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Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott

Parents

Father	William W Scott (b. about 1787, d. between 1 March 1862 and 11 August 1862)
Mother	Nancy ("Annie") Scott (b. about 1800, d. 14 September 1822)

Children with Margaret Elizabeth Holt (b. 6 December 1825, d. 14 June 1879)

Daughter	Frances Elizabeth ("Fannie") Scott+ (b. 21 March 1853, d. 15 May 1922)
Son	Francis Hume Scott+ (b. 6 February 1855, d. 1949)
Son	George Ryland Scott, Sr.+ (b. 1 January 1857, d. 28 February 1916)
Daughter	Margaret Virginia Scott (b. 1 August 1858, d. 10 April 1860)
Daughter	Jennie Ann ("Nettie") Scott+ (b. 21 March 1860, d. 11 January 1937)
Son	Walter Bridges Scott (b. 24 October 1861, d. 15 June 1892)
Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Scott (b. 27 July 1863, d. before 1870)
Son	Joseph Henry Scott+ (b. 2 June 1865, d. 11 December 1945)
Daughter	Maggie Holt Scott (b. October 1868, d. 17 November 1883)

Person Exhibits

Biography

Anecdote		From Virginia Baptist Ministers - 4th Edition On the walls of the Courthouse of Gloucester County, Virginia, hands the portrait of the Baptist minister whose name stands at the top of this page.  During the Civil War he was living in Gloucester County, and being too old to serve in the army, he filled, though a preacher, the office of the Justice of the Peace.  Several years before his death he was at Gloucester Court-House; on this occasion Judge Fielding Lewis Taylor, who was holding court, invited him to sit with him on the bench.  A great many new people had moved into the county since Mr. Scott had been pastor in that section, and no little curiosity was aroused as to who the gray-headed old gentleman was who had been invited to such a seat of honor.  In due time the Judge introduced Mr. Scott as his old teacher who had often used on him the rod. Between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, in Northampton County, Virginia, September 14, 1822, Azariah Francis Scott was born.  Here his boyhood and early manhood were spent.  hen about went years old he made profession of his faith in Christ and was baptized into the fellowship of the Lower Northampton Church by Rev. George Bradford.  His college preparation for life was secured at Richmond College, where he spent the sessions of 1843, ’44, and ’45, and at Columbian College, where he graduated with the degree of A.M. in 1848.  The vacations of these college years had been spent in earnest work as a colporteur of the State Mission Board.  He taught school for two years with marked acceptance in Northampton County and then, moving to King and Queen County, opened an academy near Centerville.  Later he had an academy in Gloucester County.  A close student, he was never satisfied until he had mastered a subject, and in these early days he won rank as a teacher and scholar. Ebenezer church, Gloucester County, called him to be her pastor, and he was ordained to the gospel ministry about 1851.  With an internal of two years, he was pastor of Ebenezer until 1867.  When Mr. Scott first went to Gloucester, the Baptists were very weak in the middle and lower sections of the county, and Ebenezer was helped for a season by the State Mission Board.  In 1852 Mr. Scott reported at the “Virginia Baptist Anniversaries” in Norfolk, that after one year more the church hoped to be able to liquidate the debt on their new meeting-house, when they would end the aid of the Board no more.  This church, in 1849, reported a membership of 1,013, of whom 922 were colored people. In 1852, Mr. Scott reported that he had during the year baptized 52 persons, distributed 31 Bibles and Testaments, 97 religious books, and 2,500 paper of tracts.  In 1869 he became pastor of Ephesus Church, in Essex county, a church formed by a colony that had done out from the Gleb Landing Church, in Middlesex County.  Amon those that formed this colony were: George Phillips, Robert Payne Waring, Larkin Hendley, Orville Jeffries, and Dr. A.G.D. Roy. In connection with his work at Ephesus, Mr. Scott was Principal of the Stevensville Academy, in King and Queen Country. His Pastorate at Ephesus lasted nineteen years and then came his work as pastor of Colosse, in King William, and of Glebe Landing.  Here he ministered some eight years.  From 1851 to the time of his death he was an active and prominent member of the Rappahannock Association, and he was a frequent attendant on the sessions of the General Association, being, in 1896, one of it vice-presidents. This servant of God, who was scholar of trained intellect and an earnest gospel preacher, passed from this life at 2 A.M., Thursday, October 7, 1897.  There had been a compact between Rev. W.E. Wait and Mr. Scott that the one who lived the longer should preach the other’s funeral.  So Mr. Wiatt rode up to Ephesus Church on October 8, and in the presence of a great crowd preached the sermon, J.W. Ryland, A. Fleet, J.B. Cook, F.B. Beale, and John T. Hundley assisting in the service.  Mr. Scott was married twice, his first wife being Miss Margaret Elizabeth Holt, of Northampton County.  Of this union there were nine children.  His second wife was Miss Julia Waring, of Essex County, who bore him four children.1
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Anecdote		Azariah Francis Scott was born September 14th, 1822, in Northampton County, Virginia, and died October 7th, 1898. He received a first-class education at both Richmond and Columbian Colleges, at the latter of which he took the A. M. degree. He was a close student, possessed fine discriminative powers, and was never satisfied until he had mastered the subject undertaken. He was well versed in the Scriptures and sound to the core. He never " ran after new things “; he was satisfied with the good old doctrines of the Gospel, and preached Jesus Christ as the only and all-sufficient Savior of a world ruined by sin. In early life and until after the Civil War he taught school. He was fond of this work. He loved young men and identified himelf with them, and this made him very successful and popular as a teacher. Many of the most prominent men in this section were his pupils. On one occasion not very many years before his death, he paid a visit to Gloucester Courthouse, meeting a great many old friends. He was invited to sit with the judge (Fielding Taylor). A great many new people had moved to the county and curiosity was rife among them as to who this old gray-haired gentleman was on whom the judge conferred such honor. At the right time Judge Taylor introduced him as his own teacher and added that not only had he been the teacher of the judge, but of the jury, the lawyers in attendance, and all of the officers of the court. During the Civil War he lived in Glouceser County, and being too old for the ranks, when the county was lacking in men, he served as a Justice of the Peace. To-day his portrait hangs on the walls of Gloucester Court House as a prominent county offi cer. Mr. Scott had very few pastorates for one actively engaged in the ministry forty-seven years. Ebenezer (of hich Newington was a branch at that time) in Gloucester, Colosse in King William, Glebe Landing In Middlesex, and Ephesus in Essex, were his only pastorates. Soon after the war he moved from Gloucester Courthouse to Stevensvllle, King and Queen County, and took charge of Stevensvllle Academy. There were several preachers In the neighborhood, and the companionship of these was highly enjoyed. hey met fromto house once a week, had a good supper andconversation along lines precious to them, such spirits as Revs. Richard Hugh Bagby, Isaac Diggs, R. H. Land, Major J. R. Bagby, and Mn John Bagby, ong since gone " up higher." The writer of this book is the only one left to tell the story. Of the moral character of A. F. Scott it is difficult to speak extravagantly; he was one of the purest of men. He never sought honors or office, but accepted, with the modesty of a woman, his election as Vice-President of he General Association of Virginia, which office he held at the time of his death. He was known among his acquaintances as a great peacemaker, urging the spirit of the Master in loving one another. He was married when quite a young man to Miss Margaret lizabeth Holt of Northampton County; by her there were nine children. Four are living: Mrs. Thomas P. Bagby, West Point; Va.; Mr. George Ryland Scott and Mrs. R. W. Eubank, Essex County; Mr. J. H. Scott, Portsmouth, Va. His second wife was Miss ulia Waring of Essex, and she has recently died, leaving four children: William, Mattie, Mary, and Elizabeth. His funeral was preached at Ephesus Church by his lifetime friend Elder William E. Wiatt, of Glouester County, assisted by Elders J. W. Ryland, F. B. Beall, Alexander Fleet, J. B. Cook, and J. T. T. Hundley of the Disciples' Church. He was buried at Ephesus Church, where a handsome monument marks his last resting place on earth.2
Person Source		He had person sources.3
ChildParent3,3
Birth	14 September 1822	He was born on 14 September 1822 in Northampton, Virginia, United StatesBGO.3,4
Anecdote	1843	He went to Richmond College from 1843 to 1845. In 1848, he graduated with the degree of A.M. (Master of Arts) from Columbian College. He taught school for 2 years in Northampton County. He then opened an Academy near Centreville in King and Queen County. In 1851 he became pastor of Ebenezer Church in Gloucester County.5
Education	1848	He was educated in 1848. at Columbian College and graduated with the degree of A.M.
Occupation	from 1848 to 1850	From 1848 to 1850 Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott was a teacher in Northampton, Virginia, United StatesBGO.
Residence	5 August 1850	He lived in Northampton, Virginia, United StatesBGO, on 5 August 1850. Name: Francis Scott, Age: 27, Birth Year: abt 1823, Birth Place: Northamptonshire, Gender: Male, Race: White, Occupation: Teacher, Industry: Educational Services, Record ID: 8054::15393536, Household Members: William W Scott, Elizabeth Scott, Sally Scott, John Scott, William Scott, Henrietta Scott, William Scott, Asa Dia.6
Occupation	about 1851	About 1851 Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott was the founder of an Academy in Centreville, King Queen, Virginia, United StatesBG.
Occupation	1851	In 1851 Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott was the pastor of Ebenizer Church in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United StatesBGO.5
Marriage	31 May 1852	He and Margaret Elizabeth Holt were married on 31 May 1852 in Northampton, Virginia, United StatesBGO. He was shown as Rev. A. Francis Scott and she was shown as Miss Margaret E. Holt, daughter of George Holt dec'd. They were married by P. Warren. They had 10 children.3,5,7
Occupation	8 September 1860	On 8 September 1860 Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott was a Baptist Minister in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United StatesBGO.
Residence	8 September 1860	He lived in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United StatesBGO, on 8 September 1860. Name: A F Scott, Age: 37, Birth Year: abt 1823, Birth Place: Virginia, Gender: Male, Race: White, Post Office: Gloucester Courthouse, Occupation: Baptist Minister, Personal Estate Value: 4500, Real Estate Value: 2000, Record ID: 7667::34552490, Household Members: M E Scott, F E Scott, G H Scott, G R Scott, V A Scott, Wm Brooks.8
Heir	1 March 1862	In William W Scott's will dated on 1 March 1862 in Northampton, Virginia, United StatesBGO, Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott was named as an heir. In the name of God, Amen & William W. Scott, of the county of Northampton and state of Virginia, do hereby, being of sound mind and disposing memory, make and ordain this is for my last will and testament revoking all former wills made as follows: 1st Upon the condition that my wife" "Elizabeth M. Scott relinquish all her right of dower in my estate, I do hereby empower William M. Scott, my hereinafter named executor to the said Elizabeth M. Scott annually during natural life the sum of One Hundred and twenty dollars ($120.00) and at her death to pay to my son Joseph J Scott the sum of Two thousand dollars. 2nd I bequeath to my daughter Henrietta Scott, the farm, and appurtenances whereon Custis Willis now lives which I purchased, I purchased of Washington Hunt, upon the following conditions viz: I hereby empower my executor to rent out the said farm until, or sufficiently long to pay a certain debt of about $1000.00 and the interest thereon which I owe to Washington Hunt for the purchase of the said land. If the said Henrietta Scott should depart this life leaving no children, the said land is to revert back to my estate to be disposed of by my executor as the rest of my estate as hereinafter named. Should the said Henrietta Scott depart this life leaving child or children the said land to be inherited by them and their heirs forever, subject to the same condition of the payment of the said $ 1,000.00 and interest thereon as named above. 3. I give and bequeath the whole balance of my estate, both real and personal to my son William M. Scott upon the following conditions viz: 1. The said William M. Scott shall pay for my wife Elizabeth M. Scott in lieu of her dower in my estate the sum on One Hundred and twenty dollars annually during her life, and at her death to pay her son Joseph J. Scott the sum of $ 2,000.00 as before stated. 2. The said William Scott shall pay all my just debts as soon after my decease as conveniently may be. 3. He shall pay out of the rents of the farm whereon Curtis Willis now lives which I purchased of Washington Hunt the debt of $ 1,000.00 or thereabouts and interest which I owe for said land, and then dispose of said land as heretofore named. 4. The said William M. Scott shall pay to my son, John G. Scott, and to my grandchildren William A. Dix and William J. Wilson each, five hundred dollars ($500.00) and to my grandson Jesse Wilson the sum of Four hundred and sixty dollars ($460.00) as soon as in the judgement of the said William M. Scott he can conveniently do so, after all my debts are paid. 5. The said William Scott shall clothe, educate and raise my son Joseph J. Scott until the death of my said wife, and then to retain in his hands as guardian of the said Joseph J. Scott the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) which said $2,000.00 I do hereby give and bequeath to my said son Joseph J Scott to be paid by my executor as thus stated. 6. I leave it optional with my executor to give or not to my son Azariah F. Scott the sum of $ 230.00, the same being the difference between a certain debt I paid as security for the said Azariah F. Scott amounting to about ($530.00) Five hundred and thirty dollars several years ago, and on open account which I owed the said Azariah F. Scott amounting to $ 300.00. The said amt of $ 230.00 to be paid by my executor to the said A. F. Scott if in his judgement he is able to do so after my just debts are all paid. And lastly I do herby nominate and appoint the said William M. Scott sole executor to this my last will and testament and request that the court shall not exact security of said executor when he shall qualify as executor of my estate. And I do hereby request that my said executor shall appoint some suitable person to carry out the provisions of this will in case of his death, and should he fail so to do. I do hereby request that the county court of Northampton County shall make such appointment. In witness whereof, I the said testator William W. Scott, have to this, my said last will, set my hand and seal, this the first day of March A.D. 1862 William (his X mark) W. Scott Seal Signed sealed, published and declared by the testator, William W. Scott, as and for his last wil and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Luther Nottingham Joakim Wilkins Thomas J. Fitchett Virginia At a court held for Northampton County the 11th day of August 1862, This last will and testament of William W. Scott deceased was proved by the oaths of Luther Nottingham and Joakim Wilkins, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And William M. Scott, the executor in the said will named appearance in court and refuses to take upon himself the execution thereof. And on the motion of Luther Nottingham, who took oath and together with Leonard B Nottingham and John J. Scott, his securitie3s, entered into a bond in the penalty of fifteen thousand dollars, certificate is granted the said Luther Nottingham for obtaining letters of administration on the said decedent’s estate with his will aforesaid annexed in due form. Which bond was acknowledged by the several obligors therein and ordered to be recorded. Teste: Lafayette Harmanson, Clerk5,9
Anecdote	1869	In 1869 he became pastor of Ephesus Church in Essex County. During this time, he was also the principal of Stevensville Academy, located in King and Queen County. After nineteen years at Ephesus he became pastor of Colosse Church in King William County and Glebe Landing Church in Middlesex County. He also served as Justice of the Peace in Gloucester during the Civil War. His portrait is in the collection of the Gloucester Court House.5
Anecdote	1870	Some show Lucy Ware Scott born 1870. She was actually a servant living the home in 1880 at the age of 10 and was Lucy Ware not Lucy Ware Scott.
Occupation	28 July 1870	On 28 July 1870 Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott was a Doctor of Divinity in Stevensville, King and Queen, Virginia, United StatesBGO.
Residence	28 July 1870	He lived at Little PlymouthBG in Stevensville, King and Queen, Virginia, United StatesBGO, on 28 July 1870. Name: A Francis Scott, Age: 47, Birth Date: abt 1823, Birth Place: Virginia, Gender: Male, Race: White, Post Office: Little Plymouth, Occupation: Doctor Of Divinily, Personal Estate Value: 2500, Real Estate Value: 2000, Inferred Spouse: Margaret E Scott, Inferred Children: Frances E Scott, Francis H Scott, George R Scott, Jennie A Scott, Walter B Scott, Joseph H Scott, Maggie H Scott, Household Members: Margaret E Scott, Frances E Scott, Francis H Scott, George R Scott, Jennie A Scott, Walter B Scott, Joseph H Scott, Maggie H Scott, Emily Holmes, Charlotte Holmes, Jane Ross10
Occupation	1 June 1880	On 1 June 1880 Rev. Azariah Francis ("A. F.") Scott was a Minister of the Gospel in Essex, Virginia, United StatesBGO.11
Residence	1 June 1880	He lived in Essex, Virginia, United StatesBGO, on 1 June 1880. Agriculture12
Residence	1 June 1880	He lived in Essex, Virginia, United StatesBGO, on 1 June 1880. Name: A.Francis Scott, Age: 57, Birth Date: Abt 1823, Birth Place: Virginia, Record ID: 6742::12070388, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relationship: Head, Marital Status: Widower, Father's Birth Place: Virginia, Mother's Birth Place: Virginia, Occupation: Minister Of The Gospel, Household Members: George R. Scott, Nettie Scott, Walter B. Scott, Joseph H. Scott & Lucy Ware (Servant)11
Marriage	1 March 1883	He and Julia Todd Waring were married on 1 March 1883 in Essex, Virginia, United StatesBGO. He was 60 and Julia Todd Waring was 25.3,5,13,14
Death	7 October 1897	He died on 7 October 1897 at age 75 in Dunnsville, Essex, Virginia, United StatesBGO.3,5
Burial	after 7 October 1897	He was buried after 7 October 1897 at Ephesus Baptist Church CemetaryBG in Dunnsville, Essex, Virginia, United StatesBGO.3,15
Obituary	16 October 1897	His Obituary on 16 October 1897 in Dunnsville, Essex, Virginia, United StatesBGO, Rev. A.F. Scott, a prominent Baptist minister of Essex, died at his home near Dunnsville, in that county, last week, aged 75 years. Mr. Scott was a native of Northampton, but had long resided on the other side of the bay. He preached and taught school for many years in the counties of Gloucester, King and Queen and Essex, making his mark and leaving an impression for good wherever he lived (Peninsula Enterprise, 16 Oct 1897).

Citations

1. [S2479] George Braxton Taylor, Virgiania Baptist Ministers: Fourth Series (Princeton, VA: n.p., 1942)
2. [S22969] Alfred Bagby, King & Queen County, Virginia (N.p.: The Neale Publishing Company, 1908)
3. [S2] Interview with Cleo Meador Scott (2921 Rivermeade Drive, Atlanta, GA 30327-2011), 27 Sep 2004. (.)
4. [S166] N. Pierce Eichelberger, Mapp Family of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (Quinby, VA: N. Pierce Eichelberger, 1972). Hereinafter cited as Mapp Family of the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
5. [S51] Interview with Eleanor "Bonnie" Brundick (8156 Blue Ball Rd, Stewartstown, PA 17363), 2010-2014. (.)
6. [S262] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 965; Page: 279a
7. [S167] Jean M. Mihalyka, compiler, Northampton Co, VA, Marriages, 1660/1-1854 (Recorded in Bonds, Licenses, Minister Returns, and other sources) (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc, 1990). Hereinafter cited as Northampton Co, VA, Marriages, 1660/1-1854.
8. [S268] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Gloucester, Virginia; Roll: M653_1347; Page: 820; Family History Library Film: 805347
9. [S1619] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983, Will Books,​ 1632-1897,​ 1968-1973;​ General Indexes,​ 1632-1973; Author: Virginia. County Court (Northampton County). Wills, Vol 38-39, 1829-1897.
10. [S263] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stevensville, King and Queen, Virginia; Roll: M593_1657; Page: 482B
11. [S963] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Essex, Virginia; Roll: 1364; Page: 229C; Enumeration District: 022
12. [S648] Ancestry.com, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Centro Cross Precinct, Essex, Virginia; Archive Collection Number: T1132; Roll: 22; Page: 12; Line: 8; Schedule Type: Agriculture
13. [S461] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, A. T. Scott, Rev, Birth Date: 1823, Age: 60, Birth Place: Northampton Co., VA., Marital Status: Widowed, Spouse: Julia T. Warring, Marriage Date: 1 March 1883, Marriage Place: Essex County, Virginia, FHL Film: 31275, URL: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6055245:60214
14. [S245] Essex County Marriages, Book: Book 1,; Page: 70: page 210, 1 March 1883
15. [S468] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156876733/azariah-francis-scott: accessed 22 November 2022), memorial page for Rev Azariah Francis Scott (14 Sep 1822–7 Oct 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156876733, citing Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Dunnsville, Essex County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Little Egypt (contributor 48882852).