Alexander Scott 
Alexander was born on July 20th, 1686 in Dipple, Eligin Parish, Scotland.1 Alexander's father was Rev. John Scott and his mother was Helen Grant. He had three brothers named Samuel, James and James. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 51 on April 1st, 1738 in Virginia.1 General Notes
! (1) Melissa Thompson Alexander. E-mail: ma.da@gte.net (http://www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com, 27 Jan 2001). Cites: (a) "Virginia Gleanins in England," by Lothrop Withington. (b) "Genealogies of Virginia Families from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," Vol. 1 (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1981). (c) "Virginia Heraldica."
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Ordained by the Bishop of London, Scott was sent to Virginia in 1710 to be minister for the parish of Overwharton. Unwilling to settle for a clergy residence, Scott established a home on the Potomac which he called "Dipple", after the parish in Scotland where his father was from. (C.H. Brent)
Details of Alexander's family with Sarah Gibbons
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=kraft-gedge&id=I17473
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charles-parker&id=I607, The descendants of Col. Giles Brent, Capt George Brent and Robert Brent, Gent
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charles-parker&id=I607, The descendants of Col. Giles Brent, Capt George Brent and Robert Brent, Gent
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