Moses Scott (1738-1821)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-01520
Given Name
Moses
Family Name
Scott
Birth Date
1738
Death Date
December 18, 1821
Sex
Male
Occupation
Medical and Funerary
Biographical Description
Dr. Moses Scott was a physician associated with New Brunswick, NJ, at the turn of the 19th century. He was the Chief Surgeon of the Continental Army Hospital in Piscataway, NJ, during the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick.

He served as one of the executors of the estate of his friend, the Rev. Israel Read (pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook) in the 1790s and sold a man named Tony for the estate.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
executor or administrator for estate of enslaver
Places
New Brunswick
Child of
John Scott (1689-1749)
Parent of
Joseph Warren Scott (1778-1871)
Spouse of
Anna Johnson Scott (1745-1831)
Related Person
Israel Read (d. 1793)
References

This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6684836
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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  • Indenture for Tony, sold by Thomas Read and Archibald Read to John Neilson (Indenture for Tony, sold by Thomas Read and Archibald Read to John Neilson, April 24, 1798. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Neilson Family Papers, 1768-1908 (MC 933). Box 4, Folder 45: J & J Neilson - Papers relating to purchase of slaves.)
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