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George Scot of Pitlochie
George Scot or Scott (died 1685) of Pitlochie, Fife was a Scottish writer on colonisation in North America.
==Life==
He was the only son of John Scot of Scotstarvet by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Sir James Melville of Halhill. Scot was a Covenanter, and was fined and imprisoned in 1674. In 1676 further charges were laid against Scot and his wife; and in 1677, having failed to appear when summoned by the Scottish council, he was declared a fugitive. He was arrested in Edinburgh. Imprisoned on Bass Rock, he was released later in the year on bond.
In 1679, Scot was questioned about John Balfour of Kinloch, involved in the murder of James Sharp. He spent time in London, where he made contact with Scots planning colonial projects; and was imprisoned again. Released in 1684, he put together a colonisation scheme, involving the preacher Archibald Riddell who was one of his wife's relations, and lacking other support, a group of Covenanters being held in Dunnottar Castle.〔 In recognition of his services as a writer, Scot received from the proprietors of East New Jersey a grant, dated 28 July 1685, of five hundred acres of land in the province.〔
On 1 August Scot embarked in the ''Henry and Francis'' with nearly two hundred others, including his wife and family; but he and his wife died on the voyage.〔
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