Hazen Hayes Pleasant, A HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA, (Greenfield,
IN: William Mitchell Printing Company, 1926), 11-12.
The list of men who bought farms in 1817 was much larger. The following men
were the most important: George Jones, Henry Richards, Martin Scott, John
Flannery, John Sturgeon, John Sands, Robert Scott, James Green, Daniel
Weathers and Archibald Allen. These men were good citizens, hardy pioneers
and patriotic men.
Martin Scott, who was born in 1777, came from Virginia. His farm was
situated about four miles north of Leavenworth on the "Old Leavenworth and
Salem" Road. Many of his descendants live in the county today. When Davis
Floyd came to "Old Mount Sterling" in Crawford County to organize the first
circuit court, Mr. Scott was a member of the first grand jury. He was road
supervisor and lister of Jennings Township for many years. At times, Mr.
Scott seems to have displayed a very bad temper. The records of the county
show that he was fined $1.00 in May 1829 for swearing. He lived to a ripe
old age, dying in 1858. He was buried in his private cemetery. Aniel (sic)
Froman owns the well known farm of Martin Scott.