David Wilson Scott headstone
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Title
David Wilson Scott headstone
Subject
A flour merchant in the West Indies trade until 1807 when he declared bankruptcy and went to debtors prison for 2 years. Given a second chance when his affluent brother Richard Marshall Scott made him the manager of his 600 acre farm called Farmington Plantation. Died September 23, 1827 from a pulmonary affection.
Description
Epitaph
Sacred to the memory of
DAVID WILSON SCOTT
who departed this life
23rd September 1827
in the 1st year of his age
leaving one only child
called
Mary Marshall Scott
Erected
by his affectionate brother
RICHARD MARSHALL SCOTT
Sacred to the memory of
DAVID WILSON SCOTT
who departed this life
23rd September 1827
in the 1st year of his age
leaving one only child
called
Mary Marshall Scott
Erected
by his affectionate brother
RICHARD MARSHALL SCOTT
Creator
Marianne Cinalli
Publisher
Marianne Cinalli
Date
April 24, 2011
Type
Image
Collection
Citation
Marianne Cinalli , “David Wilson Scott headstone,” My Cemetery, accessed May 4, 2024, https://mycemetery.org/items/show/280.