John MOTT Family of Portsmouth RI
Clyde M. Senger
Written 1987
Coded October 24, 2001,
html update December 2005
First Generation John Mott
Second Generation Adam Mott (ca1596-1661)
Third Generation Adam Mott Jr. (1623-1673+)
Fourth Generation Jacob Mott (1661-1737)
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************FIRST GENERATION ************
.... John MOTT (3), admitted Portsmouth 1638 (3) or 1639 (7) where he may have immigrated after his son (7), order for money for care issued to Mr. Baulstone 29 Aug 1644 (3), town of Portsmouth voted 13 Nov 1654 "to pay John Mott's passage to Barbados and back again if he cannot be received." (7), provided for support 3 July 1656 (3), probably died not long after (3)......Possibly related to John MOTT are Saffron Walden records (3) buried 2 Jan 1610/11,
.... Elizabeth, wife of John; buried 4 May 1619,
.... Catherine, wife of John (3); buried 2 Jan 1616/7,
.......... Ann MOTT, dau of John MOTT (3); baptized 29 Sept 1625,
.......... Elizabeth MOTT, dau of John and Elizabeth MOTT (3).
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************ SECOND GENERATION ************
.... Adam MOTT, son of John MOTT (3,7), born ca 1596 (1,2,7), died 1661 (2,7) will dated 2 April, proved 31 Aug 1661 (2), p 317-319 (4), from Cambridge, Cambridge Co., England (1,2,4,7), probably nearby parish of Saffron Walden, Essex Co. (3) where surname occurs as far back as 1570 (3), came to America in ship "Defence" (1,2,4,7) in 2 July (2,4) 1635 (1,2,4,7), settled Roxbury (1,2), as freeman 25 May 1636 (1,2,7), moved to Hingham where he had a grant of land (2,7), went 1638 to RI (1,2,7) Island of Aquidneck (2) where he had a grant of land on the west side of the spring 6 Sept 1638 (2), he and others laid out land at Portsmouth 12 Jan 1640 (2) and he had a grant there 23 June 1638 (4), freeman 16 Mar 1641 (2,4), at Portsmouth RI as freeman 1655 (1), a tailor (1,2,7), of Higham (1), married first 28 Oct 1616 Saffron Walden, Essex Co., England.... Elizabeth CREEL (3,7), married second 11 May 1635, Saffron Walden, Essex Co., England (3)
.... Sarah (1,2,3,7) ___ LOTT (2,3,7), widow (2,7), born ca 1604 (1,2,7), died after 1661 (2)
..Children 3 by first wife and 3 by second (7)
....i. infant MOTT, i Saffron Walden, Essex Co., England 18 June 1617 (3)
....ii. John MOTT, born ca 1621 (1,2) baptized 6 Sept 1618 (3), Saffron Walden, Essex Co., England (3), of Portsmouth RI (1,2) admitted 1638 (2) an error (3), Freeman 1655 (2), order for money for care issued to Mr. Baulstone 29 Aug 1644 (2) an error (3)
...*.iii. Adam MOTT, born ca 1623 England (1,2)
....iv. Jonathan MOTT, born ca 1625 England (1,2), 20 Sept 1652 witnessed deed from Adam Mott Sr. to Adam Mott Jr. (2), freeman 17 May 1653 (2).
....v. Elizabeth MOTT, born 1629 (2,7) or ca 1630 (1) England (1,2), died 2 Sept 1694 (2,7), married June 1647 (2,7),
.......... Edward THURSTON (2,7) born 1617 (2), died 1 Mar 1707 (2) had children Sarah THURSTON born 10 Mar 1648, Elizabeth THURSTON, born Feb 1650, Edward THURSTON, born 1 Apr 1652, Eleanor THURSTON, born 1 Mar 1655, Mary THURSTON, born Feb 1657, Jonathan THURSTON, born 4 Jan 1659, Daniel THURSTON, born Apr 1661, Rebecca THURSTON, born Apr 1663, John THURSTON, born Dec 1664, Content THURSTON, born Jan 1667, Samuel THURSTON, born 24 Aug 1669, and Thomas THURSTON, born 8 Oct 1671 (2)
....?. Mary LOTT, born ca 1632 England (1,2) child of second wife's former husband (2,7)
..*.vi. Jacob MOTT, perhaps (1), born 1633 (2)
....vii. Eleazer MOTT (from will) (2)
....viii. Gershom MOTT, died 1698 (2),
....ix. daughter MOTT possible who married
.......... Richard TEW (4)
John MOTT, perhaps brother of Adam (1), of Newport (1), signed compact 1638 (1), also perhaps of Block Island 1684 (1)
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************ THIRD GENERATION ************
.... Adam MOTT, Jr., son of Adam MOTT and Sarah ___, born ca 1623 England (1,2), died after 1673 (2), of Portsmouth RI (1,2), married Oct 1647 (1,2).... Mary LOTT (1,2), apparently daughter of stepmother Sarah ___ LOTT (2), born 1630 (2) or 1632 (1), died 1712 (2), will 24 Feb 1711, proved 8 Sept 1712, (2)
..Children
....i. Rebecca MOTT, born Sept 1649 (2), possibly died young since Adam born one year later
....ii. Adam MOTT, born Sept 1650 (1,2), died 19 Dec 1676 (2), unmarried (2) Freeman 1673 (2)
....iii. Mary MOTT, born 1 Jan 1656 (1,2)
....iv. Sarah MOTT, born 11 Oct 1657 (1,2), married
.......... John TRIPP (2) son of Peleg TRIPP and Anne SIS? (2), died 9 Mar 1687 (2)
....v. Elizabeth MOTT, born 9 Aug 1659 (1,2), married first 14 May 1679,
.......... William RICKETSON (2), died 1 Mar 1691 (2), married second 4 Sept 1696
.......... Matthew WING (2), son of Stephen WING and Sarah ___ (2), born 1 Mar 1674, died 1724 (2)
....vi. Phebe MOTT, born 20 Aug 1661 (1,2), unmarried (2)
....vii. Bethia MOTT (1) or Bethiah MOTT (2), born 1 Apr 1664 (1,2), married
.......... ___ ABBOTT who died before 1711 (from will) (2)
....viii. Abigail MOTT, born 3 May 1666 (1,2), died before 1720 (2), married
.......... John HEFFERLAND (2), died 1721 (2)
....ix. John MOTT, born 1 Jan 1671 (1,2), unmarried (2)
.... Jacob MOTT, son of Adam MOTT and Sarah ___, (1,2), of Newport (1) and Portsmouth (2), born 1633 (2), died 15 Nov 1711 (2), will 31 Jan 1711 proved 11 Jan 1712 (2), married
.... Joanna (1,2) SLOCUM (2), dau Giles SLOCUM and Joan ___ (2), born 16 May 1642, died 6 Jan 1727 (2)
... Children:
...*.i Jacob MOTT, born 13 Dec 1661 (2), died 14 Mar 1737 (2)
....ii. Hannah MOTT, born Nov 1663 (1), died 1730 (2) married 26 Nov 1690
.......... Abraham TUCKER (2), son of Henry TUCKER and Martha (2), born 13 Dec 1653, died 26 Apr 1725 (2)
....iii. Mercy MOTT (1) or Mary MOTT (2), born 8 Jan 1666 (1,2), married
.......... ___ COOK (2)
....iv. Sarah MOTT, born 3 Feb 1670 (1,2), died after 1738 (2), married
.......... Gershom WODELL (2), son of Gershom WODELL and Mary TRIPP (2), died 4 Sept 1741 (2), children: William WODELL, born 13 Jun 1702; Gershom, Elizabeth WODELL, Ruth WODELL, Patience WODELL, Alice WODELL, and Innocent WODELL (2)
....v. Elizabeth MOTT, born 12 Sept 1672 (1,2), died 29 Mar 1749 (2), married 13 Jan 1691 (2)
.......... Thomas GOULD (2), son of Daniel GOULD and Wait COGGESHALL, born 20 Feb 1655 (2), died 11 May 1734 (2), children: Pricilla GOULD, born 3 Feb 1693; Mercy GOULD, born 13 Dec 1694; Daniel GOULD, 18 Dec 1696; Thomas GOULD, born 1 Dec 1698; Joanna GOULD, born 24 Oct 1700; Jacob GOULD, born 24 Nov 1704; Elizabeth GOULD, born 4 May 1707; John GOULD, born 15 Feb 1709; James GOULD, born 5 July 1711 (2)
...*.vi. Samuel, MOTT born 4 Sept 1678 (1,2), died 25 Jan 1727 (2)
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************ FOURTH GENERATION ************
.... Jacob MOTT, son of Jacob MOTT and Joanna SLOCUM (2), born 13 Dec 1661 (2), died 14 Mar 1737 (2), will 5 Mar 17?? proved 14 Mar 1737, married first 1689.... Cassandra SOUTHWICK, dau of Josiah SOUTHWICK and Mary BOYCE (2), born 1666 (2), married second 20 Nov 1705
.... Rest PERRY, dau of Edward REST and Mary FREEMAN (2), born 1675 (2), died 29 Nov 1709 (2),
..Children:
....i. Jacob MOTT, born 8 Oct 1690 (2)
....ii. Adam MOTT, born 12 Jan 1692 (2)
....iii. Joseph MOTT, born 5 Jan 1695 (2)
....iv. Elizabeth MOTT, born 29 June 1698 (2)
....v. Joanna MOTT, born 9 Dec 1700 (2)
...2nd wife
....vi. Mary MOTT, born 25 April 1708 (2,4), died 7 Mar 1753 (4), married 18 April 1739
.......... Nathanael GREENE, and had among others Major-General Nathanael GREENE (4 p 126-7)
....vii. Rest MOTT, born 22 Nov 1709 (2)
.... Samuel MOTT, son of Jacob MOTT and Joanna SLOCUM (2), born 4 Sept 1678 (1,2), died 25 Jan 1727 (2), married
Mary ___, died after 1729 (2)
... Child:
....i. Jacob MOTT.
..References:
...1. Savage, James. 1860-62 re 1977. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. 4 Vol. Gen. Publ. Co. (Mott p 247 v3?)
...2. Austin, John Osborne. 1887. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. J. Munsell's Sons, Albany, NY. (Mott p 145, 344-6) See also The American Genealogist 20:227-229
...3. Moriarty, G. Andrew. Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. The American Genealogist 35:107-8.
...4. Beaman, Nellie M. C. 1980. Abstracts of Portsmouth, Rhode Island Wills. Rhode Island Genealogical Register 2(3): 161- (Adam Mott will 1661)
...5. The Green Family (p 127)
...7. Greene, Walter and Ella Greene. 1981. The Greene family history; An account of the ancestors and descendants of Nathan and Job Greene who pioneered the settlement of St. Albans, Vermont. Schenectady, NY. (at least pages 40-1) see also
Greene, Walter and Ella Greene. 1964. The Greene Family of St. Albans, Vermont. Together with the Origin And the History of the Greene Family in England and Rhode Island. Schenectady, NY. #SLC 929.273 G3gw #LC CS71.G8 1964
...8. Letter of Lawrence Newton, 16460 W54th Ave., Golden, CO 80401, 1981 (not listed if other source available)
...9. Whittemore, Henry. Genealogical guide to the early settlers of America. (p 377, lists the following not otherwise cited in this list:
..........Am. Ancestry I,56; VIII, 72; IX, 220:
..........Bunker's Long Island Genealogies 252-60:
..........Dean's History of Scituate, Mass., 313:
..........Mott Genealogy (1890) 418 pages:
..........Rhode Island Historical Magazine V, 34-6; VII, 289-93:
..........Talcott's New York and New England Families 610-5.)
.....(not listed since essentially a repeat of part of Savage #1)
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