The Scott Family of Hawfields

Pictured:  Robert W. and Elizabeth Jesse (Lizzie) Hughes Scott, our common ancestors

Since the early 18th century, the Scott family has played a major role in leadership throughout the region. Their accomplishments have been showcased in The Scott Family Collection which focuses on the five major areas of their influence: Agribusiness, Education, Medicine, Public Service and Religion. You are invited to explore this information and learn more about a unique family who has contributed so significantly to Alamance County, this region and North Carolina.

Our Common Ancestors

Robert Walter “Farmer Bob” Scott, Sr., 1861-1929

North Carolina State Representative, 1888-1900
Elder, Hawfields Presbyterian Church, 1897-1929
North Carolina State Senator, 1900-1901
North Carolina Commissioner Of Agriculture, 1901-1929
Board Of Trustees, North Carolina State College, 1910-1915
Board Of Trustees, North Carolina State College, 1925-1927

his wife, Elizabeth Jesse (Lizzie) Hughes Scott, 1865-1914

Homemaker and Farm Manager
Frequent Contributor, The Progressive Farmer Magazine

Their Children

  • Fannie Josephine Scott Hudson, 1883-1978
  • Robert Walter Scott, Jr., 1885-1939
  • infant son, 1887
  • James Edwin Scott, 1889-1918
  • Margaret Kerr Scott Smith, 1891-1961
  • Albert Murray Scott, 1893-1893
  • Dr. Samuel Floyd Scott, 1894-1972
  • Gov.William Kerr Scott, 1896-1958
  • Henry Alvord Scott, 1898-1962
  • Elizabeth Hughes Scott Carrington, 1902-1993
  • Ralph Henderson Scott, 1903-1989
  • Howard Johnston Scott, 1906-1906
  • Agnes White Scott Haeseler, 1907-2003
  • Anderson Hughes Scott, 1911-1993

Their Grandchildren

  • Cassius Rex Hudson, Jr., 1912-1985
  • Robert Scott Hudson, 1913-1994
  • Seaman Knapp Hudson, 1914-1996
  • Frances Josephine Hudson Shannon Griffin, 1920-1999
  • William Scott Smith, 1916-1996
  • Louis Murdock Smith, Jr., 1918-1990
  • James Edwin Smith, 1920-2006
  • Henry Hervey Smith, 1923-2005
  • Kerr Hughes Smith, 1925-1975
  • Dr. Peter Somers Scott, 1924-1998
  • Dr. Ludwig Gaston Scott, 1927-2008
  • Ora Lee Scott Walker Brady, 1929-2020
  • Dr. Samuel Edwin Scott, 1937-2021
  • Osborne White Scott, 1920-1983
  • Mary Kerr Scott Lowdermilk, 1921-2009
  • Gov. Robert Walter Scott, 1929-2009
  • Paisley White “Slick” Scott, 1927-2003
  • Margaret Graham Scott Holleman, 1929-1970
  • Henry Alvord Scott, Jr., 1931-2020
  • Nancy Jane Scott Fuller, 1939-
  • Miriam Tate Scott Mayo, 1927-2013
  • Ralph Henderson Scott, Jr., 1929-2021
  • William Clevenger Scott, 1935-
  • Calvin Hughes Scott, 1935-1947
  • Dr. Charles Kimrey Scott, 1940-
  • Martha Elizabeth Scott Madden, 1948-