Birth Name: Thomas Everett Scott
Place of Birth: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: September 7, 1970
Ethnicity: English (mostly), smaller amounts of Scottish, German, Irish
Tom Everett Scott is an American actor. He is the son of Cynthia (Pierce) and William Joseph Scott. He is of mostly English ancestry, with smaller amounts of Scottish, German, and Irish. His family tree includes both recent immigrants and ancestral lines that have resided in Massachusetts since the 1600s.
Tom’s paternal grandparents were Hubert Morse Scott (the son of Joseph Morse Scott and Mary L. Rover) and Minnie Evelyn Brown (the daughter of Willie H. Brown and Altomera Chase). Joseph’s father was Scottish. Mary was born in New York, to a German father, Henry C. Rover, and an Irish mother.
Tom’s maternal grandparents were Albert Clifton Pierce, Jr. (the son of Albert Clifton Pierce and Marion Hazel Crowell) and Harriet J. Clemons (the daughter of Harry Wendell Clemons and Carrie Lottie Thompson). Marion’s father was Canadian. Carrie’s father, Henry Thompson, was born in England, and Carrie’s mother, Priscilla “Lilla” M. Bennett, was born in Massachusetts, to English parents.
Sources: Obituary of Tom’s father – http://currentobituary.com
Tom’s paternal grandfather, Hubert Morse Scott, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tom’s paternal grandmother, Minnie Evelyn Brown, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Tom’s paternal great-grandparents, Willie H. Brown and Altomera Chase – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Tom’s maternal grandfather, Albert Clifton Pierce, Jr. – http://www.legacy.com
Tom’s maternal great-grandfather, Albert Clifton Pierce, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tom’s maternal great-grandmother, Marion Hazel Crowell, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tom’s maternal grandmother, Harriet J. Clemons, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Photo by Prphotos.com