 During these years, Scott spent much of his time befriending and trading with the local Native Americans and managed to learn their languages.Shortly before or after the end of his servitude, Scott and his employer were arrested for plundering a Dutch vessel in the port of New Haven, Connecticut, a charge that was later dropped.In 1657, no longer in servitude, Scott moved to North Sea, New York and then Southampton, New York, where he was elected a "freeman", a mark of a reputable property owner.