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John Morin Scott

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Birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death
14 Sep 1784 (aged 53–54)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
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Financial District,New York County,New York,USAAdd to Map
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Continental Army Brigadier General, Continental Congressman. Born in Manhattan, New York, he graduated from Yale College in 1746, at the age of 16, was admitted to the 1752 and proceeded to practice law. During the American Revolution, he served as a Brigadier General of the New York Militia under General George Washington's command. He led the 1st New York Battalion and the 2nd New York Battalion at the Battle of Brooklyn, Battle of Harlem Heights and Battle of White Plains. After the war, he was a New York State Senator (1777-82), became a delegate to the First Continental Congress, serving (1780-82) and was New York's first Secretary of State in 1778, serving until his death at age 54 in New York City.
Continental Army Brigadier General, Continental Congressman. Born in Manhattan, New York, he graduated from Yale College in 1746, at the age of 16, was admitted to the 1752 and proceeded to practice law. During the American Revolution, he served as a Brigadier General of the New York Militia under General George Washington's command. He led the 1st New York Battalion and the 2nd New York Battalion at the Battle of Brooklyn, Battle of Harlem Heights and Battle of White Plains. After the war, he was a New York State Senator (1777-82), became a delegate to the First Continental Congress, serving (1780-82) and was New York's first Secretary of State in 1778, serving until his death at age 54 in New York City.

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Here lies the body of ye Honorable John Morin Scott Esq. son of John and Marion Scott who departed this life Sept 14th 1784 aged 54 years

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    "I am your humble servant John Morin Scott [?] Founder of The Sons of Liberty". From a 1777 drawing by John Trumbull. The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox, and Tilden Foundation.

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    Here, at the intersection of Wall St. and Broadway in Manhattan, are the final resting places of, from the left:
    1) Mary Morin Scott Litchfield McKnight. 2) Her father, Brig. Gen. & Hon. John Morin Scott, 1st NY Sec. of State (his widow, Helena Rutgers Scott, remarried John R. Myer, and I haven't found her grave yet), and his parents, John and Marian Morin Scott. 3) Col. John Litchfield (British), Mary M. S. L. McKnight's first husband, and their three daughters: Helena Maria and Helena Ann, both of whom died in infancy, and Elizabeth Litchfield Ross, wife of Robert Ross, Esq. 4) Charles McKnight, MD, Senior Surgeon of the American Army of the Revolution and second husband of Mary M. S. L. McKnight. 5) Lewis Allaire Scott, Esq., son of John Morin Scott, and 2nd NY Sec. of State. 6) To the memory of Rev. Charles McKnight--who may be buried in New Jersey, unless he was re-interred here after the evacuation of New York City by the British--he had been imprisoned in the city and died in 1778, shortly after his release; and Rev. McKnight's son, Capt. Richard McKnight. They were the father and brother of Dr. Charles McKnight. It is presumed that Richard's remains are in the vault of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument at Ft. Greene Park, Brooklyn, as he was reportedly one of the 11,500 captive Patriots who perished under brutal conditions aboard the British prison ships, which were anchored in Wallabout Bay during the War of the Revolution.
    Helena Maria, Helena Ann, and Elizabeth are lacking F.A.G. memorials.
    Take note of the passerby who actually stopped to read the inscriptions! Photo taken 8/11/13. ©2013 Julie Lake, all rights reserved. Feel free to use it for personal, non-commercial purposes.

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    This is in the family plot at the intersection of Wall St. and Broadway. At this time (8/21/2013) there are no F.A.G. memorials for the parents of John Morin Scott (John Scott and Marian Morin Scott, interred here with him).
    Photo taken 8/11/13. ©2013 Julie Lake, all rights reserved. Feel free to use it for non-commercial purposes.

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