Thomas Scott

Rev. Thomas  Scott (1680-1746) ministered to the Independent congregation at Back Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (1700-09) and at the Old Meeting, Norwich (1709-46).  His son, the Rev. Thomas Scott, Jr. (1705-75), like Doddridge, studied for a time under Dr. John Jennings at Kibworth, and with his father at Norwich. Between 1733 and 1738 the younger Scott preached to Independent congregations in Wortwell (Norfolk) and Lowestoft (Suffolk), followed by his long ministry at St. Nicholas Street, Ipswich (1734-74), serving as co-pastor to Samuel Baxter until 1740, then as sole pastor until 1761, and finally with his assistants Peter Emans, Robert Lewin, and William Wood through 1773, when he left to close out his career at Hapton in Norfolk. Thomas Scott, like his sister Elizabeth Scott (1708-76), were prominent hymn writers among the Independents at that time, with Thomas having clear leanings toward Arianism. He subscribed to 7 sets of Volume 1 of Doddridge's Family Expositor in 1739. His son, Thomas, Jr., also subscribed to Volume 1 of the Family Expositor in 1739 (he did not subscribe to Volumes 2, 4 or 5).