Joseph Warren Scott (November 21, 1778 – April 27, 1871) Colonel in

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who lived in

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. Moses named Joseph Warren Scott I, for his friend

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who died during the

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. Joseph graduated from

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in 1795, then married Jane Griffiths (c1780-1821) and had a daughter: Lavinia Agnes Scott, who married Richard Varick Dey. Joseph obtained a law degree, and, in 1821, he bought "The White House" in

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. In 1808, he was a Captain in the Middlesex Regiment and served in the

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. In 1829, he was promoted to Colonel. He was the oldest member of the New Jersey bar when he died in New Brunswick at the age of 93.

Timeline

*1778 Birth *1795 Graduates from

*1808 Captain in Middlesex Regiment *1810 Founded Bank of New Brunswick *1821 Buys "The White House" in New Brunswick from Mary Garnett and renames it "Buccleuch" on June 6 *1824 Enters Jerusalem Masonic Lodge #40 in

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on June 7 *1825 Starts Cranbury Lodge #47 and Rahway Lodge #49 *1827 Becomes Master Mason *1829 Promoted to Colonel *1830 Deputy Masonic Grand Master *1831 Begins Masonic Grand Master *1834 Ends Masonic Grand Master *1834 Marriage of Cornelia D. Scott, his daughter, to John David Ogilby (c1810-1851) on April 30 *1837 Possible gubernatorial candidate *1850 Revitalizes Union Lodge #12 in

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(1871) *Everett R Turnbull, Ray V Denslow; ''A History of Royal Arch Masonry Part Two'' *Francis Bazley Lee; ''New Jersey as a Colony and as a State: One of the Original Thirteen'' 1778 births 1871 deaths Princeton University alumni United States Army officers People from New Brunswick, New Jersey Military personnel from New Jersey {{US-army-bio-stub