George Scott was another of the Grantees of Truro Township. His house stood near the place that Mr. Flemming's old house stood. He was married before he came to Truro. They had three daughters. Esther, their eldest daughter, was born before they came to Nova Scotia. She was married to James Rutherford, November 27th, 1777. They had three sons, which appear among the Rutherfords. She died April 5th, 1783.
Ann, the second daughter of George and Elizabeth Scott, was born in Truro, November 27th, 1762. She was married to William, the eldest son of old Mr. James Flemming, who settled in the Folly, Londonderry. The Folly took it name from the old saying that it was folly for Mr. Flemming to settle on so poor a place. They were married July 17th, 1789. Esther Scott Flemming, their eldest daughter, was born November 20th, 1790. She was married to John L. Fisher, August 29th, 1816. They had four sons. Mr. Fisher died December 28th, 1863. Isabell, the second daughter of William and Ann Flemming, was born in Truro, March 22nd, 1793. She was married to Alexander Knight, a saddler (who had come out from Scotland), October 22nd, 1818. They had four sons and five daughters. They removed from Truro to Halifax, in the year 1830. Mrs. Knight died there, March 5th, 1866, aged 73 years. Mr. Knight died February 8th, 1873. Elizabeth, the third daughter of William and Ann Flemming, was born November 29th, 1795. She was married to Robert Putnam of Middle Stewiacke, July, 1821. They had three sons and two daughters. George Scott, the eldest son of William and Ann Flemming, was born April 13th, 1798. He was married to Charlotte, daughter of Dr. Upham and Mary Dickson, his wife, December 26th, 1824. They had four sons and four daughters. He was drowned at Brookfield, December, 1846. He settled on the farm that James McGlench now resides upon. His wife died August, 1844. James, the second son of William and Ann Flemming, was born July 27th, 1800. He was married to Lydia, the third daughter of Eliakim Tupper and Lydia Putnam, his wife, July 1st, 1826. They had three sons and five daughters. He settled on the farm that had been owned by John Kennedy and is now owned by John Putnam, Junr., of Middle Stewiacke, where he built a house. He removed from there to Halifax, and kept a house of entertainment. He died in Stewiacke, July, 1851, and his wife died April, 1862. William, the third and youngest son of William and Ann Flemming, was born in Truro, January 23rd, 1803. He was married to Mary, daughter of Alexander Kent, Esq., and Jane Christie, his wife, March 11th, 1828. They had five sons and three daughters. He inherited his father's farm in Truro. He represented Truro in Parliament from the year 1843 to 1847. He died January 24th, 1873, aged 70 years. Ann, the youngest daughter of William and Flemming, was born September 23rd, 1805. She was married to Robert Laughead, of Old Barns, December 29th, 1825. She died September 25th, 1829, aged 24 years. William Flemming, Senr., died in Truro, July 31st, 1829, aged 62 years, and his wife, Ann Scott, died March 6th, 1847, aged 84 years.
Elizabeth, the third and youngest daughter of George and Elizabeth Scott, was born in Truro, October 23rd, 1766. She was married to Thomas Dickey, June 22nd, 1788. He built a house, which is owned by the heirs of the late David C. Wilson. In this house, they reared their family. Mr. Dickey died October 18th, 1798, aged 33 years, and his widow died March 19th, 1830, aged 63 years. George Scott Dickey, their eldest son, was born January 5th, 1790. He was married to Esther, daughter of John Wright and Sarah Lynds, his wife, December 27th, 1833. They had two sons and three daughters. He inherited his father's farm until about the year 1845, when he sold it and removed to the Lower Village. He died there May 2nd, 1864, aged 74 years. Elizabeth, the only daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dickey, was born November 15th, 1791. She was married to Hugh, son of Robert Johnson and Susannah Gourley, his wife, November 22nd, 1811. They had five sons and five daughters. They appear among the Johnsons. Mr. Dickey died November 17th, 1841, aged 55 years. James, the second son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dickey, was born in Truro, February 8th, 1794. He died a bachelor December 25th, 1858, aged 54 years. Thomas, the third and youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dickey, was born June 4th, 1797. He was married to Mary, daughter of William Joyce and Mary Elliott, his wife, December, 1828. They settled in Middle Stewiacke, where they reared their family. Mr. Dickey; died May 12th, 1868, aged 71 years; and his wife died September 8th, 1859, aged 53 years. George Scott divided his farm between his two daughters, Ann and Elizabeth. He died about 1811, aged 94 years, and his wife died about 1815.
