Nicholas Scot
Nicholas Scot was an English-born early American settler to the Jamestown Colony. Scot was one of the first musicians to arrive to an English colony in the New World.
Biography
Scot was born in England in the late 16th century. He was contracted by the Virginia Company to join their expedition and sailed from London in December 1606 as one of the original colonists bound for Virginia. On May 14 1607, Scot was one of the early settlers to arrive to Jamestown. He was listed as a "drummer" as his occupation on the ship's manifest. As the first drummer in the colony, Scot played an important role in the day-to-day military signaling and schedule-keeping of the colony, providing cadence for work parties, signaling muster calls, and maintaining order during the colony's first difficult months.Scot is recorded as one of the first musicians to arrive to an English colony in the New World.