James Scott

     James Scott was born circa 1756 at Ireland. He was the son of Walter Scott and Mary (?). James Scott married Anna Willet. James Scott died on 19 April 1847 at St Luc, St Jean Co, Quebec; James was aged 91, and it was noted on the record that he was a Protestant who had converted to Catholicism.¹ He was buried on 21 April 1847 at Catholic Cemetery, St Luc, St Jean Co, Quebec.¹
     James Scott received land in the 2nd Concession of the Seigniory of Noyan in 1794 [files of Peter Lukin, notary], although it appears that he was one Scott to have left Noyan very early. In the files of Henry Griffin, notary, a document [#1522, 27 July 1816] between James Scott and Hix Salls states that by 1816, James had removed to Blairfindie, Quebec. A Writ of Execution dated 23 Sept 1815 shows James Scott was a Tavernkeeper in the parish of Blairfindie who was seizing land held by John Willard of Noyan. The land was 1/2 of Indian, or Scott's Point in Noyan, bounded on the north by Lot 1, on the south and west by South River and on the east by Ephraim Wheeler's land. It also had a log house and barn on the property. More land was bounded to the north by Walter Scott's farm, to the south by Scott's Point, on the east and west by unconceded lands and South River with about 40 acres under improvement and a log barn.
A later Writ of Execution dated 11 Sept 1817 showed that Alexander Hart, a merchant of Montreal, had a suit against James Scott, then a yeoman of Blairfindie and had seized a parcel of land at the Cote Sainte Stanislas in the Parish of Ste. Marguerite of Blairfindie, bounded in front by little river Montreal, to the rear by Cote Ste. Francois Borgea, commonly called the BattleGround, on one side by King's Highway, leading from Laprairie to St. John, on the other by 2 other tracts which eventually bordered up against land of John Houle.
Apparently, his two sons remained in L'Acadie after he moved to Laprarie. He gave his two lots in Laprarie to his sons, James Jr and Stephen on 2 June 1823. Records show that James Scott purchased land in Laprairie from 1824 through 1827, acquiring lots on both St-Henri and St-Paul Streets. On January 1st, 1832, James was listed as a land owner on Cote St-Stanislas L'Acadie. His son Stephen was listed as land owner nearby. On December 28th, 1836, James Scott made a declaration on his properties in Laprairie. In September 1839 he had his L'Acadie land surveyed, lots 99 and 100.