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48 Jemima Mott; [married Stephen Wood.]
Issue
Richard Wood; baptized, June 13, 1731, Dutch Church, Staten Island.
49 Keziah Mott; [married Richard Jackson.] In 1739, Richard Mott was appointed administrator of Richard Jackson, of Queens County.
50 Deborah Mott; married Joseph Mott, of Dutchess Co.
11 WILLIAM MOTT, son of Adam Mott, I, was born, at Hempstead, Jan. 20, 1673-4, and died June 30, 1740; married, 12, 2 mo., (April) 1705, Hannah, daughter of John and Grace Ferris, of Westchester. She died June 24, 1759.
In 1702, he was a resident of Great Neck, called Madnam's Neck, where he had bought lands Mch. 5, 1696, and was prominent among the Quakers who were wont to assemble at his house. When the sect grew in this locality to considerable size, a meeting house was ordered built, at Cow Neck, and William Mott was one of the committee chosen to determine its plan and size.
He was held in esteem by his fellow townsmen, and not infrequently, held minor town offices.
1715, May 9. Hannah Mott, daughter of John Ferris, of Westchester Town, received a legacy of £20, in the will of her father of this date.
1740, 22, 2mo. (April). Will of William Mott, of Great Neck, Hempstead; proved June 30, 1744, mentioned:
Son, William Mott, his housing and lands in Hempstead.
Son-in-law, Philip Pell, 10 shillings.
Grandchildren, Philip, Hannah and Martha Pell, each 10 shillings, as a token of his love and remem- brance, he having given their mother "a good sufficient portion in her life time."
Wife, Hannah, wheat, grain, swine, cows, other cattle, horses, household goods, negroes, table, sheep, warming pan, and the use of one-third of his house and lands.
Daughter, Martha, a green side saddle, bedstead and bed, and she to be maintained decently and well until she comes to her understanding and reason again, when, in that event, his son, William, is to pay her £250, and to live in the homestead as long as she is single.
1756, 14, 4mo. Will of Hannah, the widow of William Mott, of Madnan's Neck, Hemp- stead, far advanced in years and feeling the infirmities of old age coming on me apace, etc .; proved Apr. 8, 1760, mentioned:
Grand-daughter, Hannah, wife of Daniel Stevenson, and
Martha, wife of John Alyn, Jr., each, £5.
Daughter, Martha, "under a discomposure of mind," a negress who is to be sold in case she is intractable,
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the interest on £100, a side saddle, beds and bedding, and wearing apparell, with succession to the testatrix's son, William Mott, if her daughter does not recover her mind.
Son, William Mott, and his children.
Executors: Son, William Mott, cousin, Adam Mott, of Cow Neck, and friend, Nathaniel Pearsall, of Cow Neck.
Issue
51 Hannah Mott, born 22, 10, 1714; married Philip Pell, 5, 3mo., 1731, of Pelham, who died, 1752, making his brother-in-law, William Mott, one of his executors.
Issue Philip Pell Hannah Pell Martha Pell
52 Elizabeth Mott, born 1, 1, 1706; died 25, 12 mo., 1721; unmarried.
53 William Mott, born Aug. 6, 1709; died Mch. 25, 1786.
54 Martha Mott, born 18, 19, 1716; non compos.
12 ADAM MOTT, son of Adam Mott, I, and the younger of the two sons of like name, married, 5, IImo., 1731-2, Phebe, daughter of Richard and Abigail (Powell) Willits, of Jericho, who was born 14, mo., 1699; died, at Cow Neck, 7, 9mo., 1782. She was a minister among the Friends, and traveled as such at home and abroad. He was born at Cow Neck, L. I., Aug. 20, 1680.
1724. He was a witness to a will at Hempstead.
1715, Apr. 2. He bought from his brother, Richbell Mott, for £269, a tract of land, of about six hundred acres, on Hempstead Harbor, where he built a home, still standing, and used by himself and his descendants for several generations.
His widow, Phebe, married, 28, 1Imo., 1741, Tristam Dodge.
1738, Sept. 3. Will of Adam Mott, of Hempstead, weak of body; proved Feb. 28, 1739, mentioned:
Sons, Adam and Stephen, his houses and lands at Cow Neck, and throughout Hempstead.
Daughter, Elizabeth, when she is eighteen, one-half of his cattle, sheep and swine, and a great table, chest and bed, and £50, when his sons reach the age of twenty-five years.
Son, Stephen, lands, to be leased by his executors till he comes of age.
Wife, Phebe, movable estate, from which she is to give each of his sons a ridable mare, when they reach seventeen, and £15, when they reach twenty-one.
Alluded to his brother, Richbell's children; his brother, William's children, and his brother, Charles' children.
He provided that his children should be taught "English fit for Country business."
He made provision for the sale of his negro man and farm produtcs to pay his debts.
Executors: Phebe, his wife, Richard Mott, William Mott, Jr., and John Willis, all of Hempstead.
Issue
55 Elizabeth Mott, born 31, 5mo., 1733.
56 Adam Mott, born 10, 10 mo., 1734.
57 Stephen Mott, born 1, 2mo., 1736.
13 CHARLES MOTT, son of Adam Mott, I, born about 1672, was a child by the third wife. He resided at Cow Neck, in Hempstead, near the head of the harbor, now Roslyn, where he operated a grist and fulling mill, which he had bought of John Robinson in 1709.
1698, Aug. 31. Charls Mott, Elzabeth Mott, Charls Mott and Gersham mott were among the residents of Hempstead enumerated in the Census of that year. (N. Y. Biog. & Geneal. Record, p. 55, Jan., 1914). He married Elizabeth . . . ., prior to 1695, who pre- deceased him.
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In 1714, he was Surveyor of Highways for Cow Neck.
1714/5, Mch. 4. Charles Mott, of Hempstead, Long Island, gave a power of attorney to his "trusty and loving friend," Gershom Mott, of Middletown, N. J., to collect debts, etc. Joseph Taylor, a witness.
There was, apparently, a greater affection between Charles and Gershom Mott than the others, for the former was the only one of the brothers who named a son, Gershom.
1721. Charles Mott was sued, in New Jersey, and the papers were endorsed "non est."
1740, Feb. 10. Will of Charles Mott, of Hempstead, yeoman, weak in body; proved Feb. 10, 1740, mentioned:
Son, Amos Mott, the homestead and farm whereon testator dwelt, lying near Hempstead Harbor, he to pay his mother £4, per year, also one-half of his undivided lands in Hempstead, and a negro boy.
Son, Adam Mott, the other half of the undivided Hempstead lands.
Grandson, Joseph Starkins, son of daughter Mary Anne Carroll, £50, to be raised by his executors by the sale of lands, at Kakiat or New Hempstead, in Orange Co., [now Rockland Co.]
Daughter, Elizabeth Hunter, a negro girl and to the heir of daughter, Elizabeth Hunter, if a boy, at the age of twenty-one, and if a girl, at the age of eighteen years, £60.
Son, Gershom Mott, a negro girl.
Son, John Mott, his large bible.
Grandson, Joseph Mott, 20 shillings, in full for his claim, as heir-at-law.
Residue of his estate to his sons, Gershom, Benjamin, John, Adam and Amos, and to his daughters, Mary Anne Carroll and Elizabeth Hunter.
Executors: his son, Amos, and his kinsman, William Mott, son of William Mott, of Hempstead, deceased.
Issue
58 Adam Mott
59 Amos Mott
60 Mary Ann Carroll. [St. George's Church, Hempstead. Mariana Mott married, July 23, 1730, Patrick Caryl. She had previously married Joseph Starkin.]
61 Elizabeth Hunter
62 Gershom Mott
63 John Mott; had a son Benjamin Mott.
64 Benjamin Mott
65 Charles Mott; who was probably the eldest son and was deceased, in 1740, when his father failed to mention him in his will, but who is alluded to in the will of his brother, Amos, in 1743, and it is Charles' son, Joseph, who received 20 shil- lings, in full of his claim as heir-at-law, in the will of his grandfather, Charles Mott, in 1740.
66 Jacob Mott
14 ELIZABETH MOTT, daughter of Adam Mott, I, by his third wife, Elizabeth Red- man.
1703, Oct. 29. John Okeson, of Freehold, N. J., for £82, sold his interest in an estate which Adam Mott, deceased, late of Hempstead, did give his six youngest children, which he had by his last wife, Elizabeth, unto Richbell Mott, William Mott, Charles Mott and Adam Mott, Jr., all of Hempstead. Signed by John Okeson, and by his wife, Elizabeth, by her mark. (Jamaica Records.)
15 ADAM MOTT, son of Adam Mott, 2.
1698. On the Hempstead, L. I., Census.
1713, June 15. Had lands from his father Adam.
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1719. He was residing at Rockaway, when he joined with his wife and his parents in a conveyance of land.
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1725, June 15. He bought, from Enoch Stephenson and wife, Katherine, land on Staten Island, lying on the south side of the Fresh Kill, with the house, barns, etc., thereon, which he then held under a lease.
1725. Mr. Adam Mott recorded his cattle-mark on Staten Island.
1728. He was Clerk of Richmond County.
1730, Apr. 10. Adam Mott, yeoman of Staten Island, Henry Young and Joseph Carman made a deposition concerning a wounded whale cast ashore on Staten Island. The kinship of this Adam Mott to the Mott family I have not discovered, but he was probably the individual of that name, who later appeared in Cape May County, N. J. This is the more likely as the Youngs and Carmans were also early settlers in Cape May. The following allusions may refer to this Adam and his relatives:
1724, Nov. 18. Will of Thomas Mott, of Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., N. J., proved May 16, 1726, in which he styled himself planter and mentioned: his wife, Deborah, and children Thomas, John, Henry and Mary. Witnesses: Jone [Jane] Mott, Adam Mott, Joshua Hunloke.
1724, Dec. 16. An inventory was taken of his personal estate by Adam Mott and Roger Orsborne, which amounted to £81-17-9.
1731, Feb. 20. Jane Mott and Peter Scull, both of Gloucester, had a license to marry.
1738, Aug. 7. John Mott, of Burlington, (N. J.), and Phebe Cramer had a license to marry.
1739, Jan. 3- Mary Mott and James Arnold, Burlington, had a license to marry.
1731, Dec. 23. Albert Johnson, of Staten Island, made his will, and appointed his two sons, with Adam Mott, executors, and to Elizabeth Mott, Jr., he willed a gold diamond ring.
1734-5. Adam Mott, Jr., of Staten Island, was appointed executor by Cornelius Winans. 1734. Adam Mott, of Staten Island, was an executor of Margaret Le Counte.
1734. Adam Mott, of Staten Island, called son-in-law in will of Richbell Mott.
1735-6. Adam Mott, of Staten Island, was a witness.
1737-9. Adam Mott was a member of the Colonial Assembly, from Richmond County.
1738. He wrote to the Governor asking the appointment of his son Richbell as lieutenant at large of Richmond County Militia.
1739. Adam Mott, of Staten Island, was principal creditor, and administrator of Nicholas Stillwell.
1739. Adam Mott, of Staten Island, was a witness.
1745, July II. He and his wife, Elizabeth, sold their home farm of 138 acres, formerly belonging to Richbell Mott, and which had been Adam Mott's, lying at Madnam's Neck, (Hempstead), to John Allyn.
1747, Feb. II. Adam Mott, of Richmond County, for £350, bought several parcels of land in Dover Hundred, lying upon Dover Creek and Dover River, with the houses and farms thereon, as also 180 acres of land called "Willinbrook," in Little Creek Hundred in the same county, from Peter Galloway, and his wife, Elizabeth, of the County of Kent, Delaware.
1748, Feb. 22. Adam Mott, of Kent County, Del., conveyed to his son, Richbell Mott, of the same place, his lands at Dover, bought in the preceding year from Galloway.
I749, Feb. 7. Letters of administration were issued at Dover, Kent County, Del., upon the estate of Adam Mott, deceased, to his son Richbell Mott.
1750, [1749], Mch. 8. Administration was granted to Elizabeth Mott, widow, of Richmond County, upon the estate of her husband, Adam Mott, gentleman, deceased, formerly of Rich- mond County, but since of the Province of Penn. A bond of £500 was given by Samuel Still- well, merchant, of New York City, who was a cousin twice removed of this late Adam Mott.
Adam Mott married Elizabeth, daughter of Richbell Mott, 9. After her husband's death
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she returned to Staten Island, where she made her will, Jan. 30, 1777; proved Apr. 2, 1778, which mentioned her grandson, Richbell Mott, son of her deceased son Richard, who received £160, when he reaches the age of 22; granddaughter, Elizabeth Seaman, daughter of her daughter Elizabeth, who received miscellaneous goods; balance of her estate to her daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Seaman. Executors: friend, John Micheau, and grandson, Richard Seaman. Among the witnesses was Benjamin Seaman, jr.
Issue
67 Richard Mott
68 Elizabeth Mott; wife of Benjamin Seaman in 1743.
69 Richbell Mott; eldest son, born 1717-18.
16 JANE MOTT, supposed daughter of Adam Mott, 2.
Richard Seaman, youngest son of Capt. John Seaman, of Hempstead, Long Island, was born about 1673-5, and died Sept. 5, 1749. He married, about 1693-4, Jane, (probably daugh- ter of Adam Mott). They had fourteen children, given, collectively, in his will, and in the Records of the Society of Friends, printed in New York Geneal. and Biog. Record, January, 1873.
Among these children is one by name, Adam Seaman, which is suggestive, if not substan- tiative, of a Mott alliance. Inasmuch as Adam Mott, the supposed father of this Jane, was married, in 1678, to Mary Stillwell, and Richard, the eldest son of Richard Seaman and Jane, his wife, was born 31, IImo., 1694-5, it crowds the dates somewhat closely, and suggests that Adam Mott, the elder son of the first Adam Mott, may have had an earlier wife than Mary Stillwell, and it is worthy of note, that among the many children that Jane Mott (?) had by Richard Seaman, the characteristic. Christian names of the Stillwell family do not appear. If we credit Adam Mott (the elder son Adam, of the first Adam Mott), with two wives, there would be no difficulties in the way of these otherwise crowded dates. That Jane, the wife of Richard Seaman, was a Mott is strengthened by the fact that her husband, Richard Seaman, in his will, 1749, appoints, as one of his executors, his "cousin," Patrick Mott.
If Jane was the daughter of Adam Mott, then Patrick Mott, as the son of Lieut. John Mott, was her cousin, and nephew (which in old records is called cousin), to her husband, Richard Seaman, whose sister, Sarah, became the wife of this said Lieut. John Mott.
18 MARY MOTT, daughter of Adam Mott, 2.
1705, Mch. 5. Under this date there is recorded in the Calendar of English Colonial Manu- scripts, in the State Library at Albany, N. Y., a memorandum of a letter written by H. Mott, the Secretary, requesting a marriage license for his daughter, Mary, with Solomon Samans. This is an error and should read as follows:
hamfted 5 day of March 1705
Mr sacatary s' be pleased to inform y' governor that i have given my consant that this barer Solomon samens shall have my dagter mary pray afist him in gating a lysans for thare marag and i shall be willing to you my wife is allso willing to ye same so i rest your afured friend and servant
Ad MOTT
This same day a license was granted to Solomon Simmons and Mary Mott to marry. He was probably, nearly doubtless Solomon, son of Solomon, son of the first Capt. John Seaman, of Hempstead.
21 EDWARD MOTT, supposed son of Henry Mott, 5.
1704, June 26. Edmund Mott was one of the witnesses to the will of John Bridges, Chief- Justice of the Province of New York.
1704-5, Feb. 27. Administration was granted upon the estate of Edmund Mott, "of New York, in parts beyond the seas," to Joseph Bentham, S. T. P., his principal creditor; Bridget
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Mott and Elizabeth Mott, his sisters, first renouncing. Edmund Mott was, apparently, a bachelor, and died in England. New York Geneal. and Biog. Record, October, 1903.
1708, Feb. 28. Edward Mott died intestate, and letters of administration were granted to William Bradford, printer, as principal creditor. New York Wills.
24 JOHN MOTT, JR., son of John Mott, 6, born prior to 1685; of Hempstead, 1735- He was an executor in the will of his uncle, Joseph Mott, 7.
I suspect that the John Mott, of Hempstead, who made his will, in 175-, which was proved April, 1751, was John Mott, Jr., son of John Mott, 6. In this will he left to his
Wife, Rebecca, a larger number of household utensils, and maintenance by his son, Micajah Mott. Son, Samuel, two steers.
Son, John, carpenter's tools, and one-half of his surveyor's compass and chain.
Daughter, Sarah, wife of Benjamin Hulse, a bed, with Dimity curtains.
Daughter, Martha, wife of Daniel Carman, an iron pot and a side saddle.
Son, Jehu, one-half of his hand saw and one-third of my three-quarter augur, and one-half of my inch augur, etc.
Daughter, Rebecca Mott, a feather bed.
Daughter, Phebe, wife of Daniel Wright, £5, and a cow.
Son, Micajah, part of testator's tools, a riding horse, house, barn and orchard, where the testator lives- between the lands given to his sons, Jehu and Jacob, and lands and meadow at Rockaway.
Further reserves on the land given to his son, Micajah, land where his son, John, lies buried, to be used for a burial place for himself, his children and grandchildren.
1785, Aug. 21. Micajah Mott, son of John Mott, was married, at Saint George's, Hemp- stead, to Ann Flowers.
Issue
70 Micajah Mott
71 Samuel Mott
72 John Mott
73 Sarah Mott, wife of Benjamin Hulse.
74 Martha Mott, wife of Daniel Carman.
75 Jehu Mott
76 Rebecca Mott
77 Phebe Mott, wife of Daniel Wright.
78 Jacob Mott
25 JAMES MOTT, son of Lieut. John Mott, 6; probably born 1685-90. Cattle-mark recorded Sept. 30, 1706.
1727. Named in his father's deed to Patrick Mott.
1743. He was one of the four executors of Benjamin Hicks, of Hempstead.
28 PATRICK MOTT, son of Lieut. John Mott, 6, born 1698-1701. Received homestead from his father, 1727.
1738. He owned land, at Hempstead, and was one of the executors of Richard Gildersleeve. I748. Benjamin Burleigh, of Hempstead, appointed his wife, Hannah, and his brother-in- law, Patrick Mott, executors of his will.
1749. He was appointed an executor in the will of his uncle, Richard Seaman, of Hempstead. He was a Friend and a much trusted business man, and was executor of wills dated 1753, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1763, 1765, and witness, at Hempstead, 1749, 1753, 1760, with Deborah Mott. Executor of his brother Henry in 1758.
He died 1775.
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29 HENRY MOTT, son of John Mott, 6, was born about 1702; died 1767; married Hannah . He was of Far Rockaway, and a witness at Hempstead, in 1742. In his will, 1767, he mentioned his children:
Issue
79 Adam Mott 80 Hannah Lewes
81 Abigail Foster
82 Henry Mott
83 Sarah
84 Richard Mott
85 Mary 86 John Mott
87 Elizabeth
30 JOSEPH MOTT, of Cow Neck, son of Joseph Mott, 7, was born Mch. I, 1700; was a farmer of Hempstead, 1759; was mentioned in the will of his father-in-law, Richbell Mott, 1734, as the father of two sons: Richard and Joseph.
He married, first, Deborah Mott, his cousin, daughter of Richbell Mott, born May 3, 1708; married, second, June 3, 1759, Catharine Baerum, widow.
Issue
88 Richard Mott
89 Joseph Mott
John Tredwell, 1740, appointed Joseph Mott, his brother-in-law, one of his executors. The following individual may be Joseph Mott:
Joseph Mott, of Charlotte Precinct, Dutchess Co., left a will dated Sept. 28, 1762, in which he gave land, in Nine Partners, to his sons, Richard and Jacob, and mentioned daughter, Martha, wife of James Valentine, Jone, wife of Timothy Smith, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Smith, Jemima, wife of John Conon. Also his loving brother, Jacob Mott, of Queens County, Long Island.
31 SAMUEL MOTT, son of Joseph Mott, 7, was born 1707.
1736, Dec. 21. Will of Samuel Mott, of Hempstead, very sick, etc .; proved Mch. 26, 1737, mentioned:
Wife, Martha, froo, the use of his house and barn, and the use of certain lands, for the education of his children.
To his wife and children his personal property, stock and slaves.
Executors: his wife, Martha, his brother, Joseph Mott, his uncle, Elias Dorlan, his brother, Samuel Cornell, and Jacob Smith.
1728, May 27. Samuel Mott and Martha Smith were married, at St. George's Church, Hempstead.
1734. Samuel Mott was a witness at Hempstead.
32 JACOB MOTT, son of Joseph Mott, 7, married, it is said, Kesia Seaman, daughter of Nathaniel Seaman, born 1699, who married Sarah Powell, and certainly Abigail Jackson.
1743, Aug. 28. Abigail, wife of Jacob Mott, was baptized, at St. George's, Hempstead. 1742. He was one of the administrators of Jeronimus Johnson, of Queens County. 1750. Jacob Mott was a witness at Hempstead.
"Abigail Jackson, born Nov. 18, 1720; died 1781; married Jacob Mott."
1750, Dec. 4. Will of Isaac Johnson, of Jerusalem, in the Town of Hempstead, L. I., men- tioned:
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"my sister, Abigail Mott," to whom he willed £200, and he appointed her husband, Jacob Mott, one of his executors, and their children, Joseph, Isaac, Jerusha Mott, Miriam Mott, and Ruth Mott were among his legatees.
Abigail Mott was also the sister of Thomas Jackson, of Hempstead Harbor, who, in his will, Sept. 3, 1752, alluded to her as such, and made her a contingent legatee, and appointed Jacob Mott, a brother-in-law, one of his executors.
Issue
90 Joseph Mott, born Oct. 18, 1736.
91 Samuel Mott, born May 31, 1731; died young.
92 Jackson Mott, born Aug. 16, 1740.
93 Isaac Mott, born May 6, 1743; married Nancy Coles.
94 Miriam Mott, born Apr. 30, 1745; died young
95 Ruth Mott, born June 6, 1747; married, Nov 9, 1763, Jordan Lawrence, of Oyster Bay; second, Stephen Coles.
96 Samuel I. Mott, born Feb. 9, 1753.
97 Jacob Mott, born June 30, 1756.
98 Miriam Mott, born Sept. 7, 1759; baptized, at St. George's, Hempstead, Apr. 12, 1761; married Benjamin Birdsall.
99 Richard Mott, born May 9, 1761; married Polly Sutton, and, second, Freelove Sutton.
100 Joseph Mott, born Aug. 21, 1763; moved to South Carolina.
IOI Jerusha Mott
36 JOHN MOTT, son of Gershom Mott, 8, born Dec. 1, 1697; died 1734; married, Dec. 21, 1731, Charity Lindsley. She married, second, David Wheeler.
1728. Cleared at Amboy, Sloop Catharine, John Mott, Master; navigated with four men: bound for Boston. Cargo, wheat, corn, flour, bread, meal, tongues, etc.
Dec. 20, 1731 "to People to envite them to wedinge"
Dec. 21, 1731 "John Mott Married to Charety Lindeley by Budd"
From Mott Diary.
Will of John Mott, of Hanover, dated Nov. 27, 1732; proved Oct. I, 1734, mentioned: Son, Gershom, under age; brother, Gershom Mott, to whom he willed his clothes; wife, Charity, his saw- mill, etc. Executors: wife and brother, Gershom. Inventory amounted to £159:14:0
Issue
102 Gershom Mott; married Mary Day. He died soon after his marriage; probably left no issue.
37 WILLIAM MOTT, son of Gershom Mott, 8, born Nov. 9, 1699; died Jan. 21, 1760; married Margaret, daughter of William and Catharine (Bowne) Hartshorne.
1741, Feb. 26. William Mott, of Hunterdon Co., N. J., yeoman, conveyed to James Mott, of Middletown, Monmouth Co., yeoman, for £30, about one hundred acres of land, in Middle- town, bounded by lands of James Walling, Thomas Walling, Thomas Kearney, etc. William and James Mott are alluded to as executors of Gershom Mott, deceased, late of Middletown, N.J.
1742. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly.
Issue (from family bible in possession of his descendants in Iowa.) 103 John Mott, born Jan. 18, 1734.
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104 Sarah Mott, born Aug. 10, 1735; [married, by license dated Oct. 4, 1780, William Biles]
105 Gershom Mott, born Nov. 18, 1737.
106 Asher Mott, born Feb. 17, 1739.
38 GERSHOM MOTT, son of Gershom Mott, 8, was born May 15, 1702; moved to Morris County, N. J., and rose to eminence.
1740, July 14 and Sept. 16. Gershom Mott was Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and Judge of the Court of General Sessions, and Judge of the Superior Court of Common Pleas, Morris County, N. J.
In the records his name proved a trial to the Clerk, for it is spelled Girshom, Garcham, Garsham, Garshom.
Josiph Mott's name appears about this time, and is doubtless a connection.
1749, July 4. New commissions for judges were issued. Gershom Mott was last mentioned as Judge, Dec. 26. 1749.
1750, Mch. 27. Gershom Mott, surety, on application of Elias Cook to keep a public house in Hanover, Morris County.
1750, Mch. 28. Gershom Mott, surety, on application of Isaac Mourison to keep a public house in Paquanack Township.
1751, Sept. 18. Lemuel Bowers vs Gershom Mott. Case £200.
1751, Dec. 24. Gershom Mott, surety, on application of Timothy Tuttle to keep a public house at Hanover.
1752, Mch. 24. Gershom Mott, surety, for Sam" Smith, on application to keep a public house at Hanover.
1752, July 8. Gershom Mott, one of three arbitrators, in suit of Archilus Young vs Jacob Scott.
1757, July 5. Paul Vanderbeak vs Gershom Mott. Debt. £60.
1757, July 5. Paul Vanderbeak vs Gershom Mott, Jun". Debt. £60.
1756, Mch. 10. Gershom Mott, Jr., surety on the application of Daniel Tuttle to keep a public house.
1756, July 6. Gershom Mott, Jr., surety, on the application of Ellis Cook to keep a public house.
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