, 150 Bushels of old Wheat in the house, Hogs, 20 Sheep, furniture, Cloaths. Taken by the Rebels, heard they were sold.

CAPTN. LA MOTT, Wits.: Knew his farm. Knew Claimt. at Still Water, good Land, well situated. Speaks of his Loyalty & that of his family. He had many Cattle. Lived in Comfortable circumstances. Has other attested Witness with Provisions, &c., for ye Indians, &c.

LIEUT. PHILIP LANSING, Wits.: Knew Claimt., he lived at Still Water. He was very Loyal, he & all his Family. Heard of his Improvement. Claimant & his Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne. Came into this Province before the Convention. He had a Lease under Genl. Skyler. Claimt. was a hard working, industrious man & did a great Deal to his farm. Had 100 acres or near it clear. Buildings were in good state. He had planted Apple Trees. It was Land well situated: Claimt. cd. have got a large sum for it, 30 Sh. per acre taking it all together. He had a Considerable Stock which he bels. was taken by the Rebels. Parties from the Rebel Army & Militia used to come particularly to seize the property of persons who had shown themselves well affected towards ye Brit. Govt.

• Illness, 1781, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On a Loyalist list dated 1781 Walter Scott was noted to be "an old sick man", quartered at Montreal with a family of 2 males, 1 female, 1 male child over 6, 2 female children over 6. It may have been his son John considered separately, also noted as "sick".

• Misc: spent time in jail for being a loyalist, 1776. ⁵¹⁰ In 1776 he spent 5-6 months in different jails in CT, one of which was in Hartford where he was imprisoned with Philip Skene. He was then released on parole but was still tormented by the British troops almost daily. He says his sons joined the British troops and when Burgoyne traveled through Stillwater, he and 2 sons and their families joined them for safety. By his account, he had 200 acres where he built a house, 2 barns, 2 stables and had other out buildings. When the property was confiscated, he had cleared 130 acres and had 2 orchards, and had lost 7 horses, 15 cows, in addition to steer, hogs, sheep bushels of wheat, and all furniture and clothing. The family arrived at Laprairie 7 Nov 1777 as 3 males, 2 females, and 4 children. On a Return of Families still in the district of Montreal dated June 1778 Walter Scott's family consisted of 3 men, 2 women, 3 children over 10 and 1 child under 10 noted as being "in great distress" with a large family.

Jennifer Smith's /web page In 1775,Walter was "warmly invited to join the Rebelling Americans". He refused, andhe and his eldest son John were arrested as Tories. They were sent tojail in Albany for three months, and then transferred and shipped aroundvarious jails in Connecticut. During this time, they were forced to pay twodollars a month each for their own keeping. After several months, Walter andJohn were released to their farms in Stillwater under parole, where theywere constantly harassed by the rebels.

• Misc. Water Scott Loyalist


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Walter Scott was born in Ireland some time before 1740. By 1768, he was leasing land in Stillwater, Saratoga County on Philip Schuyler’s Manor. Schuyler would later go on to become a general with the American forces during the Revolution. In 1775, Walter was "warmly invited to join the Rebelling Americans". He refused, and he and his eldest son John were arrested as Tories. He was sent to jail in Albany for three months, and then transferred and shipped around various jails in Connecticut. During this time, he was forced to pay two dollars a month for his own keeping. After several months, he and John was released to their farms in Stillwater under parole, where they were constantly harassed by the rebels.

In early 1777, they joined the forces of General Burgoyne, who had just begun his campaign in the area. Walter and John served with Burgoyne’s army until their ignoble defeat at Saratoga in October of 1777. Walter, his wife Mary, and their six children (the youngest of whom was about 9) made their way to Ticonderoga and then to Laprairie in Quebec. In 1778 they were living in Montreal, and by 1790 Walter was listed among the inhabitants of Christie’s Manor (Noyan). The following petition is taken from "Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners, Quebec, 1787, Vol. 17, MSS. Folio 50", before Commissioner Pemberton, and describes a fairly typical Loyalist experience:

786. Case of WALTER SCOT, late of New York. Claimt. says: He resided at Montreal in 1783 & has been here ever since. Sent a claim in the Fall by Lawyer Powel, delivered it to him when he was going to England, but he afterwards returned it. He is a native of Ireland. Came to America 2 years after the French War. Settled at Still Water, lived there when the Rebellion broke out. At first took the Part of his King. Was Imprisoned for a Tory. His Sons joined the Brit. Troops. He was kept in different Gaols in the year 1776 from June to Christmas, then released to his own farm & there was on Parole til Genl. Burgoyne came. Claimant & 2 Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne & continued with him til he was taken, then came to Canada. Now lives at Isle Aux Noix. Produces Certificates to his Loyalty & Pass from Philip Skene. In Certificates Philip Skene remembers Claimts. Imprisonment. He had 200 acres under a Lease from Genl. Skyler. Produces Lease from Phil. Skyler to Claimt. forever of 198 acres, paying £4.19.3 annually after the year 1772 & paying Taxes, &c., dated 1768. Says he had a house & 2 Barns, 2 Stables & other outbuildings & cleared 130 acres, had 2 orchards. Genl. Skyler has got the Land again & has let it. After he had joined Genl. Burgoyne's Army his stock was all taken. 7 Horses, 15 Cows, 4 Steers, 150 Bushels of old Wheat in the house, Hogs, 20 Sheep, furniture, Cloaths. Taken by the Rebels, heard they were sold.

Walter and his children were granted land in Hemmingford Township, but they found it unfit for cultivation, so they applied for and received lands in Clifton in 1795. Walter Scott died in 1815.

Walter's son John married Dorcas Freeman (daughter of John Freeman), and their daughter Jane Scott married Abraham Truax Jr. I recently received my certificate from the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada as a descendant of Walter Scott, Loyalist.

Jennifer smith's Genealogy Page, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~truax/scott.html, October 11, 2004

• Petition: for land, 31 Jan 1795, Hemmingford, Québec, Canada. ⁵¹⁰ On 31 Jan 1795, there was a petition made for land in Hemmingford by Walter Scott as well as James, Thomas, John, the Carrigan brothers and others. In a petition dated the 16th Sept 1795, Walter Scott, once again, gives an account of his troubles while in Stillwater, adding he settled in Christie's Manor after the War and now had cleared a farm. Now, having such a large family he felt that since none of his family had applied for Waste Lands of the Crown (excepting lots given him and his sons in Hemmingford, which they found to be unfit for cultivation), he hopes that he and his family might obtain land in Clifton. He continues by naming all in his family which serves as proof to his descendants...Mary his wf, John, Thomas & James his sons, as well as Mary Carrigan, Easter(sic) Lucus, Jeannie Scott, his daughters..John Flemming, also of his family and a Loyalist...as of this writing, nothing is known of John Flemming and his relationship to the Scotts. Walter Scott and wife Mary received 1200 acres, his sons 600 acres each and his daughters 200 acres each. John Fleming also received 200 acres. There is a slight chance, I suppose, that John Fleming might be a brother to Walter's wife Mary, and therefore, "of his family".

• lived, 1768, Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York. He rented land in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York from Peter Schuyler - for one term in 1768, and another in 1772. According to the indenture made on the 5th of April 1768 Walter Scott was living on 198 acres on Lot #41, Farm #3 - the first rent was to be four pounds nineteen shillings and three pence Sterling to be paid on the 29th September 1772.

• Family Origin. Water Scott Loyalist


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Walter Scott was born in Ireland some time before 1740. By 1768, he was leasing land in Stillwater, Saratoga County on Philip Schuyler’s Manor. Schuyler would later go on to become a general with the American forces during the Revolution. In 1775, Walter was "warmly invited to join the Rebelling Americans". He refused, and he and his eldest son John were arrested as Tories. He was sent to jail in Albany for three months, and then transferred and shipped around various jails in Connecticut. During this time, he was forced to pay two dollars a month for his own keeping. After several months, he and John was released to their farms in Stillwater under parole, where they were constantly harassed by the rebels.

In early 1777, they joined the forces of General Burgoyne, who had just begun his campaign in the area. Walter and John served with Burgoyne’s army until their ignoble defeat at Saratoga in October of 1777. Walter, his wife Mary, and their six children (the youngest of whom was about 9) made their way to Ticonderoga and then to Laprairie in Quebec. In 1778 they were living in Montreal, and by 1790 Walter was listed among the inhabitants of Christie’s Manor (Noyan). The following petition is taken from "Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners, Quebec, 1787, Vol. 17, MSS. Folio 50", before Commissioner Pemberton, and describes a fairly typical Loyalist experience:

786. Case of WALTER SCOT, late of New York. Claimt. says: He resided at Montreal in 1783 & has been here ever since. Sent a claim in the Fall by Lawyer Powel, delivered it to him when he was going to England, but he afterwards returned it. He is a native of Ireland. Came to America 2 years after the French War. Settled at Still Water, lived there when the Rebellion broke out. At first took the Part of his King. Was Imprisoned for a Tory. His Sons joined the Brit. Troops. He was kept in different Gaols in the year 1776 from June to Christmas, then released to his own farm & there was on Parole til Genl. Burgoyne came. Claimant & 2 Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne & continued with him til he was taken, then came to Canada. Now lives at Isle Aux Noix. Produces Certificates to his Loyalty & Pass from Philip Skene. In Certificates Philip Skene remembers Claimts. Imprisonment. He had 200 acres under a Lease from Genl. Skyler. Produces Lease from Phil. Skyler to Claimt. forever of 198 acres, paying £4.19.3 annually after the year 1772 & paying Taxes, &c., dated 1768. Says he had a house & 2 Barns, 2 Stables & other outbuildings & cleared 130 acres, had 2 orchards. Genl. Skyler has got the Land again & has let it. After he had joined Genl. Burgoyne's Army his stock was all taken. 7 Horses, 15 Cows, 4 Steers, 150 Bushels of old Wheat in the house, Hogs, 20 Sheep, furniture, Cloaths. Taken by the Rebels, heard they were sold.

Walter and his children were granted land in Hemmingford Township, but they found it unfit for cultivation, so they applied for and received lands in Clifton in 1795. Walter Scott died in 1815.

Walter's son John married Dorcas Freeman (daughter of John Freeman), and their daughter Jane Scott married Abraham Truax Jr. I recently received my certificate from the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada as a descendant of Walter Scott, Loyalist

From Pam Waugh (email): "John SCOTT was son of Walter SCOTT, Loyalist b. ca 1745 in Ireland. He arrived in America "2 yrs after the French War". First record I have is of Walter SCOTT renting land in 1768 at Stillwater, Saratoga Co, NY. In 1776 he spent some months in jail due to his loyalism. When Burgoyne traveled through Stillwater, he and two sons and their families joined them to travel north in safety. Arrived Laprairie Nov 1777...by 1790, the families were residing at Christie's Manor. "

From "Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners, Quebec, 1787, Vol. 17, MSS. Folio 50", before Commissioner Pemberton:

June 21 NEW CLAIM 786. Case of WALTER SCOT, late of New York.

Claimt. says: He resided at Montreal in 1783 & has been here ever since. Sent a claim in the Fall by Lawyer Powel, delivered it to him when he was going to England, but he afterwards returned it. He is a native of Ireland. Came to America 2 years after the French War. Setlled at Still Water, lived there when the Rebellion broke out. At first took the Part of his King. Was Imprisoned for a Tory. His Sons joined the Brit. Troops. He was kept in different Gaols in the year 1776 from June to Christmas, then released to his own farm & there was on Parole til Genl. Burgoyne came. Claimant & 2 Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne & continued with him til he was taken, then came to Canada. Now lives at Isle Aux Noix. Produces Certificates to his Loyalty & Pass from Philip Skene. In Certificates Philip Skene remembers Claimts. Imprisonment. He had 200 acres under a Lease from Genl. Skyler. Produces Lease from Phil. Skyler to Claimt. forever of 198 acres, paying s 4.19.3 annually after the year 1772 & paying Taxes, &c., dated 1768. Says he had a house & 2 Barns, 2 Stables & other outbuildings & cleared 130 acres, had 2 orchards. Genl. Skyler has got the Land again & has let it. After he had joined Genl. Burgoyne's Army his stock was all taken. 7 Horses, 15 Cows, 4 Steers, 150 Bushels of old Wheat in the house, Hogs, 20 Sheep, furniture, Cloaths. Taken by the Rebels, heard they were sold.

CAPTN. LA MOTT, Wits.: Knew his farm. Knew Claimt. at Still Water, good Land, well situated. Speaks of his Loyalty & that of his family. He had many Cattle. Lived in Comfortable circumstances. Has other attested Witness with Provisions, &c., for ye Indians, &c.

LIEUT. PHILIP LANSING, Wits.: Knew Claimt., he lived at Still Water. He was very Loyal, he & all his Family. Heard of his Improvement. Claimant & his Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne. Came into this Province before the Convention. He had a Lease under Genl. Skyler. Claimt. was a hard working, industrious man & did a great Deal to his farm. Had 100 acres or near it clear. Buildings were in good state. He had planted Apple Trees. It was Land well situated: Claimt. cd. have got a large sum for it, 30 Sh. per acre taking it all together. He had a Considerable Stock which he bels. was taken by the Rebels. Parties from the Rebel Army & Militia used to come particularly to seize the property of persons who had shown themselves well affected towards ye Brit. Govt.

From Pam Wood Waugh's web page: 1. Walter1 SCOTT was born in Ireland circa 1745. Walter died 9 August 1815 in Noyan, Missisquoi Co, PQ, at 70 years of age. He married on before 1765, Mary ? . Mary died after 1795.

Walter Scott arrived from Ireland 2 yrs after the French War. At this point, since no firm birth yrs for his sons have been established, it is not known if he may have married in Ireland, or in New York. After settling in Stillwater, NY, Walter leased land from Peter Schuyler - for one term in 1768, and another in 1772. According to the indenture made on the 5th of April 1768 Walter Scott was living on 198 acres on Lot #41, Farm #3 - the first rent was to be four pounds nineteen shillings and three pence Sterling to be paid on the 29th September 1772. In 1776 he spent 5-6 months in different jails in CT, one of which was in Hartford where he was imprisoned with Philip Skene. He was then released on parole but was still tormented by the British troops almost daily. He says his sons joined the British troops and when Burgoyne traveled through Stillwater, he and 2 sons and their families joined them for safety. By his account, he had 200 acres where he built a house, 2 barns, 2 stables and had other out buildings. When the property was confiscated, he had cleared 130 acres and had 2 orchards, and had lost 7 horses, 15 cows, in addition to steer, hogs, sheep bushels of wheat, and all furniture and clothing. The family arrived at Laprairie 7 Nov 1777 as 3 males, 2 females, and 4 children. On a Return of Families still in the district of Montreal dated June 1778 Walter Scott's family consisted of 3 men, 2 women, 3 children over 10 and 1 child under 10 noted as being "in great distress" with a large family. On a Loyalist list dated 1781 Walter Scott was noted to be "an old sick man", quartered at Montreal with a family of 2 males, 1 female, 1 male child over 6, 2 female children over 6. It may have been his son John considered separately, also noted as "sick". A document dated 25 May 1790 lists the present inhabitants of Christies Manor...#7 Walter Scott Sr, #8 Walter Scott Jr, #9 Thomas Scott. As of Sept 1989 there is no clue to Walter Jr. His name is listed frequently in the Lower Canada Land Records, but have found no further reference to him in other records, unless he was also known as James. On 31 Jan 1795, there was a petition made for land in Hemmingford by Walter Scott as well as James, Thomas, John, the Carrigan brothers and others. In a petition dated the 16th Sept 1795, Walter Scott, once again, gives an account of his troubles while in Stillwater, adding he settled in Christie's Manor after the War and now had cleared a farm. Now, having such a large family he felt that since none of his family had applied for Waste Lands of the Crown (excepting lots given him and his sons in Hemmingford, which they found to be unfit for cultivation), he hopes that he and his family might obtain land in Clifton. He continues by naming all in his family which serves as proof to his descendants...Mary his wf, John, Thomas & James his sons, as well as Mary Carrigan, Easter(sic) Lucus, Jeannie Scott, his daughters..John Flemming, also of his family and a Loyalist...as of this writing, nothing is known of John Flemming and his relationship to the Scotts. Walter Scott and wife Mary received 1200 acres, his sons 600 acres each and his daughters 200 acres each. John Fleming also received 200 acres. There is a slight chance, I suppose, that John Fleming might be a brother to Walter's wife Mary, and therefore, "of his family".

Walter Scott arrived from Ireland 2 yrs after the French War. At this point, since no firm birth yrs for his sons have been established, it is not known if he may have married in Ireland, or in New York. After settling in Stillwater, NY, Walter leased land from Peter Schuyler - for one term in 1768, and another in 1772. According to the indenture made on the 5th of April 1768 Walter Scott was living on 198 acres on Lot #41, Farm #3 - the first rent was to be four pounds nineteen shillings and three pence Sterling to be paid on the 29th September 1772. In 1776 he spent 5-6 months in different jails in CT, one of which was in Hartford where he was imprisoned with Philip Skene. He was then released on parole but was still tormented by the British troops almost daily. He says his sons joined the British troops and when Burgoyne traveled through Stillwater, he and 2 sons and their families joined them for safety. By his account, he had 200 acres where he built a house, 2 barns, 2 stables and had other out buildings. When the property was confiscated, he had cleared 130 acres and had 2 orchards, and had lost 7 horses, 15 cows, in addition to steer, hogs, sheep bushels of wheat, and all furniture and clothing. The family arrived at Laprairie 7 Nov 1777 as 3 males, 2 females, and 4 children. On a Return of Families still in the district of Montreal dated June 1778 Walter Scott's family consisted of 3 men, 2 women, 3 children over 10 and 1 child under 10 noted as being "in great distress" with a large family. On a Loyalist list dated 1781 Walter Scott was noted to be "an old sick man", quartered at Montreal with a family of 2 males, 1 female, 1 male child over 6, 2 female children over 6. It may have been his son John considered separately, also noted as "sick". A document dated 25 May 1790 lists the present inhabitants of Christies Manor...#7 Walter Scott Sr, #8 Walter Scott Jr, #9 Thomas Scott. As of Sept 1989 there is no clue to Walter Jr. His name is listed frequently in the Lower Canada Land Records, but have found no further reference to him in other records, unless he was also known as James. On 31 Jan 1795, there was a petition made for land in Hemmingford by Walter Scott as well as James, Thomas, John, the Carrigan brothers and others. In a petition dated the 16th Sept 1795, Walter Scott, once again, gives an account of his troubles while in Stillwater, adding he settled in Christie's Manor after the War and now had cleared a farm. Now, having such a large family he felt that since none of his family had applied for Waste Lands of the Crown (excepting lots given him and his sons in Hemmingford, which they found to be unfit for cultivation), he hopes that he and his family might obtain land in Clifton. He continues by naming all in his family which serves as proof to his descendants...Mary his wf, John, Thomas & James his sons, as well as Mary Carrigan, Easter(sic) Lucus, Jeannie Scott, his daughters..John Flemming, also of his family and a Loyalist...as of this writing, nothing is known of John Flemming and his relationship to the Scotts. Walter Scott and wife Mary received 1200 acres, his sons 600 acres each and his daughters 200 acres each. John Fleming also received 200 acres. There is a slight chance, I suppose, that John Fleming might be a brother to Walter's wife Mary, and therefore, "of his family". The burial record for him, located within Rev. Stewart's Anglican records for Caldwell's and Christie's Manors indicates he was "late of Swanton, VT". It is possible he died at Swanton, and his daughter Jane Scott Mansfield, and her husband, Theophilus Mansfield, brought him back to the Manors for burial. Ancestry.com Ancestors of Shirley Margaret Dean

Walter came to American two years after the French War, and settled inStillwater, Saratoga Cty, NY where he leased land from Peter Schuyler. There exists, but not in these files, documents from his Memorial andrecords of the Revolutionary War period.

Walter was jailed in CT for five to six months in 1776. A year laterhe shows up living in Laprairie, Quebec with other Empire Loyalists.They ended up in Noyan (known as Christie's Manor, at that time) ancestry.com project g 161

• Biography. ⁵¹¹ Walter Scott was born circa 1735 at Ireland <pd7.htm>. He married Mary (?) before 1756. Walter Scott died on 9 August 1815 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec <pd27.htm>.1 He was buried on 11 August 1815; The burial record for him, located within Rev. Stewart's Anglican records for Caldwell's and Christie's Manors indicates he was "late of Swanton, VT". It is possible he died at Swanton, and his daughter Jane Scott Mansfield, and her husband, Theophilus Mansfield, brought him back to the Manors for burial. No known gravestone in Swanton of the Manors.1
Walter Scott arrived from Ireland "2 yrs after the French War". If we are to calculate this following the "end" of the War in 1760, we assume he arrived about 1762. Given that at least one son was old enough to be married before they left Stillwater in 1777, this writer assumes Walter was married in Ireland, and his eldest children may have been born there.
After settling in Stillwater, New York, Walter leased land from Peter Schuyler - for one term in 1768, and another in 1772. According to the indenture made on the 5th of April 1768 Walter Scott was living on 198 acres on Lot #41, Farm #3 - the first rent was to be four pounds nineteen shillings and three pence Sterling to be paid on the 29th September 1772.
From June to December 1776, he was kept in different jails in Connecticut, one of which was in Hartford where he was imprisoned with Philip Skene. He was then released on parole and returned to his own farm in Stillwater, but was still tormented by the British troops almost daily. He says his sons joined the British troops and when Burgoyne traveled through Stillwater, he and two sons and their families joined them for safety. By his account, he had 200 acres where he built a house, 2 barns, 2 stables and had other out buildings. When the property was confiscated, he had cleared 130 acres and had 2 orchards, and had lost 7 horses, 15 cows, in addition to steer, hogs, sheep bushels of wheat, and all furniture and clothing. The family arrived at Laprairie 7 Nov 1777 as 3 males, 2 females, and 4 children. On a Return of Families for the district of Montreal dated June 1778, Walter Scott's family consisted of 3 men, 2 women, 3 children over 10 and 1 child under 10 and noted as being "in great distress" with a large family. On a Loyalist list dated 1781 Walter Scott was noted to be "an old sick man", quartered at Montreal with a family of 2 males, 1 female, 1 male child over 6, 2 female children over 6. It may have been his son John considered separately, also noted as "sick".
A document dated 25 May 1790 lists the present inhabitants of Christies Manor...#7 Walter Scott Sr, #8 Walter Scott Jr, #9 Thomas Scott. As of Sept 1989 there is no clue to Walter Jr. His name is listed frequently in the Lower Canada Land Records, but have found no further reference to him in other records, unless he was also known as James. On 31 Jan 1795, there was a petition made for land in Hemmingford by Walter Scott as well as James, Thomas, John, the Carrigan brothers and others. In a petition dated the 16th Sept 1795, Walter Scott, once again, gives an account of his troubles while in Stillwater, adding he settled in Christie's Manor after the War and now had cleared a farm. Now, having such a large family he felt that since none of his family had applied for Waste Lands of the Crown (excepting lots given him and his sons in Hemmingford, which they found to be unfit for cultivation), he hopes that he and his family might obtain land in Clifton. He continues by naming all in his family which serves as proof to his descendants...Mary his wife, John, Thomas and James his sons, as well as Mary Carrigan, Easter(sic) Lucus, Jeannie Scott, his daughters..John Flemming, also of his family and a Loyalist...
As of this writing, nothing is known of John Fleming and his relationship to the Scotts. Walter Scott and wife Mary received 1200 acres, his sons 600 acres each and his daughters 200 acres each. John Fleming also received 200 acres. There is a slight chance, I suppose, that John Fleming might be a brother to Walter's wife Mary, and therefore, "of his family".

Walter married Mary Sharp (Fleming) before 1756. (Mary Sharp (Fleming) was born about 1740 and died after 1795.)