PUBLIC "-//Thomas Balch Library//TEXT (US::ViLeTBL::viletbl00019:: Scatterday Family Papers 1848-1877)//EN" "viletbl00019.xml" A Guide to the Scatterday Family Papers, 1848-1877 Scatterday Family Papers SC 0003 Rebecca Ottinger Thomas Balch Library © 2006 By Thomas Balch Library. All rights reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Beth Schuster and Lisa Dezarn, 18 August 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Scatterday Family Papers, 1848-1877 A Collection in theThomas Balch Library SC 0003 Rebecca Ottinger

Thomas Balch Library 2006 Rebecca Ottinger Thomas Balch Library Descriptive Summary Thomas Balch Library Scatterday Family Papers 1848-1877 SC 0003 9 items English Letters and sworn statements relating to determining the legitimate heirs of David Reece Robin Titina and Glen Scatterday Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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Preferred Citation

Scatterday Family Papers, 1848-1877 (SC 0003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Provenance

Robin Titina; Glen Scatterday, Dallas OR

Alternative Form Available

Transcriptions of the documents are included in the collection.

Accruals

1995.0005, 1997.0004

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Processed by Rebecca Ottinger 14 Mar 2006.

Biographical Information

Esther Craig (ca. 1745-1812) married George Scatterday (ca.1734-1768) in 1765. After George's death in 1768, Esther married Lewis Reece (before 1742-1802/03). Esther brought with her to this marriage two children, Aaron (1765-ca.1795) and John (1766- 1844). Esther and Lewis had two children, David (ca.1770-1830) and Mary (Polly) born about 1770.

When Lewis died, his estate was divided between Esther, David, and Mary; David, according to laws of primogeniture, inherited the plantation which consisted of 100 acres and 3/4 acres located in western Loudoun County. David never married, had no children, and died intestate, leaving the courts to determine the legitimate heir(s) to his land.

 Scope and Content

These documents were found in a wooden box near a log house south of Hillsboro, Virginia. This is thought to have been the home of Ann Matilda Beatty Scatterday (28 Feb 1814-28 Jul 1893), the wife of Aaron Scatterday, Jr. (1 Mar 1795-6 Mar 1872). The dates of the papers are 1848-1877, with most dated 1849.

Most of the letters and sworn statements in this collection relate to the legal process of establishing legitimate heirs of David Reece, especially seeking to determine the claim of heirs of Aaron Scatterday, Jr. to share in the estate.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography Scatterday Family Papers, 1848-1877 (SC 0003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA Scatterday Genealogy, 1765-2002 (M 021), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Other Finding Aid

None

Related Material

Scatterday Genealogy 1765-2002, M 021; The Scatterday Family History by Glen A. Scatterday, VREF 929.2 SCATTERDAY; The Scatterday Family Genealogy by Glen A. Scatterday VREF 929.2 SCATTERDAY.

Contents List Thomas Ellwood Hatcher to Ann Scatterday, ANS , 26 Sep 1848 Deposition Mahlon Morris for Aaron Scatterday, the younger, ADS , 14 Jun 1849 Deposition Evan Evans, ADS , 11 Aug 1849 Achilles Scatterday, son of John Scatterday, to Aaron Scatterday, Jr., ALS , 15 Oct 1849 Deposition Abner Williams, ADS , 19 Oct 1849 Mary Beatty Barr to Ann Matilda Beatty Scatterday, ALS , 14 Apr 1850 Ann Beatty to "Dear Sister," ALS , 13 Jun 1851 James Shields to Aaron Scatterday, Jr., his half-brother, ASL , 24 Mar 1855 Charles P. Janney to Ann Matilda Scatterday, ASL , 28 Feb 1877