Scott DEVEREAUX was born into slavery in Wrightsborough, Georgia in 1792, owned by Charles DEVEREAUX. He was later owned by Charles’ son, John William DEVEREUX and his grandson, Julien Sidney DEVEREUX Sr. Scott and his wife, Tabby, had a large family. In 1807, they were allowed to participate in a Civil Union by performing the “Jumping the Broom” ceremony. The Devereux family’s slave holdings expanded to include not only Scott and Tabby’s children but also their grandchildren and other enslaved individuals.

In 1842, Scott and John William Devereux traveled to the Republic of Texas by steamboat. John William valued Scott at $300 in 1848, describing him as “an old man.” The 1850 U.S. Census lists Scott as a 60-year-old male slave, and it is assumed he is the one mentioned.

Scott and Tabby’s son, Daniel, had children with a slave named Katy Bradley. Scott’s family is the only enslaved family owned by the Devereuxs who were given the Devereux name after slavery, spelled as “Devereaux.”

Scott likely died as a free man sometime after 1867 in Freeney Town, Rusk County, Texas. He is recorded as living in Camden, Rusk County, Texas, in the 1867 Voters Registration Lists.

Scott and Tabby have numerous African American descendants living across the United States, including George Edward Freeney Jr., who is believed to be Scott Devereaux’s 4th Great-Grandson based on DNA matches and genealogical research. They share the same paternal haplogroup, E-Z6018, according to 23andMe DNA test results for George.