1603-25 William Scott brought suit against John Whitguift, Agnes Whitguift his wife, Henry Bradbury and John Barley concerning the lease of a manor called Curles in Clavering, Essex [Clavering is about 10 miles from Widdington]. [1]
1603-25 William Scott and wife Elizabeth brought suit against Edward Whitehead, John Whitehead and Thomas Whitehead concerning messuages and lands in Bumpsted and Burbrooke [Birdbrook] held of the manor of Burbrooke Hall, Essex [Birdbrook Manor is about 21 miles from Widdington]. [2]
Benjamin Scott, one of the ten London commissioners who came to Burlington, was the son of William Scott, of Essex County, England. [3]
William Scott Jr and Benjamin Scott were brothers and sons of William of Essex.
1677 Benjamin Scott, son of William and Bridget Scott was baptized at Boreham, Essex, England. Perhaps Benjamin returned to England to be baptized as an adult or perhaps this refers to a different Benjamin. [4]
1680 The will of William Scott [Jr] of Widdington, Essex, England was dated on December 2 with probate date October 10. The will named wife Alice, son William, daughter Alice, and brother Benjamin and "all my children". His children were under age 21. Alice might have been pregnant. [5] [6]
1680 Will Scott was buried on October 10 at the Friends burying ground in Walden, Essex, England [Walden Place is about 6 miles from Widdington]. [7]
[1] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, [UKNationalArchives].
[2] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, [UKNationalArchives].
[3] Major E. M. Woodward and John Hageman, History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883), 172, [HathiTrust].
[4] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960, [AncestryRecord].
[5] Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, [UKNationalArchives].
[7] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, RG6/1262, Quarterly Meeting of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire: Nottingham (1654-1747), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].