Ancestry of
Berry Gordy

Founder of Motown Records

Perry Scott

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• • 4th Great-grandfather of Berry Gordy — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 68 
  • Father:
  • William Scott 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 3 Dec 1755 
  • Birth Location:
  • Sussex County, Delaware 
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  • Death Date:
  • AFT 1783 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Barbara -----
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1775 
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  • Child:

  John R. Scott (Ahnentafel No:34 )

  • Notes: 

  • Sources disagree on whether or not Perry Scott's wife, mother of John R. Scott, was named Barbara or Mary (Maiden name unknown).

• Sources for Perry Scott

  • ¹ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, DAR #99741, Application for Scott Atkinson Gordy.
  • ² Brogan, Hugh and Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1993), 726.
  • ³ Carter, Jeff, Ancestors of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc. (2012), 87.
  • ⁴ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 169.

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