Download or read book The Family of Thomas Scott and Martha Swan Scott written by George Tressler Scott and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Scott was born in 1804 near Rathfriland, County Down, Ireland, the son of George and Esther Swan Soctt. He married his first cousin, Martha Swan, daughter of William and Mary Ann Davidson Swan, in 1825 at the bride's home, near Rathriland. They had twelve children, 1826-1845. The family immigrated to the United States in 1856 and settled first at Westfield, New York, while the two oldest sons went directly to Amboy, Illinois. Most of the family moved to Mendota, Illinois, in 1862. Thomas Scott died at Medota in 1865. Descendants listed lived in Illinois, California, New Jersey, and elsewhere.