Excerpt from The Scott Family of Shrewsbury, N. J. Being the Descendants of William Scott and Abigail Tilton Warner: With Sketches of Related Families Charles Wagner has said that "the best possessions of a family are its common memories." To recall and preserve these common memories, many of them long since passed out of family recollection, is the purpose of the following pages. Some old family records having come into my possession, they suggested the idea of further research and ultimate preservation by (he use of the printing press. More than three years have been spent in the work, and the result is presented in this compact and simple form. Records of families related by intermarriage have to some extent been included so far as they represent lines of ancestry down to the time of intermarriage. The names of nearly one thousand descendants of the William Scott who first settled in Shrewsbury are to be found in this book, and yet the list is far from complete. A longer time and wider research might have increased the number, but it has been thought best not to delay publication. To honor and preserve the memory of those who have passed beyond the veil, to foster a proper family feeling and spirit, and to keep for future generations the record of their ancestry, these pages are sent out to the many branches of the family and entrusted to their keeping. Through the courtesy of Mr. John H.Cook, the proprietor of The Red Bank Register, this family history has appeared in successive issues of that publication during the current year. This has given to others the opportunity of making a number of corrections and additions. Doubtless there are still many errors, which are always seemingly inseparable from a work of this kind, and those who consult this book are asked to notify the compiler of any mistakes and to send him any additional information which they may have. All corrections and additions will be carefully preserved and used later in any revision of, or supplement to, this work which may be published. In addition to the matter published in The Red Bank Register and corrections thereto, this book contains a number of illustrations, a family chart, an appendix, and a complete index of persons containing over two thousand names. All dates have been given as they are found in the original records without change, except that in dates prior to 1753, when the Old Style was in use, the year has been made to correspond with the present calendar, but not the day of the month. This is made necessary by the fact that until 17.53 the English people began the year on what was known as Lady Day, or March 25th. There have been so many sources of information that only in a few cases has reference to them been possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.