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Question

im searching for some info on my 5th great grandfather, Rhett Scott.i went on ancestry and found him and his family living in amelia,orangeburg,south carolina.As one of his neighbors it listed a man name Antiny Scott.i want to know if Antiny is Rhett father or anotha relative.Rhett otha neighbors was a Reverand Henry Duncan who is also my 5th granfather.Any info on my Granddad Duncan if u find anything.

Answer 1

One thing you can do is look for copies of the wills of all three of these men.  They will probably list children and wives and, by what they bequeath, give you some idea of their socio-economic status.  You may find Antony mentioned in Rhett's will, or vice versa.  And if these men were of an age to have served in the Revolution, you may find some information on them through the DAR.

Answer 2

www.familysearch.org--1880 census

Rhett SCOTT

Birth Year <1853>  

    Birthplace SC  

    Age 27  

    Occupation Laborer  

    Marital Status Married  

    Race   Mulatto  (one having one white parent and one black parent)

    Head of Household Rhett SCOTT

    Relation Self  

    Father's Birthplace SC  

    Mother's Birthplace SC  

Household members:

Sally SCOTT--Wife--Married--Female--Black--age 25--b.   SC--occupation: Keeping House--parents born: both SC

Artemas SCOTT--Son--Single--Male--B--age 9--b.SC--parents born--both SC  

Mariah SCOTT--Dau-- S--Female-- B--age 7-- she & both parents born. SC    

Rhett SCOTT--Son--S--Male--B--age 4--he & both parents born:   SC    

Walton SCOTT--Son-- S--Male--B--age 5 Mon.--he & both parents born in SC

Antony SCOTT shown on another census page lists his age as 40 in 1880, so since Rhett was born in 1853, he couldn't be Rhett's father. Antony was at Wallaceburg, Hempstead, Arkansas when the census was taken.

www.ancestry.com--1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Rhett Scott

Age in 1910: 55

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855

Birthplace: South Carolina

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Father's Birth Place: South Carolina  

Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina  

Home in 1910: Amelia, Calhoun, South Carolina

Marital Status: Married  

Race: Mulatto

Gender: Male  

Family tree info: RHETT SCOTT

wife: Sally

b. 1853

Rhett Scott, Jr--b. 1876 in Amelia,  SC;

Spouse:  Sadie Wainwright (Parents:  Wade Wainwright & Anna Jamison)

Birth:  25 Dec 1887 ,Orangeburg, SC

Death:  18 Nov 1951 ,Orangeburg, SC

      Children:

Etta Scott--b. 31 March 1912 in Orange, SC; d. 19 March 1965 - Astoria, NY ;  

Etta Married:

Louis Williams Sr.  (Parents:  Willie Williams  &  Mary Ware)

Birth:  21 june 1910 , Georgia  

Death:  15 nov 1981 ,Astoria, NY

       Children:

Louis Williams Jr.

Birth:  19 Feb 1935 ,Jamaica, NY  

Death:  19 Nov 1974 , Jamaica, NY  

Married: Living Lemon

Children: Living Williams (son)

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Antony Scott

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849

Age in 1870: 21  

Birthplace: Tennessee  

Home in 1870: Range 8, Bolivar, Mississippi

Race: Black  

Gender: Male  

Post Office: Carsons Landing  

I thought I had found some Henry Duncans, but for your 5th great-grandfather, NONE would have worked. He would have been 8 generations back from you, which means--judging from another question you had mentioning you were 15 now--Henry would have had to be born at least 160 years ago (or at least 1848) averaging 20 years per generation. The ones I found were from like 1870-1905 or so.