Mary Scott

  Noted events in her life were:

• Family Origin. From Pam Wood Waugh's web page:

5. Mary2 SCOTT (Walter1) was born circa 1770. Mary died 26 October 1801 in Noyan, Missisquoi Co, PQ, at 31 years of age. She married before 1795, Paul CARRIGAN. Paul was born in Ireland circa 1756. Paul died circa 1797 in Alburgh, Grand Isle Co, VT.

Paul Carrigan and his brothers Patrick and Peter were originally from Ireland and were living on part of the Saratoga patent when the War broke out. Paul's statement [ NAC, A.O. 13 Vol 12, Reel B-2185, pp. 29-32] tells us that the Americans had insisted they join their Army, and not wanting to side with them, they fled their property and country in October 1776 and joined Jessups Corps. Paul Carrigan stated their loss in property to be 563 pounds.

Very little is known about Mary Scott Carrigan and her short life. A document located within the files of Leon Lalanne dated 7 November 1801 says "Jane Holgate widow of the late Asa Holgate late of Swanton...declared...that whereas on or about the 26th day of October...Mary Carrighan of Noyan her sister widow of the late Paul Carrighan of Noyan...died...". It continues with Jane Holgate "by request and with the advice of certain relations and friends of the deceased did take in her custody certain effects and papers" from Mary's house. Jane then requested that notary Leon Lalanne inventory the items since she "considered herself exposed to erroneous suspicions...". The inventory included 4 shoe buckles, 6 tea spoons, a pair of sugar "tongues", a blue wooden box in the form of a book, which held a snuff box shaped like a small shoe containing gold rings, some silver wrapped in linen, keys and some papers. There were also other 3 pocket books with enclosed papers, and a parcel of more papers. Since Jane wanted these effects to be deposited with a person of trust, they were all wrapped together and delivered to Philip Ruiter, Esquire to hold. One has to wonder what information might have been found in all those papers.....as well as why Mary's sister felt the urgency to take those items.

Probate records at Alburgh, Vermont for Paul Carrigan dated 1 November 1796 [Grand Isle Co, Vol. 1, 5] show his estate to be worth $362 including Lot# 42 in Alburgh, Vermont, oxen, sheep, a plough, weaver's loom, and many other necessary farming articles. This was inventoried 27 April 1797. Later pages dated the third Monday in March 1806 state that the administrator wished to sell the Alburgh land at public auction on the 2nd Tuesday of August 1806 to defray charges and settle the debts of the deceased Paul Carrigan. The land sold for $250 to Duncan McGregor and his personal estate was worth $172. Listed on this particular document was an interesting entry under charges and allowances - "Articles of personal property that the widow carried into Canada that I never could obtain and articles wrongly inventoried amounting....$101." The items inventoried by Leon Lalanne in 1801 certainly would not have been valued at $101, giving even more reason to be more curious about items taken by Jane Scott Holgate.

There has been no evidence given that Paul Carrigan and Mary Scott had any children. However, in a document dated 20 Dec 1802 [Grand Isle Co., Vol. 1 17] concerning the estate of Philip Carrigan, Paul's brother, it is stated that settlement of that estate in the amount of $221 be divided between Patrick Carrigan and the heirs of Paul Carrigan. On 25 June 1803 the money was divided and laid out 14 acres each on the north side of the farm owned by said Peter Carrigan to the heirs of Paul Carrigan. Exact descriptions of the land was given and two names: Catherine Carrigan and Margaret Carrigan. The possibility of these two girls as daughters and therefore grandchildren to Walter Scott needs to be researched at length.

Mary married Paul Carrigan before 1795. (Paul Carrigan was born about 1756 in Ireland and died about 1797 in Alburgh, Vermont.)