James A. Mott (1707 - 1787)

Born 5 Apr 1707 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ashton (Holmes) Mott — married 1734 in Monmouth, NJ

Husband of Amy (Borden) Mott — married May 1752 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1787 at age 79 in Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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James Mott is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A082241.

Major James Mott served with Monmouth County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Major James Mott was Prisoner of War during American Revolution.

Biography

James was born 5 April 1707 in Monmouth, New Jersey. He is the son of Gershom Mott and Sarah Clayton.

Military service: James A Mott. 2nd Major. Member of Provincial Congress, The Council of Safety of State of New Jersey. Prisoner 1780. He lived Monmouth County. ^[1]

He passed away 11 Feb 1787 in Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey.

On March 30, 1780, the Black Brigade captured Captain James Green and Ensign John Morris.[5] In the same raid, Colonel Tye and his men looted and burned the home of John Russell, a Patriot known for his raids on Staten Island.[5] Shortly thereafter, Tye and his men killed Russell and wounded his young son.[5]

Beginning in June 1780, Tye led more attacks in Monmouth County. His forces attacked and killed Joseph Murray in his home in retaliation for Murray's vigilante executions of loyalists.[4] He also raided Captain Barnes Smock, a leader of Patriot militia in Monmouth County. Tye captured 12 of Smock's supporters and destroyed his artillery.[2] In one noteworthy raid on June 22, 1780, Tye and his men captured James Mott, the second major in the Monmouth's militia regiment; James Johnson, a captain in the Hunterdon militia, and 6 other militia men.[5] On September 1, 1780, Tye led a small group of African Americans and Queen's Rangers to Colt's Neck, New Jersey, with the aim of raiding the home of Captain Joshua Huddy. Known for his swift execution of captured Loyalists, Huddy was an important target for Tye and his band. Tye briefly captured Huddy, but in a surprise attack, a party of Patriots helped Huddy escape.[4] Huddy and a female servant had managed to resist Tye's band for two hours before the Loyalists set fire to the house.[2] The Patriots injured Tye in the fight, firing a musket ball through his wrist.[1]^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of James A Mott", Ancestor # A082241.
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Tye

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 January 2019), memorial page for James Mott (5 Apr 1707–11 Feb 1787), Find A Grave Memorial no. 140572485, citing Middletown Baptist Churchyard, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Tom Luce (contributor 46955533) .

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

• Source Citation

Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3274268 Source Information Ancestry.com. Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

James Mott Journal

1748 Relating to Church Discipline

Record of the Baptist Church, Middletown, New Jersey page 263

(The following items are written in the back of James Mott’s Journal)

March 1734 My father Departed this Life

December 1734 I married Mary Holmes

October 1749 My wife Mary departed this Life

May 1752 I married Amey Herbert

October 1754 My wife Amey departed this Life

I lived with my wife Mary about 14 years and 10 months

I lived with my wife Amey about 2 years and 5 months

James Mott Departed this Life on Sunday the 11th of February 1787 between 1 & 2 in the afternoon.

I, James Mott was born the 5 day of April 1707

Record of the Baptist Church, Middletown, New Jersey page 274

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Kari Lemons for starting this profile.