Richard Massey was born 13 August 1661 in Cheshire, England. His father was Edward Massey of Puddington. He emigrated in about 1684 and settled in Charles City County, Virginia. He had three sons, Hezekiahm, Joseph and Richard. He died in 1699. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Alvin Predmore Scott, son of John Franklin Scott and Mary Emma Doyle, was born 24 October 1879. He married Bertha Wiedman, daughter of George Washington Wiedman and Tamer Jane Gumaer, 5 November 1902 in Binghamton, New York. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.

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